What happens when a prophecy goes wrong or is misunderstood? 

When Judith thinks she has found the man who will be her lover, her sister snatches him up first. But that doesn’t stop the forbidden love or

or her choosing the wrong lover. Also, the actual lover was supposed to be charming and disarming, but he just came off as a creep.

I never felt for the two's illicit affair. Most of the attraction stemmed from Judith's resentment against her sister and just wanting something/one to call her own. Nathaniel felt shady and loserish.

I liked the ending, and I wished it could have leaned more into it earlier, but I understand it's a short story.