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“Aren’t you going to marry an old man from abroad? Don’t be angry. I have rescheduled our wedding. It will be next Monday. It won’t change this time. I also asked my mother to notify all my relatives. My mother said they would kill me if I changed my mind this time, so don’t worry.”
His words reminded me of the last wedding he canceled. It had been planned so simply that only his parents and a few close friends were informed. At the time, he claimed that if you couldn’t marry the one you truly loved, the size of the wedding didn’t matter.
I had only discovered the truth about the canceled wedding through his group’s chat logs, realizing it was yet another instance. of his indifference. Still, I had foolishly clung to the hope that he at least cared for
- me.
Just like I saw a question before, “What has
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the other person done for you that makes you feel like you can trust them for the rest of your life?”
I immediately thought that when I was working part–time in college, I was almost raped. When Calvin found out, he beat the man half to death. The man threatened to put Calvin in jail.
Calvin shook his fist fiercely at him and said disdainfully, “Even if I’m imprisoned for the rest of my fucking life, I’m going to beat you up. Do you know who the person you touched is? I can’t bear to touch her.”
That was the most touching time for me, because indeed, as Calvin said, I was with him when I was eighteen years old. Even though we both went to college and were in love for four years, he always respected me and never went too far. That time was also the first time I felt loved and protected since losing my parents.
When I fell asleep at night, Calvin hugged me and said inadvertently, “Lana, don’t be
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angry anymore. You also know that I like to play, but I promise that I will calm down in the future.”
I stayed silent, letting him hold me. What he mistook for anger was actually disappointment–a disappointment so deep that I knew I couldn’t wait for him to
change anymore.
The day to go abroad was getting closer and closer. Seeing that I hadn’t paid much attention to him recently, Calvin felt that I might still be angry about canceling the wedding.
So he formed a bureau, called his small group and said he would bring me into. them. And to show their sincerity, they also pulled me into their small group. I thought it was pointless and wanted to refuse, but Calvin forcefully pulled me away.
When I arrived at the private room they had reserved long ago, everyone warmly invited me to sit down. Sheryl was the only one missing among this group of people.
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I didn’t want to ask more questions, but in the face of the enthusiasm of everyone today, I guessed that Calvin must have said hello in advance. In the past, they didn’t
welcome me.
Sheryl had the strongest reaction.
Therefore, I thought her not coming today also showed her attitude to me.
But as soon as I sat down, Calvin whispered in my ear that he was going to pick up Sheryl. He was secretive and said that Sheryl was procrastinating so he hadn’t arrived yet.
But after he left, Sheryl’s second brother
Shawn crossed the crowd and sat next to me and told me directly. “Lana, to tell you the truth, If Sheryl isn‘ t here, it’s because we don’t want you here. Be smart and stop making things difficult for everyone. Today, we’re just playing along with Calvin. That’s how it’ll always be. There’s no comparison between you and Sheryl. Just like Calvin will always only
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choose Sheryl forever, no matter what.”
I silently drank the wine from the glass. On the outside, I was calm and unconcerned, but inside I felt extremely uncomfortable. I took the little bit of pity that Calvin gave me as salvation, but when I compared it to Sheryl, I was still shattered.
When Calvin came back, he brought Sheryl with him. I didn’t know what benefits
Calvin promised her, but she sat next to me
with a smile as if the tension between us
didn’t exist.
