She Married Him In Game

On the day of our engagement party, Gwen got married.

Just not to me.

She did it in a fantasy MMO, in front of thousands of digital spectators, while virtual fireworks exploded across her screen for five straight minutes.

My mother stood beside her, slightly bent over, waiting for those same five minutes.

Gwen casually slid off her noise-canceling headphones. "Sorry, Mrs. Mitchell. Did you say something? I didn't catch that."

My mother forced a small, apologetic smile. "Gwen, sweetie, I was looking at the catering invoice.