Amanda had learned to live without a father. He had walked away when she was just a baby, leaving her mother to raise her alone. She had never forgiven him. So when she saw his face in the newspaper one evening, smiling with his young fiancée, her anger flared. He had started a new life while she had struggled for years.
Fueled by resentment, Amanda devised a plan. She drove to his house the next morning and watched from afar. When he and his fiancée left, she made her move, sneaking inside through an open window. In his bedroom, she placed an old earring—one that had once belonged to her mother—on the bed before leaving.
That evening, she returned and knocked on the door. When Robert’s fiancée answered, Amanda played her part. “Is Robert home? I need to collect something I left behind.”
Robert soon appeared, confusion written all over his face. “Amanda?”
His fiancée turned to him. “Who is she, Robert?”
Amanda smirked. “Maybe you should check your bedroom.” Moments later, his fiancée stormed out in tears, calling off the engagement.
Amanda walked away feeling victorious. But days later, she overheard coworkers talking about Robert’s extravagant wedding. Her plan had failed.
That night, she replayed her mother’s words in her head: Forgiveness is the only way to free yourself. With a deep breath, she made a decision. Instead of revenge, she would finally confront Robert—not with anger, but with the questions she had carried for years.
