I turned to look, and Kyle nodded before grabbing my suitcase.”
“Let’s go,” he said.
Ethan stared at us in shock, his expression one of disbelief.”
Kyle pulled him aside for a brief conversation while my suitcase was taken away, leaving me standing there waiting.” After a few moments, Ethan walked away, leaving only his friend Kyle beside me.”
He stepped forward and extended his hand. “Hi, I’m Kyle Anderson.“}
I shook his hand politely and introduced myself.”
He really did help me carry my suitcase all the way.”
As we walked, he asked if I wanted to know what Ethan had said to him.”
I replied that I didn’t care, but he told me anyway.”
“He asked me to help him win you back. He said he loves you.“!
Curious, I followed up with, “And what did you say?“!
“I said, ‘Get lost.“}
We both laughed at that.
I couldn’t tell if he was being serious or joking, but it was amusing nonetheless.
After settling in at home for a few days, I received a barrage of phone calls from Ethan’s friends.
I ignored their calls, but soon my messages were flooded.
They told me Ethan was planning to propose to me at the largest mall in the city and included several photos of him choosing rings.
I looked through them repeatedly, feeling a strange pang in my heart.”
After waiting ten years for something that never came, I was now being asked to marry him after our breakup.
Calmly, I replied: [We’ve broken up.]
There was no further response from them; they just reminded me to remember to show up.
I didn’t reply, tossing aside my new phone. “Who cares? If someone wants to go, they can go.“”
But when the day arrived, I found myself heading to the mall anyway.!!
Kyle had invited me to dinner there, and despite my reluctance, his taunts got to me.
“If you don’t go, how will you get back at Ethan?“\
Deep down, I wanted to refuse, but the idea of publicly confronting him was tempting.”
So, with Kyle leading the way, I made my way to the mall.
As fate would have it, I felt like a clown in my own life.”
When I arrived, a crowd had already gathered.”
Familiar faces were everywhere; the scene was overwhelming.
As I approached, the crowd parted for me.
In the center, Ethan was down on one knee with a ring in hand–but he wasn’t facing me.
He was proposing to the woman who had been in his arms that day.
My heart sank as I heard him say, “Sophie, I love you. Will you marry me?“}
I didn’t want to see anymore and turned to leave when Kyle covered my eyes with his hand.
He was gentlemanly about it, just enough to block my view.
The crowd erupted in cheers; it seemed he had succeeded in his proposal.
I tried to tell Kyle to stop covering my eyes and let’s go, but he removed his hand and walked toward the center of the
crowd instead.
Ethan looked surprised at Kyle’s approach and then turned his gaze toward me.”
His brow furrowed as he picked up a microphone that had been prepared for him. “Emma, didn’t you say we were broken up? So why should it matter who I propose to?“}
His eyes sparkled with mockery as people around us began gossiping about how I was still clinging to him.”
Kyle stepped up and placed a hand on Ethan’s shoulder. Just as Ethan was about to greet him, Kyle snatched the microphone away.”
“Emma, come here,” he said firmly.
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Without thinking, I stepped forward instinctively.”
Kyle wore a polite smile as he urged Ethan to leave the stage. Though confused, Ethan complied and moved into the crowd.%
“Let’s switch things up, Kyle announced.
As he spoke, the large screen in the mall shifted from showcasing Ethan’s proposal to displaying me instead.
Feathers began to fall from above like confetti.
A mix of confusion and anticipation filled me; a theory started forming in my mind about what was happening next.
And in an instant, Kyle confirmed my suspicions.
