The Public Challenge

I just ended a five-year marathon of a relationship with my girlfriend, who is five years younger than me.

On the very eve of us getting our marriage license, I caught her at the mall.

She was participating in a public couples' challenge with a younger guy from the architecture department.

After the game ended, I gently took her hand with a bitter smile.

"You said you'd love me forever," I whispered.

She didn't even flinch. Instead, she laced her fingers tightly with the younger student's.