Abandoned at the altar by Nick, my childhood friend, I stood humiliated in my wedding dress. The church doors burst open, and Michael, my high school love I thought was dead, stormed in and proposed. Shocked, I learned my father had forced Michael to disappear, bribing his mother to lie about his death to prevent our marriage. Nick, in a sham engagement to hide his sexuality, had walked out after Michael contacted him, wanting me to be with my true love. Michael, now a successful IT entrepreneur in Switzerland, defied my father’s threats. Furious at
my father’s betrayal, I accepted Michael’s proposal. We married that day, using the planned ceremony, despite my father’s objections. We moved to Europe, building a joyful life. My father’s apology years later led to a tentative reconciliation. What began as a catastrophe became my greatest blessing, reuniting me with Michael, my true love, as we faced the future together.
