7. The Wedding Dress

"Remember everything I told you. Follow my instructions. When lights go off at the Church, hide somewhere or runaway, okay?" Samara reminds me, while arranging heavy veil on my head.

I barely nod. I'm almost ready in her wedding dress, ready to be at her place.

She covers my face once she is done fixing the veil, "We both are trusting each other. I chose you to handle everything here so don't let anything bad happen. I'm trusting you, Sanaya. I hope you won't get caught."

I'm still unable to form words from my mouth. My body, my muscles are jammed and my mind is no more working. It's blank like black screen.

Samara is forcing me to be a part of her fraud. I'm still not willing, still not sure that I would come out of this situation safe and sound.

She moves away from me, takes her purse from the bed and wishes me luck one last time and afterwards leaves the room, leaves me all alone. Hesitantly, I turn towards the mirror to see my reflection.<