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Worst Valentine’s Day Story – Home Alone for New Bride

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By RNV

This isn’t really my story but my grandparents’. My grandmother said my grandfather was a jolly good fellow and the only daggers they ever shot at each other was during their honeymoon and Valentine day in 1960.

They were married 48 years ago today. They married and celebrated their honeymoon in tropical Singapore where granddad was a corporal with the British army. Grandma said she was looking forward for a lovely honeymoon but that was not to be so. Granddad was too busy showing her off to his platoon mates, always getting her to meet Joe for lunch, James for a drink in the pub and of course all those barbecue parties at the Stevenson, Jordan and Allanson families. She said her life for the first week was at the military quarter and the only glimpse she saw of Singapore was Tanglin Road.

“That was really pathetic” was her comment.

Finally, she got annoyed and told Granddad that she wanted a quiet Valentine’s Day with just 2 of them and not an entire troop breathing down their neck. My grandma quipped “If Diana said three is a little too crowded, just imagine having one whole platoon watching you everyday.” Naturally, granddad said okay.

My grandmother said she made a simple 4-course dinner, lit the candles and got the flowers all nicely done up on the dining table. She put on her Sunday best and started counting down. Every minute closer to Granddad’s home coming time is nerve wrecking for her. Did she look pretty? Were the steak just nice or too tough? Did granddad likes vanilla ice cream better or strawberry cake? She got even more nervous when the time has came and past. She grew unbearably worried. She wanted to call the wives of other soldiers but was too shy to do so.

Just when she didn’t know to call or not to call, someone knocked on the door. It was one of Granddad’s buddies.

“Hey, Mildred. Jay said he was really, really sorry.”

My poor grandma thought my granddad had walked out of her life, and almost collapsed onto the floor.

“Only when Jacob said your granddad was detained for questioning after fighting with 2 other guys over some silly card games did I start to live again. I was so in love with your granddaddy.”

“Don’t you go spoil your Valentine Day like your granddad did, especially if it’s your first Valentine Day after marriage. I have forgiven him but I never forgot how angry, how lonely and how empty I felt on 14 Feb 1960.”

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