He Proposed to Another, So I Gave My Heart Away

My encounter with him had probably been a mistake from the start.

For five years, we had been together. In the eyes of the world, I was his companion; behind closed doors, I was merely his bed partner.

He never once acknowledged our relationship.

Then, on my birthday, photos surfaced of him embracing his fiancée at the airport.

That was when the truth hit me like a slap in the face: I had never truly mattered.

"Daniel, now that you and Delilah are together, what about that little girl who was always by your side?"