"Alright! You look so beautiful in this gown!"
I put a fake smile on my lips at the bride who was wearing her wedding gown. She's so beautiful and I'm so happy for her. Today is their wedding and we are all invited. From the wedding coordinator, venue coordinator, gown and dresses designer, photographer, videographer, make-up artist, hairstylist, florist, cake baker, caterer, and musician.
They all will be there, they need to be there. I shook my head a bit. We are all ready to leave. I don't know but I feel nervous. Is it because this is my ex-boyfriend's wedding? Gosh!
"I think, we need to go to the church first," I said to all of them.
Claire smiled at me. She approaches Darcy and whispered something, I don't know what it is. Finn approach me and smiled at me. He was nervous too, because this is his first time attending the wedding of our client.
"Okay! Let's go, Blaire." Claire pulled me with her so I pulled Finn with me before get in the car, and I was the one who drive to the church.
But Anne, Lev, Treize, Roxie, and Alice were on the church since earlier to help others from putting on the decorations. I don't get them but they are all excited. Psh!
"Are you okay, Blaire?" Claire worriedly asked. I can see that in her eyes.
I nodded and smiled. "Of course! I'm okay!"
"Liar!" I looked at her for a moment and she was frowned. "I know you're not okay. You're not a good pretender."
I focus on the road and then I took a deep breath. "Yes.bI'm not okay. Happy?"
She didn't answer so I looked at her for a moment and she was already looking at me. "You know, who will be okay, happy, and excited if you will attend the wedding of the person you once loved?"
"What? Do you still love him?" She asked out of shock but she sounds so happy.
"No! I said 'loved' with letter 'd' not 'love' without letter 'd'. It's different, Claire!"
"Okay! If you say so." I just rolled my eyes.
I didn’t know what was going on with my sister but she smiled to herself as she looked at me until we got arrived to the church. Even Finn was wondering what she was doing. She's crazy!
"Hello! Good day tita, tito!" We greeted Darcy's parents as we entered the church. I wonder where Luke's parents are.
"Go in. For sure, the bride will be here soon." She smiled at us so we smiled at her, too.
We sat in the middle row of the seats, where in front of us were my friends who looked very tired. I looked around as if I was looking for something even though I didn't know what or who I was looking for.
"Are you looking for someone, Blaire?" Claire suddenly asked so I immediately looked at her.
I shook my head a little and smiled at her "No, I'm not."
There's something wrong with me. I'm sure of it! But how can I find what's exactly wrong with me?
And then, I suddenly saw Luke, he was staring at me. I'm pretty sure that he saw that I saw him staring at me, but why is he still staring at me? We were in the church and he will getting married in a few minutes.
Anyway, he looks good on what is he wearing. I wonder how it feels to get married. And I wonder how he feels right now. Is he happy? Contented? Well, I don't care. I shouldn't think of that again.
After a few minutes, the bride arrived. And everything and everyone is settled on their place. It's perfect! Luke is already in the front, waiting for his bride and Allen was in his side, maybe he's the best man.
The bride slowly walks while holding his bouquet and a genuine and sweet smile placed on her lips. She's already on the fore but my brows suddenly furrowed when Allen or the best man took her hand and kissed it.
W-what? What is happening? It should be Luke, right? He's the groom! I touched Claire and she looks at me while raising a brow.
"It should be Luke, right? Luke is the groom." I whispered to her ear.
She frowned and looked at me wondering, like I said something wrong. "What? What are you talking about?"
"Huh?"
She laughed quietly. "Luke isn't the groom, he's the best man."
"W-what? Are you serious?"
She just shook her head and looked at the fore again. What's going on? Luke isn't the groom? All this time, I believe that he's the groom. All this time, I believe that he's the father of that child. Oh my god!
"That's right." I immediately looked at Anne. "Allen is the groom. Why are you thinking that your ex-boyfriend is the groom and Darcy's soon-to-be husband?"
My lips parted and I automatically shrugged and then Anne just laughed at me. I looked down and slapped my cheeks a little before closed my eyes because of the embarrassing things I was thinking. I really thought he has a family but... Oh my god! I'm so embarrassed to myself as well.
I just watched them as they both said their vows and as I thought about how I would deal with luke. I'm really embarrassed. But I don't need to see him or just talk to him. I made a request and he did it for me, for us.
"You may now kiss the bride!"
