The Contract

Chapter 8 - The Wedding

"So, what do you think?" Kourtney asked and I glanced up at her. "Cool Cool" I waved it off, retuning back to my phone and typing away.

She lets out a frustrated sigh, "Bitch, pick one. You've been saying that to all the dresses I've shown you"

"You said you'll pick an outfit for me, you got this" I encouraged, falling back on the bed, but she came and sat beside me, letting out a breath.

"What's the problem?" She asked and I looked up at her. "If you don't wanna attend the wedding, you could cancel"

"I could?"

"No" she deadpanned and I groaned and fell back on the bed, she then sighed and went on to say. "She's your sister, Pearl. You can't miss her wedding, I know it's been a while and things didn't end well the last time you both spoke but you're the only sibling she has and this is the least you could do"

"I know that. But..." I groaned again and rolled on the bed. "Then it definitely isn't about your sister. Your Mom?"

"She is gonna be extra judgy today. I wouldn't last a minute without getting compared to Bella. There will be lots of questions about why I'm still single!" I cried out

"Well, you could always give an excuse or ignore them-"

"Or get drunk" I suggested. "Definitely not, who's gonna drive you back home?"

"Aren't you guys coming?" I asked. "Yes but that will be at the reception and I'll leave early and Bethany will coming with her dumbass boyfriend"

"She invited Eric?" I asked in disbelief. "Yep" I groaned again and placed a pillow over my face. "Okay, get up" she pulled me up. "It's past 10am, you wanna see her before she leaves for church, right?"

"Not really" I admitted and she ignored and got out the first dress, it was white. "I'm not the bride" I said and she dropped that one and picked up another.

"Nope"

"What colour then?" She asked. "Just keep browsing"

She shook her head and got out more dresses from my closet, I was surprised I owned that much dresses.

"Don't act so shocked, I went shopping for you" she chided and continued getting out more.

I turned to the pile on the bed and schemed through and finally stopped at one. It was a green silk dress, it was floor length and had thin strap hand and a neckline that delved deep and also a slit that was high to the thigh.

"I like this one"

Moments later

I turned to her and she wiped out non existent tears. "I can't wait for the day I get to see you in another dress but white. I wish I'll get to plan your wedding" she cried out and I rolled my eyes before turning back to the mirror.

The dress was perfect.

"No time for narcissism. It's time to go" she called and I grabbed my silver purse and jacket before heading out, my hair was in a beach wave and cascaded down my back.

Once on the road, I was really tempted to turn back around but that will just be coward behavior

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I sat in my car for 5 minutes after I'd arrived the Vega's mansion. I stared at the white house from a distance, all my childhood mental episodes coming back in a wave.

I grew up here but when I got older, I did everything in my power not to return back. There were lots of cars parked outside, the inside will be flooded with relatives.