The Bride Test

by Helen Hoang

With that level of acid tolerance, her insides were probably corrosive enough to digest an entire seal pup.

Sometimes, he worried she’d fall off. Other times, he hoped she’d fall off. So he’d have an excuse to tell her to come closer.

Back home, her mom and grandma always asked her to get things down from the top shelf or carry the heavy packages because she was so much bigger than they were. Khải didn’t think she was too big.

“Anh yêu em.”