CONSOLATION PRIZE

He’d love her forever, he’d said.
She’d married his best friend instead.
Ten long years have passed since that day 
When his ex-friend stole her away.
So long ago it was, and yet
No way could he ever forget.
She never knew how he missed her.
He went and married her sister.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Messina Avatar
March 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Bryn, I just love this! The twist at the end made me LMAO! Congratulations on your top win in my contest!
Rodrigues Avatar
March 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
What a twist! My mom once met up with my dad’s twin, but she’d say that she got the better one. The other one married the one he knew since middle school who didn’t seem to like my mom..lol…wonder why? Congrats, Bryn!
Strudwick Avatar
March 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Ah, there's no accounting for taste, Kim.
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