Chapter 8.2

08: The Unwanted Marriage Pt.2

The ceremony continued, but I never looked at him again. I don't want to. Because if I see his eyes again, I might just run away from this place for good.

"Since it is your intention to enter into the covenant of Holy Matrimony, join your right hands and declare your consent before God and his Church," the priest continued. He then told us to repeat after him. My mind wandered elsewhere as I uttered the words. No matter how hard I tried to divert my thoughts from him, his face kept flashing in my head like a broken record meant to shatter my heart.

"Symphony, do you take Wesley to be your husband? Do you promise to be faithful to him in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love him and honor him all the days of your life?"

I wanted this ceremony to end. I wanted to be alone and let out all the emotions I was feeling right now. Knowing that Red was just sitting on one of the benches behind me, watching me tie the knots with his cousin, mad