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00:00At my wedding my fiance slapped me across the face all for his bridesmaid right in front of our parents
00:07That same day, I threw my ring away and called off the wedding. Everyone thought I was just throwing a
00:12tantrum
00:12After all Caleb and I have grown up together. I'd been in love with him since we were kids
00:17I followed him around like a shadow for 20 whole years, but this time I was dead serious
00:24Later when he finally tracked me down. Why?
00:27Just because of one slap?
00:29Yes
00:30Just because of one slap
00:33The second his hand connected with my face a sudden metallic taste of blood flooded my mouth
00:39After the sharp echoing crack of the slap the entire ballroom fell dead silent
00:45The left side of my face went numb then it burst into a burning pain
00:50I looked up at him my fiance Caleb Westbrook all because I caught Natalie Hawthorne trying on my wedding dress
00:57without permission
00:58All because I refused to let her be my bridesmaid even Caleb looks stunned by what he'd done
01:05Enough Vanessa stop making a scene
01:38The ceremony's starting
01:38This is not the place for your tantrums
01:40Humiliation hurt fury
01:42They all surged up at once
01:43Lodging themselves in my throat
01:45Tears burned in my eyes
01:47But I refused to let them fall
01:49In front of all the guests
01:50I slid the diamond ring off my finger
01:53Then turned around and walked away
01:55I was done explaining myself
01:57And I sure wasn't staying there to be humiliated in front of everyone
02:01Honestly Caleb had never been Prince Charming
02:04But that was the first time he hit me
02:07More than that in my entire 25 years of life
02:10That was the first time anyone had ever struck me
02:14Caleb and I went way back
02:16His grandpa Walter and my grandpa served in the army together
02:20We grew up in the same neighborhood
02:21Literally next door neighbors
02:23I had been in love with him since I was a little girl
02:26When I was five a boy at the playground snatched my toys
02:30He pulled my hair
02:31Dumped bugs straight into my backpack
02:33I ran crying to my mother Eleanor
02:36She went to confront the boy's parents
02:38But they just brushed it off as kids will be kids
02:41Grandpa Walter was having dinner at our house that night
02:44When he heard what happened he called Caleb over
02:47He told him to watch my back out there from now on
02:50Caleb was two years older than me
02:51When he heard I'd been bullied
02:53He caught that boy by the playground slide
02:55Pinned him to the dirt and beat him up
02:58Caleb had always been big for his age
03:00He had this mean, untouchable edge to him
03:03By the time he was done
03:04That boy and his two friends were bawling their eyes out
03:08Anyone touches Vanessa they deal with me
03:12That was the exact moment I fell for him
03:15From that day on I became his shadow
03:18I followed him every single day
03:21Wherever he went I was right behind him
03:24Caleb hated it at first
03:26But I never stopped trailing after him
03:28Eventually he got used to it
03:30And stopped telling me to leave
03:31He would carry my backpack
03:33Tilt the umbrella toward me when it rained
03:35And whenever I called his name
03:36He'd turn around right away
03:38At my 18th birthday party
03:40Walter joked around
03:41Well if these two are this inseparated
03:44Maybe we should just make it official one day
03:46I saw his ears turn red
03:49And I'm marrying Caleb
03:53But six years ago everything shattered
03:56That fall Natalie Hawthorne arrived
03:59She was the daughter of his mother's friend
04:01She had just moved back from London
04:03And was staying at his house temporarily
04:05She was gorgeous
04:07With perfect natural curls
04:09And a soft breathy accent
04:11The very first day she moved in
04:13Caleb brought her along to pick me up from campus
04:16Oh my god
04:18So this is your little sister Vanessa
04:20She's so cute
04:22Literally covered in pink
04:23Wait how old are you again?
04:25You're in college right?
04:27You still dress like a little girl
04:28And no one's ever said anything?
