Happy Never After - Episode 1

 

 “And we are done! So, stand up and check yourself in the mirror!”

Alicia inhaled at Faith’s voice and stood up as someone removed the blindfold from her eyes. It was the first time she would be seeing her wedding gown and most especially, she was wearing it. Daniel had ordered it  from Dubai and now that she could see herself in the mirror, she was glad that her friends had hidden it from her until today.

It had an off-shoulder strap which matched her brown skin. The bodice and straps were covered in a detailed pattern which filtered down the train and sides of the dress . The cream gown had a train which was about six feet long, flowing elegantly behind her as she walked.

She gasped as she saw herself in the mirror. Her tummy melted into a stream of happiness and excitement. She felt like someone in a dreamland. This couldn’t be true. She could see her friends behind her, holding on to each other as they blinked back their tears.

“This must have cost a fortune,” said Tonia behind her.  She was a fair lady, in a pink flowing bridal gown. Her Peruvian hair was reaching almost her waist.  Out of their group, she was the ‘flashy’ one. Nail so long and perfectly manicured

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. The silver rings on each of her hear lobe could fit into the neck of an infant.

“Well, thank God our husband is a billionaire,” replied Faith, also in a bridal but simple gown. She was on a low cut with tiny silver earrings on her ear lobes. “Please, someone should bring the veil.”

“Incoming!” shouted Lydia, Alicia's only sister. They looked like age mates and they had the same set of friends. She was the chief bride's maid and was instead in a yellow strapless gown which clung delightfully to her hips before stretching out to the floor.

 They practically acted like twins, but Alicia was twenty-nine, two years older than the darker Lydia.

She fixed the cathedral veil to the back of Alicia's hair so that it sat on top of the train and floated in the air at the slightest movement.

“And here is your bouquet,” said Camil, the most responsible of them all, also dressed in a pink gown.

Alicia collected the bouquet as her friends rallied around her.

“This is the moment we have all been preparing for, and it has come,” started Camil. “Our very own Alicia is going to be a Madam.”

“Tonight is gonna be a badass!” shouted Tonia and the rest chuckled.

“Daniel is such a lucky guy,” replied Camil.

“Oh, I think she is the lucky woman,” said Lydia and Alicia frowned at her.

“What?” asked Lydia. “That guy can practically buy a princess if he wants to but he chose my Alicia,” she said in a tiny voice before kissing Alicia on the cheek.

“Hold on guys. Alicia is not talking, let her talk,” said Faith, smiling at her best friend who was still fighting the tears.

Alicia forced a smile and sat on the bed. “Oh! Guys, what do I say? I am so emotional right now,” she started.

“Really? You better keep your emotions till the midnight, then you can start giving off those awesome ringtones we’ve been practicing all week…” Tonia stated, sticking out her tongue until Camil hit her with her pouch.

Alicia inhaled and was about to open her mouth but her phone vibrated, distracting everyone in the room. 

Faith was the closest to it and she picked it up from the stool, she showed everyone the name on the screen and Tonia hissed while Lydia sighed. Alicia and Camil gave no reaction.

“Why is he calling? Today of all days?” asked Tonia.

“I thought you said you changed your number, Alicia,” said Lydia.

“Well, I forgot to.

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. I wanted to but I wasn’t expecting Fabian to keep calling me. He knows I’m getting married, doesn’t he, Faith?”

Faith looked at her friends. “Why are you all looking at me as if I asked him to call?”

“He is your friend!” snapped Tonia.

“Oh! Hello! He is my friend now? What happened to the last one year? Or last eight months? Was he not all our friends?” asked Faith.

No one replied but finally, Alicia spoke.

“Today is my wedding day and the last thing I need is my ex, stalking me. I do not want to see him or talk to him. He is no longer part of my life and that is it.”

The phone rang again but this time, it was the priest.

“Girls, we got to go, everyone is waiting for us,” replied Lydia and they all stood up. As they rushed out, Faith remembered something and went back inside. She looked into the mirror and was adjusting her strap but then the phone in her hand rang again, she inhaled as she saw Fabian’s name.

“I will join you soon, got to use the toilet,” she shouted as loud as she could and quickly rushed to the bathroom of the hotel room and locked the door behind her. She picked the call.

“Hello, Fabian, what are you doing? Why are you calling her? You know she doesn’t want to see you. You are still in prison aren’t you?”

“Faith..Fai…can..hear…?”

“Hello, Fabian, the network is bad, stop calling. I can barely hear you!”

“Faith..Licia…wedding…stop it…stop..stop it!”

Faith ended the call as the bathroom door opened all of a sudden.

“What the hell are you doing back here?” Tonia demanded, looking at her suspiciously.

“Am I not allowed to ease myself again?” Faith replied before flushing the toilet and tearing off some toilet-roll.

Together, she and Tonia left the room but her mind wasn’t settled. Why would Fabian who has been in prison for about six months be calling her to stop the wedding of her best friend?

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