I smiled and clapped my hands when Allen kissed his wife. It was so sweet! I laughed sweetly when Allen carry up his wife.
"They're so sweet, right?" I told claire who was watching them in the front.
She looked at me. "Yeah! They're sweet for you now because you found out that Luke isn't the groom all this time. Am I right?"
"It's also your fault. Why didn't you tell me that he isn't the groom before this wedding?"
She shrugged. "I just want you to find out the truth by yourself. It's embarrassing, isn't?"
I just rolled my eyes at her when hr smirked at me teasingly and then took a deep breath. She's too much! Is she really my sister? When I turned my gaze to somewhere else, that was exactly our eyes collided.
But he immediately looked away and pretend that nothing happens. Well, nothing really bhappened! Almost an hour passed for their picture-taking. After that, we decided to go to the reception.
They were already go out first and we were still here, me, Claire, Finn, and my friends. Well it's because Claire suddenly felt dizzy and she can't walk so we just let her to sit down first and bring a water for her until she feels okay. We got out all at once after that.
"Blaire, I will just go home. I really can't walk properly. I still feel dizzy and tiredness got into me," She suddenly said when she faced me.
"Is that so?" I helped her get into the passenger seat of my car. "Why don't you go to the doctor?"
She slowly nodded. "I will later," She whispered and I just nodded.
"Ate! I will just go with you," Finn suddenly said as he get in the drivers seat that quickly.
My eyes widened and look at Finn now. "Wait! Will you leave me here alone?"
"Hey! We are still here! You forget us, huh?" I looked at Lev and smiled so sweetly at her.
Claire laughed a little so I looked at her. "You can do it. Besides, I was about to call Finn to go with me to drive me home so I can rest here."
I think about it for a few seconds before took a deep breath and just nodded at them. I also let them use my car even though that it was against the deep inside. So, what now? I need to go to the reception but how...
"Oh my god! What should we do? There's no space here for you, Blaire," Roxie said.
"It's okay. You can go there first so you can eat na. I will just take a taxi."
"Are you sure?" I smiled and nodded. "You know, you can just on the roof of this car."
I laughed at her. "Funny! Go now, leave."
They went in the car and say goodbye to me. They said, they will wait for me so we can all eat together. I just smiled and shrugged.
"You want to go with me?"
"Huh?" I immediately looked at that someone who was speaking and I saw L*uke in front of his car, he's not looking at me. I shook my head and smiled a little bit. "No need!"
I leave that place and find a taxi but after a few minutes of waiting here, there's still none. I also tried to book a taxi by my phone but there's no available.
What if I will just walk? But the reception is too far away from here. I will just get tired. Besides, I'm wearing heels, my feet will get sore after that so no. I will not walk. I should've not attend to this wedding in the first place.
But then, someone's car stops in front of me. The car door's window open and it was Luke again. He's now looking at me teasingly. "What now? You can get in anytime you want!" The side of his lips rose.
The f–. Psh! I'm standing in front of the church so I shouldn't say bad words. What should I do? Should I get in or not?
"No! I will just walk. I don't want to be there, to be with you," I said and walked away.
I closed my eyes so hard and scold myself in my mind. What did I say? I will walk? My god, Blaire Ava Zamora! You are not thinking properly. My pride!
My pride is really bad for me. I looked on my back and he is still following me. What's so wrong with him? Can't he just go away from my sight?
"Ah!" I fell on the rock! Ouch! It hurts! I didn't notice that there were scattered rocks here.
My feet and elbow got a bruises and I tried to stand up but I can't but... my mind went blank when Luke approached me with concern in his eyes and check me if I'm okay.
"Are you okay? This is what I'm saying and now you're hurt. Psh! Why are you so stubborn?" He scolded me.
"I... didn't notice these... rocks," I slowly said as I looked down. I'm embarrassed again.
"Can you stand up?" He asked as he make my chin up.
My lips parted a little and swallowed hard before shook my head. "I can't. It hurts."
My eyes widened when he suddenly carry me up using bridestyle. And me, I was still stunned and staring at him until he drop me off of the passenger seat.
"Okay. We will drop by to the convenience store to buy something to put on your bruises."
I just nodded. We didn't talk for about a few minutes until we finally bought a medicin from my bruises, and he insisted to put the treatment something on my bruises. My heart, I need to calm my heart!
