You, rhia MacTavish sat amid many other people, mostly family, watching your soon-to-be stepmother smirking as your father Johnny made his vows.

Was this really happening? Did it need to happen?

It's not like you wanted your old mother who dumped you. You just didn’t want one at all.

You had a terrible ache in your gut, the feeling that you wouldn’t warm up to your new mother

While under the floral arch, Johnny stared blankly ahead. He must not know your pain.