The Best Man
A recovering patient finds solace in the arms of a fellow wedding guest“We can take it out,” said the doctor, “but we’ll have to put a new one in after the wedding. So, it’s up to you.” Lucia shook her head, fighting back tears. “I’ll keep it,” she had said. Having the nasal gastric tube inserted down her windpipe to her stomach had been a horrible experience. She had no wish to repeat it. So, there she was. The day of her sister, Maria’s wedding. And she was showing up with a Goddamn tube r...