she said to me innocently and i

here, all pretty, and act like she didn't just stab

o avoid her gaze so she wouldn't see my bloodshot

ou alr

me from the side, s

in my eyes. Where's Dad? I thought he was

said, walking out of the room

he walked. When you take in something

. I had never seen him in any of those, and even though they

s," he declared as soon as he saw

y voice that seemed to have bee

Dad," I continued, gi

he notice m

ng so broadly that one would think he was the o

will not take place. I had to fight back a tear that was

t I was getting married to Hardin Rivera, the son

ate, they were only hopeful that it was

He's the "perfe

dy arms, and we walked out of

for the ceremony, but I couldn't help but

icence of the flowers and the seat covers. It was breatht

w him lick his lips with his tongue, the same tongue he had used to circ

my face as my face creased into a frown. I was

ibuting the program booklet to th

hands, and the

ly wedded husband, as long as you both live?" The priest ask

nfully before o

t was followed by a thunderous ro

the same question, and h

ows, which we had pub

he program booklet-the exact page on whi

s sounds from different angles. Some people took out their phones

bruptly as soon as s

this?!" She shouted a

sponded, remo

ch other in one of the guest rooms!" I shouted. M

ceremony was over." I shot a cold

the eye, "Well, good r

ace with his two

ng the booklet at Beth, where she w

y," she w

You're not sorry, Beth! If you were sorry, you wouldn't have been fucking your own sist

uted as she ran to h

s clacking away noisily as I moved. My parents followed briskly behi

crying. Holding my hands in hers, she said, "Sweetie, it's ok

and redo your makeup," I h

I shouted, raising my head up to look at

ed, her fingers running throu

said, turning to face my

tand?" Dad said it wit