Mother still holding a glass she will not drink.
Father’s hand empty now, too late.
Maid of honor open-mouthed on please.
Groom arriving late to the meaning.
Summer air.
White tables.
Wine.
A country club doing what it was paid to do while a family stops paying in silence.
Do not make a scene, Claire. Not tonight.
He is touching her. At my dinner.
Sweetheart, it is nothing.
Claire, please—
Save it for the toast.
She did not save it.
She spent it on walking.