Chapter 1
Angela's POV.
Today is a big day of my life. Because today my childhood dream is going to be fulfilled.
This is the day when I am going to be a bride. My love, My Erish's bride.
From Angela Brown to Mrs. Angela Brooks. Only taking this name from my lips, I couldn't hold my happiness.
Finally, after spending our half-life together we are officially getting married. This is the last day of my single life after taking a vow with him, I will become his wife.
Only thinking about that my lips curled up to smile widely.
I was already dressed in my beautiful white bridal gown and could see my beautiful reflection in the front of the mirror clearly.
My heart is jumping like a child to see myself in a beautiful gown.
At least thousands of times, from childhood to the present day, I have imagined myself in a bridal dress. But after seeing myself in real bridal clothes today, I am unable to describe my own feelings.
I moved closer to the mirror and touched my own reflection with my hands while my eyes turned moist with joy which felt deep inside mine.
If I say that today I am not nervous at all then this would be the biggest lie.
Because right now, I'm nervous as hell!
And with every passing second, my heart beats turned faster. Moreover, I don't know how to control this emotion that is going through inside me right now. But It feels like I should dig a hole and hide myself there. Not to be caught by anyone.
I don't know why I'm feeling like this? Regardless, a few days ago, I'm just the opposite of this. I was excited! and I don't have any worries at all.
At that time I felt that I knew Erish and his family since childhood and that is why I had not even thought that I would be nervous on my wedding day. And everyone loves me dearly. So, there is nothing to be feared at all. It's not like going to a new home but just moving to my second home.
Yet everything is different now from my beliefs. I'm just feeling nervous as hell and it makes me feel more like my heart is going to jump out of my chest.
I am circling around the room in a panic when the door opening sound comes from behind. And I turned my head to look behind me to find my mother standing in front of me with awe on her face.
"Oh my gosh!"
"Look at you sweetheart. You look so gorgeous and beautiful my daughter," she exclaimed in an excited tone. While I smiled at her simply and thanked her in a warm tone, "Thank you, Mom."
Seeing my normal reaction, she arched her brows and questioned me in a teasing tone, "So how are you feeling today? "
Hearing her question, I just smiled slightly and mumbled, "Not so good."
Hearing me, she softly chuckled and I frustratingly raised my brows "Mom!" I sound angry.
"Sorry, Sweetie. But seeing your expression, Mom couldn't control her laugh." My mother explained in a gentle voice.
While I pouted my lips angrily and asserted " Mom, how can you laugh at your own daughter, When she is so nervous?"
However, hearing me she sighed and added.
"Silly girl! It is normal to be nervous. This is your big day, how can you not be nervous?"
"Every single bride feels like you!" My mother explained in a soft tone, holding my hands.
"But Mom, I feel like I should just run away or hide myself!"
"And…I don't know. Why? Am I thinking like that?" I sighed in an upset tone.
She held my hand and squeezed it tightly before saying emotionally "Sweetie, don't be upset. This is really normal for a woman to become nervous on her wedding day."
"From today your whole life is going to be changed. You will now belong to your husband, not to us anymore. You will get new responsibility with your new relations. So, a Wedding not only comes with one person but with big responsibilities. So this is why feeling anxious is normal. " she explained in an emotional tone. While her eyes looked at me tenderly.
On the other side, hearing her, I mumbled in a scolding tone while hugging her tightly, "Mom! Don't say those things again! I will always belong to you and Dad. No one can snatch me from you and Dad. Even not Erish. "
Hearing this she chuckled softly and added, "You silly girl! " Hearing her, my lips curled up.
"Now let's go, it's already time for you to go to the stage! "
"Let's move," she was hurrying up.
While I got nervous again hearing her sudden announcement. But she soon tapped my shoulder and mumbled sweetly, "Sweetheart, don't be nervous! just relax and enjoy your biggest day. "
I don't know, How?
But hearing my mom's words, I became calm and soon took a long breath, before finally smiling at her and nodding my head lightly.
I went out with Mom only to see my Dad standing in front of me in his perfect suit looking handsome.
"Dad!" I called out to him. While he looked at me with a big joyous smile and there were tears in his eyes which he shortly wiped out and then walked towards me with a big smile on his face.
He gently smiled and exclaimed to me, "My angel is looking so gorgeous and beautiful today!"
Hearing him, I smiled sweetly and thanked him, " Thank you, dad!"
Dad smiled back, moving one arm towards me while I interconnected my arm around his.
"Let's go! " Dad asserted in a gentle voice.
I just nodded my head shyly, feeling nervous. But dad tapped on my hand giving me strength.
