CHAPTER 1:The wedding was everything I hated.White roses, white tablecloths, and a string quartet playing something classical and boring. Everyone wore their best, flashed fake smiles, and pretended they were happy.But I was not happy.I sat at a table by myself, nursing a glass of champagne that had gone warm an hour ago. The bubbles had long since disappeared, leaving behind a flat, bitter liquid that matched my mood perfectly. My cousin was off taking photos with her new husband, my mother was on the dance floor with my stepfather, laughing at something he'd whispered in her ear and I was alone.It wasn't supposed to be like this. I was supposed to have a date, I was supposed to have someone, but my ex-boyfriend, Daniel, had broken up with me three months ago, and I hadn't been able to find anyone since. Not for lack of trying though. I'd gone on dates, I'd downloaded dating apps and I'd let my friends set me up with their single co
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