Just before I entered the sanctuary, my mother slipped a small, carefully folded letter into my hand. “Pretend to fall, immediately,” it said. I didn’t understand, but something in her gaze chilled me. So, halfway down the aisle, I purposely tripped and collapsed onto the floor. “She twisted her ankle!” my mother screamed. “Stop the ceremony! Call an ambulance, quick!” And when the paramedics arrived, what she said next plunged me into absolute shock. ========= A few minutes earlier, I was still