Oh, let me tell you about something that happened last summer. So, Elizabeth was standing in the middle of the shopping centre, waiting for her daughter. Theyd sorted out a nice little shopping trip together for the day. Out of nowhere, this bloke with a bald head and a bit of a belly came up behind her.
Elizabeth? he said.
James, is that really you? Elizabeth could hardly believe it was him the years hadnt been kind, and he was nothing like the handsome fiancé she once knew.
She tried to smile, but the old hurt was still there. After all, James had betrayed her and that just wasnt something you forgot overnight.
You see, twenty-five years ago, Elizabeth and James were engaged. They made such a gorgeous pair that everyone around was just a little bit jealous of their happiness.
The wedding day finally arrived. The whole house was buzzing, decorations everywhere, people cooking, chatting, celebrating. Elizabeth was getting herself ready, taking those final moments before shed walk down the aisle. Everyone was waiting for her, James included, when suddenly a car pulled up outside her house. Out stepped a stranger who started asking around for James, claiming he was actually Jamess father-in-law.
Elizabeths mum thought it must be some kind of bad joke and asked if he was sure he had the right place. But the man insisted, saying his daughter was expecting Jamess child. And then, as if that wasnt enough, Elizabeth nearly fainted on the spot because a young woman with a very obvious baby bump stepped out of the car.
While all this was going on, James just quietly got in the car and drove away with them.
So, Claire that other woman she had a little girl in the end, James said to Elizabeth that day in the shopping centre. But she wasnt well Weve struggled ever since, you know, thereve been problems right from the start, and things between Claire and me just never worked out. Lifes never quite felt right.
Well, Elizabeth replied, shrugging her shoulders and lifting her chin, youve only got yourself to blame for that. And with that, she walked away, her head held high.
