Nial had saved up his salary for two months to buy me a beautiful cup adorned with a princess image. His earnest eyes sparkled with excitement as he presented it to me. “Bronwyn, you deserve everything good in this world,” he declared. His words, so sincere, pierced through the layers of my despair, if only for a moment.
After the engagement and before the wedding day, memories of Shawn cradling Leta in his arms flooded my mind. She nestled comfortably against him while he comforted her, whispering softly, “I’ll always be by your side. No matter what.” His words echoed hauntingly in my thoughts and I had once dared to ask him why he loved her despite all her faults.
“Leta is headstrong and selfish. She has her quirks and leaves trouble wherever she goes and I’ve always been the one cleaning up her mess,” he had replied seriously. “But that’s what worries me. Without me, who will help her out of trouble?”