a letter to the mistress 2/3

Dear Ani,

It feels surreal
knowing you'll hear wedding bells
tomorrow,
I wonder if you have any regrets
up to now.
I know I have a few,
like not telling you
he had a ring on my finger
and you in his bed,
while another girl altogether inquired about his fidelity.
I bet you can't guess his answer.
(I hope your dress is pretty.)
I wish I could've warned you
back when the weather was warm,
saved you from the best day of your life.
I wish I messaged you
when I saw your name
on his account,
knowing full-well
he had never mentioned someone with your name.
Another of his little secrets.
I hope you don't learn of another
when you come home one day,
and I hope you never feel what I felt.
I'm sad to say the odds
are against you,
Ani.
You've done what we both did
and fell for a con artist.
I can't blame you,
but if he's what you want,
I hope you are his last crime.

Don't worry about what he did to us,
the universe bites back harder
than any of us could,
and it is always well-deserved.
Just trust me.