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Chapter 12
Two years later, a stranger sent me a friend request.
Because of work, I’d always been pretty liberal about accepting requests.
I sent them a greeting message.[]
They didn’t respond.[]
Their profile picture was a cat, so I couldn’t tell their gender.
Just as I was about to click into their social media to get a better sense of who they were, they sent me a
I opened it.
The title read: **We’re married | Vincent Thorne & Sienna Marlowe’s Wedding Invitation‘
The cover photo showed Sienna with a man I didn’t recognize.
In the photo, she was beaming with radiant joy.
digital wedding invitation.[]
Just like when she won first place in the jump rope competition at our school sports day and stood on the podium.]
I stared at that photo for a long time.
Then I scrolled down to read their love story.[]
They’d met two years ago, dated for a year and a half, then got engaged and married.[]
In every single photo, Sienna looked genuinely happy.]]
I could tell it wasn’t posed–it was the real thing.]
The man was also handsome and attractive, with a calm, stable presence that seemed very dependable.
I remembered when we used to try guessing what type of guys the other would fall for.]]
I’d always imagined Sienna would go for exactly this type.[]
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She was so high–energy and chaotic–she needed someone steady who could give her security. Someone who would adore her, watch her cause trouble, watch her laugh.]
Back then, Sienna had reacted dramatically to my guess.
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“Why would you think I’d like that type? Ha! I don’t like guys like that. That’s marriage material, sure, but for dating you want someone exciting and passionate!“]
“What do you mean by exciting and passionate?“]
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“Cool guys, hot guys–not the clean–cut type of handsome. I prefer the bad boy kind of sexy. Guys who know how to flirt and charm you, who can make you want to kiss them just by raising an eyebrow…“]
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I’d thought about it then–Chase fit that description perfectly.[]
For a moment, I felt disoriented and somewhat melancholy.[]
I closed the invitation and went to look at Sienna’s social media.[]
She’d had a good two years.[]
She’d found fulfilling work and was no longer aimless.[]
She had a new social circle and got along well with her friends.[]
Her fiancé treated her wonderfully, taking her to amazing places and capturing beautiful photos of their adventures.[]
I closed her profile and sent her two messages:]
“Congratulations on your marriage. I won’t be attending the wedding.“]
“Please don’t contact me again.“]]
I blocked and deleted Sienna.[]
To be honest, on my wedding day, deep down I had hoped Sienna would show up and be there with me through the ceremony.[]
Even after that awful confrontation we’d had the day before.[]
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But she never came.
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She was the first to break the promises we’d made to each other, so I didn’t want to go to her wedding either.[]
Whatever happened to her from now on was none of my business.[]
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