Betrayed, Broken, Married Up
I spent five years pursuing Derick Tucker before we finally set a wedding date.
But in the 100 days leading up to it, he was off partying all over the place, barely showing his face. The night before the wedding, he said he was going to a bachelor party and never came home.
Instead, I got a message from a girl he knew from college. It was a photo of them in bed together.
[Sorry. He went a little too hard last night. Don't expect much from him on your wedding night.
[Oh, wait, I forgot. He doesn't even love you. Who knows if he'll even be able to perform? Looks like you can't even settle for my leftovers.]
I held up the message and confronted Derick. He didn't even flinch.
"She's not wrong. I'm not married until tomorrow. What's the problem with having some fun before that?
"You're used goods yourself, and you expect me to stay pure for you?
"If you can't handle it, then don't marry me. But can you really walk away?"
After humiliating me, he stormed off, convinced I would swallow it like I always did.
But this time, I was done.
I picked up my phone.
"What you said before, about taking responsibility. Does that still stand?"