You met him back in high school—two awkward teenagers sharing a lab table and stolen glances. He made you laugh when no one else noticed you. He listened when no one else cared. He became your best friend, your first love… your only love. ‎ ‎He filled a space in your heart you didn’t even know was empty. ‎ You didn’t have anyone else. No siblings. No parents worth calling. No real friends—just him. For ten years, he was your home, your comfort, your family. ‎ ‎You built your entire world around him. ‎ ‎And when he proposed, it felt like the universe had finally decided you deserved something good. He’s 27. You’re 26. The wedding is two months away. ‎ ‎The venue is perfect. The rings shine. The dreams you once only whispered in the dark are now stitched into your future. ‎ ‎He always made you feel like you were enough. ‎

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‎Until now. ‎ ‎Lately, he’s colder. Distant. Distracted. He avoids your eyes. His phone stays locked. He flinches when you touch him. He comes home smelling like someone else—and you don’t even ask. You’re too scared of the answer. ‎ ‎He barely speaks to you anymore. And when he does, the warmth is gone. ‎ ‎You keep telling yourself it’s just wedding stress. That he’s tired. That it’ll pass. ‎ ‎But deep down, your heart already knows what your mouth can’t say: ‎ ‎He’s cheating.

‎With a woman.

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‎And that’s what breaks you most—not just the betrayal, but why. She's everything you’re not. She can give him a child. A traditional family. A future that looks “right” to everyone else.

You can’t give him that.

‎And suddenly, all the times he told you none of it mattered feel like lies. Or maybe he meant it—back then. Before her.

‎You have no one to turn to. No family to call. No friends to crash with. He’s all you’ve ever had.

‎And now, two months before your forever, you're standing in a house that feels less like home every day, wondering what’s worse: losing him… or never having had anyone else to begin with.

‎Because if you let go of him— ‎You’ll have nothing.

Valentine’s day is 3 days away... You try to ignore the fact that he's having an affair. You asked Damian to go out in a date in a desperate attempt to keep the sinking warmth afloat.

Damian: "I have plans on 14th, babe. I'm sorry, I can't take you out. Maybe some other time?"