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The Night the Stars Died Inside My Dream by Darion Sol Veyra

“The Broken Engagement”

1. The Perfect Beginning

Amanda Tully stood before the full-length mirror, her white engagement dress gleaming beneath soft afternoon light. The satin hugged her body just right, its elegance making her look like she’d stepped out of a bridal magazine. Her makeup artist had done wonders—her complexion was glowing, her eyes bright, and her smile radiant.

This was supposed to be the happiest day of her life. Today, after seven years of waiting, she was finally getting engaged to the man she loved—Travis Hill, her long-time boyfriend.

Travis was the kind of man women turned to look at twice. Tall, broad-shouldered, and classically handsome, he had an air of effortless superiority, a natural confidence that filled every room. Even when he said nothing, people felt his presence.

Amanda turned toward him with a soft smile. “Travis, how do I look?” she asked, a hopeful tremor in her voice.

Travis looked up lazily from the sofa, where he’d been scrolling through his phone. For a fleeting second, their eyes met—hers full of expectation, his dark and unreadable. But before he could answer, his phone buzzed on the coffee table.

The name flashing on the screen made Amanda’s heart skip. She recognized it instantly.

Leila.

“Don’t answer—” she began, her voice small, pleading.

But Travis ignored her. He picked up the phone.

“Hello?”

That single word shattered the delicate warmth in the room. Whatever was said on the other end changed his expression immediately—his jaw tightened, his eyes sharpened, and all traces of softness disappeared.

“I’ll be there right away,” he said curtly, already reaching for his jacket.

Then came the sentence that cut through Amanda like a knife.

“The engagement party’s off.”

He didn’t even look at her. He just walked out.

The door slammed.

2. A White Dress and a Shattered Heart

Amanda stood motionless, staring at her reflection in the mirror. A minute ago, she’d been glowing—filled with joy, excitement, and nervous anticipation. Now, staring back at her was a stranger: a pale, broken woman in a white dress meant for a celebration that would never happen.

The silence in the room was deafening. Her chest felt tight; her vision blurred with tears she refused to let fall.

Then, her phone buzzed.

She picked it up, hoping—perhaps foolishly—that it might be Travis apologizing.

It wasn’t.

Leila:I won.

A bitter laugh escaped Amanda’s lips. Of course she did.

Leila—Travis’s first love, the one woman he had never truly gotten over.

Amanda had spent seven years trying to fill that void, seven years of loving him, waiting for him, standing by his side through every triumph and failure. And yet, in the end, all it took was one phone call from Leila for Travis to abandon her—on their engagement day.

3. Seven Years of Sacrifice

As Amanda stood there, her mind began to replay the years she had invested in Travis.

Seven years of devotion, of bending over backward to please him, of swallowing her pride when he ignored her birthdays, forgot their anniversaries, and dismissed her feelings.

There had been countless times she’d planned romantic dinners or small surprises, only for him to cancel at the last minute—always because Leila needed him.

Each time, Amanda had told herself to be patient. To believe that, one day, Travis would see how much she loved him.

But now, on the day that was supposed to mark the beginning of their forever, he had proven what deep down she’d always known: she had never been his first choice.

And worse, she had never even been a priority.

He knew what this would do to her reputation—how humiliating it would be for her when word got out that the engagement party was canceled at the last minute. That guests, family, and friends would whisper that she’d been left for another woman.

He knew.

And he didn’t care.

4. The Breaking Point

Tears burned behind her eyes, but she refused to cry anymore. For seven years, she had endured. For seven years, she had been strong for both of them.

But now… she was tired.

The engagement party had been her final attempt to save what little was left between them. Now that it had crumbled, she felt oddly… free.

Taking a deep breath, Amanda picked up her phone and opened her chat with Travis.

She typed two simple words:

We’re done.

Her thumb hovered for a second, then she pressed send.

No second thoughts.

Then she blocked his number.

It was over.

5. The Interruption – James Appears

Amanda began to pack her things. She gathered her suitcase, her movements steady, almost mechanical. She didn’t even notice the tears that had begun to slide silently down her cheeks.

Dragging the suitcase behind her, she made her way toward the elevator. Just as the doors were about to close, a sharp, mocking whistle echoed from behind her.

That sound made her stomach twist.

James Hill.

Travis’s cousin—and the man she’d despised for years.

James was everything Amanda loathed in a person: arrogant, spoiled, and cruel. He worshipped Travis, always boasting about his cousin’s perfection and success, and he’d never missed an opportunity to belittle Amanda, constantly calling her a country nobody unworthy of Travis.

As far as James was concerned, Amanda’s presence in Travis’s life was an embarrassment.

And now, seeing her in a white dress with a suitcase in hand, he smelled blood.

6. The Humiliation

James strolled over with a smirk plastered across his face.

“Well, well, well! The engagement’s off, huh? Must be pretty embarrassing. Trying to sneak out before anyone sees?”