We finally walked towards the hall door which was shortly opened by two men and I entered the main hall with Dad. While the whole hall was filled with everyone's clapping and cheering.
I slowly started walking towards the stage where my childhood love, my life, my Erish, my future husband were waiting for me. I know he is standing in front of me on the stage. But I don't know why I feel so shy to look at him. So all the time my head is down and I'm looking at the red carpet beneath my feet only.
After a few more steps finally, I came over to the stage, in front of him and my dad let go of my arms only to hold my palm in his and then put it on Erish's hand.
"Please take care of her! " Dad's voice filled with a gentle tone while the next moment I heard Erish's voice respond to him, "I will, Uncle".
Only then did my dad smile warmly and left the stage with joyous tears.
Erish held my hand gently. His hands feel so warm to me. I smiled sweetly and slowly raised my head to look at his handsome face.
As soon as I raised my head, my eyes met his sparkling glorious eyes which looked at me dearly.
He didn't smile but there is something different in his expression from other days.
I can feel his love only by seeing his stares. The way he is looking at me. The way his eyes never left my face. I can feel all his love just through his eyes. His gentle eyes and his warm touch give me that protective feeling.
A few seconds later, the rituals began and we both made promises to each other to never leave each other's side and always be together no matter what happens..!
"Now, You can kiss the bride." Father (Priest) finally told Erish to kiss me.
Listening to father, for the first few minutes he didn't make any move but after some time, he finally came closer to me and opened my veil. I could clearly see his handsome face which I admired from childhood and now I will admire him for the rest of my life.
Finally, after today, I can claim this handsome man as my husband.
With this thought, I could not help but blush deeply.
His eyes didn't leave my face even for one second after he opened my veil. In another second he cupped my face under his hand and his face started leaning towards me.
Seeing him getting near, I shyly closed my eyes and started waiting passionately for his kiss.
He didn't know how much I waited for our first kiss. Yes, this is our first lip kiss. As he is a gentleman who promised me that he will give me my first kiss on our wedding day. So, in these whole years, he always kisses my forehead and cheeks and now I feel like finally, the day comes when I get my first kiss. And just thinking about our first kiss, I feel so delighted.
But all the excitement soon vanished by him, when I felt a warm sensation on my forehead and I opened my eyes confusedly, only to see him kissing my forehead and not my lips.
That time somehow I felt upset and disappointed deep inside my heart.
I had imagined our wedding kiss many times in my dream. However, seeing his awkward little red face, my whole disappointment vanished and I chuckled softly.
I thought in my heart, how silly am I?
How can I forget that it was also his first kiss? And kissing me in front of everyone, especially in front of our parents. He should feel somehow shy and awkward just like me and that's why he kissed me on my forehead.
After realized that it didn't matter to me anymore if he didn't kiss my lips. Moreover, I already belong to him.
As soon as he kissed me, everyone started clapping and cheering for us.
Erish and my parents happily smiled, clapped, and finally congratulated us for our new life.
This entire thing just feels like a beautiful dream for me that I want to never end.
Eric's POV.I have a wedding with Angela today. But I don't know how to feel about this? I have loved her dearly since childhood but I don't feel fair at all about this wedding. It makes me feel like I'm cheating on her and cheating with her true emotions.She is just a pure-hearted girl and I don't want to hurt her anyway. But I don't have any other choice in my hand.I don't know! How I'm going to handle all the situations from today? And I do not know at all how long I will be able to hide this deep secret from her that the person she is going to marry today is not Erish, but me Eric.I'm feeling so guilty deep inside my heart that I don't know how I'm going to face her today. I'm feeling nervous to face her. What if she realized who I am? That I'm not the one she loves. What if she realized that I'm Eric? I have been thinking about all these possibilities in my heart that suddenly my parents come into the room."Eric, my poor son! I'm sorry! " After coming into the room, my m
Angela's POV.After the wedding ceremony was completed I went to the Erish's master bedroom which is now my room also. I looked at our bedroom with admiring eyes as the whole room was decorated with different colors of roses and the bed was also decorated with fresh red roses. Seeing all the arrangements I blushed deeply.I don't know how to say that but I waited for this day for many years when I can truly claim him as my husband and I know he also waited for me the same way as I did. This is our first night thinking that my face blooms. Finally, we both are going to start our new journey as husband-wife. Thinking that my smile turned wide and my heart thumped like a drum. With so much excitement, there is still somehow a little nervousness inside me. However, I don't want to hold myself back tonight. I want to make this night memorable for both of us. So, I shortly went to the cupboard and took out my clothes to change my wedding dress into a red short sexy nightgown.First I pu
