In a dark and hazy room, peering into a crystal ball, the mystic delivered grave news:
"There's no easy way to tell you this, so I'll just be blunt. Prepare yourself to be a widow. Your husband will die a violent and horrible death this year."
Visibly shaken, Laura stared at the woman's lined face, then at the single, flickering candle, then down at her hands.
She took a few deep breaths to compose herself and stop her mind racing. She simply had to know.
She met the fortune teller's gaze, steadied her voice and asked, "Will I be acquitted?"
For some reason, wives tend to like this joke........