04:30My face instantly burned red
04:33I loved pink
04:34I was obsessed with it
04:36My clothes
04:36My tumbler
04:38My hair clips
04:39My jewelry
04:40My phone case
04:41Even my fingernails were pink
04:43People had teased me for it plenty of times
04:46But no one had ever talked down to me like that before
04:49With such fake
04:50Over the top pity
04:52My face burned
04:53I just stood there
04:54Completely tongue-tied
04:57Relax
04:57I'm just super blunt
04:59Don't tell me I offended the princess already
05:02Seeing my reaction
05:03Natalie just smiled and winked
05:06All right that's enough
05:07Caleb cut through the tension impatiently
05:09I turned around
05:10He was staring at Natalie
05:11Brows drawn tight
05:13Clearly annoyed
05:14Ooh the princess knight in shining armor
05:18What I can't even make a joke
05:20Seriously?
05:21What's your problem?
05:22That night
05:23Caleb told our parents what happened
05:25Diana smoothed it over immediately
05:27She told Natalie to lay off the jokes
05:29And she pushed Caleb to take us both out on weekends
05:32So we could bond
05:34From that day on
05:35Natalie was always around
05:37I didn't know exactly when she and Caleb got so close
05:41Every afternoon Caleb used to bring me a strawberry milkshake after class
05:45But one day he handed me an iced americano
05:48I barely drink coffee you know that
05:51I stared at the iced coffee my chest tightening
05:54Come on you only like the milkshake because it's pink
05:57That stuff's basically melted sugar
06:00Try drinking something healthier
06:02Across from him Natalie lifted an identical iced americano
06:06Oops sorry shortcake
06:08I was craving coffee so I told Caleb to grab these
06:11But honestly milkshakes are kind of a lot
06:16Do girls like you seriously drink that stuff every day?
06:20Do you always give people nicknames?
06:23For a second she froze
06:24Then came the wounded expression
06:26Why are you making it such a big deal?
06:28I was joking
06:30You're being way too sensitive don't you think?
06:33Am I sensitive?
06:35Or did you do it on purpose?
06:36Enough Vanessa
06:37Caleb cut in sharply
06:39She just moved here
06:40Sometimes she speaks without thinking
06:46Stop taking it so personally
06:48My blood was boiling
06:49Then maybe she should think before she talks
06:53Hey hey
06:55All right
06:56My bad
06:57How about this?
06:58Tomorrow I'll get you a Vonta strawberry milkshake
07:01Deal?
07:02My little princess?
07:04Hearing that
07:05Natalie's smile disappeared
07:06She stared dead at me
07:09From that day on
07:10Natalie actively targeted me
07:12Whenever I pulled out a pink pack of tissues
07:15She would gasp dramatically
07:17Wow
07:18Even your tissues are pink?
07:20What are you trying to turn yourself into Barbie?
07:23At dinner
07:23Whenever I wiped down my silverware before evening
07:27There it is
07:29Princess mode activated
07:30During summer break
07:31I was hauling suitcases down from my dorm
07:35The princess can't carry her own luggage
07:37Someone get this girl a night
07:40Every single time she did this
07:42Her friends would crack up
07:45At first
07:45Caleb actually stepped in
07:47He would tell her to knock it off
07:50Relax
07:51I'm kidding
07:52Vanessa's too guarded
07:56I'm helping her loosen up and actually bond with people
08:00She's a bit high maintenance
08:03Is that just a girl thing?
08:05Natalie punched his shoulder playfully
08:07Hey Caleb
08:08Don't lump me in with those girls
08:10I'm definitely not like them
08:12Caleb laughed
08:13It was such a gentle smile
08:15My chest tightened with a sour ache
08:18I always knew he thought I was spoiled and threw little tantrums
08:22Maybe to guys like him
08:24Liking pink, hating germs, and not being physically strong
08:28Just meant you were a high maintenance princess
08:32But finally, I snapped
08:34It was a friend's birthday party
08:36I wore a fitted pink button down over a white cami to the club
08:41When Natalie saw me, she practically shrieked
08:44Oh my god
08:47Vanessa, are you serious right now?
