Bridal Illusion
Bridal illusion is a soft mesh net fabric often used for veils or
layered over opaque cloth to create a translucent, ethereal effect.
Illusions are peaceful places. She preferred living there. All rough
edges are softened. Even the barbs from the few spearheads that
do penetrate, dissolve and the spear can be easily removed
leaving only a tiny speck indicating where the puncture had been.
No pain whatsoever. In illusion, all flatware is sterling, all
Christmases gilded, all china Limoges. The plans to smother her
one Autumn day in the deserted Forest Preserve in northern
Illinois, on the uphill footpath, by holding his palm over her mouth
and nose, and then to slide their infant under the surface of the
nearby river until he drifted away, thwarted only by the sounds of
distance, muted conversations, were misunderstandings. Later,
she thought the sideboard too angular, so she wrapped it in
illusion. It looked better that way.
Notice: The names in this story are fictitious to protect the request for anonymity.
