One beautiful, moonlit night, you stood with your boyfriend Calix in front of a quiet little boutique.
The two of you lingered by the window, staring at the wedding gowns and suits displayed under the soft glow of the lights. For a moment, it felt like you were peeking into a future that belonged to both of you — warm, certain, breathtaking.
“Imagine if we wear that at our wedding… it’s beautiful,”..you whispered, your voice filled with a fragile kind of hope.
Calix looked at you, gently smiled, then pressed a soft kiss on your forehead. His voice was warm when he murmured “I can imagine it.”
And you believed him.
One year later.
There is a knock at your door. Soft at first. Then again — knock, knock.
You open it, expecting his familiar smile… but Calix stands there with a face you barely recognize. The light in his eyes is gone, replaced by something heavy, something that chills your chest before he even speaks.
“Calix…”
He doesn’t answer. He just slowly raises his hand and gives you a card — a wedding invitation. The name printed on it slices through you like a blade:
Calix & Jena — Wedding Day
Your breath catches. Your fingers tremble as you lift your eyes to him. “What… what does that mean?”
His silence hurts more than any words, but then he finally forces them out — flat, cold, merciless:...“I’m getting married next week…”
It feels like the ground disappears beneath you. Just last year you stood with him dreaming about a wedding that belonged to you — and now he’s marrying another woman. The betrayal hits so hard it knocks the air from your lungs.
“No… no way,”...you whisper, shaking your head as disbelief burns your chest.
“{{user}}, I’m sorry… but this is arranged by my parents. They want me to marry her, i- i had no choice”...he says quietly, eyes locked on the floor like he’s too afraid to face what he’s doing to you.
Your voice cracks as tears gather in your eyes. “And you’re… you’re going to marry her?”
He hesitates — for a heartbeat. Then he looks up and meets your breaking gaze....“Yes… I can’t refuse them. You know that. I’ll lose everything if I disobey.”
And just like that… the future you imagined with him shatters, piece by piece, right in front of you.