Chapter 2

Greg locked his gaze on Nicole who had a smile on her face. He could tell it was her behind the horror on the screen. She had warned him about exposing their affair, he never thought she would go that far considering Nera was her best friend. 

He quickly ran to Nera's side but her uncle barricaded him.

 The groomsmen got on top of the stage and quickly tried to switch off the projector but they couldn't find any cables or the switch.

In shock, the guests held their hands over their mouths, while those with children attempted to cover the little innocent's eyes and ears. The sex in the video was loud and wild, with the pair moaning on top of their voices.

Some guests were laughing, while others were enjoying the intense love-making session.

Nera, whose beautiful world was turning upside down in front of her eyes, felt her throat go numb as she tried to scream. She turned her gaze to Nicole, who was still holding her bouquet of flowers, unfazed by the chaos going on around her.

Nicole raised her eyes to meet Nera's and smiled devilishly. She was enjoying every second of her friend's terror.

Nera felt her stomach contract into a tight ball. Her kindergarten best friend bore no remorse or guilt, only a mocking expression without a care in the world. 

"Nera do not look at her, focus your eyes on me!" Greg yelled for her as he tried to get past her uncle but the old man was tough as a nut.

Nera turned to face him

"I love you Nera, I love you, it's you that I love and not you. It was all a mistake," he cried out.

Nera wanted to run but her feet felt foreign to her body as if they were not hers.

"Get away from her you filthy animal!" Her uncle kept pushing on him.

"No, I need to explain…Nera I love you," he tried to plead but was pushed away.

Nera's focus was on the woman she thought was her best friend. She noticed Greg's mother approaching her and yelling something at her. Nera seemed to be the only person who had no idea about the affair. The majority of the people in the room were sad rather than shocked. She was the oblivious fool who couldn't see the sharks surrounding her.

"Nera! Nera! Please listen to me, I love you. It was a mistake; I do not love Nicole, but I do love you," Greg, who was visibly agitated, attempted to push her uncle away.

"I always knew you were a piece of shit and never deserved Nera!" Luke yelled at him.

Greg attempted to push him, but a hard punch landed on him, snapping Nera out of her reverie.

She turned around to find Greg bleeding on the floor. The groomsmen rushed to his aid before things got out of hand, while Luke ran up to Nera and grabbed her hand, ordering, "Let's get out of here," as he pulled her away. 

"Nera No," Greg yelled in a frustrated voice but her uncle dragged her all the way to the door, as the sound of the Video's moaning faded with each call of Nera's name. The two had exited the building and were driving away in their truck.

The tears were dried up, only an overwhelming tight stomach full of acid. She felt bad about not eating anything all day. After all, it was all a waste, five years of perfecting herself for a useless piece of shit.

He couldn't find anyone else to fuck beside her best friend. She started having trouble breathing again as if she were suffocating or trapped in a small space. Her uncle noticed and pulled over.

"Just take small breaths and you'll be fine," he urged, patting her on the back.

She gradually started taking small breaths through her mouth.

"You just missed a bullet, consider yourself lucky," he said flatly.

Nera raised her eyes to meet his, ready to yell at him, but nothing came out of her mouth. She continued to breathe slowly through her mouth. She was in complete shock, but his talking was somehow irritating her.

 Her uncle was never team Greg so she was not expecting any comforting words to cushion the pain she was feeling inside. He was not the type that poured out emotions. She wanted to be alone and wallow in her own demise, the demise that she dug for herself. 

Her kindergarten best friend and high school sweetheart were fucking behind her back, and she was too stupid to notice. Were they so good at hiding it, or was she so much in love that she couldn't see what was right in front of her? She was curious as to how long or how many times they were screwing. Were they in a relationship? Was it all a hook-up?

She had many questions, but the only two people who knew the answers were still at the church.

Greg looked so happy in the video compared to every time he made love to her, she thought to herself. His happy face was what had frozen and numbed her. She'd never seen him so animal-like or audible during sex before. In the video, he was the most audible and moaning the most. 

Confusion, regret, and hatred overwhelmed her as tears streamed down her cheeks. Her uncle could only give her a tight hug and allowed her to pour all the hate out.

"Why... why..."

"I was everything he could have wanted in a woman," she exclaimed.

"Some men are idiots, they do not know the price of diamonds in their hands until they throw them away," he replied as he allowed her to cry.

Luke knew no amount of words would console her so he allowed her to cry the whole drive home. When they arrived at their small cottage, he lifted her in bridal style all the way to her room. She got on the bed folding herself into a fetal position.

All she wanted was to be left alone but her uncle sat next to her watching, knowing very well there was nothing that he could do to take the pain away. What started as a beautiful morning turned into a nightmare. A few hours ago, the bedroom he was in was full of joy with laughter as his niece and the bridesmaids prepared themselves now it was a room to wail her tears.

A loud knock came at the door and he knew exactly who it was. He quickly got up ordering Nera not to leave her room.

His niece could only close her eyes, it was not as if she even had the power to waste on the fool that had betrayed her. She could hear her uncle yelling at Greg to leave his property but chose to ignore the noise. It was not worth it, no amount of words were enough to take away the hate that was building up inside of her. She did not want to see his ugly face, she wanted him to die together with her pathetic excuse of a best friend.

She was engrossed in her bubble of regret, wallowing in self-pity and hatred. In the back of her mind, she kept wondering what she had done to deserve the backstabbing shame. Cheating was one thing, but playing the sex tape while she walked down the aisle was sheer wickedness and could only have been done by someone who despised her with every fiber of their being.

Outside, the commotion continued, with her uncle threatening to call the cops on Greg. She could hear a lot of cursing and shoving. He was merely defending her dignity, and he never let her down when it came to such. She got up and walked to the window as the sight of Greg made her stomach clench.

However, it looked like he was not going to go away. She got off the bed and stormed outside just in time for the rain to start dropping. She looked up, irritated.

"Nera go back in," her uncle ordered.

But Nera wanted to make it clear to the fool in front of her.

"Nera please forgive me, we can start afresh, go somewhere and start a new life," Greg begged.

"All men are the same, you are all stupid,  selfish pigs, and I vow to never love again! NEVER!" Nera's voice echoed with the sound of the rain.

"Nera please?"

"Get out of here! You filthy animal!" Nera yelled at the top of her voice.

Ignoring the heavy rains and mud on the ground, Greg got on his knees, begging. 

"I love you Nera," he whispered for her to hear.

Irritated, Nera grabbed a shovel that was by the door and tried to swing it at Greg but her uncle grabbed her….