LOGINArielle A wedding officiant stood between us as we began saying our vows. “Darius,” I began slowly. “When I first met you the night I bumped your car, I never imagined that one day I'd be standing here, promising to spend the rest of my life with you.”I smiled as I read from my note.“No matter how far I pushed myself away, I still find myself closer to you…than ever. You've loved me through my worst moments, protected me when I couldn't protect myself, and made me feel safe even when everything around me felt like it was falling apart.”I glanced at him and smiled. “You're stubborn, by the way, but you’re still a gentleman.”Everyone laughed, including Darius."You’re the man who makes me feel the most loved,” I continued softly. “You’re my everything, and I promise to love you, support you, annoy you, and choose you till death do us part."I smiled, holding back my tears."I love you, Darius. And I'm so happy I get to call you my husband."People applauded instantly as I folded m
Arielle The moment my feet touched the ground, I heard a familiar voice. “Arielle!”I looked up. Lisa. Oh, my sweet Lisa. I smiled and hugged her instantly as she came closer. I’d missed her. “Oh, my goodness,” Lisa said sweetly as she pulled away. “Look at you!”She turned and greeted my friends warmly. My eyes softened as I looked at her. I didn’t know what to say to her.She studied my face for a moment before her smile grew wider. “Forgive me…for what I did the last time.”Tiffany, Tessa, and Summer looked at her in surprise. I guess only Tiffany knew how close I was to Lisa. “No, I'm the one who needs to apologize,” I said. “I should’ve reached out since then, but I just kept pushing away because I didn’t know how to face you. I’m sincerely sorry. You’ve been so kind to me, and you simply wanted the best for me.”My eyes began to fill with tears. “I don’t want you to ruin your makeup,” she said gently. “I understand your point. It won’t happen again. Now, let’s leave everyt
Arielle I spent a lot of time with my grandma at the hospital the next day. I held her hand softly as she slept, waiting patiently for her to wake up. Just seeing her face helped calm me down. To be honest, I was happy that my wedding was tomorrow. Even with just the surprise Darius pulled yesterday, I was more than happyBut at the same time, I was quite scared. A wedding meant joining two people together forever, and of course, I wanted that.I wanted to be with Darius. The only problem was that I didn’t want anything bad to happen tomorrow. I didn’t want anything from my past coming back to haunt me on the most important day of my life.I just wanted us to have the best day of our lives. That was all.“Don’t worry, cheesy bun,” my grandma spoke carefully. “Nothing is going to happen. To make you feel more assured, I promise not to inform your mother…or your father. It will be a secret. I even sent Lilith back home because I didn’t want her to hear about your wedding.”I stared
Arielle We literally planned the wedding together, so what else were they hiding from me?Tessa suddenly went deaf. “I’ll be back. I just want to grab something at my place.”“Tessa—“ Before I could finish, the door closed behind her. I sighed in frustration and shook my head. “She’s coming back, isn’t she? She will meet me here.”I got on my feet and walked toward the kitchen. She had even forgotten to take her coffee. I was sure she left because she wanted to avoid my question.About an hour later, Summer walked in, looking restless.“Summer,” I looked at her in surprise. “What happened to you?”“Trust me,” she said, dragging her foot toward the couch. “You don’t want to know.”She finally sat down, and I quickly poured her a glass of water.“You don’t look good,” I said as I handed it to her. “Tessa and I searched all around the school for you.”She drank the whole water before replying. “I saw Emris…” she began, breathing heavily. “Then I decided to go talk to him. I was deepl
ArielleThank goodness he didn’t know anything about the proposal. And thankfully, the wedding was going to be a small one.It has already been planned. The day after tomorrow was my wedding. My wedding dress had already arrived. We had finally picked the best material for the bridesmaids, and it was Summer who eventually helped us decide which one to go for. All the jewelry had been picked as well. We had planned to use Lisa’s place for the wedding, even though I hadn’t spoken to Lisa yet. She had so much space behind her garden, and it would be more than enough for the guests who were coming. Darius only told her about it, and she agreed that same day. But I hoped she wouldn’t invite my mother like she did the last time. Everything was set. My body finally relaxed. All those thoughts about my wedding had finally put my mind at ease. As I reached outside, I only saw Tessa. Tiffany still hadn’t shown her face.I walked up to her. “Tess, have you seen Darius and my grandma?”“Oh
ArielleI stood beside Tessa as cameras flashed across our faces. Xavier even joined us. Tiffany was over there, taking pictures together with Joel. Summer stood beside us and smiled. “Cheese.”After taking about ten pictures, we brought out our phones and took personal ones. We made videos, flung our hats into the sky and cheered. As everyone left to talk with the rest of their friends, Summer remained the only one with me.“I haven’t had a chance to say this to you, but Congratulations, Arielle. I’m so happy for you.” Summer said softly.Then she pulled me into a hug. “I’m sorry if I’ve ever been hard on you.”I smiled at her. “Summer, you’re the sweetest person I’ve ever met. And I can’t freaking wait for you to be done. How many years—““I still have three years, and saying it makes me sick.” She cut in sadly. “Don’t worry, I’ll be here on the day of your graduation, and I promise that we’re going to have so much fun.”She smiled. “Thanks. You look so good, I can’t stop starin







