He Flaunted His Mistress; I Vanished Forever

In the fourth year of our secret relationship, Jeffrey Gilbert promised me we'd go public this Valentine's Day.

For that one day, I'd hidden it from everyone for four years.

When friends asked if I had a boyfriend, I said no.

When relatives pushed me about marriage over the holidays, I smiled and said I was still single.

At eleven that night, Jeffrey posted exactly what I'd been waiting for.

*No more hiding.*

The photo was two hands laced together, a bracelet on the woman's wrist.

That bracelet was one I'd picked out, a couple's set I'd saved two months' pay to buy.