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A Silent Goodbye

Author: Mira
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-24 01:58:21

(Valerie’s POV)

The wedding reception reached its peak activity as musical tunes intertwined with laughter to form an unnatural joyful hum. The hall's ornate decorations basked under crystal chandeliers that emitted a soft golden glow while the air became densely infused with rose and champagne scents. Jack and Emily moved together on the dance floor where they existed in their own separate reality, their love story secured through the vows they had shared mere hours before.

From my secluded vantage point I observed their movements while my fingers encircled the champagne flute which remained nearly untouched. The appearance of happiness manifested in their expressions. Authentically joyful. The sensation failed to deliver the expected sting I had long anticipated.

A bizarre sensation emerged as an unsettling weightlessness took hold in my chest. An intricate dance of suffering accompanied me through time while vengeance drove my actions and animosity served as my solitary link to byg
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