He clapped his hands, summoning a small crowd of his friends from the hallway. Within seconds, half a dozen of them had gathered, phones out, ready to record the scene like vultures circling a wounded animal.

James leaned back, grinning smugly.

“So, Amanda, how does it feel? The big day’s canceled, your fiancé ran off—what’s it like being dumped before the party even starts?”

Laughter rippled through the group.

Amanda stood still. She’d endured his cruelty for years, biting her tongue for Travis’s sake. But that was over now.

She crossed her arms and met his gaze squarely, her voice calm but edged with steel.

“How does it feel?” she repeated. “Pretty awful, thanks for asking. But not nearly as awful as being you—a bastard. Isn’t that right, James?”

The laughter died instantly.

7. Striking Back

James froze. His smirk vanished.

Everyone knew his secret—his mother’s affair, his illegitimate birth—but it was something no one dared mention aloud.

Amanda’s words hit him like a slap. His face turned red, his hands trembling with rage.

“You bitch! You think you can talk to me like that?”

He lunged at her, raising his hand to strike.

But Amanda didn’t flinch.

She moved quickly, sidestepping his attack and driving her foot hard into his stomach.

The impact sent James stumbling backward, crashing to the floor with a groan. His friends gasped, too stunned to react.

Amanda straightened, brushing her hair from her face as she stared down at him with cool contempt.

“You think I was scared of you?” she said quietly. “I only tolerated your pathetic games because of Travis. But now that I’m done with him, I don’t owe you anything.”

8. Defiance

James scrambled to his feet, his pride more wounded than his body.

“You hit me? You’ll regret that! I’ll tell Travis everything!” he shouted, his voice breaking with fury.

Amanda turned to pick up her suitcase. “Go ahead. Tell him. I couldn’t care less.”

That only enraged him more.

“Fine!” he yelled after her. “Don’t ever come back! Don’t you dare go crawling to my cousin when you realize no one else wants you!”

Amanda paused at the door.

James smirked, mistaking her silence for hesitation. “What’s wrong? Regretting it already?” He stepped closer, voice dripping with mockery. “You’re just a desperate little puppy. If you want me to keep quiet, get on your knees and lick my shoes. Maybe then I’ll forgive you.”

His friends snickered, phones still pointed at her.

Amanda’s lips curved—not in fear, but in amusement.

She looked straight into one of the cameras and spoke clearly, her tone steady and resolute.

“I, Amanda Tully, am done with Travis Hill. I swear, I will never marry him. And if I ever break that vow, may Travis pay the price.”

The words hung heavy in the air.

James’s smirk faltered. His friends exchanged uncertain glances.

Amanda lifted her suitcase, gave him one last look of disdain, and walked out.

The elevator doors closed behind her.

9. Amanda’s Inner Transformation

As the elevator descended, Amanda felt something she hadn’t felt in years—relief.

The weight of seven years of one-sided love, humiliation, and compromise began to lift from her shoulders.

She thought about all the times she had waited for Travis: the nights she sat alone while he “worked late,” the holidays he missed, the way he never noticed when she tried to look her best just for him.

And yet, she had stayed. Because she had convinced herself that love meant patience, that devotion would be enough to make him see her.

But love built on inequality is not love—it’s servitude.

Now, standing on her own for the first time, Amanda felt a flicker of something unfamiliar but empowering.

Freedom.

10. Themes and Symbolism

This chapter isn’t just about heartbreak—it’s about rebirth.

The white dress Amanda wore at the beginning symbolized hope and purity, her dream of a future with Travis. By the end of the chapter, that same dress becomes a symbol of disillusionment and independence. She leaves not as a bride, but as a woman reclaiming her self-worth.

Travis’s coldness represents the emotional neglect that corrodes relationships built on power imbalance. His willingness to abandon Amanda so easily exposes the superficiality of his love and his weakness in the face of nostalgia for his ex, Leila.

Leila’s single text, “I won,” encapsulates the cruelty of rivalry and the way some people treat love as a competition rather than a connection.

James’s humiliation and Amanda’s retaliation mark the turning point in her transformation—from submissive and patient to assertive and fearless.

Her final declaration, spoken into the camera, is both a vow and a curse—a promise to herself and a warning to anyone who underestimates her again.

11. Conclusion – The End of Submission

By the end of the chapter, Amanda Tully’s life has changed completely.

In one day, she loses her fiancé, her status, and her future as she had imagined it. But she also sheds the shackles of emotional dependency and self-denial that had kept her trapped for seven years.

She walks away not as the broken woman in the mirror but as someone reborn from betrayal and pain.

Her last words echo with quiet power:

“I, Amanda Tully, am done with Travis Hill. I swear, I will never marry him. And if I ever break that vow, may Travis pay the price.”

They mark not an ending, but the beginning of her true story—one of independence, vengeance, and self-discovery.