Dad is listening to his daughter say her prayersRÉCITE SES PRIÈRES before bedtime.
She says, “God bless MummyQUE DIEU BÉNISSE MAMAN, and God bless Daddy, and God bless Grandma, and… goodbye Grandpa.”
He asks her, “Why did you say that?”
“I just felt like saying itJ’AI EU JUSTE ENVIE DE LE DIRE,” she replies.
The next day, Grandpa drops deadMOURUT SUBITEMENT. Wow, thinks Dad. That’s an odd coincidenceÉTRANGE COÏNCIDENCE.
A month later, at bedtimeAU MOMENT DU COUCHER, the daughter says, “God bless Mummy and Daddy. And goodbye Grandma.”
Sure enoughCOMME PRÉVU, the next day, Grandma breathes her last earthly breathSON DERNIER SOUFLE TERRESTRE.
Dad realises this is more than a coincidence, but he is unsure what to do. He doesn’t want to disturb his wife after allAPRÈS TOUT, who was grieving her parents.
Months go byPLUSIEURS MOIS PASSÈRENT, and one night, he listens as she begins racingACCÉLÈRE LE RYTHME DE SES PRIÈRES and then turns to him, “And goodbye Daddy.”
“What!? Are you sure, honey?” he asks. She nodsELLE HOCHE LA TÊTE.
His heart starts breaking out in a sweatÀ SUEUR FROIDE. He is so upsetBOULEVERSÉ that he cannot sleep at all that night.
The next day, he locks himself in his officeS’ENFERMA DANS SON BUREAU, takes the phone off the hookDÉCROCHA LE TÉLÉPHONE, cancels all meetings, and waits. He feels safeEN SÉCURITÉ there, watching the hours tick byS’ÉGRAINER.
Finally, at midnight, drenched in sweatTREMPLÉ DE SUEUR, he realises he has cheated deathIL A ÉCHAPPÉ À LA MORT. Exhausted and frazzledÉPUISÉ ET DÉSEMBOUANTÉ, he drives home.
His wife is waiting. “Where the hellOÙ DIABLE were you today?” she demands.
“Don’t shout,” he replies. “I’ve had an absolutely miserable day.”
She retortsRÉTORQUE, “You had a miserable day? First, the milkman drops deadLE LIVREUR DE LAIT EST MORT SUBITEMENT on the steps…”
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