“Jessica, I messed up… I shouldn’t have
pretended to be Tom. I just got carried away.
Please, please don’t fire me!”
“Fire you? You let your girlfriend harass me!”
I sneered.
“Mike, you and Brittany can lie to each other
all you want, but you can’t pretend you’re
Tom!”
Tom had been a good man, and he would not
let people tarnish his memory.
Mike’s sobs intensified.
“Brittany’s barely three months along! If your
tell her the truth, she’ll get an abortion!“”
“I’m a poor man, and I have a big family! No
girl would ever agree to have my baby!
“I’m so lucky Brittany did. Please, don’t take
away my luck!”
I was officially disgusted.
“This isn’t about luck, you’re a fraud!” |
snapped.
Mike wouldn’t let it go.
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He begged me to give him a few days to sort
things out, promising to take care of the
situation.
I figured “taking care of the situation” meant
coming clean with Brittany.
I was wrong.
The next day, I walked into school, and
Brittany was holding a bag of candy, handing
them out to everyone.
She was also flashing her wedding ring, or
what she thought was a wedding ring.
Spotting me, she made a beeline, shoving the
fake rock in my face.
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“Jessica, turns out you and Tom were
divorced this whole time! Mike said he
couldn’t stand you, you were always so
bossy.”
“Look at this, we’re married! It’s official,
totally legal, and this means that you’re out of
the family!”
“Oh, and all the things that Tom paid for, the
car, the house, they should all belong to me!
Unless you want me to go to court, and show
you the true definition of broke.”
She screamed.
I couldn’t help but be amused.
“Whoa, Brittany, how can you get married if
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The other teachers and students were
shocked.
“Did Brittany steal Jessica’s husband?”
“I have always known Jessica was married to
a rich man. Turns out, Brittany is going to be
rich too!”
“Brittany is so lucky to find a rich man to
marry!”
Brittany looked very happy.
I looked at Brittany, and played along.
“Brittany, now that you are married, can you
pay me my 10 thousand dollars back?”
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“You don’t think that I have the money to do
so?” Brittany mocked.
I shot back: “I am not trying to be offensive, but you do not seem to have a lot of money. With your new rich husband, 10 thousand shouldn’t be a problem.”
The surrounding students started laughing, realizing Brittany did not have the money.
Brittany started blushing.
I hit a nerve.
She snapped: “I will pay you back now! Don’t act like I don’t have the money to pay you back!”
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She then paid me back using Zelle.
She made sure everyone saw the transaction.
“See, my husband has plenty of money!” She
proudly showed off the receipt to everyone.
Suddenly, a ring started ringing.
Brittany accidentally played the call on
speaker, revealing a telemarketer.
“Brittany, your credit loan is overdue. Please
pay as soon as possible so that it does not
affect your credit score.
“”
Brittany panicked, and quickly turned the call
off.
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“Wrong number!” She laughed nervously.
“What? Wrong number? The telemarketer
knows your name, your credit balance, and
they know your full name!”
Brittany tried to save face. “Guys, I don’t
need to take out loans. My wedding ring is
probably worth more than 1 million dollars!”
One student scoffed: “I think your wedding
ring is made of plastic. You got scammed!”
“You better shut your mouth!” Brittany cried.
The students started fighting.
I told them to calm down.
“Since you are now married, you should treat
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us to dinner, so that we all learn from you!” I
suggested.
Brittany’s friend, Ashley, agreed. “Yeah, it will be a good experience. Your husband is a
CEO, and the cost of dinner probably won’t
even make a dent!”
“You also have a child growing inside you!
We have to celebrate that. We should
celebrate!” The others screamed.
Brittany was trapped.
