Feels like a year

Chapter 5 - Tori Spring (Holden)

Weeks after the proposal

Michael has forced me to go wedding dress shopping with Becky.
"Do I have to Mikey?" I ask Michael like a whining child                                                  "Yes, unless you want to walk down the aisle in your underwear." Michael points out. "Fine. I'll Go."I say glaring at him with a smile on my face

I go to a little boutique on the high street with Becky and we wade through the masses of puffy dresses.
"Tori! Tori! This one is so so nice!" Becky says jumping up and down like a bunny
"Becky. In the 20 years I have known you, you will know that I will never wear frills." I say
"Fine," Becky says grumpily but I notice she holds it in her arm anyway. I keep on wading through the masses of dresses and then I see the dress I could only imagine. It's not a dress I normally would have gravitated towards but it was perfect not too girly but it also didn't look like I was trying too hard.

It was a silk dark green blazer dress with a long tulle veil running down its back. I pick it up and walk carefully to the dressing room. when I get there I take off my shirt and skirt so I am standing in my bra and tights. I slowly and gently put on the dress and show Becky. "Oh, wow," she says, bouncing up and down again, and then I notice again that she is still clutching the wedding dress that she picked up.                                                                                                      "Go try it on," I say, but then you must tell me everything.                                                                                   "ok," she says, sighing before wandering into the changing room next to mine. I  then walk back into the changing room, take off the dress and then go to pay. Then Becky walks out of the changing room, sits down, and tells me everything.

"So basically, Lucas and I are getting married, and I'm pregnant," she says, sobbing silently and I pull her towards me and hold her till she stops crying. I convince her to buy the dress and then we got in my car and drive to my house.

"Michael. I'm home." I call hoping to get an answer                                                                                                "Toria" Michael calls from the living room "I have a surprise."                                                                           "A surprise," I say before wandering into the living room, finding it fully furnished with carpet on the floor and everything. So we all slump down on the sofa and Becky recounts the entire story to Michael before getting into her car and driving home. 

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Sorry for being offline for a long time. I have been struggling with mental health issues and writer's block.                                                                                                                                                                           Thank you to everyone who has continued to support me.