The best of me

11

"W-What? What did he say?"
She asked me, dumbfounded.
Well, who wouldn't be? Hearing that we are getting married in a week....
You just think... a Week?
I'm sorry but what is happening ?!!!
I don't know what our fathers came up with and why they didn't tell me anything, but this was too much
I realized how Sooyoung felt half an hour ago, and now guilt was eating me even more, but most of all I was afraid that she would think that this was part of my plan.
It was not...
She doesn't even know what I was up to, all I did wasn't for the rumors to stop, and not for the sake of our parents, I truly wanted to marry her, but not so sudden. I wanted to get her trust again, I wanted to show her my feelings, to pamper her and make her happy....
I wanted to propose to her properly so that she doesn't think that all is fake, and for all of this I needed time but I guess I don't have it anymore, and I'm really lost..,
I knew for sure that everything that she wanted, or what I would like to do to her, turned into a mess.
She deserved a fairytale, but what did I give her?

It was hard to think about anything because now and then people was congratulating and hugging me, I looked at Joy from time to time and she was smiling at people around her, but it was not her real smile, I know her radiant eye smile when she is happy, this was fake one, or I could say automatic.
The only thing that distracted me right now was the watch on my wrist. The official part of the wedding was coming to an end and we were going to have private party, where we could all talk and relax. Although, it is unlikely that it will be possible to relax after all that happened, at least not for me and Joy.

Private party

Despite that everyone was looking forward to the party that they planned together to have a lot of fun, no one looked happy and relaxed even without alders and reporters around. Taehyung and Sooyoung weren't there and all of the guys were looking forward to their coming. They seemed tense and at the same time shocked by the news.

"Why Tae didn't say anything to me? Yeri, did you know about this?" Glancing at the younger girl, Jimin rubbed his chin.  Yeri shook her head negatively, she was no less surprised by the sudden announcement. 
"I'm more worried about Joy." Wendy's sighs gains attention from the others.  "I know she loves him and he loves her, but the wedding?  Seriously, are they ready for such a serious step?"

"I'm really sorry for them.  I don't know what to say.  It's kind of ... fast.  They could not even be a normal couple, could not confess their feelings to each other, did not experience emotions being a boyfriend and a girlfriend and immediately became a bride and groom, and now they cannot be them either because they do not have time for this, they will  become a husband  and wife in instant..." it seemed Seulgi couldn't believe her own words because she shook her head when she said them.
"I just can't understand why so soon?" Hoseok spoke suddenly, being quiet the whole evening "Could something have happened? She couldn't be pregnant right?" He seemed to be thinking hard and trying to find reasons for everything even if his thoughts looked ridiculous to himself
"Yaah!!! What are you saying?!!" Girls almost In unison shouted at him making him flinch at their sudden hight-pitched voices.
"Woah..."  he jerked his head to the side covering his ears

"Oh!  Taehyung is back." Jungkook jumped out of his chair as soon as he spotted his hyung walking towards them.
All of them stared at him in anticipation.

"What?  I have nothing to do with it, don't look at me like that." He snorted and flopped heavily into an empty seat.
"Where is unnie?  What did father say?  What is the reason for such an imminent wedding?" Yeri, as always, peppered her brother with questions that everyone wanted to ask.

"Sooyoung...? I think she's coming soon.  She needed to talk to her parents.  About father...Hmm, he just said it was necessary, I think that was what he and uncle Chen discussed in his office a couple of days ago before I entered it. They didn't say anything about wedding"