My best friend's wedding

I will protect you

I was shocked. I couldn't believe my eyes as I entered the lobby of the building. My neighbor, also best friend, Kim Eunah was getting married with one of the richest men here in Korea. I expected it to be luxurious, but this is way more than I expected. I felt out of place as I wandered around looking for the room where I could get to see my friend and give her the money I'll give her as a present. The ballroom was completely decorated with traditional Korean furniture, and my bestie was spectacular in her pink hanbok that had Sakura flowers draw on it. While we were taking pictures, she told me she asked a Japanese stylist to design and manufacture her hanbok because even though she and her groom are Koreans, her late father is japanese and this was her way of having him with her during the most special day of her life. Her mother looked so happy in her blue hanbok she was almost shining, she walked around greeting everyone that came with a photo of her husband in her hands, another sign that the family missed him.

I was teary as I went to sit and wait for the start of the kunbere, the vows ceremony. I loved my bestie, and I was so happy for her, because I knew she loved Sung Sunwoo and she always dreamt of having a traditional Korean wedding, and thankfully, Sunwoo's family is so traditional she didn't even have the chance to choose otherwise.

As they entered together, I could see there were some women looking at her with malice. Of course, they were jealous, but one of them caught my attention. She was wearing a simple dress and some jewelry, but what made me look at her was hthe look full of rage she directed to my friend. I couldn't help but feel worried, what had my friend done to her for her to be so enraged?

They proceeded with the vows, and I started to cry silently. My friend made a cute speech about how much she loved Sunwoo and was excited to be his wife, but Sunwoo's speech was fantastic. Everyone in the room was silent as he spoke, nothing could be heard except from his charming voice as he said how he was grateful he met Eunah and that she changed him. He said she was the light of his life and that he promised to treat her as the queen she truly was. He said how much he waited for her and that his heart belonged fully to her. It was the most beautiful vow I had ever seen, I was truly gratefull my friend was marrying a man that loved her so much.

Just as he was about to say his final words, that girl I noticed from before jumped from her sit and started yelling. She screamed about how he was a liar, how he cheated on her with my best friend and how much she hated my friend for seducing him and stealing him from her. I was speechless as I looked to my friend collapsing to the ground. She had a weak body and was pregnant, so the shock must've been something she couldn't handle.

Sungwoo asked for security to come and get the women as she continued to scream, but even the men who were supposed to get her stopped when she showed a video of Sungwoo with her, dated to be from yesterday. Then everyone went ballistic. Eunah's mother started yelling horrendous things to Sungwoo while his parents looked completely pale as they digested that their son was a cheater. Everything started to become a chaos when Eunah's sister threw the weeding cake flying to Sungwoo's face and he lost it.

He started screaming that he didn't know who that woman was, that it was all fake, that he could never have done that to Eunah. I was furious with him. How could he have done that to a girl as sweet as Eunah? She loved him to bits, and he cheated on her with his ex? I walked across the room and looked straight in his eyes as I got close and BAM! I slapped him hard in his face, that was dirt from the cake. I got past him and gently helped Eunah as she got up on her feet, finally awake after fainting.

As she got up, she started noticing what had happened and then, she burst into tears.

- I can't believe he would do this to me. He was my first love, and for God's sake I'm pregnant! How could he have done this knowing I'm carrying his child! And even if I wasn't, he told me he loved me! – She said, her makeup ruined because of the tears that couldn't stop rolling in her face.

I got her out of there while her sister blocked Sungwoo's path so he wouldn't follow us. I sited her and hugged her as she cried her heart out.

- Oh darling I know, I know. – I repeated until she calmed down and asked to find Sungwoo.

- Eunah! – He said as she approached him. – Look baby, this is all a misunderstanding! You know I love you I would never do something like this! I did date that women, but it was a long time ago and I've got nothing to do with her now, you need to believe me!

- I wanted to believe in you, but somewhere in my heart I know you're lying Sungwoo. I can't deny I loved you but as from today? You're dead to me, never come near me or my child ever again. -And then she ran out of the building, got a taxi and went somewhere.

Everybody was stunned. Everything happened so fast it was obviously hard to process. I was somewhat relieved though, because my friend was free of a liar who played with her feelings. After helping to clean the mess that was made in the ballroom, I went back to my home to rest. I was going to call Eunah to know if she wanted to stay here for a while to heal but I didn't even need to. When I got home, she was there, still dressed in her pink hanbok that was now full of ice cream.

She was watching our favorite romance film and I joined her to watch it and eat ice cream. As time flew by, she ended up sleeping in the couch, and I moved her to bed.

- Good night Eunah, sweet dreams. – I kissed her forehead and went downstairs to eat something, I was starving.

As I ate, I started thinking about what had happened today. Nothing like that had never happened in any of the weddings I attended to, I believed it was somenthing that only happened in movies. I was still angry but now what I really felt was sadness. My friend was the sweetest person I knew, to the point of being naïve. I couldn't help but feel guilty for never discovering that Sungwoo was cheating on her. I know it's stupid and I could never have predicted something like this would happen, but I still felt guilty. I was always there to protect Eunah, since we were kids. Every time she got herself in trouble I would come for her rescue, but today I couldn't. I cried imagining how hard it will be for her to take care of a child alone, and then I decided. I would never even think to let her go through the same thing again.

I went to bed that night knowing she would be my responsibility and that I would be the best friend anyone could ever want to have. I promised myself that and went to sleep in the bed, decided to protect my friend from every harm this world could bring her.