3235. A sudden death © Bruce Goodman 13 June 2025

Bertha and Michael had been married for quite a few years. Their “lovey-dovey days” were well and truly over – in fact by about thirty years. They lived together, got on well with one another’s company, yet each did their own thing. Michael was into lawn bowls, and Bertha was into her flower garden. One day Michael dropped dead just outside the front door. It was so sudden. Bertha was decimated; totally devastated. He’d fallen over and squashed her favourite plant. This gave Bertha something to talk about at the funeral. “I’m so sorry to hear about Michael,” people would say. “Yes it’s terribly sad. When he dropped dead he squashed my favourite plant.” Some took it as a sign that they didn’t love each other. But most agreed that of course they did. Contact Author Back to Index Next Story Previous Story