Nelica gasped for precious breath and gulped when he said the last three words that the priest didn't say but he still blurted out as if.. He really meant that. As if.. He's really not pretending. And as if that whole wedding ceremony for him.. Isn't fake. Especially by the intensity of his tone and the seriousness of his stares while repeating the long line that the priest said one by one. She felt as if everything for him was real. And it totally disturbed her. But she preferred to just keep that thought to herself. Because after all, right? They were really just.. Acting. Then she cleared her throat softly when the priest said..
"Now, bride, place the ring to White Francis' finger and repeat after me. So she listened very carefully to everything that the priest said and softly repeated it while staring at Francis awkwardly.
"I-I.." She cleared her throat once again because of her stuttering. So White Francis smiled so sweetly at her and simply nodded as if saying that she just had to calm down and continue, so she did. "I.. Harem Vennelicka Stenley, take you, White Francis Al Gala , to be my lawfully wedded husband, my constant friend, my faithful partner and my love from this day forward. In the presence of God, our family and friends, I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. So I give you this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness to you.. And a sign that I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals, to honour you, to respect you, to laugh with you ,cry with you , trust you and I will faithfully love you. Through the best and the worst. Through the difficult and the easy. Whatever may come I will always be there. As I have given you my hand to hold. So I give you my life to keep, and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live," she said and nervously placed the ring to Francis' finger.
But White Francis suddenly held her hand so she gasped and raised her head at his handsome face. Then she gulped when she saw him, smiled at her and suddenly whispered..
"Where's my 'I love you too?'"
She automatically blushed. "F-Francis, seriously?"
The priest chuckled. "Go on, bride. Say the words that the groom wants to hear before we proceed."
So she blushed even more and said, "God. I.. I love you too." She said and ought to cover her face when the crowd whistled teasingly and cheered at them.
So White Francis chuckled boyishly and smiled sweetly at her as if telling her she did a great job. So she glared softly at him yet smiled back at him. Geez. He's so.. Ugh! Then they both listened to the priest when the latter spoke again..
"Bless their marriage, Oh God, as they begin their journey down the road of life together. We don’t know what lies ahead for the road turns and bends. But help them to make the best of whatever comes their way. Help them to continue to enjoy each other as they did when they first met. Help them to realise that nothing nor no one is perfect and to look for the good in all things and all people including themselves. Help them to respect each other’s likes and dislikes, opinions and beliefs, hopes and dreams and fears even though they may not always understand them. Help them to learn from each other and to help each other to grow mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Help them to realise that no matter what happens to them they will hold on to each other and know that things have a way of working out for the good. Help them to create for their children a peaceful, stable home of love as a foundation on which they can build their lives. But most of all, dear God, help them to keep lit the torch of love that they now share so that by their loving example they may pass on the light of love to their children and to their children’s children forever. Amen."
Nelica flinched when White Francis suddenly held her hand. Her heart thumped crazily again, wanting to go out from her chest. Yet she didn't remove her hand from his warm, manly hand that she surprisingly still felt secure with.
"To make your relationship work will take love. This is the core of your marriage and why you are here today. It will take trust, to know that in your hearts, you truly want what is best for each other. It will take dedication, to stay open to one another, and to learn and grow together. It will take faith, to go forward together, without knowing exactly what the future brings. And it will take commitment, to hold true to the journey you both have pledged to today."
Then the priest gently joined both their hands together and said, "Those whom God has joined together, let no man put asunder. In so much as Harem Vennelicka Stanley and White Francis Al Gala have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and these witnesses, having given and pledged their faith, each to the other, and having declared the same by the giving and receiving of rings. And now by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you.. Husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride."
Everyone cheered after that, so Francis gently flipped her vail with a gentle, sweet smile he always wears that day of their wedding, and grabbed her waist gently after. So she held her breath and waited for what he was about to do. And so without further ado, Francis cupped her chin with his fingers, gently grabbed her waist and lowered down his head to seal their marriage.. With a kiss.
I give my love to you with all my heart,
I can't wait to live my life with you I can't wait to start,
You and I will never be apart,
My dreams, came true, because of you
Sang Francis' vocalist brother, Black Shadow, with his band as Francis' lips touched hers. Then it was followed by the unceasingly flashed of the cameras everywhere, loud playing of the band and cheerings of everyone in that church.
Then the priest said, “Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Mr. & Mrs. Al Gala."
Froooom, this, moment,
As long as I live, I will love you
I promise you this, there is nothing,
I wouldn't give,
From this moment,
I will love you,
As long as I live,
From this..
Moment ooon..