Mission Accomplished: Escaping the Wedding

Synopsis

I had just said "I do" to Jonathan Lopez this morning. By the afternoon, he had already slapped me with divorce papers. I stood perfectly still in the bridal suite, gripping the heavy silk of my wedding gown. Through the cracked door, the muffled laughter of his groomsmen drifted down the hallway. "Mr. Lopez," one of his buddies bantered. "You actually went through with an entire wedding just because Ms. Blake threw a little tantrum?" I peeked out and saw Jonathan tenderly tucking a stray lock of hair behind the ear of his precious first love. His voice was dripping with devotion. "The wedding is done, and the divorce papers are already drawn up. Can you forgive me now?" She pressed her lips together to hide a smug smile, the cold resentment in her eyes melting away completely. I instinctively took a step forward to interrupt the touching reunion, but my own three brothers stopped me. "She's rarely this happy. Just let her have this one win. You literally have everything else. Why make a scene over a little bruised ego? Jonathan was always meant to be hers. You should have accepted that a long time ago." Like a team of bouncers, my brothers escorted me out of the venue, leaving the happy couple locked in a tight embrace beneath the cathedral's gorgeous stained-glass rose window. A mechanical chime finally echoed deep in my mind. [Target Heartbreak Level Reached. Mission Complete. Would you like to exit this world?] Leaning against the car window, I watched the church spires recede into the distance. It was all I could do to fight back a smirk. The lovesick act I had put on for this mission was officially a wrap. They could go ahead and live out their epic romance without me. Because as of today, I was officially retiring from playing their miserable supporting character.