MY BEST FRIEND , MY PROTECTOR

RUNAWAY BRIDE

CLARISSA'S POV
CHURCH

I WAS SITTING HERE CONTEMPLATING IF I SHOULD REALLY GET MARRIED OR NOT TODAY . MY BEST FRIEND SARAH WAS TRYING TO MAKE ME SEE THE LIGHT ABOUT MY SOON TO BE HUSBAND .

SARAH SAID HE WAS NO GOOD AND A WELL KNOWN PLAYBOY AND WAS CHEATING ON ME AND HAD BEEN THE ENTIRE TIME WE HAD BEEN TOGETHER . I DIDN'T WANT TO BELIEVE IT HE SAID HE LOVED ME ,OR DID HE ?

I WAS LOST IN THOUGHTS WHEN SARAH PULLED ME AWAY AND WE WERE WALKING AROUND IN ONE OF THE HALLWAYS OF THE BIGGER PART OF THE CHURCH WHEN WE HEARD VOICES .

I GOT NERVOUS WHEN I HEARD TWO VOICES I KNEW VERY WELL SINCE THE ONE WAS MY SOON TO BE HUSBANDS , AND THE OTHER WAS MY BABY SISTER'S VOICE .

SARAH PUT HER FINGER TO HER LIPS AS WE EDGED CLOSER TO THE DOOR AND ROOM LISTENING ........

OH GOD BABY ,YOU CANT POSSIBLY MARRY HER . SHE'S PATHETIC AND SUCH A FOOL . YOU KNOW YOU REALLY DON'T LOVE MY SISTER , YOU LOVE ME OR YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE NOW . YOU KNOW YOU'RE ONLY MARRYING HER BECAUSE YOU WANT YOUR INHERITANCE , AND BECAUSE OF THE STIPULATIONS ON THE WILL CONNECTED TO THE INHERITANCE ......
JUST DONT MARRY HER PLEASE , I'M BEGGING YOU !!!!! MY SISTER PLEADED WITH MY FIANCEE

PAULA , BABY LISTEN TO ME I DON'T WANT TO MARRY HER , NO I DON'T . I'M ONLY DOING THIS BECAUSE ONCE WE'RE MARRIED SHE CAN'T DO ANYTHING SHE SIGNED A PRENUP , AND I'LL HAVE MY INHERITANCE , AND WE CAN RUN AWAY TOGETHER AND GET MARRIED ONCE I HAVE THE MARRIAGE ANNULLED AFTER I HAVE MY HAVE MY INHERITANCE . JUST BEAR WITH ME LOVE PLEASE ? NOW COME HERE AND MAKE ME FEEL GOOD BABY LIKE ONLY YOU CAN HONEY...... COME GIVE DADDY SOME LOVING BABYGIRL ..... HE SAYS

SARAH LOOKED AT ME KNOWING I WAS GONNA LOSE IT SOON . SHE LITERALLY SHOVED ME OUT OF THE CHURCH AND PUT ME IN MY TRUCK THAT HAD MY SUITCASES ALREADY INSIDE .

SHE THEN TOOK OUT A PREPAID PHONE AND SOME CASH AND SAID

GO RISSA , JUST CALL ME WHEN YOU GET TO GEORGIA . I KNOW THAT NANNA WILL BE GLAD TO SEE YOU SINCE SHE'S BEEN ASKING WHEN YOU WOULD VISIT AGAIN WITH OUT SCUMBAG AGAIN . SHE KNOWS YOU'LL BE ON YOUR WAY TO SEE HER .

BUT SARAH ...... I STARTED TO ARGUE AND SHE JUST SHAKES HER HEAD NO ....

GO RISSA I'LL BE DOWN IN A FEW DAYS AFTER I HANDLE YOUR EX SCUMBAG AND PAIN IN THE ASS SISTER THAT I'M GOING TO MAKE THE LAUGHING STOCK IN OUR SOCIAL CIRCLES . AND I'M SURE WHEN MY FRIENDS HEAR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THEY'RE GONNA BE PISSED TOO ...... NOW GO AND DONT STOP UNLESS YOU NEED GAS OR SLEEP OR FOOD . YOU CAN CHANGE WHEN YOU STOP FOR GAS , NOW GO ..... BEFORE THEY START LOOKING FOR YOU BEFORE YOU'RE OUT OF TOWN .

THANKS SIS I OWE YOU BIG TIME FOR THIS ..... WHEN YOU GET TO GEORGIA GIRLS NIGHT FOR SURE JUST US ..... LOVE YA SARAH .....I SAY AS I PUT THE TRUCK INTO GEAR AND SPED OFF IN A HURRY . LUCKY FOR ME MY COUSIN WAS THE STATE SHERIFF HERE AND WOULDN'T QUESTION ME FOR SPEEDING SINCE HE KNOWS HOW I AM .

HOURS LATER
JEFFERSON , GEORGIA

CLARISSA'S POV STILL

DAMN MY LUCK ! JUST AS I PULLED INTO CITY LIMITS IN JEFFERSON MY DAMNED TRUCK DECIDED TO DIE ON ME AND BLOW TWO TIRES IN THE PROCESS ......

HERE I WAS STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE BACK ROAD BANGING MY HEAD ON THE DOOR WHEN I HEARD SOMEONE ASK......

MA'AM ARE YOU ALRIGHT ? A DEEP.SOUTHERN MALE VOICE SAYS CONCERNED

I..... MY TRUCK DECIDED TO DIE ON ME . BUT IN THE PROCESS I BLEW TWO TIRES . I WAS ABOUT TO CALL A TOW TRUCK I GUESS . DAMN MY LUCK ....TODAY JUST ISN'T MY DAY ..... I SAY

MA'AM MY FAMILY OWNS A REPAIR SHOP HERE IN JEFFERSON . LET ME HELP YOU PLEASE ,OR MY MAMA WOULD WHOOP MY HIDE FOR NOT HELPING A LADY IN TROUBLE . HE SMILES AND IT WAS CONTAGIOUS MAKING ME SMILE.TOO .