Present DayThere was nothing to celebrate about today.Nothing joyful.Nothing sacred.Nothing worth remembering.But the Collins family had turned her already embarrassing wedding into a spectacle.A cruel performance.Elena, Joy, Henry and Victor had invited their friends, neighbors, business partners, and even distant acquaintances. People who had no reason to be there. People who came only to mock herTo witness her humiliation.The hall was filled with chatter, laughter, and the clinking of glasses. Expensive perfume mixed with the smell of alcohol and roasted meat. Music played softly in the background, as if this was a real celebration.Emily stood in the center of the hall, her body stiff, her face blank.Her white dress felt heavy and big on her.In front of her stood the groom.Not a man.A cardboard cutout.A lifeless image propped upright on a stand.Tall….Well-dressed…. HandsomeA low wave of laughter rippled through the crowd again.“Congratulations Emily .”“You’re v
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