Love Story1 Chapter1
Love Story1- Chapter1
“Miss, are you here for a marriage license?”
I sat in the waiting area of the City Hall, my eyes glued to my phone, oblivious to the joyous couples around me. Everyone else seemed to be radiating happiness, except me. I felt like a stray dog, abandoned and invisible.
“Hello? We’re about to close…” the clerk repeated, pulling me out of my thoughts.
I quickly closed the Instagram app, but it was too late. Tears welled up, spilling down my cheeks.
The clerk paused, noticing my distress. “I’m sure your fiancé was just held up…” she offered kindly.
The memory of the picture – Liam kissing Sarah passionately flashed in my mind. I choked back a bitter laugh. “Yeah, held up. Getting a marriage license with someone else.”
I fled the building, unable to bear their sympathetic gazes. Just this morning, just three
months ago, just yesterday even, Liam was ecstatic, giddy with excitement about our
wedding today. He promised me forever, swore that spending his life with me would be his
greatest joy.
And now this…how could someone change so drastically, so quickly?
Tears streamed down my face as I scrolled through Instagram again, praying I had
somehow misread the caption. But there it was, clear as day: “Over the moon, heading to forever.” And a picture of their beaming faces, holding up their newly stamped marriage
license.
It felt like someone was squeezing my heart, slowly crushing it. Seven years of love, reduced to nothing but a faded memory, insignificant compared to the shiny new thing.
Seven years of memories, of Liam’s love and promises, flooded my mind. His everyday acts of love: making breakfast, squeezing my toothpaste, brewing ginger tea when I had cramps. Everyone envied me, saying I’d won the boyfriend lottery. Even yesterday, he held me close, whispering, “Babe, tomorrow we tie the knot. You’ll finally be Mrs. Walker, all mine.”
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Love Story1 – Chapter1
He kissed me then, so tenderly, so full of conviction. I felt like I was melting into his love. Seven years of love, blossoming into forever. I was complete.
What a fool I had been. It was all a mirage, a cruel illusion, leaving me standing alone, the punchline of a cosmic joke.
As the sun began to set, I wiped my tears and tried to compose myself. I had to see Liam. This couldn’t be true. He wouldn’t just marry someone else.
I hailed a cab, my heart pounding as I reached our apartment. The door was slightly ajar, and I could hear Liam’s voice along with his best friend, Mark.
“So, Sarah and I went to the courthouse today…”
My stomach dropped. The last shred of hope I clung to, the naive belief that it was all a bad dream, evaporated into thin air.
“Sarah? Dude, what the hell? I thought you and Ava were crazy in love! What’s with the sudden marriage to Sarah?” Mark’s voice boomed.
Liam sighed, his voice laced with a strange sense of resignation. “Sarah told me she has…well, she’s not doing well. She doesn’t have much time left. She broke down, begged me to marry her. Said she wanted to experience a lifetime of happiness in the time she has left.”
“She pleaded with me. I couldn’t say no. You know how much…”
“I’ve loved her for years.”
Those words pierced through me like a dagger, stealing my breath away. You’ve loved her for years? What about our seven years, Liam?
Chapter2
