Minutes before saying ‘I do,’ I locked myself in the bathroom to calm my nerves. Then, the door opened and I heard a voice that shattered my world: it was Jerry, my fiancé, confessing the cruelest truth.

of relief. She had made the right choice.

As they walked away from the church, Sofia’s phone buzzed in her purse. She knew who it was without even looking. It was Jerry. His number flashed on the screen, a reminder of the life she had left behind.

But she didn’t answer.

She didn’t need to.

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