My wife’s 37th birthday party was on the same day as my best friend’s wedding.
She refused to postpone, so I said, “Sorry.
He’ll get married once, while you’ll have a birthday every year.” She just smiled
. At the wedding, I got a text from an unknown number
. To my horror, it said, “Your wife is dead.”
My heart sank. For a few seconds, I couldn’t move. I left the reception hall quietly,
trying not to draw attention. My hands were trembling as I called her phone over and over
, but it went straight to voicemail.
A flood of thoughts raced through my mind — regret for not being there,
confusion about the message, and fear of what I might find.
I rushed to our house, only to see cars parked outside and the lights still on.
Bursting through the door, I found… a room full of people yelling “Surprise!”
My wife stood at the center
, laughing at my shocked expression.
It turned out that she and my sister had planned a surprise party and sent the mysterious message from a temporary number to make sure I’d come home early.
I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry,
but one thing was certain: she had definitely made her birthday unforgettable.
Later, she admitted she wanted to teach me a light-hearted lesson about priorities
. It worked — not because of the scare,
but because I realized how much these moments together truly mattered.