Short Heartwarming Love Story: The Business Card
A couple, married for over ten years, went to visit friends on the other side of the city. By the time they were heading home, it was already late, and they caught the last bus. The husband suggested they board from the front and rear doors due to the crowd. His wife nodded in agreement. The husband, who boarded from the front, was stuck in the middle of the bus, uncomfortably squeezed by the crowd.
Suddenly, a soft hand quietly grasped his own. He knew by the feel that it wasn’t his wife’s hand, as her hand wouldn’t be so warm, soft, delicate, and captivating. He secretly wished the bus would keep going, even until dawn. He began to wonder, what kind of woman was she? How did she notice him? What was her name? How could he get in touch with her? An idea flashed through his mind, and he discreetly slipped one of his business cards into the delicate hand.
When the bus finally reached their stop, the husband reluctantly got off. His wife, who had exited from the other door, seemed unaware of anything unusual. As they were crossing the road, a motorcycle suddenly sped towards them. The wife hesitated for a moment but then used her body to push her husband out of harm’s way. The husband scooped up his blood-soaked wife and rushed her to the hospital.
By dawn, the doctor came out and told him, “We’ve done everything we could. Your wife just wants to see you one last time.” When the husband entered the hospital room, he noticed his wife’s hand was clenched into a fist. Slowly, like a slow-motion scene in a movie, her hand opened, and his business card silently slipped out…
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