MY Sweet Interlude

1-The Wedding

This is a bad dream...Aliya told herself over and over, and yet, no matter how hard she tried, the ceremony just kept on unfolding right before her eyes. She watched how her best friend marched down the aisle looking so perfect in his black tux, his eyes shining with happiness and love especially when he sees his bride. The bride, on the other hand, glowed with the same joy and love, looking absolutely breathtaking in her white dress. 

She struggled to keep herself from breaking down during the ceremony. For the past few months, she's been wishing that she make him fall in love with her instead. It was such a shame she only realized what she felt for him when he told her the news that he was going to propose to his girlfriend. 

What was that saying? You don't know what you've got until it's taken away from you....in her case, it's  him, not it. Back then, he was already deeply and madly in love with his girlfriend even though their relationship was just a year and a half old. How can that happen? She asked herself, their relationship wasn't even that long yet. She and her best friend had known each other their whole life, so how can he say that she is the right one for him? These were the questions that were going on and on in her mind until now. 

The end of the wedding came and the couple was presented to the guests, Mr. and Mrs. Taehyung and Jia Kim. The groom was asked to kiss his bride, and that was when the tears she had been holding started to fall down her cheeks.  

"Weddings make me emotional too." Nari, Namjoon's fiancée  sniffled as she spoke next to Aliya. She and Namjoon had been engaged for more than a year now.  Nari believes in having a long engagement, so they are set to tie the knot springtime of the coming year.

Aliya could only nod in response because she was worried that if she opens her mouth, she'd start sobbing. She bit the insides of her cheeks and continued to dig her fingernails in her palm to control herself. Holding back her emotions isn't easy, but she tried her damned best to appear fine. She smiled and responded to everyone as they carried on a light conversation around their table. 

Only Namjoon and Hoseok brought a date, the rest were just by themselves. As far as she knew, Jin's girlfriend was outside the country while the rest of the guys were not that interested in getting into any serious relationship yet.

"There's something different about you tonight Aliya, any particular reason? A new guy?" Nari asked her casually as they ate.

"New guy?" Jimin, who was sitting next to Aliya, asked. "There's a new guy after pretty boy?" 'Pretty boy', was her ex, Jihyun. They labeled him that because he is so good looking he could be at par with all seven of them which she thinks is the reason they don't like him. They never liked any of the guys she dated for that matter.

"There is no new guy." She replied, not meeting anyone's eyes. "It's probably the make-up that did that trick." 

"Taehyungs' and Aliyas' moms are best friends since high school and they are like sisters from different parents. Those two have practically known each other since birth. Taehyung is two years older than Aliya so she's like a little sister to him." Hoseok explained to Yoo-Mi, the woman he is currently dating. Their relationship is still new so she doesn't know a lot about his friends.

Aliya's face turned pink at the mention that she is like Taehyung's little sister.  She got reminded of what she actually is to him, nothing more would've come out of their relationship no matter how hard she tried. That felt like rubbing salt to an open wound. She unconsciously reached out for the glass of wine next to her, drinking everything with one gulp.

"Take it easy dear, you haven't eaten anything yet. You don't want to get drunk, do you?" Nari gently reminded her. 

Aliya smiled at the beautiful woman in front of her thankful for showing her concern. The thing is, she wanted to get drunk. This definitely isn't her favorite day. If she could have a chance to disappear right now, she would. The more she sees Taehyung and Jia, the more she could feel the heaviness in her heart. She stole a look at the happy couple once more, before lightly dropping the fork she was holding back on her plate. She didn't feel like eating anymore.