Melomiri

Two Grooms One Heartless Bride

Language: en

The light from my phone was a surgical strike to my retinas in the 4:00 AM darkness. My own reply to my best friend’s message was still sitting there in the text bubble, a testament to my own blindness. “Bro, my wife’s pregnant. Three months. We’re finally making it official with a ceremony!” His words felt like shards of glass under my eyelids. “That’s incredible, Jackson! I’m honored to be your best man!” My response from that morning felt like a sick joke now. A punchline to a gag I didn't know I was starring in. It turned out that in this wedding, I wasn't the best man. I was the…

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