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A Bride Rewritten
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We finally made it to the County Clerk's Office with only fifteen minutes to spare before they stopped processing marriage licenses. Our friends were already gathered at the bottom of the steps, urging us to go inside. "Come on, get in there! After everything you two have been through, you finally made it in time for the eighth try!" My best friend, Ryan Chapman, had red-rimmed eyes as he reached over and straightened my tie for me. I was just about to walk inside when Chester Snyder, Melissa's childhood friend, suddenly spoke from the back seat. "Wait. My lucky bracelet broke. I need to fix it first." I stopped. Melissa stopped, too. "Okay. No rush." Chester lowered his head and began adjusting the bracelet, then looked up at me with a smile. "Don't worry, Zane. I will have it fixed in a minute. "I made these lucky bracelets especially for the two of you. They are supposed to bring good luck and help keep your marriage smooth." When he finished, he casually handed his phone to Melissa. "Can you hold this for me?" Melissa took it without a word. The chatter around us suddenly died. The friends who had been cheering us on moments ago exchanged uneasy looks. I looked at Melissa. "Melissa, the County Clerk's Office stops processing marriage licenses at five. "If we go in now, we will make it just in time." Melissa frowned and glanced at the time. "I'm already here. A few more minutes won't make a difference." I watched her stand beside the car, patiently waiting while Chester fixed his bracelet. Then, suddenly, I smiled. I lowered my head, took out my phone, and sent a message to a number I knew by heart. [You said that if the eighth attempt failed, you'd consider giving me a chance.] [Get to the County Clerk's Office before five.]
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A Bride Rewritten Chapter 21
"Thank you for being willing to build a family with me."Tears immediately slipped down Julia's cheeks.During that year, she had taken such good care of me that sometimes I felt like none of it could be real.However, every morning, when I woke up and saw her beside me, I knew it was not a dream.The pregnancy was rough. Julia was constantly sick, and I lost weight right along with her.Mom could not stand watching us."The one who is pregnant is Julia."Why do you look more exhausted than she does?"I answered seriously, "Because I feel bad for her."Mom turned away and wiped her tears.Later, our baby was born.A little girl.I held her in my arms, my eyes redder than I could remember.Julia lay weakly in the hospital bed."Who does she look like?"I looked at our daughter. Then I looked at Julia."Like you."You are both beautiful."She laughed and accused me of being biased.I leaned down and kissed her forehead."I have always been biased toward you."At that
A Bride Rewritten Chapter 20
"Wherever he is, that is where my home will be."Tears slipped down my cheeks.The officiant turned to me."Do you take Ms. Julia Lawson to be your wife?"I looked at her, and suddenly, so many memories came rushing back.I remembered the final minute at the County Clerk's Office, when she held out her hand to me. I remembered the slippers she had left in the car, the warm water she brought me that night when I had a fever, and the umbrella she always tilted toward me whenever we walked through the rain.All those little things came rushing back at once.Every time she asked me, "Is this okay?"I finally smiled."I do."Applause filled the beach, and even the sound of the waves seemed gentle.As we exchanged rings, I spotted someone standing at the very back of the crowd.Melissa.She wore a black dress, her face pale. She did not come closer or make a scene. She simply stood there and watched from a distance.The moment I slipped the ring onto Julia's finger, Melissa low
A Bride Rewritten Chapter 19
The third picture was from the day she agreed to marry me. I had been so happy that my eyes were red.Those photos were like an old knife. They were not as sharp anymore, but they could still remind me of the pain.Melissa's voice broke."Zane, I really was happy back then. I just didn't realize it."I always thought you'd never leave."I always thought I could make it up to you somehow. I was so terribly wrong."I looked at the photo album. After a long silence, I finally said, "Melissa, you were happy."I was not."She froze.I continued."You thought I'd wait, but every time I waited for you, I was becoming a little more disappointed."Seven years didn't end all at once. They ended a little more every single day."Tears slipped down her cheeks."Did you ever have a hard time letting me go?"I did not lie to her."I did."Before the day we got the marriage license, I could never let you go."A small light appeared in her eyes. However, my next words extinguished it.
A Bride Rewritten Chapter 18
She was not very good at saying sweet things. However, she handled every little detail with care.When I worked late, she would bring me a late-night snack and wait downstairs at the office.Once, I casually mentioned that I was craving roasted pecans. She drove halfway across the city to get them for me.When my stomach started acting up, she would make plain oatmeal ahead of time. My medicine and a glass of warm water were always waiting beside it.She never asked when I would fall in love with her.She never pressured me for an answer. Instead, she simply stayed by my side, quietly helping me piece my broken sense of security back together.Meanwhile, Melissa continued finding ways to appear in my life.Once, when Julia and I went to take our wedding photos, Melissa was waiting outside the studio. She was holding a bouquet of gardenias.When she saw me walk out in a white suit, she froze.It was simple and perfectly fitted, the clean white fabric standing out against everyt
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