On my wedding day, my fiancé, Liam, and his groomsmen were frantically searching for my wedding shoes. Time was ticking, and the ceremony was about to start. Everyone looked really stressed. Just then, Liam’s childhood friend, Chloe, suddenly popped out. She lifted the hem of her long, floor-length dress and said, her voice dripping with pride: “The wedding shoes are with me! I told you guys, you’d never find them, right?” “Summer, I’ll take them off for you right now. I promise you won’t miss the scheduled time.” I let out a mirthless laugh, trying to keep my anger in check. “Are you seriously asking me to wear shoes you’ve worn at my own wedding?” It was supposed to be the happiest day of my life, completely ruined by her. I just felt disgusted. But then Liam jumped in, defending her. “It’s just a pair of wedding shoes, Summer. Do you really need to make such a big deal out of it? I can just have a new pair sent over!” Seeing the impatience on his face, my throat went dry. I spoke calmly. “No, thanks. Let’s just call off the wedding.” Liam looked at me, completely taken aback. “Just because of a pair of shoes? Are you seriously overreacting?” I nodded, my voice steady. “Yes, I am.”
“Come on, ladies, don’t make it so hard on us! Just tell us where the wedding shoes are!” “Yeah, come on! We’ll even give you cash, whatever you want!” They were practically begging on their knees, trying to get us to give up the shoes. I couldn’t help but chuckle. I turned to my bridesmaids. “Alright, time’s almost up. Let’s bring out the shoes.” Everyone’s eyes immediately landed on the three bridesmaids. But they just stood there, completely still, looking at each other. It took a moment for them to react, then they all said at once: “I didn’t hide them!” “I have no idea where the wedding shoes are.” The atmosphere suddenly turned really awkward. Liam’s face grew serious. “Search again, thoroughly.” But even after searching every nook and cranny of the room, the wedding shoes were nowhere to be found. Someone cautiously asked, “Could someone have played a prank and hidden them outside?” As soon as that was said, everyone instinctively rushed outside to continue the search, without Liam even needing to say a word. But the entire house was practically turned upside down, and there was still no sign of the wedding shoes. The ceremony was about to start, and one of Liam’s groomsmen suggested, “Liam, the guests are waiting. Why don’t we head to the venue first? I’ll arrange for a new pair to be delivered.” Liam didn’t answer right away. Instead, he looked up at me. Clearly, he was asking for my opinion. I frowned, a knot of annoyance forming in my stomach. But I guess no one could have predicted something like this. So, after two seconds of hesitation, I nodded and conceded, “I guess that’s the only way.” But just then, Liam’s childhood friend, Chloe, suddenly jumped out from a corner. In front of everyone, she lifted her floor-length skirt. Her voice was proud and playful. “The wedding shoes are with me! I told you guys, you’d never find them, right?” Chloe didn’t seem to notice the sudden, chilling silence that fell over the room after she spoke. Everyone stared at her feet, their faces etched with shock. One of my bridesmaids finally pieced it together, her voice belated. “Oh, I remember now! I was about to hide them in the closet, and Chloe said she had a better spot. Then someone knocked on the door, and I didn’t pay attention to where she put them.” “I’m so sorry, Summer. I never thought she’d mess with something so important.” Then, her voice turning accusatory, she demanded, “Chloe! How could you wear Summer’s wedding shoes?” Chloe gave her an innocent look, as if she hadn’t caught the accusation in her voice. She turned to me. “Summer, I just wanted to help you hide the wedding shoes. I’ll take them off for you right now. I promise you won’t miss the scheduled time.” Looking at her face, I had no doubt. I saw the pure, unadulterated malice in her eyes. No wonder Chloe, who was usually always stirring up drama, had been so unusually quiet today. So quiet, I hadn’t even noticed her presence. She was waiting for the perfect moment to strike. I couldn’t help but let out a furious laugh. “Are you seriously asking me to wear shoes you’ve worn at my own wedding?” That one sentence was enough to make Chloe’s eyes well up. She looked at Liam, all teary-eyed and wronged. “Liam, I was just trying to be helpful. I thought you and Summer would be happy if I hid the wedding shoes perfectly.” “Besides, I’ve never been married! How was I supposed to know you can’t wear wedding shoes?” Never been married or not, you don’t just wear someone else’s shoes, especially *my* wedding shoes. I silently cursed under my breath, feeling a wave of disgust, then retorted, “Just because you’ve never been married, does that mean you have no common decency?” Then again, if she had any decency, she wouldn’t always be getting in my face like this. But what truly shocked me was that, at a time like this, Liam actually sided with her. He defended her, saying, “It’s just a pair of wedding shoes, Summer. Do you have to be so mean?” I looked up and saw him frowning, an impatient look on his face. For a split second, all the fire in me just died. Not that I wasn’t angry anymore, but suddenly, it just felt… pointless. Liam didn’t notice my change in demeanor. He casually added, “I’ll have a new pair sent over right away. Happy now?” He said it as if *I* was the one being unreasonable. I forced a tight smile. My voice was calm as I said, “No, thanks. Let’s just call off the wedding.”
