" Dont be late!"
Lisa remembered her mother's orders right before they left. She looked outside the window of the car once they reached near the venue. Today she was going to meet Lucas. At least that was something she was was excited about this stupid party.
When she saw Lucas standing outside the gates, she shouted, " stop the car right here!!"
Lisa quickly came out and rushed to him. Lucas looked awkward standing there alone. " Lucas!"
He sighed a breath of relief and waved back.
" Were you here for long?"
" No...for half an hour or something?"
Lisa gasped a little, " Thats still long. Lets head in now."
The two reached at the reception area, where the staffs asked for their invitation card. After handing Lisa's, they looked towards Lucas.
" Umm, he is here to photograph. I called him...to photograph me. You know, for my social media." she faked a smile but the staff didnt, " Maam, photographs are restricted."
" He's not going take pictures of other people. Dont you understand he's here to take MY pictures??"
The staffs didnt faze at all, " Its restricted so he's not allowed to enter. If you will, please move because other guests are waiting."
Lisa looked back and saw a line of people observing them. She tried to think of another excuse. " Lisa..." he called, " How about we go some other place?" Lucas' words made her shocked and excited. Some...other place than this stupid party? With only Lucas. She gulped, thinking for sometime. When would she have a chance like this right?
" Okay!"
Lucas nodded and grabbed her hands as the two ran outside the building. Lisa stared at their intertwined hands with a big smile. Today, she was going to take a risk for the first time in her life.
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Wish arrived at the venue alone as William was supposed to come from another place. Once she was escorted inside, she checked for Lucas's message but he hadnt replied since half an hour. Looking around, both of Lucas and Lisa were nowhere to be seen. What if they got into trouble?
" Wish..."
She turned around startled. It was none other than her fiance William smirking at her. He was back to his usual flirting mode. " You look beautiful in the dress i chose."
" Thanks." she replied coldly, looking somewhere else. Her eyes caught Mr.brent talking with her father and step mother. It made her feel uncomfortable. Lisa seemed to have come separately. William saw her expression and spoke, " You dont want to talk to them."
She bit her lips, silently. " Lets go that side." he took her by the bar. and coincidentally, Caleb came by at the same time. William rolled his eyes, ignoring the guy.
" Oh, hey Caleb..." they started talking to each other, naturally.
" I was really impatient to meet you..." Caleb answered playfully. Wish also took it as a joke and they continued their talks. This made William upset but he didnt dare butt in and look like he was jealous. So, he aggressively drank his whiskey.
" Slow down, Brent. you might be drunk even before the real party has started." Caleb said. William knew all too well what he meant by it. " I wont." looking around they still hadnt arrived yet.
" Sister-in-law!!!" Veronica's voice echoed in the hall. Wish chuckled waving at her hyper self. " you're here, sister."
They hugged lightly and William acted like he hadnt seen her. " Long time no meet, Caleb." she said spotting the blonde guy by the side. " Happy to see you again."
" Pshh...." she scoffed at Caleb being playful. " By the way, you look pretty..." Wish suddenly complimented her, " Did you buy it after the day we went shopping?"
" Ahh thankyou!!" Veronica pinched her cheeks shamelessly, " I actually bought it few months back so its old!"
" Ohh...that was unexpected." she thought veronica never wore outdated clothes. " So, you came alone?"
" Hmm..." Veronica was taken aback by her question, " O-ohh, yeah i came alone."
Wish only nodded, not asking any questions further. She had never seen veronica flustered like this. Come to think of it, she hadnt mentioned about her family once. William didnt even look at her so Wish didnt expect him to say anything. So now, it was better to stay silent and act normally.
Suddenly, some people started whispering loudly, shock in their face. Caleb jumped out of the chair and looked towards the entrance with wide eyes.
Veronica gasped, covering her mouth with her hands filled with blinging jewels. " Oh my god...." she grabbed Wish's arms with the other hand almost stumbling.
By now Wish was also staring where everybody were. A pale girl with burgundy hair and dark red dress walked arm to arm with a man almost similar with her facial structure. Looked like he was her father. The girl looked beautiful but in a mysterious way. Wait....had she seen her before?
" Brent...." Caleb whispered still not believing what he was seeing infront, " father was right...."
William silently looked at them, clenching his fist.
" Father was right...." This time he said it louder, ".....Julie is alive."
Both Wish and veronica snapped their heads at him, with shock and terror. " Caleb, she CANT be Julie!!" Veronica looked like she was about to pass out.
Wish understood why everybody looked so shocked. She, the girl with burgundy hair, was actually....the mute girl who....supposedly died two years ago and was the reason for William and Caleb's fight which ended them breaking their precious friendship. Julie walked ahead a little scared by everyone's stare but her father seemed to be comforting her.
Then her eyes finally met Wish's and both of them stared at each other sometime. The girl staring back at her was supposed to be dead right? But she was here staring right into her eyes. those eyes, at first it showed only confusion. Slowly, the confused eyes turned into a dark stare.
Wish blinked multiple times, sensing a not good feeling. Julie averted her gaze to Caleb and William and her eyes lit up again. This time she looked happy and excited as she waved at them.
" Julie...." Caleb called when he was fully aware of his surrounding, coming back to his senses. But William stayed silent only staring back.
Wish looked down, trying not to think about her weird stares. It must have been her imagination....right?
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