When my brother announced his engagement, I was shocked to learn he was marrying Nancy, the girl who had tormented me throughout childhood. She was always the master of cruel, subtle insults, while everyone else saw her as an angel. In high school, I became invisible, counting down the days until I could escape her,

Years later, I had moved on and started a life far away from her—until my brother called to tell me he was marrying Nancy. I was forced to attend their engagement party, where Nancy hadn’t changed a bit, still throwing barbed comments disguised as compliments.