Million Miles

Chaper 5

            VANESSA
    

     Four months later....

   
  "Babe! No! I do not believe this. What do you think you're doing?.

  I mean you've known hot ass nigga for, what? Four months? And you're ready to get married to him?".
Anna, my cousin screeches into my phone.
  

  I roll my eyes,glad she can't see me.  

"Calm down, Anna. You and I both know 'Hot ass' is a great guy.
  I love him, and he loves me.. We understand ourselves. What's the use waiting?"

   " Ok, so forget that. How about the man Dad chose for you ?. Is he ready to just let you go ? Without a fight?". She presses on.

  "Hold on, Anna. You've been bombarding me with question upon question for the past five minute.. What is this? Twenty questions? One at a time, okay?". I coax. 

"So, Well, for starters the man agreed to back off. You know,Miles came home to ask for dad's permission for my hand in marriage the traditional way.  It was so sweet, girl". I giggle.

  "And well, it seems not only girls fall for his charms ". Anna mutters, sounding not too pleased about the whole situation.

I know Anna wants the best for me, she and I have always been close and she's the big sister I never had. I hold her opinions in  high regards, and that's why I'm trying my best to see she agrees to this marriage..

The wedding is still holding, with or without her consent. But I'll feel much better if she at least sounds a little bit enthusiastic about the whole thing.

   Short of 30 minutes after Miles went to see dad, He called me to say Dad gave us his blessings! Adorable, right?

 
   Anna goes silent for a beat.

    " I feel something's not adding up here, Vanessa. She says.
  After all those threats, dad just consents to let some random guy you've met for just four months marry you?"
 

   I'm starting to get annoyed at how negative my cousin is.. 

   " Anastasia, I'm really getting tired of all this questions, Miles asked me to marry him four months after we started dating. Yes! I've seen some people get married a month after meeting. And yes,  Dad gave him blessings, SO??. Don't you think dad might want me to be happy? Don't you think Miles really love me? Why is it so damn unbelievable to you? " . I hiss.

  I am seething now, and I make sure she hears it dripping from my voice.

  

   " You better swallow your protests about my marriage. Because, Babe, it's gonna happen! And we're going dress shopping Next week for the wedding gown". I say, after taking in a much needed breath.

 " And, Oh, yes. Lest I forget,you're my maid of honour ".
With this last come back I hang up, not waiting for her to say anything more

 
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     VANESSA

" Mr Williams, I'm sending Miss Vanessa in now ".  The sweet old lady, who is Morales' receptionists says into the phone

I shift from foot to foot, listening to
Morales' receptionist talk into the telephone to my Fiancée.. Oh, how giddy it makes me to think we'll be married in a month's time.

The reception of the building is bustling. It's the lunch hour and I see people coming in and out of the elevator, there's a woman with a dog sitting on the comfortable red velvet couch. She looks about twenty something, I glance over at and our eyes meet,I quickly avert my face. Aside the receptionist sitting beside a large mahagony counter, there's no other worker in the reception.  They pretty much bustle in and out of the building with coffee in their hands and a relaxed look on their face.