08:49Pink with a white cami?
08:51What's this, a teen drama?
08:52No, seriously, I'm dying
08:55Do you think you're the main character?
08:57Look at you
08:58You look like, what's the word?
09:02One of those girls trying way too hard to look cute
09:04Like a Barbie doll that wandered onto the wrong set
09:09Hilarious
09:09She cracked up with a few guys who'd been mocking me since we were kids
09:14Even Caleb seemed genuinely amused
09:17The corner of his mouth twitched
09:19A tidal wave of humiliation and shame swallowed me alive
09:23While they were laughing, I grabbed my glass and tossed my drink right into her face
09:28Natalie gasped, wiping furiously at her wet face
09:32Her makeup melted
09:33Black mascara completely streaked down her cheeks
09:36She coughed violently
09:38What the hell is wrong with you?
09:41Are you insane?
09:42Oh my god
09:44I mocked her tone perfectly
09:45Look at your heavy contour, fake lashes, and that dress that barely covers your ass
09:50What are you, a hooker?
09:51Some trashy little club princess?
09:53Caleb scowled and stepped between us
09:55He yanked the glass right out of my hand
09:58Vanessa
10:00Apologize
10:01He looked down at me, his brow furrowed
10:03My eyes burned as I stared dead at him
10:06Didn't you hear what she said to me?
10:08She mocked me first
10:10That's not the point
10:10You already insulted her back
10:12Now apologize for throwing the drink
10:15When you do something wrong, you own it
10:18Stop acting like a child
10:20He said it with such casual authority
10:22Just say sorry
10:24She won't hold it against you
10:27Fuck off
10:29Vanessa, what's gotten into you?
10:30You leave for college and suddenly this is how you talk?
10:34Apologize right now
10:35I scoffed
10:36Turned on my heel and walked straight out of the club
10:39Three days later, Caleb showed up
10:41He brought my favorite strawberry milkshake to campus
10:44It had pink whipped cream on top
10:46With my favorite flamingo straw sticking out of it
10:49He stood below the balcony of my dorm building
10:51Vanessa, come down
10:55I owe you an apology
10:56I stood on the balcony looking down at him
10:58The wind made my eyes sting
11:00I went downstairs and took the shake from him
11:03I took a sip
11:04It was sweet, but my chest still felt tight and heavy
11:08Do you actually think I'm spoiled?
11:10Petty and making a big deal out of nothing?
11:12He fell silent for a long time
11:15Natalie's just blunt
11:16She doesn't mean any harm
11:17Just let it go
11:18You take everything way too personally, Vanessa
11:22That's probably why you have no friends
11:24The milkshake sat heavy in my throat
11:26I couldn't swallow it
11:27Couldn't spit it out
11:28So that was it
11:29No matter how badly I was hurt
11:31I was always the petty one with Caleb
11:34Always too sensitive
11:35Too dramatic
11:36From that day on
11:38Our relationship just went on autopilot
11:40We were together
11:41But something between us had gone cold
11:44After we finished grad school
11:46Our parents started bringing up marriage more and more
11:49They thought it was time we settled down
11:51Caleb didn't object
11:52So the wedding was set for my 25th birthday
11:56On the big day, Natalie was already standing in the bridal suite
11:59Wearing my wedding dress
12:01She said she just wanted to see how it looked on her
12:03I let out a disbelieving laugh
12:05She glanced at the red reception dress I had just changed into
12:09Wrinkled her nose
12:11Honestly, red is definitely not your color, Vanessa
12:14It looks hideous on you
12:16Take it off
12:17If you want to try on a wedding dress so badly, go rent one
12:21That one is mine
12:22But she just did a little twirl in front of me
12:25Oh, come on
12:26You've already worn it for the ceremony
12:28Caleb said he didn't mind
12:31Why are you being so possessive?
