Weddings are usually filled with joy and laughter, yet this one was tinged with an unmistakable tension. Everyone could sense it, especially when they glanced at the bride’s parents. The bride’s mother, nervously tapping her feet, added to the discomfort in the room. However, her father’s behavior was even more distressing.
He made no effort to hide his disappointment about his daughter marrying Kevin, who was the son of a janitor. “Our beautiful daughter marrying a janitor’s son?” he sighed, his frustration evident. He kept sighing and glancing at his watch, as if to emphasize that he considered his presence there a waste of time.
But then, the atmosphere shifted dramatically when the janitor walked in and tapped his glass for a toast. The room fell into a hushed silence, all eyes drawn to him. The change in the bride’s father was instantaneous; his face transformed from a mask of worry to one of utter shock. As the janitor spoke, the father’s mouth hung open, his eyes widened, and in that moment, he seemed to be overcome with regret, realizing the weight of his earlier words…