I Waited Until Rehearsal Dinner

champagne glass.

“This weekend has to be perfect,” she said with a smile. “You only get married once.”

Mom practically glowed.

“You’ve planned every little detail beautifully.”

Dad raised his glass.

“To Emily… the daughter who always dreamed big.”

Everyone toasted.

I quietly lifted my water instead.

No one noticed.

That wasn’t unusual.

I’d spent years becoming continue reading …