12:33That was it
12:33I reached out and grabbed the fabric
12:36It's my wedding dress
12:37Give it back
12:38As we struggled, her foot caught on something
12:41She tripped and fell hard onto the floor
12:44Her carefully styled hair tumbled into a messy heap
12:48At that exact moment, the door flew open
12:51Caleb rushed in
12:52His eyes landed on Natalie
12:54And without a single second of hesitation
12:57He raised his hand
12:58And slapped me straight across the face
13:02It was raining when I walked out of the ballroom
13:04A brutal August storm
13:06Heavy drops smashed against the pavement
13:08I walked step by step into the freezing rain
13:12Still wearing that red reception dress Natalie had just mocked
13:16Behind me, my mother's voice tore through the storm
13:20Vanessa, Vanessa, come back!
13:23Oh, for God's sake!
13:25What is wrong with her?
13:27Throwing a tantrum?
13:28Throwing a tantrum at her own wedding?
13:30This is so embarrassing!
13:32I didn't look back
13:33My heel caught in a puddle
13:35My ankle twisted
13:36And I nearly fell
13:37So I yanked off both heels
13:39Walked barefoot on the soaking wet pavement
13:43The muddy water was freezing and filthy
13:45But I couldn't care less
13:47When I walked past the main gates
13:49The hotel security guard stared at me
13:51Like I'd lost my mind
13:53Well, a barefoot bride walking into a thunderstorm
13:57I probably did look insane
13:59My phone buzzed non-stop in my purse
14:02I pulled it out
14:03Dozens of texts from relatives and friends
14:06What happened?
14:07Is everything okay?
14:09Why did you leave?
14:10I powered the phone off and flagged down a cab
14:13The driver hesitated when he saw me dripping wet
14:16But eventually unlocked the doors
14:18Where to?
14:19I gave him an address
14:21An old apartment I shared with a friend back in college
14:23She had moved to San Francisco
14:25But she kept the lease and left me a spare key
14:28The ride took 40 minutes
14:30I shivered the entire way
14:32I wasn't sure if it was from the cold
14:34Or something else
14:36When I arrived, I dug through my soaked purse
14:39I only had $200 in cash and a debit card
14:42My phone was completely dead
14:45My phone buzzed non-stop in my purse
14:48I pulled it out
14:49Dozens of texts from relatives and friends
14:52What happened?
14:54Is everything okay?
14:55Why did you leave?
14:57I powered the phone off and flagged down a cab
14:59The driver hesitated when he saw me dripping wet
15:02But eventually unlocked the doors
15:04Where to?
15:05I gave him an address
15:07An old apartment I shared with a friend back in college
15:10She had moved to San Francisco
15:11But she kept the lease and left me a spare key
15:14The ride took 40 minutes
15:16I shivered the entire way
15:18I wasn't sure if it was from the cold
15:20Or something else
15:22When I arrived, I dug through my soaked purse
15:25I only had $200 in cash and a debit card
15:28My phone was completely dead
15:32I climbed the stairs and unlocked the door
15:34The apartment was dead empty
15:37Just a bare mattress and a single folding chair
15:41I peeled off the heavy soaked dress
15:44Crawled into an old blanket she had left behind
15:47Curling into a tight ball
15:49Finally, the tears started falling
15:52It wasn't even heartbreak anymore
15:55It wasn't anger either
15:56It was just a suffocating emptiness
15:59I'd loved Caleb for almost my entire life
16:03When I was five, he beat up the boys who bullied me
16:06I thought he was the bravest person in the world
16:09When I was eight, I scraped my me
16:12He crouched down and put a band-aid on it
16:14His hands had been clumsy, but so careful
16:18When I was 15, I bombed a test
16:21He stayed on the phone with me for hours, saying
16:25It's one test, Vanessa. You'll be fine
16:27When I was 18, I got accepted into college
16:31He bought me a pink crystal bracelet
16:34My little princess finally grew up
16:38But when did everything change?
