Wedding to Prison

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The wedding I'd dreamed of since high schoolthe one that was supposed to take us from prom to the altarbecame a cruel public joke in front of two hundred guests.
And the ringmaster was my own sister.
She stood beside Nathanthe man who should have been minewearing a white gown just like mine. Step by step, they walked toward me.
Daisy, Im pregnant with Nathans baby, Anna announced. Were already married. Hes your brother-in-law now.
Her words exploded in my ears. As their marriage certificate flashed on the giant screen, she handed me the physical copy, as if to make sure I saw it clearly.
Against the documents bright red background, their smiles beamed like a long-devoted couple.
The registration date: yesterday.
Why? I choked out, tears burning behind my eyes.
Nathan frowned, a flicker of guilt crossing his face. Daisy, Anna only has a year left, he said, voice thick with pity. This is her final wishto marry the man she loves, to leave a child behind. Shes your sister. You understand, dont you?
But who would understand me?
Staring at his righteous face, a broken laugh rose inside me. It was all so absurd. So agonizing.

Tears streamed down my cheeks as I screamed, my voice raw, So to understand, I have to let my fianc sleep with her? I have to give up my own wedding?
Since we were children, my sister had been the sole recipient of our parents affection. And her favorite pastime was taking whatever belonged to me.
My clothes, my toys, my friends
When I met Nathan, I thought Id finally found something that was mine alonea love that was sacred. But she had to steal this too.
Anna, Im begging you, get out of my wedding! Get out of my life!
Thats enough! Dont you dare speak to her like that! Nathan snapped, his eyes sharp with anger. If it werent for Anna, do you think I would have ever gotten together with you?
What what does that mean? I stared at him, the world tilting under my feet.
Daisy, Im so sorry. Please, dont fight because of me anymore. Anna suddenly burst into tears. I was just scared that after I die, Mom and Dad would have nothing to live for. I wanted to leave them with a reason to go on. Marrying Nathan it was the only way. I dont want my child to be born without a mother and a father.
But if you cant accept it, then then Ill just go die right now!
With that, Anna lunged toward the nearest wall, aiming to smash her head against it.
A collective gasp swept through the hall.
Just as she was about to make impact, the wedding planner dashed forward and yanked her back.
Everyone let out a sigh of relief.
Nathan shot me a venomous, blaming glare before rushing to comfort her. My parents scrambled over, hugging her with faces etched in heartbreak.
Dont save me! Let me die! Anna sobbed. Im not going to live long anyway! This way, Daisy can get her wish! If she can be happy, then my death will be worth it.
Her words twisted the knife, making me the villain once again.
As expected, my mother, hearing this, stormed over to me. The sharp crack of her hand against my cheek echoed in the stunned silence. I dont have a daughter with a heart as black as yours!
I clutched my stinging cheek, my eyes burning.
I looked at my mother, truly looked at her. My entire life, she had been a ghost, a shadow in the corner, indifferent to my joys and my sorrows. But the second Anna was involved, she would materialize, ready to defend her.
It had always been this way.
Nathans face was a mask of disappointment. Shes your sister, Daisy, and youre trying to drive her to her death. Youre too cruel.
Apologize to Anna right now, or we can forget about ever having a wedding!
SLAP!
I swung my own hand, striking him across the face with all the force I could muster. Youre disgusting!
The wedding I had dreamed of since I was a teenager ended in a humiliating retreat.
I went straight back to our new home. By the time Nathan returned, I had finished packing. I was dragging my suitcase to the door.
He grabbed my hand, rubbing his temples in exasperation. Are you really going to make a scene over this?
Its only for a year, Daisy. Then Ill come back to you. Can you please stop being so dramatic?
I wrenched my hand away. Dramatic?
Nathan, weve been together for so long. Did you ever truly love me? If you had just told me you fell in love with someone else, I would have stepped aside.
But what did you do? You went behind my back, slept with my sister, and then you both humiliated me in front of everyone we know! The memory sent a chill through my entire body. What do you take me for?
Nathan faltered for a second. Daisy, I know this is hard for you.
Just like that. A simple acknowledgment to gloss over the gaping wound hed torn in my life.
How pathetic.
I looked down, the last embers of love for him finally extinguished.
Nathan, I said, my voice flat. Were done.
We were done the moment he chose to hurt me.
Get out!
