Out Of His Shadow, My Sunshine

Synopsis

Eager for a taste of wedded bliss ahead of time, I persuaded Charles Reed to embark on a pre-wedding honeymoon to the enchanting Franko Land. The moment our feet touched the ground at the international airport, Charles claimed that his childhood sweetheart, Emily Lane, had gotten plastered at a bar. Without so much as a backward glance, he deserted me in the heart of Franko Land, where I was as lost as a lamb without a clue of the native tongue. Adrift in an unfamiliar land, I soon found myself wandering aimlessly. To make matters worse, a vagrant swooped in and made off with my luggage, leaving me looking like a total wreck. There I was, at the police station, trying to piece together my story for the officers. And that was when I spotted Emily's post. A picture of her and Charles, hands clasped tightly, was accompanied by a caption that stabbed me right in the heart: [True love means never leaving your side when you're in the lurch.] That simple post shattered the last remnants of my hope. Without hesitation, I cut Charles out of my life and called the whole wedding off.