16:40Was it the day Natalie showed up?
16:42Or was it even earlier than that?
16:45Maybe he'd never loved me
16:47Maybe I was just a needy friend he had to look after
16:50A shadow he just couldn't shake off
16:54He treated me well, not out of love, but out of habit
16:58He was used to me following him around
17:00Used to my clinginess
17:02But Natalie was different
17:04She was independent, fiercely opinionated, and bluntly outspoken
17:10She didn't need him to act as her knight in shining armor
17:13She even challenged him
17:15To Caleb, maybe that was a mature, equal relationship
17:19Not a childish, high-maintenance princess who needed constant coddling
17:24Those thoughts spiraled until I eventually passed out from exhaustion
17:28In my dreams, I was five years old again
17:31After he finished beating up those boys, he turned his head and looked at me
17:36Sunlight hit his face
17:39Anyone touches Vanessa, they deal with me
17:42But the very next second, the dream shifted
17:44He was standing in the grand ballroom
17:47Staring at me with an ice-cold face
17:50Before slapping me across the cheek
17:53I jolted awake
17:54Sweat slicked my skin
17:56The storm had passed
17:57The sky was starting to turn pale
18:00I plugged in my phone, powered it on
18:02It vibrated for three straight minutes
18:06Flooded with messages
18:07Most were from my mother
18:10Starting from a panicked
18:11Vanessa, where are you?
18:14To
18:14Please answer me
18:16And finally
18:17Do you have any idea what this has done to both families?
18:22Then there were a few texts from Caleb
18:25Where are you?
18:26Vanessa, are you done with this yet?
18:28Pick up
18:30The very last one was sent at 2am
18:34Just one line
18:34Are you happy now?
18:36I stared at that text
18:38A bitter laugh escaped my lips
18:41He slapped me across the face
18:43And now he actually had the guts to text me
18:47Are you happy now?
18:49Just like always
18:50To him
18:51To him, this was totally my fault
18:53I was being unreasonable
18:55I ruined our perfect wedding
18:57I didn't reply to anyone
18:59I opened DoorDash and ordered some hot chicken soup
19:03The buzzer sounded
19:04I assumed it was the chicken soup
19:07I pulled open the door
19:09But it wasn't the delivery guy
19:11It was Caleb
19:12He was still wearing the same grey wedding suit
19:16Dark circles bruised the skin beneath his eyes
19:19Like he hadn't slept all night
19:21He took one look at my pale face
19:23And froze
19:24I knew exactly how pathetic I looked
19:28I was drowning in a baggy old t-shirt someone left behind
19:31And I still had the faint red handprint on my left cheek
19:36He stared at me for a few seconds
19:38His throat bobbed
19:39You stayed here last night?
19:41I didn't answer him
19:42Just turned and walked back inside
19:44He followed me inside
19:46Scanning the completely bare room
19:48His brows drawing together
19:50Are you staying here?
19:51You're staying here?
19:52There's not even a bed
19:53There's not even a bed
19:53None of your business
19:54I sat down on the mattress
19:56Picked up a cup
19:57And took a sip of water
19:58He walked over and towered above me
20:01Looking down
20:03Come home
20:06Let's finish the wedding
20:08We can pretend yesterday never happened
20:10I slowly looked up at him
20:12His face was so incredibly calm
20:15Caleb, do you honestly think I can't live without you?
20:19What?
20:20I said
20:22I'm not marrying you
20:25We're done
20:26His brow furrowed into a tight knot
20:29Vanessa, do you even hear yourself?
20:31I do
20:32I'm perfectly clear
20:34Why?
20:35Just because of one slap?
20:38I didn't mean it
20:40Given the situation
20:42What situation?
20:44You saw Natalie on the floor
20:46And you hit me
20:48You didn't ask why
20:50You didn't ask what she did to me
20:51You didn't even give me a chance to explain
20:54You just hit me
20:58Do you even know what she did?