Eric's POVAfter the marriage ceremony was completed, I saw Angela going to Erish's bedroom. Seeing her going into his room, I somehow feel anger in my heart. I felt jealous. But I can't show my frustration to her. Because this is all my fault. From the beginning, I know that she is in love with Erish, not me. But still, I married her in place of Erish and now even though I married her, the one she thought and known as her husband is Erish, not me. Only reckoning that I can feel a sharp pain through my heart. I really don't know how I should feel about this marriage. I married my love, my Angela, But there is no happiness in my heart at all. I just feel a burden. I just feel like I'm a criminal who cheated her with her marriage. What a disgusting night today! Today is our first night. My first night with Angela but I don't have the right to touch her. And all she is waiting for in the room is Erish, not for me. These are all things making my heart suffer more.I'm just feeling
Eric's POV."Angela, please don't cry… " I whispered to her in a gentle tone."Then, Why are you leaving me like this on our first night? " she raised a question in an upset tone.I tried to convince her, "No, it's not like that. I just remembered some work. ""Are you telling me the truth?" She met my eyes and added, "You again started behaving differently. Again you started avoiding me just like you did every time in the past. You are always busy with your work when I was waiting for you to meet just one time. And today on our wedding night you also wanted to leave me alone.""Angela, I…" I wanted to say this is not like that but she continued her word."At first, you didn't kiss me on my lips and now you are leaving me alone for your work. Did you remember your promise or not, I don't know. But I clearly remember that you always told me that our first kiss will be on our wedding day and that's why you never touched me before. But now still at the last moment, you break it. Even aft
CHAPTER- 6 Eric's POV. When I opened the door, I found mom standing in front of me. I sighed in relief to see her and thanked God in my heart that at the right moment mom arrived and stopped me from making a big misstep. Otherwise, I do not know what I would have done. How huge a mistake could I make. "Eric, are you drunk?" Mom's words get me back to my senses and stared at her to answer shortly, "Yeah, little bit." Mom nodded and gave a small smile to me in return. But I guess she has something important to say or else she does not come in this time here. "Mom what happened? Is there anything you want to tell me?" I asked and waited for her to say something. She finally looked at me with a deep gaze. As her forehead knitted to show her tensed expression. Catching a glimpse of her like this my brows arched, forehead frown and I asked again the same question with seriousness "Mom, is everything alright?" I touched her shoulders with my palms. However, hearing my words, she d
Eric's POV"What are you saying, Mom?" I inquired about her words while she almost looked pale. "Yes, that's true, Son. Erish fell in love with someone else…" Her voice shattered at the last sentence and she started sobbing with more misery. Listening to her, I could not restrain my anger any long. I never thought they would hide this big thing from me until now. "If he doesn't love her then why in the first place is he announced to marry Angela?" My forehead veins turned visible at this moment as I continued, "Tell me mom! Why the hell! He needs to do the marriage in the first place, If he doesn't love her?" I touched her shoulders with frustration.Mom stared at me with guilty eyes as there are big reasons behind it. And soon she spoke out, "Because of your father, Eric…Because of your dad, he agreed to do that…" She mumbles the word in a painful tone. "Dad?""What do you mean by dad? Tell me the whole truth Mom," My eyes turned serious. There is something wrong with this whole
Angela's POV. I don't know what happened to him but he started behaving differently. At first, I thought he was just tired and got drunk to relax but when he avoided eye contact and told me that he is going to do some important office work on our first night, I became very upset and it felt like he wanted to avoid me. Only thinking about that, my heartfelt discomfort and wrench. I am waiting for him, getting ready in his room and he wants to leave me alone here and go to work. That makes me feel dreadful. But still, I attempted to ask him with a willing voice, while controlling my sentiments, preventing him from going. However, even when I inquired, he completely ignored my words. Watching his cold behavior towards me, my heart was distressed and filled with sadness… I unexpectedly started to lose my calmness and shrieked with anger and let out my frustration, the long one. To know what is the reason for his behavior like this? Why is he ignoring me? Asking such questions f
Angela's POVThis is the first time he confessed such deep words to me and I'm delighted to hear his love confession like this. I wish deeply in my heart that he could always love me like this in our whole life. I am already in his arms and visualizing all the short of things when he abruptly comes closer to my face and seals my lips with his. As his lips pressed against mine. I feel like there is a flash of lightning run all over my body. My eyes magnified with surprise. This is our first kiss for which I waited for so long and when it's finally happening my mind loses its sense. It feels like, How long…How long I waited for this day. When he finally kisses me, when he finally touches me, when he finally claims my whole body is like this and at this moment I feel like even if I die at this moment, I don't have any objections at all. This is my love for him. His lips are soft, warm, and gentle when he begins kissing me. I closed my eyes and started to feel his soft touch against m