He Gave My Ring To Her Now He Wears His Regret Chapter 10
He clicked it open.
The first photo showed the five of them in a restaurant, raising their glasses in a toast. In the window’s reflection, I could be seen sitting alone at the next table.
The second photo showed the five of them wearing matching team jackets. I stood behind them, holding the coats they had just taken off.
In the third, Nico and Alessia were huddled together under a single umbrella in the rain. I was across the street, getting soaked as I took their picture.
The fourth photo was of the leftover cake from my birthday. In the mirror’s reflection, a solitary silhouette could be seen.
The fifth photo had been taken on this trip. The five of them stood by the sea. I was in the foreground, holding three beach bags, my shadow stretched long by the sun.
Underneath the photo was a single line of text.
> Seven years, and I never made it in.
Nico stared at that sentence for a long time, his eyes slowly turning red.
There was also an unfinished video on the hard drive.
He clicked play.
It showed the creation of our wedding website.
My voice came through the speakers.
“This is our seventh year together.”
“Nico said the six of us would always be together.”
“So, on our wedding day, I want six seats at the head table.”