Morning.
The house was calm.
Too calm.
Suspiciously calm.
Jasfer sat on the sofa.
Serious face.
Keizer beside him.
Equally serious.
But inside…
Both were holding back laughter.
A terrible idea.
A dangerous idea.
A prank.
"Call her."
Keizer whispered.
Jasfer nodded.
"Jay!"
Upstairs…
Jay heard.
"Coming!"
She walked down.
Slow.
Relaxed.
Completely unaware.
"What happened?"
She looked between them.
Their faces…
Too serious.
Her smile faded slightly.
"Papa?"
Jasfer cleared his throat.
"We need to tell you something."
Jay's heart slowed.
"…what?"
Keizer looked away.
Acting perfectly.
"The wedding…"
A pause.
Jay's fingers tightened slightly.
"What about it?"
Jasfer said it.
Straight.
"It's cancelled."
Silence.
Complete.
Jay blinked.
"…what?"
Keizer added quietly—
"Keifer is going to marry another girl."
Time stopped.
Literally stopped.
Jay didn't move.
Didn't breathe properly.
Her ears rang.
"…no."
A whisper.
Barely there.
Jasfer continued.
"We thought it's better to tell you now."
Jay shook her head slowly.
"No."
Her voice rising.
"He wouldn't—"
Keizer cut in.
"It's decided."
Jay stepped back.
Her eyes filling.
"No…"
She laughed suddenly.
Broken.
"This is not funny."
No one laughed.
No one broke character.
That made it worse.
Much worse.
Jay's breathing became uneven.
"You're lying."
Jasfer stayed silent.
Keizer looked down.
Acting… too well.
Jay's hands trembled.
Her heart racing painfully now.
"He promised…"
Her voice cracked.
"He said—"
She couldn't finish.
Tears slipped.
Without permission.
Without control.
"Call him."
She grabbed her phone.
Hands shaking.
Dialed.
No answer.
Again.
No answer.
Her panic grew.
"No… no no no…"
She looked at them.
Desperate.
"Why?"
No reply.
Jay's legs felt weak.
She sat down slowly.
Like everything inside her…
Just collapsed.
"He can't do this…"
Her voice small now.
Broken.
"I didn't… do anything…"
Tears fell faster.
Uncontrolled.
Real.
Too real.
Keizer's expression shifted slightly.
A flicker of guilt.
Jasfer looked away.
This…
Was going too far.
Way too far.
Jay wiped her tears roughly.
Stood up suddenly.
"I'll go."
Her voice shaky.
"I'll ask him."
She turned.
About to leave—
"Jay."
Jasfer called.
But this time…
His voice wasn't acting.
It was real.
Jay stopped.
Didn't turn.
"What?"
A pause.
Then Keizer sighed.
"…it's a prank."
Silence.
Jay didn't move.
Didn't react.
Didn't even blink.
"…what?"
She turned slowly.
Eyes red.
Face pale.
Jasfer stood up.
"Jay—"
Before he could continue—
She walked toward them.
Fast.
Tears still falling.
And hit him.
Not hard.
But enough.
"You're so cruel!"
Her voice broke completely.
"I thought—"
She couldn't even say it.
Her chest heaving.
Keizer stepped forward.
"We were just joking—"
"Don't!"
She snapped.
Stepping back.
"Don't say that!"
Silence filled the room.
Heavy.
Uncomfortable.
Painful.
Jay wiped her tears again.
Angry now.
Hurt.
"Don't ever joke like that again."
Her voice low.
But sharp.
Clear.
Jasfer nodded immediately.
"We're sorry."
Keizer added quietly.
"We didn't think—"
Jay shook her head.
"You didn't think at all."
A pause.
Then softly…
"I believed it."
That line…
Hit them both.
Hard.
Because they saw it.
Her fear.
Her panic.
Her tears.
Everything was real.
Jay turned away.
Walking upstairs.
Slowly.
Still shaking.
Still hurt.
Downstairs…
Silence remained.
Jasfer exhaled deeply.
"…that was a mistake."
Keizer nodded.
"Big one."
Because they finally understood something.
This wasn't just a marriage anymore.
This wasn't just a bond.
For Jay…
It was everything.