\u201cIt\u2019s cozy here, like a pensioner,\u201d my ex-husband declared right from the doorway, barely stepping into the room where I was celebrating my anniversary with my girlfriends. He didn\u2019t even take off his coat. He headed straight toward me.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHello, ex-girlfriend,\u201d he added with a wry smile.<\/span><\/p>\n He was holding a girl in a tight beige dress by the arm. About twenty-five, no more. The same age as our eldest daughter.<\/span><\/p>\n The music stopped on its own. Just a moment ago, the guests were laughing, discussing something, clinking glasses. Now silence fell over the room. I stood at the table, clutching the stem of my glass so tightly that my fingers turned white.<\/span><\/p>\n We hadn\u2019t seen each other for three years. Since the day he said he\u2019d \u201coutgrown our relationship\u201d and went looking for inspiration. Looks like he found it.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWell, happy anniversary. Fifty is a respectable age. May God grant us all long life,\u201d he handed me the package.<\/span><\/p>\n Inside there was anti-aging cosmetics.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2014 Meet Anna, my fianc\u00e9e. She\u2019s my model. Beautiful, isn\u2019t she?<\/span><\/p>\n Anna batted her false eyelashes and looked at my friends as if she were in a wax museum. With caution and a hint of fear.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe decided to come and congratulate you. I see everything\u2019s the same. The same friends, the same conversations. It\u2019s a shame nothing\u2019s changed for you in three years. And look at me, what I\u2019ve accomplished. I go to the gym, stay in shape, and have a young woman by my side. And you\u2019re still the same\u2026 Well, you get the idea.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n I put the glass on the table and smiled.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2014 Thank you for coming. And thank you for the gift. By the way, I also want to introduce you to someone.<\/span><\/p>\n My ex-husband was shocked when he saw my \u201cspecial\u201d guest; he quickly apologized and literally ran away from the party.<\/span><\/p>\n At that moment, a man approached us. Tall, confident, in a perfectly tailored suit. Everyone in town knows him. A prominent businessman, an eligible bachelor, featured in the news. His car costs as much as a fine house.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2014 Meet my fianc\u00e9. I think you\u2019ve heard of him. If I\u2019m not mistaken, you work for his company.<\/span><\/p>\n I saw my ex\u2019s face turn pale, then red. His hand, which he extended for a handshake, was visibly shaking.<\/span><\/p>\n My man smiled reservedly and shook his hand.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNice to meet you,\u201d he said calmly, without unnecessary emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cN-nice\u2026 to meet you\u2026 We have to go. Sorry,\u201d the ex muttered, avoiding my gaze.<\/span><\/p>\n Anna smiled sheepishly and hurried after him. A minute later, the door closed. The music started playing again, the guests came to life, and someone quietly laughed.<\/span><\/p>\n I raised my glass and thought that age isn\u2019t about a number. It\u2019s about who\u2019s there for you when you need them.<\/span><\/p>\n My ex-husband came to my anniversary to humiliate me in front of all the guests and show off his young bride, but…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3666,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsamazingday.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsamazingday.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsamazingday.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsamazingday.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsamazingday.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsamazingday.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsamazingday.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsamazingday.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsamazingday.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsamazingday.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}He spoke loudly, feigning pity. He wanted everyone in the room to hear how wonderful everything had turned out for him.<\/h1>\n
He calmly hugged me around the waist.<\/span><\/h1>\n