Seven Years Shrouded in Shadows, Only to Wake from The Dream in an Instant

"You’ll forgive me, won’t you?" He whispered against my ear, kissing it again and again.

“Alice, we're getting married soon, so I've decided to arrange a bachelor week for myself. We won't see each other and I'll do everything I want to do with my friends.”

“On the day of the wedding, I'll arrange for someone to pick you up and I've taken care of everything for the wedding dress,” he added.

Huh. Friends?

Declan had forgotten that seven years ago, due to his extreme lack of security, I had cut off all ties with my friends. Now, I was all alone.

After Declan observed my reaction and saw that I accepted it quietly, although he sensed something was off, the excitement took the upper hand.

In the days that followed, on the social media platforms, Declan and Sadie were always glued together.

Sadie sat and sipped coconut water while Declan played games shirtless beside her. She sunbathed and he played beach volleyball with the others.

As for me ... I took this opportunity to remove all my belongings from the house. I moved back to my old apartment and opened a bottle of red wine to celebrate, but my phone suddenly sounded an alarm.

It turned out I had forgotten to cancel the surveillance system at Declan's house. He did not have a key so he had to force his way to the front door.

As I was about to leave the apps, my fingertips accidentally touched the bedroom feed.

There they were … Declan and Sadie were entwined on the bed that used to be mine.

"Would it be more exciting to do it on Alice's bed?” Sadie asked. Her question was met with even more intense movements.

Sweat dripped from Declan's body as he panted, "Don't forget. The one that I love is Alice. After this bachelor week is over … we'll be strangers."

My joints were so tense they turned white. I could no longer suppress the urge to vomit. So, I rushed into the bathroom, leaned over the toilet and vomited until every trace of the nausea was gone.

As the wedding drew near, Declan finally remembered my existence, so he texted me. [Where are you?]

I did not text him back.

"Do you think the bride is running away from the wedding?" One of his classmates joked.

Declan flew into a rage. "Run away? Alice told me that her biggest dream was to marry me before she turned thirty!"

At the wedding, Declan kept his eyes fixed on the stage, but he couldn't see my figure.

Facing the curious glances of the crowd, he kept repeating, "Alice will definitely come."

The lights suddenly dimmed and Declan joyfully took the stage. However, when he saw that the woman in the wedding dress on stage was Sadie, his face darkened.

"Why are you here?" His voice dropped. "Where’s Alice?"

The assistant, who was among the crowd, said nervously, "Mr. Harrison, Miss Sanders asked me to give this to you."

Sanders took it, but when he saw it was my miscarriage certificate, his body started to shake.