“What the heck, Eli? Why would you do that?! You could have just told me!” I sighed, while scratching my forehead, I woke up in my hotel room the next day.
I can clearly remember everything, I thought Ana won’t figure this out, but the moment I opened my eyes, I saw her, waiting for me to wake up, and when I did, she scold me.
“Why would you do that?! I mean, you’re the strongest person I known in my whole life, so why, Eli? Why? Do you have problems that I’m not aware? Tell me, or y-“
“It’s tiring.” I mumbled, she stopped, and look at me, confused, “I’m tired of thinking every day, I’m tired of my what if’s,” my tears started to fall from my eyes, “I’m tired with all these shits, I’m tired with my life, I love my family, but I’m tired, I’m too tired,” I turned my eyes at her, “I just wanted to test the water, I wanted to find peace in this fuck up world, am I not allow to do that?”
“Eli.” I felt a slap on my left cheek, then my cheek gradually went numb. With my teary eyes, I took a glance to Ana, she was crying too, “You bitch, you can test the water with me, you promised me, we will do everything together, I told you, ask me anything, and I’ll always help you.”
“But for how long? I felt like I’m leaching off of you, since we were college, people around us always think that I befriend you because of your wealth, and right now, I realized that they are right.” I dried my tears, and trying my best not to cry again, “You paid half of my tuition fee, you help me with mom’s hospital bill, you even settle our bills, and gave me jobs who pay so much than what I deserve,”
“You’re my best friend, what are you talking about?”
“Ana, I’m depending on you so much, I’m relying on you too much, and I hated it, I feel useless, I feel dumb, stupid, that I can’t do anything on my own.” I felt her sat next to me.
“Remember, when I was harassed by three students, you saved me, and as a result, you had broken hand, and was not able to write down all your notes, I was so scared that you might fail the exam, but knowing you and your brain, you even ace the exam.”
“Ana, that’s different.”
“Remember too, when a fucking bitch framed me up, that I was selling drugs inside the school premises, the usual me, I became so scared, but you stood up for me, you gathered all the possible evidence that will clean my name, defended me to an extent, and you even happen to expel them,”
I just nod, remembering our college days, I can’t help but to chuckled, remembering every danger, every bothersome moment we both passed, together.
“Remember this one time, I was bullied, for three weeks straight, and you said you can’t stand it anymore, you did to them what they did to me, we thought we will escape that one, but someone caught you preparing traps, so you were sent to the detention room, but you know how to play your cards, the next day, you changed the CD for the whole program, that CD contains the time they are caught bullying, leeching off some money to students, forcing students to do their home works, projects, and even ask for examination key to corrections, and you came out to detention room, laughing, and even bought me an ice cream.”
My eyes started to get teary again, I never knew that she would still remember those times, it’s been years since that happen.
“And remember? When you discovered that I didn’t attend my classes, for the past two weeks, you just looked each club around the school? And when you caught me, smoking, you slapped me and poured my companies my drinks, cursing them for dragging me to that place.”
“You dumb bitch, you told me you want to graduate, but you’re slacking off?” she laughed and shrug.
“And when mom knew about it, she was so mad that she wants throw me out to a boarding house, but you manage to secure her that we will be graduating together and you will make sure that I’ll be safe, and so you did you,” Ana held my hand, and my left cheek, “You see, this was not enough for the loyalty, for the friendship, for everything that you have done for me, you never asked anything for me, but you keep on doing things for me, you keep on rescuing me you keep my company, you don’t tolerate me, you tell me when I’m wrong and help me to make everything right, you are one in a million people that I can call my best friend,”
“Bitch, don’t make me cry,” I took a glance at my wall clock while sniffing, “It’s still seven in the morning.”
She chuckled and hug me. “Don’t you ever test the water, god think Grayson saw you last night, if not, then you will be sharks breakfast.
“Oh, yes. I think I have to thank him for last night, I owe him something big.”
“Thank him later when you see him at the party, you need to fix yourself now, the wedding starts at eleven, go on! That’s your dress.” She said and pointed out the dress hanging near the glass window. A red silky long gown. What the hell? This gown is too nice for me.
“Go on, I know you’re drooling over that dress, go and take a bath, I’ll do your make up and hair.” I happily nod and jump out from my bed, I heard her chuckled but I pay no attention, I’m too excited to wear the dress.
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“And you are done.” I immediately stood up and gently grabbed the gown, Ana helped me wear it, “As always, you look superb!”
I took a glance at the mirror to see myself, the silk is so soft and comfortable, it’s a red sleeveless and sexy deep V Neck Slim elegant gown, maxi style with noble Chiffon. How I love the design.
“Wait, should it be white? Since this is a wedding?” it’s the traditional color, so I was expecting for the white theme wedding. “Why red?”
“The bride is obsessed with this color, so she chose this theme, for a change, I think.” She said, still busy doing my hair, she braided my hair and let some of it lose in both sides of my face.
“Okay, she’s the bride anyway,” we both chuckled and continued doing my hair, she gave me a gradient look with Ombre Eyeshadow, lush lashes, and a light shade of lipstick, just to make it natural, since this is a beach theme wedding, and it’s still day time, she can’t just put cakey kind of makeup.
“Well, let’s go?” I nod, and grabbed my white three-inches heels, it won’t be comfortable to wear high wedges here, for sure, I’ll be drowning later on.
As soon as we arrived at the venue, I can’t help but to smile, the whole place is so magical, so beautiful. I was left in awe, so this how rich wedding looks like, I mean crazily rich wedding. Everything is shimmering, so pretty. I love it. I really do.
“Hey.” I came back from my reverie when I heard a voice from behind, there I saw Grayson, he looks dashing on his black three-piece suit, it suits on his messy raven black hair, the first two buttons of his polo weren’t fixed.
“Hey.” I greeted back, well? I don’t know what to say, I should thank you, right? Yes, I should be. “Uh, about last night, thank you.”
He just nod, “Are you okay now?” his baritone voice echoed in my ear, that’s when I realized that he is way to near in my ear. “You look hopeless last night.”
I step backward, “Uh, yeah, I’m sorry for bothering you,” he didn’t answer, she was just looking at me, and I don’t know if I should leave him here, or should I keep his company.
“You can prepare yourself; we can have a chitchat later.” I nod and scratched my forehead
“Thank you, for saving me.” I was about to go when he suddenly grabbed my hand, and even before I realized, he was already hugging me from behind.
“Don’t test something you are not sure about, it will be the death of you, baby.”