Dearest Namjoon,

VII. Pre-ceremony

June 20th, 2019

Evie woke up feeling uneasy and packed. Her stomach's been acting weird for a few days now.

Occasional loose and sometimes a little red stool has been a problem for weeks now. She blamed it on the new food habits as she started having stomachaches.

But she was determined to not let it ruin the day for her. It was Seulgi's wedding day after all.

Evie was to be a bridesmaid for the wedding. She sent her measurements a month ago and fortunately, when she tried it on yesterday, it was just a little loose and could make do with a few stitches under the armpit.

Seulgi first met Evie when they were in elementary school; grade 4 maybe. They became friends from then on. They went to to same middle school, then high school. They parted ways after college but dm-ed each other occasionally.

A month ago, when Evie heard that Seulgi was getting married, she called her to congratulate her and as the conversation went on, Seulgi ended up begging Evie to be a bridesmaid.

"I'm in need of a bridesmaid, Evie!" Seulgi said, roughening her voice. "I literally have no one here to be my bridesmaids that I had to ask Jaebum's friend."

"One is enough!" Evie chuckled.

"No! If this is once in a lifetime, I'd want my friends to be beside me—though Hyeri is also my friend..."

"No one from home is coming?"

"Wendy is coming but she straight out declined because, you know, she's preggo. Irene is...I don't think she's coming. She said she'll try but she might not so I can't really ask her. Joy's not coming, she'll be too pregnant to board an airplane by then."

"Yeah."

"I mean I can't really expect the others to be there 'cuz it's so far away from home. The plane tickets will cost a lot too plus visa. Wendy and Irene, I said I will pay half for their plane tickets and hotel if they come but that's all I can do."

"How's the wedding preparations?"

"We're keeping it small and simple. We don't have much to invite anyways."

"Okay... I guess. I'll send you my measurements tomorrow. But I will only be available the day before your wedding, you still want me?"

"I still want you! Thank you so much! I love you. All you need to do is make sure you get the right measurements do that we won't have to redo it."

"How's JB feeling about this?"

"I think he's more excited than me. I haven't even chosen a dress and he has already got his tux on the way." Seulgi laughed.

"See you later then. I've got to go."

"Okay bye."

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10 : 00 am

She dressed up and went straight to the venue.

Seulgi was done with her hair and makeup by the time she arrived. She barely had makeup on her face; maybe just enough foundation to cover up some blemishes, a simple peach eyeshadow with fake lashes and some eyeliner. But she was still in her lingerie.

"Should I get my hair and makeup done first or should I get dressed first?"

"Get dressed first. They're still doing Hyeri's hair."

"Namjoon told me he was coming, do you know that?"

"I know everyone who's coming today." Seulgi smiled, "Are you getting back together?"

"Ha...ha no." Evie started undressing.

"Jay told me that he picked you up from the airport. You know, maybe he still has feelings for you?" She wiggled her eyebrows.

"That... I asked him to. I am afraid of airport taxis. Haven't I told you that?"

"No; why?"

Evie zipped the dress and and sat down to put on her shoes.

"When I was 10, my 18 years old brother and I were flown out to meet our grandmother. When we arrived, we were supposed to get a taxi, like, taxis are in abundance at airports. We got scammed, we were drugged and were left in front of our grandma's house, nearly unconscious. Our watches, my brother's wallet and my earrings were taken. That's why I am afraid of airport taxis."

"Oh... That's horrible!"

"But we were lucky. They didn't touch me and my brother had little to nothing in his wallet and his phone was the small Nokia phone. Nothing valuable was stolen except for my earrings. Those would have cost at least $200 dollars."

Hyeri walked in looking gorgeous. She was tall and had a great bod while Evie was about 5 ft 2 . Luckily, Hyeri was gonna wear a 2-inch heel while Evie chose a 4-inch to look a little taller.

"Wow! You look good. I like your hair too." Evie and Seulgi applauded.

"Thanks." Hyeri winked, "Eve, you're next."

"Okay."

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