should have known something was wrong the moment Amy asked to see me alone.<\/p>\n
She was already in her wedding dress, the white silk hugging her figure like moonlight. Her hair was swept up with tiny pearls. But her hands, her hands were ice<\/p>\n
need you to do something for me,\u201d she said, her voice flat but composed.<\/p>\n
A close up of a bride | Source: Midjourney<\/p>\n
She reached into her clutch and pulled out a single white envelope. She pressed it into my hand like it was something delicate\u2026 or dangerous.<\/p>\n
\u201cGive this to Leo. After the ceremony. Not before. Not during. After.\u201c<\/p>\n
I looked at her, my heart picking up like a drum in my throat.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmy\u2026 darling, is everything okay? Are you nervous?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe needs to hear it from you. It has to be you,\u201d she shook her head.<\/p>\n
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There was something final in her voice. Not dramatic. Just\u2026 settled. Like the decision had already been made, and this moment was just a formality.<\/p>\n
A melancholic bride | Source: Midjourney<\/p>\n
A melancholic bride | Source: Midjourney<\/p>\n
I hesitated, turning the envelope over in my hand.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s in the letter?\u201d I asked gently.<\/p>\n
Amy didn\u2019t answer. She just nodded once, the way you might nod at the wind, and left the room, the train of her dress floating behind her like a ghost that had already made peace with its past.<\/p>\n
A bride walking out of a room | Source: Midjourney<\/p>\n
I stared down at the envelope. It wasn\u2019t heavy. A single sheet, maybe two. It wasn\u2019t bulky or bloodstained or marked with anything sinister. But my gut twisted like it knew better.<\/p>\n