My words hung in the air, and the room fell into an immediate, stunned silence. Everyone looked at me in disbelief, probably not expecting me to be so drastic. Liam even chuckled. “Summer, are you kidding me?” “You’re calling off our wedding just because of a pair of wedding shoes? Are you seriously making such a big deal out of nothing?” It was Chloe who messed things up, who ruined our wedding. But in his eyes, I was the one being petty and irrational. Liam and I had been together for a year. But before that, he’d spent three painstaking years chasing me. He was clumsy but persistent in trying to win me over, always there whenever I needed him. Even if my heart was made of stone, it would have softened. The day we finally got together, Liam was as giddy as a teenager. He hugged me, crying and saying, “You’re a treasure I worked so hard to get, I promise I’ll never let you suffer any injustice!” He kept his word. After we started dating, he was completely devoted to me. All his actions revolved around my happiness. So, even though we hadn’t been together for long. When he proposed, I said yes. But then, during the wedding preparations, this so-called “childhood friend” of his appeared. From that moment on, Liam seemed to change. Whether we were on a date or having dinner, he’d drop everything and run off to Chloe whenever she called. When I got angry, he’d just give me a half-hearted excuse: “Chloe doesn’t know anyone else here, I just want to look out for her a bit.” “It’ll get better in a while.” Liam’s change in attitude was so drastic that I lost my emotional balance, constantly getting upset and fighting with him. During that time, I considered more than once whether we should actually go through with the wedding. But even the night before, I still hadn’t made up my mind. However, just now, the answer suddenly became clear. I wasn’t marrying Liam. When I didn’t respond, Liam assumed I was regretting my decision. He said, with a condescending tone, “Alright, stop messing around. If you delay any longer, we’ll actually miss the scheduled time.” “It’s just a pair of shoes, wait…” I didn’t even have the patience to hear him finish. I cut him off sharply. And answered his earlier question: “Yes, I am.” Liam didn’t expect me to be serious about this at such a crucial moment. He was stunned. But Chloe, standing next to him, started to cry again, her voice laced with false concern: “Summer, if you want to blame anyone, blame me. Don’t take your anger out on Liam. He didn’t do anything wrong.” As she spoke, she even knelt down in front of me, completely disregarding her image. She pleaded, “Summer, you can blame me however you want, but you can’t just cancel something as important as a wedding.” “Liam put so much effort into preparing for this wedding. How can you cancel last minute? Have you even considered his feelings?” “Besides, the guests are all waiting. It would be so bad if you two didn’t get married…” Chloe was pretending to be kind and persuasive, but every word she spoke was laced with accusation. But I’m stubborn. Once I make up my mind, it’s not easily changed. No one, not even the heavens themselves, could sway me. I opened my mouth, about to speak. But then Liam suddenly pulled Chloe to her feet. He looked at me with a cold expression. “Summer, I’m giving you one last chance.” “If you don’t want to make a fool of yourself right now, you’ll quietly go through with the wedding ceremony with me.” “Otherwise, you can figure out how to explain it to both our families and all the guests.” That was his way of threatening me. But Summer isn’t someone who’s easily threatened. I smiled, agreeing readily. “Fine by me!” Liam’s face turned ugly. He repeated “Fine” three times, his voice tight. Then he turned to the others. “Let’s go.” Seeing that we were serious, they hesitated, trying to say a few words to mediate. But before they could, Liam said coldly, “She’s the one who wants to cancel the wedding. If she regrets it, even if she begs me to come back, I’ll have to think about it!” He was speaking to his groomsmen, but his words were clearly meant for me. I scoffed, a mocking smile on my face, but said nothing. After they all completely disappeared from the room, my friends finally asked, “Summer, what do we do now?” “Liam’s right, the guests are still waiting. He’s just leaving you to clean up his mess!” I let out a cold laugh. If Liam thought this would make me regret it, then he was incredibly naive! “It’s just a wedding, isn’t it? No groom? I’ll just get a new one!” With that, I pulled out my phone and dialed a number. The call connected quickly, but the voice on the other end was dripping with sarcasm: “Well, well! Calling me on your wedding day, Summer? Did the groom run off?” I often think Jace has a jinx.
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