At my best friend’s wedding, everything seemed perfect until I noticed the groom, Jason, rubbing his wrist in a strange, familiar way. Something about it unsettled me, and as I watched, I realized he had a fresh tattoo—a name that wasn’t Aisha’s, but Cleo’s. Cleo, our mutual friend who’d been deliberately left off the bridesmaid list due to their complicated history, was in the audience. The tattoo was undeniable: Jason had gotten Cleo’s name inked on him, just before his wedding to Aisha,
When I saw this, I couldn’t stay silent. I stopped the ceremony, revealing the tattoo to Aisha. Jason tried to explain, claiming it was just a drunken mistake, but the truth came out when Cleo stood up and revealed that Jason had confided in her, saying he didn’t love Aisha. Cleo also shared that he had called her “sweet but boring,” and that Aisha’s family’s wealth was the real prize for him,