He traveled on Wednesday. On Saturday evening, his friend sent his wedding photos. He was in a black suit and holding the hand of his bride. Immediately I saw the photo, my heart missed several beats and I started feeling weak. I called his friend, “Were you aware he was getting married?” He answered, “I’m equally surprised as you are.”

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We had dated for two years. We’d had our ups and downs. Even before he traveled that Wednesday, we were not on good terms, but nothing showed he was engaged or seeing someone else, let alone having a wedding. I started calling his phone all evening; he didn’t answer. So I sent him the photo his friend sent me and added a long voice note asking him to explain. Again, he didn’t answer. He left me on read.

On Sunday morning, I sent him another voice note insulting him, calling him names, cursing him and his new marriage. I said a lot of things out of pain, especially because he read my messages and didn’t respond.

On Sunday evening, he responded, “So you’ve been with me all this while but you don’t trust me? Is that how you’ll choose a lie over me and make me the devil? It’s alright. I’m married. Thanks for the curses.”

The whole thing was a prank he planned with his friend. He was the best man and not the groom. They took that photo specifically to pull a prank on me, and I fell for it.

I thought when the prank was over, the prankster and the pranked come together and laugh at the joke? Ours is different. There was no joke. My boyfriend has left the relationship because of the things I said in the voice notes and the fact that I didn’t trust him enough to be on his side, at least until I could hear his side of the story. He said I concluded too early and that a relationship without trust can’t thrive.

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I tried. God knows I did. I even apologized for falling for the prank. He made me take my words back only to tell me he can’t continue loving a woman who has such curses in her mouth. He wanted a reason to leave, I know, and I carelessly gave him one. Wherever he is, I hope he’s enjoying life and love.

—Louisa

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