A Wedding Day That Ended in Silence Instead of Love
On the wedding night I had to give up my bed to my mother-in-law because she was “drunk” — the next morning I found something stuck on the bedsheet that made me speechless…
On the wedding night, I was exhausted after a long day of entertaining guests, therefore I retreated to my room, hoping to hug my husband and sleep soundly.
I had imagined that moment for months — the quiet after the celebration, the relief of finally being alone together, the feeling of starting a new life as husband and wife.
But that moment never came.
An Unexpected Interruption
However as soon as I finished removing my makeup, the door opened:
“Mom is too drunk, let her lie down for a bit, it’s too noisy downstairs.”
My mother-in-law – a controlling, notoriously strict woman – staggered in, hugging a pillow, her breath reeking of alcohol, her shirt low-cut, her face red.
The sight alone made my stomach tighten.
A Decision I Was Never Asked to Make
I was about to help her to the living room, but my husband stopped me:
“Let Mom lie here, it’s only one night. One night. The wedding night.”
Those words echoed in my head.
One night.
Our night.
I bitterly carried the pillow down to the sofa, not daring to react because I feared of being branded “a new wife already rude”.
A Sleepless Night Filled With Dread
All night I tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
The shadow of someone upstairs walked back and forth, the sound of wood creaking, then silence.
Every sound felt heavier than the last.
Every minute dragged.
It was almost morning when I finally fell asleep.
The Morning That Changed Everything
As I woke up, it was almost 6 o’clock.
I went upstairs, intending to wake my husband up and go down to greet my maternal relatives.
I gently pushed the door open… and stood frozen.
My husband was lying with his back facing out.
My mother-in-law was lying very close to him, on the same bed I had given up.
The room felt unbearably still.
The Detail I Can Never Forget
I approached, intending to wake him up.
But as my eyes swept across the bedsheet, I suddenly stopped.
On the pure white sheet
