In a small chapel on the outskirts of London, England, McBilliam and VB stood at the altar, prepared to be joined in wedlock. They had been dating for two years before McBilliam proposed to VB. Their relationship, from the perspective of an onlooker, appeared to be very loving and joyous. However, there was something dark brewing inside of McBilliam.
Inside the chapel, everyone was seated and talking quietly. McBilliam stood silently at the altar. He seemed to be in a state of confusion mixed with disbelief. Suddenly, the wedding march was played, and VB was escorted in. She took her place at the altar. The music died down, everyone was seated, and the ceremony began.
The ceremony was rather melodramatic. Most of the family and friends of McBilliam and VB seemed to be falling asleep.
Prozac, the priest performing the ceremony, was now leading McBilliam and VB in their wedding vows. Prozac turned to face McBilliam.
"Do you, McBilliam, take VB to be your lawfully wedded wife...", said Prozac.
"No," interrupted McBilliam.
The crowd gasped. VB's mother fainted.
"What did you just say?" queried VB.
"I said, 'no'" asserted McBilliam.
At that last remark, VB lunged at McBilliam, swinging a left hook. McBilliam skillfully ducked the punch while charging to the side, and he ended in VB's blind spot. As she turned to swing at him again, McBilliam concentrated, and delivered a perfectly executed open-palm strike to VB's abdomen. The force of the blow sent her body flying backwards, coming to a halt only after breaking through several tables that had been set up.
"Did that sting a little, honey?" mocked McBilliam.
By now, the crowd had evacuated the chapel. They had run out to their cars in order to flee the battle they knew would escalate into something catostrophic. The priest, Prozac, had been the first one out of the chapel.
"Why are you doing this?" said VB as she struggled to her feet.
"Why?" questioned McBilliam. "Isn't it bloody obvious?"
VB charged towards McBilliam. "Tell me!"
This sudden charge caught McBilliam by surprise. He attempted to move his hands into a blocking position, but it was too late. VB lept at McBilliam, the force of her body knocking him to the floor. As VB began to unleash punch after punch into McBilliam's skull, he could feel blood beginning to trickle out from above his eyebrow.
After about twenty-five punches, McBilliam was able to push VB off of him long enough to regain his footing. He wiped his hand across his forehead, then examined the blood that now stained his hand.
"Did that sting a little, honey?" taunted VB, mimicking McBilliam's earlier statement.
McBilliam briefly looked around at his surroundings to orient himself. Then, he motioned for VB to come towards him. He was trying to provoke her into attacking.
VB, who does not like being provoked, got extremely agitated and charged at McBilliam again.
"Maybe I'll get lucky like last time and be able to inflict some real damage upon him this time," thought VB as she raced towards her fiancee.
McBilliam's eyes narrowed as VB drew closer.
"You won't get me this time, dear. I'm ready for you," McBilliam reassuringly thought to himself.
When VB was about fifteen feet from him, McBilliam reached his right hand behind his back and grabbed one of the folding metal chairs that was leaning against the wall. He gave it a short toss into the air with his right hand, spun around and grabbed the legs with both hands, and swung it in an arc-shaped path towards VB, who was now about six feet from him.
She had no chance to react. By the time she realized what he was doing, it was too late.
McBilliam had swung the chair as hard as he physically could. He heard the satisfying "clang" of the chair careening off of VB's head. A small moan of pain escaped her lips. Her body instantly become limp, and slumped to the floor.
McBilliam dropped the chair and victoriously stared down at his fiancee's unconscious body. Thinking his victory was assured, McBilliam walked over to the window and gazed out at VB's father carrying his wife's limp body out to their car. McBilliam apparently though VB was completely unconscious.
She had only blacked out for a few seconds...