I shoved him and his suitcase out the door and slammed it shut. I had bought this house. He was the one who had to leave.
Ignoring his frantic knocking, I walked back into the living room and sank onto the sofa.
Nathan and I had been together for seven years.
He was my desk mate in my final year of high school, a transfer student who was a year older than everyone else. An orphan, he was quiet and aloof with everyone but me.
After graduation, we fell together naturally. We had our sweet moments, and our arguments. He always said his greatest dream was to marry me, to give me a home. When he made that promise, his eyes had been filled with nothing but love and sincerity.
I truly believed we were the couple who would make it from the classroom to the altar. And I never even saw when he and Anna had gotten together.
I covered my face, trying not to cry.
But the sobs came, ragged and unstoppable.
I spent three days in a fog, until my best friend, Chloe, rushed back from her business trip. The moment she walked in, she wrapped me in a hug, her own eyes turning red.
Wed been friends since we were kids. Her work trip was the only reason shed missed the wedding.
I never should have gone. I should have been here with you. This is all my fault She cried until she couldnt anymore.
Finally, she sniffled and looked at me, her eyes hard. Daisy, we cant let them get away with this. They humiliated you.
And you know your sister. Shes a drama queen. I guarantee she has more planned.
I nodded.
Anna and I were sisters by blood, but shed despised me since we were born. Compounded by her illnessa doctors grim prediction that she wouldnt live past twenty-eightour parents had always coddled her out of guilt. I had suffered at her hands my entire life.
And now, she was using her final days to plot against me, to ensure I lived the rest of my life in her shadow?
In her dreams.
I refused to be a pawn in her and Nathans sick game.
I wiped my tears and told Chloe my thoughts. She immediately started helping me find witnesses who could attest to my long relationship with Nathan. Meanwhile, I gathered all the evidence of our love story. I didn't know what their next move would be, but I wasn't going to just sit here and take it.
I never imagined Anna could be so shameless.
After a few days of rest, I went back to work. I had been out for so long that my desk was piled high with tasks. I was so busy I barely had time to eat.
That evening, I walked into my apartment to find my parents sitting on my sofa with Anna and Nathan.
Id forgotten. Nathan still had a spare key.
The sight of him, the memory of everything wed shared in this very house, made my stomach turn. I took a deep breath. I needed to sell this place, and fast.
What are you doing here? I asked, my voice hard as stone.
My mother pretended not to notice my tone. Daisy, honey, you and Anna are sisters. Theres nothing you cant get past.
Anna has already promised that after shes gone, well throw a magnificent wedding for you and Nathan to make it up to you.
This time, it was Mom and Dad who didnt think things through.
It was rare for my mother to sound apologetic, but it only made me colder. So, you and Dad knew about it that day?
Their eyes darted away, a clear sign of their guilt.
I let out a cold laugh. Of course.
My mother pressed her lips together. Your sister and her child needed a legitimate status. The wedding was the best place to announce it.
Because Anna needed it, they sacrificed me without a second thought.
I closed my eyes, a bitter smile on my face. Id always known I wasnt as important as Anna to them. But I never knew just how worthless I was.
Anna chose that moment to chime in. Daisy, dont blame Mom and Dad. They did it all for me.
I know youre upset, but I couldnt bear to miss out on my chance with Nathan again. We we already missed each other once before.
As she spoke, she gazed at Nathan with deep affection. His eyes softened with a look of shared pain.
My heart stopped.
I suddenly remembered that before Nathan had transferred to our school, he had a first love. Id asked him about her before, but he always changed the subject. I never imagined his first love was my own sister.
No wonder he was so special to me, and only me.
All these years, I was just a stand-in. A substitute.
My fists clenched.
Anna, Nathan! Youve gone too far!
Perhaps my expression was too terrifying, because Nathan didnt dare look at me. Anna, however, pressed on. Daisy, I know you love Nathan very much.
But I love him too, and I dont want to share him with another woman. But what can I do? Youre my sister.
She started to cry, a picture of fragile beauty. If you agree to have a hysterectomy, Im willing to let Nathan marry you after Im gone.
Annas sobs were heartbreaking. Nathan pulled her into his arms, the two of them looking like a pair of star-crossed lovers. My parents were openly weeping.
Thats right, Daisy, my mother said. Your sister doesnt have much time left. Just give in to her this once. I know your father and I neglected you, and thats why youre so stubborn.
