There weren't many guests on either side of the aisle.Only our closest loved ones and the neighbors from the market came.My adopted little sister, dressed as a flower girl, scattered petals along the aisle ahead of us.Her smile was bright and innocent.I looked at Julian waiting in the distance.There was nothing in his eyes but me.The walk was only a few dozen feet, yet every step felt unbearably difficult.The pain in my head was so intense it felt as though it might tear me apart.But I clenched my teeth and kept the smile on my face.I didn't want my final day to leave them with a memory of pain.At last, my mother placed my hand into Julian's.His grip tightened around mine.His hand was slick with sweat.“Suzy, you're here.”“I’m here.”I looked at him.The officiant opened the Bible and began reciting the vows.“Julian Cooper, do you take Suzy Smith to be your lawful wife?“To love and cherish her, in sickness and in health, for as long as you both shall live?”“I do.”Julia
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