Marv and Betty were an elderly couple whose kids were grown with both kids and grandkids of their own, and Marv had just found out that he only had a few months to live.

So, he was thinking that they really needed to simplify their lives and move from their house into an apartment in a retirement community and were looking over brochures to find the very best one.

Of course, Marv wouldn't be there for too long, but he thought that Betty would be around for at least a few more years and that she might even find somebody in whatever retirement community they ended up in and would fall in love again (something that Betty couldn't imagine happening).

Somewhere along the line, they decided that a double-suicide might be the way to go -- but not the kind of suicide that would leave no doubt that this was their intent (for the reason of not wanting to take a chance of depriving their kids of their life insurance policy and because they didn't want their kids to feel bad) but one that would give the impression of their having died either of natural causes or else in some kind of freak accident while having fun.

It would be the latter option they chose, and they even bought new clothes for the occasion.

They actually enjoyed the journey to their destination.

So, what happened next?

Read the story to find out.

Quick-Quill is a very versatile writer, and I'm going to point you to some other things to look at while you're over there reading this story by her.

"The Lottery by Shirley Jackson" 

"I'm Blue" 

"The Printed WORD" 

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The Good/Bad Day  (E) Candice wasn't having a good day #1775033 by Quick-Quill

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