She Held My Veil Episode 3 End
Chapter Three: What I Gained by Losing Them
Healing wasn’t quick.
Some days I woke up angry. Other days numb. Sometimes I missed the version of myself who trusted easily.
But slowly, clarity came.
I realized something painful but freeing:
Lola didn’t steal my man.
She exposed him.
A man who could betray me weeks before our wedding would have betrayed me after.
A friend who could smile in my face while crossing that line was never my sister.
Months later, I moved to a new city. Started over. Built a quieter life.
One evening, as I stood in front of the mirror adjusting a simple dress for a work event, I smiled.
Not because everything was perfect.
But because I was free.
Free from lies dressed as love.
Free from loyalty that only flowed one way.
Free from a future that would have broken me slowly.
I didn’t lose a wedding.
I escaped a life I would have regretted.
And that realization?
That was my real forever.
Sometimes the people who help you plan your future are the ones you must leave behind to survive it.
And sometimes, the door that breaks your heart is the one that saves your life.