Spell It Out

Epilogue

 The chattering in the gymnasium was loud, but the glances their way made it all too obvious who the talk of the night was. No, it wasn't the poor overlooked prom King or prom Queen. No, they had the misfortune of winning the honor the year that Pugsley Addams was a senior. Which meant his family had volunteered to chaperone.

If it had been his parents, perhaps the scene would've been more comical and embarrassing for Pugsley himself. Instead, he stood proud as he laughed and chatted with the shining star of the room. It seemed she was the only person who didn't realize what was truly happening.

Wednesday however, was painstakingly aware of the attention people were paying to her fiancee. Every fleeting glance their way was met with a murderous glare. Truly, Wednesday couldn't be prouder to call Enid her fiancee and be able to show her off like this.

Perhaps the best part was when the star players had surrounded her like a pack of sorry dogs. Just as the leader had opened his mouth to sneer at Wednesday, a voice from behind them cheerfully called out, "Excuse me!"

Everyone's head whipped up towards the colorful woman, almost flawlessly matching her dress. Then, each boy almost swooned as Enid bared her teeth in a charming smile, glinting in the dim light of the gym as she made her way through them. "There you are, Willa!"

She wrapped her arm around Wednesday's and dramatically pouted. "Why'd you leave me behind?"

Patting Enid's hand that was on her arm (it would seem half hearted to anyone but Enid, for just a simple gesture like this meant a million words from Wednesday), Wednesday replied, "My apologies, cara mia. I was just in a hurry to...greet my former classmates."

"Wednesday Addams!" Enid gasped with a disapproving frown. "We've talked about this! You do not greet people with bodily harm! You greet people with a smile, like this!" Then she turns around and flashes all the boys her brightest, most welcoming smile.

Rolling her eyes, Wednesday slowly peels her lips back, forcing her face into an unnatural looking smile. So much so that the uneasy boys staggered backward and all murmured something about something they had to do, leaving Enid and Wednesday by the punch table. Eventually, Pugsley had wandered in, immediately making a beeline for the protection of Wednesday and Enid.

It took an entire hour for anybody else to dare to approach, and this time it was the prom queen herself. Wednesday never bothered to remember her name.

"Oh my god, are you really Wednesday's fiancee?" she practically squealed, dramatically pulling her tone upward in a way that hurt Wednesday's ears.

"Yup!" Enid held up her left hand, wiggling her fingers so that her ring sparkled. It sent spiders crawling in Wednesday's stomach to see Enid so proud of the ring signifying their promise. "Wednesday has one too!" Enid adds excitedly, grabbing Wednesday's hand and dragging it up to eye level so the girl could see.

Rolling her eyes, Wednesday can only guess when the girl's eyeballs will pop out of their sockets from how wide her eyes were opening with each revelation.

"Whoa. Where did you get these?" The fakeness appalled Wednesday, but apparently it didn't irk Enid at all how shallow the question was because she only grinned wider.

"Oh it was Wednesday's family vault", Enid replied with a light laugh as if remembering a beautiful memory.

"The family... what?!"

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The Morning After Their Engagement Party

"Where are we going?" Enid asked in a hushed whisper to Wednesday as Gomez led them through the hidden door in the study.