21:00She wore my wedding dress
21:01On my wedding day
21:03She put it on without my permission
21:06I told her to take it off
21:07And she refused
21:09We argued
21:10I tried to pull it off her
21:12Then you walked in
21:13And you hit me for no reason
21:17Tell me, Caleb
21:18What did I do wrong?
21:20She'd never worn one before
21:22She was just curious
21:23Did you really have to make such a huge deal out of it?
21:27Did you really have to hit me?
21:31Caleb
21:32I chased you for 20 years
21:34I loved you for 20 years
21:37I've been your loyal shadow for 20 years
21:40I thought you were just bad at expressing yourself
21:44I thought you loved me and didn't know how to say it
21:47But that slap yesterday finally woke me up
21:50You never loved me
21:52You got used to me
21:53I'm just an accessory to you
21:56Someone you could snap your fingers at whenever it suited you
21:58But Natalie?
22:00You'll back her up in public?
22:02You'll hit me for her
22:03Because deep down, Caleb
22:05She is more important to you
22:07Not true
22:08Say it, Caleb
22:09Tell me what it actually is
22:11He couldn't say a single thing
22:14I let out a bitter laugh
22:17Get out
22:18I already threw the ring away
22:20The wedding is cancelled
22:22I'll deal with our families and the fallout
22:24From now on, we're completely done
22:27Don't ever reach out to me again
22:30He didn't move
22:31He stood there for a long time
22:33Finally, he muttered
22:35Cool off for a few days
22:37I'll come back when you've calmed down
22:38Then he turned around and walked out
22:41The second the door shut
22:42My legs gave out
22:44I sank to the floor
22:46Burying my face in my arms
22:48I was the one who initiated the breakup
22:51Who cancelled the wedding
22:52But why, why did my chest still hurt this much?
22:58For the next three days
22:59I locked myself in that empty apartment
23:02Ignored every call
23:04My mother was losing it
23:06She texted me that she and my father were already on their way
23:10I just replied
23:11I'm fine, please don't come
23:13On the third afternoon, the doorbell rang
23:16I checked the peephole
23:17It was her
23:18With no choice left, I opened the door
23:21When she stepped inside, her eyes welled up with tears
23:25Oh, sweetheart
23:27You've lost so much weight
23:29You look so pale
23:31Have you even eaten anything?
23:33As she scolded me, she started pulling thermoses out of her tote bag
23:38I know you're hurting
23:40I know what happened humiliated you
23:43But starving yourself won't fix it
23:46My nose stung, tears threatened again
23:49My father stood in the doorway
23:52His face was dangerously grim
23:56I've already talked to Caleb's parents
23:58If you want to call the whole thing off, just say the word
24:01I have your back
24:04Drop it, Arthur
24:06What?
24:08Laying a hand on my daughter right in front of me?
24:10Who the hell does he think he is?
24:12I didn't raise her to be his punching bag
24:15She let out a heavy sigh and didn't argue back
24:18I knew this had hurt them too
24:21Decades of friendship between our families
24:23And now they were stuck in the middle of this mess
24:26The wedding ruined everything
24:29Mom, Dad, I'm sorry
24:33I'm sorry for putting you through this
24:36Stop talking nonsense
24:37I don't care about any of that
24:39I only care that you're okay
24:42I only care that you're okay
24:45That night, my mother stayed with me
24:47And my father checked into a hotel nearby
24:50She lay next to me on that bare mattress
24:52Just like when I was little
24:55Vanessa, be honest with me
24:58Okay
24:58Do you still love him?
25:01I stayed quiet for a long time
25:05I loved him for 20 years
25:07You don't just turn that off overnight
25:11But Mom, I don't want to love him anymore
25:14I know, sweetie
25:16Then take it slow, I'm right here with you
25:19Staring into the dark, I cried without making a sound
25:23On the fourth day, Caleb came back
25:25But this time, he wasn't alone
25:27Natalie was with him
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