She looked at the beautiful high-rise Church and smiled to herself.
Zion never missed anything.
From the beautiful location, she had asked to have her wedding, to the exact Church she wanted. Everything was just perfect. She eagerly tapped the cab driver that she was going to alight and eagerly stepped out of the vehicle, her beautiful knee-length ivory dress, studded with beautiful pearls gleaming in the sunlight.
She heard the ringing of the Church bell and gasped. ‘Oh, she was getting late.’ She whipped up her phone from the little purse attached to her dress and dialled Zion’s line for the umpteenth time. She ended the call when she heard the words she had been hearing for days now.
“You are not allowed to call this number.”
She would really have to give him a scolding when she saw him. What on earth was wrong with his phone? Network providers, as usual, she concluded. Always doing the most. The whole thing was beginning to grate on her nerves. Zion was not telling her anything. It was just by chance that she stumbled on a picture, stating that Zion was to get married the next day. Saturday. In the Bahamas. Which was strange because Zion hadn’t told her that their wedding had been moved.
However, she wasted no time. She packed a few things, putting the six thousand dollar wedding dress that Zion had gotten her carefully in her suitcase and was off to the Bahamas.
She looked at the Church once again with a smile and stepped in. Taking in the beauty of the place. She saw the poster of the both of them pinned on the wall and grinned. What a dramatic man.
Speaking of Zion, where was he? Her searching eyes found him, already at the altar and she blushed. But Zion didn’t smile at her, in fact, he had a really strange expression on his face. She turned to everyone and noticed they were giving her strange looks.
Was Zion suddenly getting cold feet? He had better not, she thought. They would soon be married. And that was all that mattered. Not the weird looks the guests were giving her, or the fact that the pianist didn't start the tune to welcome her. Nevertheless, she started the customary glide towards the altar. But her smile started fading when she saw the panicky expression on her groom’s face. What was going on?
She was nearly at the altar when a man stopped her. It was Zion’s brother, Aaron. Why was he stopping her?
“Sharon no, please.” He begged.
“What do you mean no, get your hands off me!” Sharon said with gritted teeth. A low murmur went through the crowd.
“It’s not your wedding!” Aaron urgently whispered.
“Have you gone mad? What do you.....”
She stopped, lifting her eyes to the poster again. And became still. For it wasn’t her face on the poster with Zion. It was someone else. It was another woman. It was......Stacy, her best friend. It had all been an illusion. Her illusion. She nearly swooned but Aaron caught her in time and guided her to a nearby seat.
At that moment, the pianist started to play the tune ’You look so beautiful in white’ by Westlife. Everyone stood up for the bride as she walked down the crafted stairs, made for the occasion. The stairs that she had specially asked for. The bride that wasn’t her. The bride that was her best friend, getting married to her fiancee. She looked at Zion, the man that she had given seven years of her life as an angelic smile swept his face.
How had she not noticed? How could they have done this to her? Getting married in the Church and in the city that she had picked and with the song that she had chosen.
How could they?
How dare they.
Then stillness swept over her. That calm she occasionally felt when she knew she was about to do something deadly. Red swam over her eyes as she slowly reached to the side of her calf-length leather boots and steadily brought out the jagged dagger she took everywhere with her. She wasn’t going down. Not without a fight.
And so as the bride and groom faced the priest to begin the wedding declarations, she ran madly towards the people she had once called her own. The screams of the guests are a blurry echo to her. And before anyone could stop her, she lunged.
Heartbreaking! I just can't find the right words to express my anger. I'd say this may be fiction but it happens almost everyday if I'm not mistaken. Some people don't just deserve love TBH 😓
And that's the truth! The kind of betrayals that happen these days, I'm really baffled. Anyways, they deserved what happened to them, whatever that is.😉
Whatever it is 😌
It seems that Sharon's decent into madness was spurred by the secret bond that formed between her fiancé and best friend behind her back. How terrible that Zion did not even have the decency to tell her ahead of time. You form this illusion well, leaving us unsure of what is really going on until the end, when we see the intended bride walk down the stairs.
Thank you for sharing your story with us, and for your engagement with other members of the community.
I'm glad you got the whole idea of the story. It was an extreme pleasure participating.🌺
please see the comment from shahinaubl below
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Hey....this was so great, you know. Some women are not just it. They want to take what belongs to their best friends. Hmmm...
I guess you could say so, but the man she was with too could have also told her.
oh my gosh!!!! so how did it happen??
why was it an illusion??? she coudln't have dreamed 7 years up - was she insane??? hehehe
what a fabulous ending too!!! I felt my eyes go wider hahahahah
It wasn't all an illusion. At least not the entire relationship. But seeing her picture on posters with the guy, whereas it was definitely someone else was the illusions she had given herself because she never imagined it.
Then again she could also have been unhinged from the start. Hehe!
I also scared myself with the ending.😭
From what I gather, Sharon's descent into madness was fueled by the clandestine connection that blossomed between her fiancé and best friend without her knowledge. It's truly awful that Zion couldn't even find it in himself to break the news to her beforehand. You constructed this narrative masterfully, keeping us on the edge of our seats and unsure of the true situation until the climactic moment when the bride made her entrance. Well done. Thank you for sharing your story.
your comment is completely respun from @theinkwell's comment. It's literally the entire comment - just put into a spinner and plagiarized.
don't do this.
if you are going to come to someone's post - first, take the time to genuinely read.
second, leave a comment that is heartfelt.
third - NEVER plagiarize.
You are in serious danger of being downvoted by large accounts that will follow you, and remove rewards if you continue. So - do the right thing.
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You might want to keep an eye on this account if they are posting in InkWell. Hopefully she heeds the warning and starts commenting with integrity.
I'm happy you could see the whole intent of the story. The whole plan was to bring it to startling climax. Thanks for your beautiful comment.