Be Unique

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My high school bully invited me to our 20-year reunion, so I hired a handsome actor to be my plus-one.
"Come to our reunion. All our friends will be there, and even your ex, Mark — now MY fiancé. We’re really looking forward to seeing you. XOXO."
I stared at that message from Miriam for two weeks. It would have seemed sweet, if not for one problem.
Miriam made my life unbearable ALL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. And then she stole my husband by telling him stories about what a terrible person I was.
So yes, I didn’t want to go to the reunion.
But the thought of Miriam waiting for me to get scared and not show up…
So I did the only reasonable thing I could think of — I hired an actor to be my plus-one.
When Norton arrived to pick me up, I almost died.
He was about 15 years younger than me and as handsome as a Greek god. I wanted to back out of the whole idea until he winked at me.
"Isn’t this what you want? To teach them a lesson? Then I’m the best option."
We arrived arm in arm, and I felt my confidence come back with every step.
My classmates were staring at us.
But Miriam and Mark were staring the most. They came up to us with forced smiles.
"Well," Miriam said, looking Norton up and down. "Someone’s doing charity work."
"Jealousy is a sin, ma’am," he said.
Miriam’s face twisted. For one beautiful hour, I felt untouchable.
Then Miriam tapped her champagne glass and walked up to the microphone.
"I have something to say," she announced.
The music stopped.
She looked straight at me and smiled at Norton.
"He isn’t her boyfriend. She paid him."
My face burned so hot I thought I might faint.
But Norton didn’t let me say anything. He squeezed my hand and led me forward, toward Miriam.
Within seconds, the whole gym erupted. Phones were up. People were crying.
And me? I STILL CAN’T FULLY BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. ⬇️