I Quit Playing Second Fiddle

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Twenty days before her wedding, Ellie overhears her fiancé Nate’s intimate talk with his childhood friend Serena during a mountain camping trip and sees a revealing deleted message. She cancels the trip, walks down the mountain in the storm, cuts off all contact, discards wedding‑related items and rejects Nate for good. While Nate waits alone in the empty church on their wedding day, Ellie takes a south‑bound train to start a new life for herself.