Donna had planned to marry the wealthy Brian no matter what it took, but when she arrived at the church, she saw him marrying another woman.
Donna hated her cousin Gwen. Donna was the prettiest of the two by far, but while her mother had married a poor man, Gwen’s mom had married a rich lawyer so their lives were very different.
Gwen went to a fancy college, had the finest clothes, had her first convertible on her 16th birthday, while Donna had nothing! Yes, Donna hated Gwen, but she never let her know because Gwen was generous and kind.
ard a familiar voice: “Baby, this is my golden ticket. The guy hasn’t even asked me to sign a prenup! He thinks I’m pregnant, so in a few weeks, I’ll fake a miscarriage…
“And then it’s you and me on a tropical beach with a fat settlement!”
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Brian turned around and his breath caught. It was Donna, standing in the shadows, talking to someone else, planning to cheat on him even before their wedding!
Brian’s first impulse was to call her out, cancel the wedding, then he had a better idea. He went back to the party and pretended everything was just fine. He touched Gwen on the shoulder.
“You were right about everything,” he said quietly. “She’s a liar. She made me believe what I felt for you was childish, but right now all I feel is relief that I’m not marrying her.”
“You’re not marrying her?” asked Gwen.
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“No,” said Brian quietly. “I’m marrying you because you know it’s always been you. I let her blind me, seduce me…I’m sorry Gwen.”
“But the rehearsal dinner, the wedding…” Gwen said. “What are you going to do?”
“I have this idea, and I hope you agree,” Brian whispered. “Listen…”
The next morning Donna put on her lavish wedding gown and her cathedral veil with her mother and her sister’s help. “I don’t like the hair,” she told the hairdresser. “Do it again!”
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“Donna, you are already half an hour late…” gasped her sister.
“I don’t care,” Donna said. “I’m the bride, they will wait!”
An hour and a half later Donna was at the cathedral doors, waiting to make her grand entrance. “Open the door,” she hissed at the usher. “Can’t you see I’ve finally arrived?”
The man looked confused, but he obeyed. The huge doors swung inwards, and Donna heard the words: “You may kiss the bride!”
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There, at the altar, was Brian, and opposite him, looking radiant in a wedding dress was GWEN! Brian was marrying GWEN? Donna screamed and threw down her bouquet, but nobody even noticed her or looked her way. Everyone was cheering Gwen and Brian.
Donna had played a dirty game and she lost. And she didn’t just lose her bridegroom, she lost her cousin’s friendship and access to all that money. Donna discovered that if she wanted things, she had to work — and work hard — for it all.
What can we learn from this story?
- Deceivers always get paid back in the same coin. Donna backstabbed her cousin and ended up losing everything she’d hoped to gain.
- You can’t build a marriage on a lie. Donna was lying to Brian not only about the pregnancy but about who she was and it all backfired on her
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