I really want to talk to him now but my pride can't, it says that he will just give me an heartache again. Besides, that's what I requested! It's good that we didn't talk because we don't have anything to talk about, right?
"Can I ask you something?" He asked all of a sudden.
I guess, I was wrong.
I deeply sighed. "You are already asking," I whispered but I make sure that he heard it.
I heard him laughed a little so I looked at him. "Why are you laughing, huh?" I asked.
"It's nothing!" He looked at me for a moment. "Anyway, It's been 2 months since I did your request, except to look at you."
"So?"
He stopped the car in front of the entrance of the reception and then looked at me intently. "Can I talk to you now? Can I look at you intently? Can I approach you?" He asked.
I looked away immediately because I don't know what should I answer his question. He shouldn't be asking! I took a deep breath and looked at him again.
"What's the use of asking if you already did?" I immediately went off the car and went inside slowly before finally sat between Alice and Treize. I will just wait to get dark, to be in the evening before say goodbye to them and go home. Besides, it's already 4:45 pm. I will wait a little time, just a little time.
Darcy approaches us and smiled sweetly. "Thank you because you guys came!" I just smiled at her. "Oh, where's Claire and Finn?"
"They went home. Claire is not feeling well and she wants to rest," I said.
"Are you okay?" She asked so I looked at her.
I sighed. "Honestly Darcy, I'm not." I looked at my friends who are already staring at me. "Well, I thought your groom was Luke but I was wrong. I'm sorry." I looked down.
I heard them laughed so I looked up. "I know! We all knows about that."
"What?"
"You know what Blaire, there will nothing changed in your lovelife if you keep being like that. He changed. He's more mature now. And I can see in his eyes that he still has feelings for you. Don't you see? How he look at you, care for you, talk to you is all the same as before."
I raised my brow at her. "Then, what should I do? Hmm?"
"Why don't you give him a chance?" Anne told me.
Chance? It's hard.
"I don't know. He's not deserving," I told them and looked down.
Darcy said goodbye because she needs to be in the front and thanks all of the guests. And I also heard my friends deeply sigh at the same time. Chance? It's hard to just give to someone.
It’s hard to give a second chance to someone who has broken all your trust. To the person who cheated on you and hurt you. To the person who made you look like a fool right in front of his parents. To the person who never even thought about how you would feel before making a mistake.
I don't want to be involve in his life anymore. He made me like this so... I don't have any regrets for all of my decisions. That's the right thing to do in that situation.
I just did the right thing!
Time passed quickly and this was what they were waiting for. The bouquet toss! I couldn't have participated but Anne pulled me in the middle, so I just forgot about my sad mood and replaced it with fun.
But I laughed at myself when I catch the bouquet. Oh my god! What does it mean? I will be the next getting married? I laughed a little again. This is a joke! I will not getting married that easily.
"Oh my god! You caught my bouquet!" Darcy said and then suddenly hugged me.
I laughed and smiled at her while nodding. "Yeah!"
"Yes! You will be the next getting married! But by whom?"
"We are so happy for you, girl."
"Tsk! This is just nothing! Okay?" I was about to return to my seat when I turned my back, Luke was in front of me.
I was about to pass him when I saw what he was holding. It was a garter from the groom. Oh my god! My lips parted and when I looked into his face. He was already smiling so sweetly. What the hell?
"I caught the garter and you caught the bouquet. So that means, we will be the next getting married," He told me as if I don't know about that.
"W-what?"
"Oh my god! You two will be the next getting married. I'm so excited!" Anne said while jumping out of happiness.
"Me too!"
"I was right! You two are destined to be together forever!" Darcy left after she said that.
Chance? Destined? Married?
They are so annoying! I will not let that happen. Luke held my hand but I take his hand away immediately and turn around to leave.
I was about to walk when I suddenly step on something slippy so I almost fell on the ground when I felt someone catch me, and unfortunately, it was luke. He turned me around quickly so that he could hold me on his shoulder when I faced him.
"Oh my... W-what," I almost whispered.
"You should be careful next time."
"What if... I won't?" I said without thinking.
"Then, I won't let you out alone. If you go out, I must be with you. I will watch over you even if you push me away again."
"S-seriously?"
"So be careful. I don't like if you get hurt in any part of your body 'cause you are my," He came closer to my ear and whisper something that make me got goosebumps, "my soon-to-be wife." And then he bites my ear lightly to shock me even more.