Wonder and Discovery

The wedding had passed without a hitch, and the honeymoon was over. Now he was alone for the first time since they were together, and as co-workers all around him buzzed like crickets, the full weight of his decision came to bear upon him. There was a little less wonder in his world now, a little less discovery.

“Do you think I should’ve waited a little longer to get married?” He asked the co-worker next to him.

His co-worker gave him an exasperated look and, as bullets whizzed past their heads, he yelled, “Iraqi soldiers are shooting at you, Private! Shoot back!”