Heres what well do. You move back home with us, and well make it up to you. For now, let Anna and Nathan have this new house.
You can move back in after a year
I looked at Anna. When no one was watching, she shot me a triumphant smirk.
The victor.
SLAP!
I couldnt take it anymore. I lunged forward and struck Anna across the face.
She let out a piercing shriek.
My parents and Nathan froze.
Daisy, dont you
SLAP! Nathan started to speak, and I hit him too.
Without another word, I stormed into the kitchen, grabbed a butcher knife, and came back out, pointing it directly at them.
My eyes were glacial. Get. Out.
They were all stunned into silence. My mother trembled. Im your mother! You ungrateful child!
Get out! I repeated, my voice even colder.
I started waving the knife wildly, driving them out like a madwoman. Terrified of getting cut, they huddled together, protecting Anna as they scrambled for the door.
Watching their pathetic retreat, I spat. You want my house, Anna? Not in this lifetime!
And as for Nathan, that piece of trash? If you want him, you can have him. I dont!
Hearing me call him trash, Nathans face contorted. He tried to argue, but I slammed the door in his face.
Outside, my parents screamed insults at me, calling me a heartless viper.
I couldnt be bothered to listen.
With the door shut, I could finally breathe again. But my head was spinning.
The next thing I knew, I was waking up in a hospital.
Chloe was by my side, relief washing over her face. Thank God I asked your neighbor to keep an eye on things! I knew they were bad news!
I came in and found you on the floor! It was just low blood sugar, but you scared me to death!
Im sorry I made you worry, I said, ashamed.
Dont say that! she scolded playfully, then her expression turned mischievous. But hey, theres a silver lining!
She handed me a few sheets of paper. I picked these up for you while I was at it.
It was the pre-marital health screening report Nathan and I had done. Confused, I started reading. A single line made me freeze.
I gasped. Nathan is sterile?!
Then the baby in Annas belly its not his?! I was so shocked my voice rose to a shriek.
Chloe grinned and nodded. I was floored too! I even double-checked with the doctor. He said theres no way Nathan could ever have children!
The idiot is eagerly playing daddy to another mans kid! He deserves it!
She laughed, a sound full of malicious glee.
Hearing that, I started laughing too. It was the best news Id had in what felt like an eternity.
So whats your plan? Are you going to tell him now? Though, Daisy, you should probably just
The only thing I feel for him is hatred, I cut her off. I thought for a moment. We keep this a secret for now.
We wait until Anna is seven or eight months along. Then we tell them.
By then, an abortion would be out of the question.
Anna was willing to use her own unborn child and sacrifice my entire life just to trap me. So I would dismantle her plan, piece by piece, until she couldn't rest in peace.
Chloe gave me a thumbs-up. We looked at each other and smiled. I was so grateful to have her by my side through all of this. We spent the next hour plotting our next steps.
I stayed in the hospital overnight. When they confirmed I was fine, I discharged myself, telling Chloe not to worry about picking me up.
When I got to my apartment, Nathan was squatting by the door.
The moment I saw him, my face went cold.
Are you okay? I heard you were in the hospital, he said, trying to sound like the devoted man I once knew.
I used to love his gentleness. He was cold to the world, but always warm and soft with me. Now, knowing I was just a substitute, the thought of his touch made me sick.
None of your damn business, I snarled.
Daisy! He reached for me, but I dodged him. Cant you just behave? he said, his voice laced with exhaustion. Just wait for me to get through this year with Anna, and then we can be together. Please, just wait for me.
I laughed, a harsh, ugly sound. You are truly disgusting. What, you want to have us both? Live out some sick fantasy?
Daisy! We love each other. Why are you making this so complicated?
Love each other? In your dreams, I said coldly. After everything youve done, do you really think Id still be stupid enough to love you?
Im not Anna. Im not that pathetic.
The disgust on my face must have been plain, because he flinched. Daisy, dont say things you dont mean, he pleaded, his eyes full of feigned hurt.
Hah. I smirked, my eyes full of scorn.
Suddenly, I kicked his shin. As he doubled over in pain, I shoved him aside, unlocked my door, and slipped inside.
If you harass me again, Im calling the police! I yelled, slamming the door shut.
The second I sat down, a message from Chloe came through.
I opened the file she senta video of the wedding disasterand forwarded it to the general HR email address at Nathans company.
If we were going to be humiliated, we might as well all go down together.

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