Romance

Forgetting You In The Light

by Tiny Feet

At our engagement party, my best friend served as the emcee.She suggested a game called "Guess Who from a Cropped Photo."The first image appeared on the big screen.It showed nothing but a collarbone, and no one could identify the person. But I immediately recognized the edge of a scar peeking out from the bottom right corner.I confidently took the microphone. "That's my fiancé, Elton Werner. He has a crescent-shaped scar right below his collarbone."The next second, the full photo appeared, revealing my best friend.Lula Buckley covered her mouth and giggled. "Too bad you got it wrong! I got this scar when I fell as a kid. Elton was so worried I'd feel self-conscious about it that he burned an identical scar into his own skin with a cigarette just to keep me company."I was stunned.The second image appeared on the screen. It showed a butterfly tattoo.Elton snatched the microphone from me and shouted, "That's Lula again! It's the tattoo on her inner thigh!"The full photo flashed onto the screen. It was a vacation picture of Lula posing in a bikini.Blushing, Lula turned to me. "Oh, Betsy, how could you lose? I guess you don't know me as well as you thought. For your punishment, you're not allowed to join us for the after-party tonight."Elton patted my head. "Head home first, okay? I probably won't be back tonight, so don't wait up."I stood alone, watching them leave the venue together, laughing and chatting as if I weren't even there. Then I quietly slipped off my engagement ring and called to cancel the wedding.If Elton knew Lula better than he knew me, she might as well take my place at the wedding, too.

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