I stood at the back of the luxurious ballroom, straightening my ill-fitting suit. It was my son’s wedding day, a day I had dreamed about for two decades, ever since his mother walked out and left me to raise him on my own. I worked two jobs, fixed toilets during the day, delivered groceries at night.
There were times we had no heat in winter, but I never let him go hungry, never missed a parent-teacher meeting. And now, here we were. Hundreds of guests, chandeliers glowing, champagne flowing, and a six-tier cake that probably cost more than my monthly salary.
I wasn’t comfortable in this world, but I was proud. Until I saw the place card. At the family table, right beneath the golden father of the groom label, was my name, followed by a phrase someone had added in mock cursive with a gold pen, Low Educated Fake Dad.
I blinked. Surely, a joke? But then came the laughter, from the bride’s side.
Her father, a retired university dean, snorted with a smug smile. Her mother covered her mouth, failing to suppress a giggle. One of her cousins whispered something to another, and they both looked at me, and laughed louder.
Heat rose up my neck. I looked around for my son, Jason. He was standing by the dance floor, smiling as the photographer snapped pictures of him and his new in-laws.
He hadn’t seen it. He couldn’t have seen it. I quietly turned the nameplate over and tried to sit.
But the laughter didn’t stop. Then I heard it. Well, what did you expect?
He fixes pipes. Probably didn’t even graduate high school. My stomach twisted.
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