Four AM

Ada Ingleson is lying awake, waiting for her husband Ben to get in from a job assignment.

But he's not coming home.

I braced myself, stoic and still as stone, as they wheeled your body into the room, and I didn't break down until I realized your long hair was still wet from the last shower you took.

Written for horsie890's One Sentence competition. One shot. All material except above sentence belongs to me, copyrighted 1-28-2009 to Katie. This is an original. Thank you!