Young, full of hope, and excited to marry Karl, the love of her life, Jessica walked to the altar, but her man wasn’t there. The look on the guests’ faces in the church made it clear something was wrong. Karl had disappeared, breaking Jessica’s heart and turning the wedding day into a nightmare.
“Young boy,” Jessica’s dad, Hubert Pennigton said to Karl, who was getting ready for the wedding day at the room across Jessica’s, “you’ll leave right away, and you’ll never look back.”
“Sir, I’m not a boy, but a man, and I’m in love with your daughter. I’m not going anywhere,” Karl said, trying hard to hide how afraid he was of Hubert’s words.
“Listen now, and listen carefully. I’m not offering you any options. YOU’LL LEAVE! And that’s final. You know I have connections with influential people. I’m gonna make your life a living hell.”
Karl was aware Hubert’s threats were real. Everyone in town was intimidated by him. He worked with suspicious people who were involved in nasty businesses.
“Are you threatening me, sir?” Karl asked, trembling.
“No, it’s not a threat, it’s a promise,” Huber said, and Karl knew he meant it. “Now, you will leave this place right now without anyone noticing and ghost Jessica forever, OR ELSE!”
Hubert placed his index finger on Karl’s chest, and Karl got scared for his life, so he left.
Running out of the room, he entered a taxi and headed to the airport.
His heart broke by the thought of Jessica waiting for him at the church. But it was for her sake too. Her father was a dangerous man.
Jessica walked down the aisle, and with every step she made, her nervousness grew because she couldn’t spot Karl among the people gathered at the church to celebrate their wedding day.
When a few hours passed by and she realized Karl wasn’t coming, Jessica broke into tears. She cried and cried on her mother’s shoulder, but nothing could comfort her.
In the years to come, Jessica didn’t date anyone. She couldn’t forget Karl. But then, her father introduced her to the son of a wealthy family friend and forced her to marry him. They welcomed a daughter, Olivia, but her husband cheated on her whenever he could. Her life with him was miserable and she didn’t see a way out, but then her father died and she filed for divorce the following day.
Her now-ex husband also wanted to get out of that marriage, so they were both happy to go their separate ways.
Over time, Olivia married and gave Jessica three grandchildren, making her life complete.
But it was often that Jessica thought of Karl and their wedding day, especially while sitting at her porch and having her cup of tea.
Even 50 years later, she couldn’t forget the man she felt was her soulmate.
Lost into her thoughts of past memories, she was disturbed by the voice of the mailman. “Ms. Pennington, there is mail for you,” the mailman said with a smile on the face. “Oh, dear, you scared me,” she said, almost dropping her tea.
He then handed her an envelope with her name and address written on it. The name of the sender was too familiar to be able to ever forget; Karl Pittman.
Jessica’s hands started trembling. She could barely open the letter.
“Dear Jessica,
I hope you don’t mind hearing from me. It’s been 50 years, but I wanted to tell you that there has not been a day I haven’t thought of you. It was never my intention to leave you, not ever, but your father threatened me. I shouldn’t have listened, but I was too young and too afraid,” the letter read.
Jessica stopped and wiped her tears. She needed to gather strength to continue reading the letter that she had been hope to receive her whole life.
“I never married and never had children because I could never date anyone after you. Here are my phone number and address. Please write me if you want.
“Sincerely, Karl.”
Jessica finally got the answer she was looking forward to for so many years. Karl’s letter was the closure she needed badly.
She did write back, and after some time, Karl called her. They talked for hours, recalling their young days and the wedding day that never happened.
Eventually, Karl and Jessica met. Being 75, they were both aware they didn’t have much time left, but they decided to make the most of the time that remained.
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