Chapter 18 One month before the wedding , Jasons ex girlfriend sent him her final wishlist .
To fulfill her wishes , Jason Reed went bungee jumping , skiing , visiting Iceland to see the Northern Lights , and even taking wedding photos posting them proudly on social media The caption read : [ Although its been many years , Ive finally made it .
I fulfilled her last dream .
No regrets in this life .
I liked the post then my phone rang .
It was Jason , and he was furious Cant you be a little more considerate ? Do you realize what time it is ? Are you still making a fuss about this ? Avas dying and Im just trying to help her fulfill some wishes .
Cant you understand that ? I rolled my eyes , but he didnt stop them .
Lets postpone the wedding , he added like it was the most logical solution .
But what he didnt know what he couldnt know was that Ava wasnt dying at all .
I knew for a fact that she was faking it .
Later , on the wedding day , my neighbor , the one who had secretly loved me for years held a grand wedding abroad and live streamed it for the world to see .
Chase Thompson , with red eyes and a trembling voice , confronted me .
Are you really going to give up our seven years for him ? I gave him a look that could cut glass .
Tm just helping my brother fulfill some wishes , Can you understand that ? Emmas POV Im making a big deal out of this ? Jason , which eye of yours saw me making a fuss ? I just accidentally liked the post , is it really necessary to start a confrontation over it ? I tried to keep my voice steady , but the anger was bubbling beneath the surface .
On the other end of the phone , Jasons voice sounded exhausted and imitated .
… you know I dont have time for this right now , Avas not well , and her emotions are all over the place .
I need to be by her side .
Oh , shes dying ? How tragic , interrupted , my voice dripping with sarcasm .
Should I send over flowers or maybe visit her in her final moments to see her frail little body ? Emma ! How can you say that ? Ava , she … Jason tried to explain , but I cut him off .
She , she , she bullshit ! Jason , wake up ! Ava isnt sick ! Shes just playing the victim for sympathy , and youre falling for it hook , line , and sinker ! My voice was shaking with rage now .
There was silence on the other end of the line .
I could almost see Jason scrubbing a hand over his face in frustration S He was probably regretting calling me right now probably adding even more stress to his already chaotic situation .
Emma , what the hell is wrong with you ? Youve never been like this before ! Avas dying , and youre still making sarcastic comments ? And then , as if his words had been pre rehearsed , he added , We should postpone the wedding % Before I could respond , the line went dead .
The busy tone echoed in my ears as I gripped the phone so tightly that my knuckles turned white .
My entire body trembled with the shock , the weight of the moment sinking in .
Without even thinking , I glanced over at the photo sitting on the table .
It was a picture from when I was seventeen .
My high ponytail bounced in the sunlight , my school uniform crisp and clean , and my smile bright as ever !! Next to me .
Jason stood just as youthful , his white shirt shining against the glow of the setting sun .
We were standing on the track at school , the cherry blossoms in full bloom behind us .
Petals floated in the air like confetti , gently landing on our hair and shoulders .
It was a moment frozen in time .
How beautiful our youth had been .
How perfect our first love seemed .
But now ? That was all a joke .
Jason and Avas social media posts .
It felt like a thousand tiny knives , each one stabbing deeper into my chest with every scroll .
To hell with understanding .

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To hell with the wedding .
After a moment , I finally took a breath and started to think more clearly .