24 // Violet

I could not believe I was going ahead with this. The world was literally at a standstill, the sun was still in the same position as it was at noon.

No one slept during the late hours of the day, it was impossible. We were all worn out, and rumour had it that some people were collapsing, especially with the extreme heat and water and food shortages. One by one, the people of Azania were dropping like rotten fruits from a tree.

Yet, here I was preparing to walk down the aisle for the second time, for selfish reasons each time, except,no one was holding a gun to my head this time. Well, at least not a literal one.

The gods had a cold sense of humour.

“Why are you not dressed yet?” Lizzy waltzed into the office-turned-dressing room, tearing me out of my thoughts.

I glanced at her from the mirror and cast her a nervous smile. “I guess you could say I was waiting for my maid of honor to come and inspect my wedding dress just to make sure that Neo didn't put scorpions in there,” I joked