Chapter Four
Luciana's POV
The Wedding
I wake up relaxed. I stretch on the bed totally enjoying my day. I open my eyes feeling at peace and as light as ever. Then everything comes back and I realize I was last with, I furrow my eyebrows realizing I don't even know his head. It never occured to me to ask. In way, I feel sad, that was the first person outside Regina to make me feel really happy.
I lift the duvet from my legs and I dangle my feet chuckling and enjoying peace,an emotion I had long forgotten existed. My door knob turns violently and I roll my eyes. Of course, I can not expect to have peace in this horrible place I call home.
Whoever it is knocks on my door and I walk to the door barefooted. I open it and I see father dressed in a tuxedo.
"Father?"I ask surprised, I poke my head through the door and I see Eugene all dolled up.
"Ugh, useless brat, you forgot your own wedding, didn't you?"
"Wedding?" I am already squeezing my door knob at the back.
"You signed a contract without going through it? A marriage contract? The wedding date is clearly stated and it was stated twice for a reason. Why are you so clumsy?" Father rolled his eyes and I tried my best to suppress my negative emotions. I closed the door gently and I had to prepare for my wedding. I rummage through my wardrobe looking for a gown that had a slight resemblance to a wedding gown, I find none. Quickly,my brain remembers all of the stores I have passed and I remember that there is a bridal store just by the hospital. I look at my shoes and I decide to go with a silver shoe, one that would match any wedding gown I eventually pick.
As fast as I can, I hop into my battered car and I drive straight to the store. I bash the door open and I run into the bridal store. The attendants all stare at me like a mad person, I ignore them and I proceed with my plans. I shuffle the rack until I see the one that catches my interest.
"This one, please pack it."I point at the gown that seems to work for the day.
"Ma'am, please that is a little above your budget." I stare at the her, I almost burst up in rage when I remember that truly I couldn't afford to buy the wedding gown. I chew on my lip and I humbly walked out of the bridal store. From the store's signpost, I can see the hospital's billboard and I decided to give it a visit, check on my best friend. I leave the car there by the bridal store and I walk down to the hospital.
"Good day." I walk to the reception, the happiness from yesterday coming back to me again. The nurses look at me and recognizing me,I am allowed to go in. I walk to my best friend's ward. With happiness and expectation, I open the door.
"Hey, are you Jessica?" I stare at different strange faces all looking at me. I look at the face on the bed and the face has no similarity whatsoever to my best friend's face.
"Where is she?"I ask all of this strange faces.
"The patient." They look at me like I'm a lunatic patient that has been set lose.
"Oh Miss Luciana, welcome, what do I owe your visit?" The doc smiles at me in a situation where I am almost losing my mind.
"Where is she? Regina? My best friend?"I point to the bed letting him know the ward with the missing patient.
"She has been discharged ma'am, your guy from yesterday, he picked her up."
"He did what! The signature, I want to see the signature." In my head, I calculate how fast I can track them, the guy from yesterday and my best friend. The nurse hands me the paper signifying my friend's discharge. Quickly, my eyes trail down to the signature.
"Jack Miguel." I read the name aloud and I almost drop the book. Jack Miguel,that is the man I am supposed to be wedding today.
I fling off one of my most expensive shoes and I dash to the venue. I get there all sweaty and sticky and on barefoot. I am opportuned to pass a mirror,when I see my reflection, I turn back and immediately I start heading home.
"Luciana, just where do you think you are going to?" I turn back to see father with a snare on his face.
"I can't attend my wedding like this. I have no proper hairdo, I am not adequately dressed, I'm barefooted, father please."
"The guests are waiting, you've kept them long enough and your future husband. Is this how you wish to impress him?" I squint trying to think if all of this is a set up between Eugene,father and Jack.
"Seize her." I look at him confused. Everything becomes clear when some of the security guards starts approaching me. I walk back faster trying to leave quicker than I came in. And the guards surround me leaving no space for me to escape. My arms are held fiercely behind my back. I struggle trying to break free but their grip only seems to be getting stronger.
Father entangles his arm with mine and they let me go. I dig my feet into the ground refusing to move. Father turns a side glance to me and drags me. I tumble forward and I bash my head on the door.