"Okay, okay Anna, you need to breathe… Can you do that for me??" one of my bridesmaids asked.
Only five minutes remained before my wedding began; I was nervous.
"I can't breathe,...I think this marriage is a mistake, I-I feel like I'm betraying my sister " I said to her.
My two friends looked at me wide-eyed. "Uh, Anna… ."
"Look," Mary, bridesmaid number one, said, "Everyone's here and has a program. It's about to start. I see Lister is waiting at the end of the aisle and he's just as nervous as you. Do you really want to not marry the love of your life?"
" Right...He is the love of my life but Aisha is his love"... I shook my head.
" Anna your sister is no more and it's the reality and you know well how much your sister used to love you and if you don't marry him, I know plenty of women who would"... Jenny, my other bridesmaid, said.
In the groom's dressing room
In a Givenchy slim-cut suit, the man walked in slowly. His face looks stunning, but the air about him was reserved and unapproachable. Even in the same room, people would feel worlds away from him.
Ryan was the only son of the White family and a man on the top of the pyramid. Even in the upper class, he rose above the average.
" Lister are you sure, about what you're doing... There is no going back". Ryan asked him.
" I know... and I know you loved Aisha more than me yet you distance yourself from her for the sake of our friendship and always loved her secretly and now it's my turn to do something for my friendship with Anna".
Ryan left the room without a word.
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Lister's wedding was held in a luxurious banquet hall. And all the procedures were westernized. With the melodious music, mellow wine, and charming newlyweds, the wedding was buzzing with excitement and cheering. Before performing the ceremony, a priest invited from the church read vows of love.
Now the wedding ceremony officially started. The best man and the bridesmaid holding hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder walked through the aisle with the music blasting. The best man wore a dark color suit and the bridesmaid wore a pink dress draping on the floor with a pinkish rose in hands.
to be continued...