Category: Ethnic Stories (NOT SO) UNWILLING VICTIM
Brenda O'Malley was home, making dinner, when Tim Finnegan arrived at her door.
“Brenda, may I come in?” - he asked. “I've somethin' to tell ya.”
“Of course you can come in, you're always welcome, Tim. But where's my husband?”
“That's what I'm here to be tellin' ya, Brenda. There was an accident down at the Guinness brewery...”
“Oh, God no!” - cried Brenda. “Please don't tell me...”
“I must, Brenda. Your husband Shamus is dead and gone. I'm sorry.”
Brenda reached a hand out to her side, found the arm of the rocking chair by the fireplace, pulled the chair to her and collapsed into it. She wept for many minutes. Finally she looked up.
“How did it happen, Tim?”
“It was terrible, Brenda. He fell into a vat of Guinness Stout and drowned.”
“Oh my dear Jesus! But you must tell me true, Tim. Did he at least go quickly?”
“Well, no Brenda...no.”
“No?”
“Fact is, he got out three times to pee.”
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