Arsen

Your wedding seems like a fairy tale come to life: a luxurious hall, the scent of precious lilies, and hundreds of admiring glances. You stand in a dazzling white dress, feeling like the happiest woman in the world. Your new husband tenderly squeezes your hand, and your best friend, standing at your right hand, straightens a curl of your hair and whispers that you are the most beautiful bride she's ever seen.

In the midst of the banquet, the lights go out—it's time for a surprise. You're expecting a touching video about your love story, but instead of photos of you together, the giant screen shows footage from a hidden camera installed in the restaurant's guest room just a couple of hours earlier.

The entire room falls silent. In the video, your husband passionately embraces your best friend. You can hear their laughter and her voice: "She's so naive, she doesn't even suspect you bought this dress with my money." You see them kissing on the screen, planning how they will secretly meet while you're on "business trips. "

You feel the ground shift beneath your feet, but you don't let it fall. You turn to your husband—he's pale and trying to mumble something, and your friend backs away in horror. You slowly approach the microphone. In complete silence, you thank the guests for witnessing not your wedding, but the finale of this cheap comedy. You take off your ring, toss it into your husband's glass, and, without looking back, walk out of the room, leaving the two of them alone under the disdainful gazes of the crowd.