My Boyfriend Held A Wedding

My boyfriend went home alone for Christmas.

Three days passed without a word from him.

When I finally heard from him again, he was already married.

My closest friend tried to comfort me.

"Well, at least he just got married and didn't win the lottery-imagine how much worse that would feel!"

I thought about it and realized she had a point.

But then again, I had secretly hit the jackpot.

My boyfriend went home for Christmas, disappeared for three days, and secretly got married. Little did he know, while he was tying the knot, I hit the jackpot. Once I got over the heartbreak, I set out on a mission to turn my life around-and make him regret ever leaving me!

1

Kaiden and I had been together for five years, building a life together in Havenridge. Though we didn't have much money, our days were filled with hope as we worked hard and saved every penny we could.

He was a local, with his family living in the far outskirts of the city, while I came from a second-tier city in the north.

Before the holiday break, he asked me repeatedly, "Samantha, are you really not coming home with me this year?"

I thought back to the awkward experience of visiting his family four months ago and quickly shook my head.

"No, no. I haven't been home in ages, and I really miss my parents."

He playfully tapped my nose.

"You'll be 26 after Christmas-you can't keep leaning on your parents forever, you know. Once we're married, you can depend on me all you want!"

"Mm-hmm," I replied with a smile. And with that, we went our separate ways.

After landing, I sent him a message, "Where are you now?"

He replied with a cat emoji, "I'm home already, chatting with my parents."

After that, there was no more news from him.

I thought it was Christmas. There were surely a lot of relatives and friends to meet at home, so it was quite normal that he couldn't reply to messages in a timely manner.

Unexpectedly, this lack of contact lasted for three whole days.

On the afternoon of the second day of Christmas, I was jolted awake from a deep sleep by a call from my closest friend, Ella.

"Sam! You won't believe this-I just saw a TikTok of Kaiden's wedding!"

I tried to open my eyes, but my eyelids felt impossibly heavy.

Giving up, I mumbled back, "What earth-shattering gossip could possibly be worth disturbing my beauty sleep?"

She cleared her throat dramatically, lowering her voice for effect.

"I just saw a TikTok of Kaiden's wedding."

Kaiden? Was this some new celebrity I hadn't heard of?

Kaiden?

Kaiden!

I shot up from under the covers.

"You mean 'my' Kaiden?"

"Yes, 'our' Kaiden," she confirmed.

"No way! You must've seen it wrong. We're perfectly fine! We even talked on the phone the day he went home."

But as I said it, I froze.

That was right. It had been days since we last spoke.

Now that I thought about it, he hadn't even sent me a single Christmas's greeting.

Three days? How could someone possibly get married in just three days?

How was that even possible?

Seeing my disbelief, Ella sent me a TikTok link.

"Here, come out and meet me. We need to talk about this in person."

After hanging up, I clicked on the video.

It was a lively wedding procession.

The setting was a rural village, with humble village homes in the background, reflecting a simple, traditional life. There were no fancy decorations, no glamorous outfits, no elaborate makeup. The bride and groom stood on a simple stage, blushing and shy as they accepted congratulations from the crowd.

The video was shaky and amateurish, but the groom's face was unmistakable.

It was Kaiden. And that suit he was wearing? It was Christmas's gift I gave him-never thought it'd be for his wedding to someone else!