Speak Now

Chapter 1 : Speak Now

Play the song when you proceed to the chapter. Which means..... NOW! I couldn't find the music video version :(

Chapter 1 : Speak Now

People are seating peacefully on their assigned seats, big smiles were pasted on their faces as they watched the scene. The walls were white, with flowers arranged properly beside the bench-like seats.

I can see his mother tearing up as he finished his vow, his father looking proud at what he said. As the girl recited her vow with tears in her eyes, I can't help but feel jealous, I should be the one standing there and not her. I should be the one wearing a long white gown. I should be the one saying a vow to the guy I love.

But I'm not.

I looked around quietly and saw people wiping their faces with tissues as tears rolled down their cheeks because of the bride and groom's vows. I clenched my fists and closed my eyes tightly. But even when I closed my eyelids, all I could see is him, standing in the altar with a big smile on his face, but I'm afraid he's smiling because of his bride, and not because of me.

And then I heard the preacher say, "Speak now, or forever hold your peace." Silence ensued as the words left his mouth. And so I took the chance.

I opened my eyes and stood up quickly as I can, I shook my hands frantically.

"No!" I screamed with blurry eyes as I watch the guy I love turn around to find the owner of the voice. He saw me and his eyes darkened.

All eyes are on me but I didn't care, I just wanted him to say no to his bride, I kept believing that he was just forced to marry this girl, because that would be totally reasonable, right? He said he loves me, and I believe him. But that was in the past. The rational part of my mind spoke.

"Please, no," I pleaded, tears were pouring down my cheeks as I shake my head and hands.

The silence was long gone now, and people started yelling at me for ruining the wedding. They threw different stuff on me but I remained standing firmly on the ground, not taking my eyes off his face to see if he would, by any chance, say no to the bride.

But he grabbed the bride's hand and they left through the back door, running away from us. And I was left all alone. Suddenly, the church isn't filled with people anymore, instead I was left crying to myself.

So much for hoping he would run away with me just like in that Taylor Swift song, Speak Now.

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I gasped for air and felt my cheeks wet. It was him, again, and he's haunting me in my dreams. I wiped the tears and looked around, but it was pitch black and I couldn't see anything.

My dream is about a wedding, which is not really surprising since it's my job to crash and ruin someone's wedding. But then my ex-boyfriend was the groom, and I hope the dream's not going to be true. Oh well, maybe I just dreamt of a wedding because I totally forgot I crashed a wedding earlier.

That's what always happen to me, when I did something and I forgot I ever did it, it would come in my dreams which would remind me of what I did earlier. I crashed someone's wedding, and what is guy's name again? Siren? Cypress? Ugh, I forgot it.

I looked at my bedside table where my digital clock is placed, it's 2:46 a.m. I stood up knowing I won't have the chance to fall asleep again. I took a quick shower and meekly walked downstairs, I opened the front door and walked outside.