Hurt

Kimberly woke up on Sunday morning feeling sort of anxious about the date with Tristan.

She reached for her phone, and sighed when she saw it was almost ten o'clock. She clicked on a text message from Tristan, a playful emoji teasing her about their lunch date and attached to it was the venue and time of their date.

A bittersweet smile tugged at her lips as a memory flickered – Tristan's hopeful eyes as he confessed his feelings a year ago. He must be hurt over the news of her engagement, Kimberly reasoned.

Although she had told him to give her time to sort out her feelings, here she was, engaged to be married to someone else.

She couldn't help wondering what Tristan thought about her engagement and whether or not she should tell him it was a contract marriage.