Vine walked or rather, ran Into the office, knowing full well that even if she was still 20 minutes early for work, Clare would still have her head for not being there when she needed her.As she walked into the office, Clare was already on her way out.“Great. Just who I needed. I'm traveling. Get my bags." She said and walked past her.Vine just stood there, trying to understand what she just said.“Wait, what?" Vine called out after her.“I believe you're not hard of hearing. I'm traveling for a movie. Iceland to be precise. I'm so excited. I hear the weather is great this time of the year. It's the perfect time for me to try out my custom made Versace Bikini. Now, hurry home, pack my bags." “What about me?" Vine asked.“Oh no, no, no. I won't be needing you. I need you to stay here and plan my wedding. So when I come back, the only thing that's left is to put a ring on my finger." Clare walked away, and Vine just shook her head in disbelief. Clare was so carefree!Vine got her b

Vine walked Into the wedding shop with Elizabeth in front.Vine felt odd and out of place. Everything here was so rich. The shop attendant escorted them to the showroom.“Where is Mr Jean?" Elizabeth asked, referring to the designer. “He's on his way ma'am. He was just caught up, attending to some matters. In the meantime, he asked me to give you some dresses, as per your request."The attendant walked away, and a while later, came out with a cloth rack that held the dresses.“Is she the bride?" She asked.Elizabeth laughed.“Oh, no, no. Not even in her wildest dreams. Does she look anything close to my child? She's just filling in for my beautiful daughter, who is in Iceland for a film."“Okay. Please follow me to the changing room." The attendant said to Vine. She helped Vine Into the first dress. It was a ball gown with long sleeves, with stones embedded in the front. It had a v shaped neckline. Vine suddenly felt so hot when she wore the gown. She looked at herself in the mirr

Clare went to her mother's office, straight from the restaurant.She dumped her bag on the couch, and sulked. Her mother noticed her daughter's face and went round her table to meet her daughter.“Didn't you enjoy your date with Nate?" Elizabeth asked Clare.Clare was surprised as to how her mother knew about her date.“ How did you know?" She asked Clare.“ Who do you think set the date up? I asked Nate's grandfather to convince Nate to go on a date with you." Elizabeth declared with a proud smile. “Well, mother. It didn't work out. I sat there for almost half an hour, before Nate acknowledged my presence, and even when he did, he made it clear that he wasn't interested. He didn't order anything, and he was just on his phone, while I ate." Clare whined to her mother.Elizabeth was shocked that Nate could act that way even after his grandfather set up the date. She felt he'd acknowledged her and treated Clare nicer.“We need to think of something. Something strong, able to hold him d

Vine looked at herself in the mirror one more time and smiled, satisfied with her look.She had been overjoyed when Nate asked her out for dinner and thankfully, she had gone shopping a few days before so she had the perfect dress to wear.She picked up her clutch and walked out of the room.“Hey Abuela, I'm going to be late tonight, so don't wait up, okay? " Her grandmother smiled at how beautiful she was, and she hugged Vine giving her a kiss on the forehead.“You look so beautiful, my love."Vine blushed. “Thanks Abuela. I have to run. Take care."She ran out the front door because her Uber was already waiting for her. Her mind was all over the place as she thought of what the night held in store for her. She got to the restaurant, and Vine stopped for a second to make sure she was at the right place.The place was empty, left for a few waiters she saw around. She checked her phone again, to make sure the address was right before she told the Uber driver to go.She walked in and

Clare gulped down her fourth glass of liquor for the night. She had never taken it easy on the drinks even when she was supposed to.Although, she did have to take a forced stop when the incident had happened. That night, she had been drunk, too drunk and very distracted.After leaving the club and getting dragged to her boyfriend of the time, Zack, Clare got into the car and drove under the influence. She felt very carefree, not giving a thought to whatever may happen, as she felt she was rich enough to handle any situation.She had been laughing at Zack’s burping and hadn’t taken one last glace at the road, before letting go of the steering wheel. At the last moment, she had looked back to the road, all she saw was a bright light, and she tried to avoid the car by swerving out of the way, but that didn’t work out very good. The last thing Clare heard was a loud scream and a crash.When she woke up, her parents had been there to tend to her, fortunately for her, she had got away wi