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When I came back from the hospital to a family gathering holding a diagnosis report, I asked to speak with my best friend, Rachel alone. But she only frowned. “What are you talking about Emma? If there's anything you need to say, say it in front of the family.” Before I could pull her aside she peeked at the report and announced. “You have a terminal venereal disease!” In that instant everything changed. My husband rejected me, claiming I was dirty and couldn't be his wife, my parents and my brother disowned me and soon I was thrown out of my home. It was then that I discovered he had been cheating on me with Rachel this whole time and my father, mother and brother who had always chosen Ella over me knew and, cast me out to welcome her as their real family. Alone, I smiled bitterly. Only I knew that it wasn't my name on the diagnosis report but Rachel's.