We Called It Off

Summary

My best friend called his fiancée, only to have her hang up on him.

The text she sent back was cold and dismissive.

“Lewis has a cold. I don’t have time.”

My friend then called his own girlfriend, a superstar with connections everywhere.

The reply he got was just as chilling. “Lewis’s sick. This is when he needs me the most.”

After a night spent fighting for my life in the emergency room, we found ourselves in the same hospital ward, looking at each other. We spoke the words at the exact same time.

“I don’t want to get married anymore.”