The bride who lied
Nicky Reynolds, 41, Mexborough, South Yorkshire
Putting down my coffee, I reached across the table and squeezed my best friend’s hand.
‘I’m so sorry,’ I gulped, not sure what to say.
Angela, then 37, had just told me she had breast cancer and I was devastated for her.
It was May 2005, and I’d not long moved to the area.
A single mum with a 5-year-old in tow, it hadn’t been easy.
But Angela had made me feel less lonely.
We’d met working in health and social care, and bonded over lunchtime coffees, quickly becoming close.
She was married, with
