Unexpected

The ill party

Chapter 8

"Oh… my… wow." Sora heard May mutter under her breath, she seemed at a loss for words, but so was Sora. Kalos had finally proposed, and that was something nobody ever would have expected, at least not those who've worked with him for a while. Layla was smiling brightly behind Sarah who was giving the sun a run for its money.

If you knew Layla Hamilton, you knew about her many assets; her name for one, her money, and her connections. And if you really knew Layla, you'd know that she knew how to put them to good use, and that was why the engagement party was to be that Saturday, when no shows were scheduled though there may have been at some point; Sora had a feeling that Layla had something to do with that also, but hey performers occasionally need a day off too. What was surprising though was how soon it was happening, considering it was Thursday and the party was Saturday.

"So soon?" Annette asked from behind everyone, she hadn't been there very long so she didn't know how Layla worked.

"Well…" Sarah began but Layla cut her off excitedly.

"The reservations are already made for the Cape Mary Grande Hotel; my dad saved them from going under some years ago so they kind of owe him." Layla began talking about what time everybody needed to be there and the dress code and other stuff that didn't seem too important to some but extremely important to Layla; such as what color the table cloths were going to be and the type of food served and all that jazz.

Sarah just seemed to be in shock due to how fast this was happening and was wondering just what kind of monster she'd set loose. Layla was still talking about color schemes when the subject of bridesmaids came into play and Sarah's eyes just lit up.

"Okay so everybody make sure you're free the 16th!" Layla said loudly to make sure she was heard.

"What for?" May asked, she'd finally stopped gaping at the ring long enough to catch on to the conversation.

"The wedding of course!" Layla replied like it was the most obvious answer.

"What?" May screeched. The whole room broke into a loud chatter

"But that's only two weeks away!" Sora cut in this time, nearly shouting in order to be heard over the noise.

"Well we need to do this before Kalos changes his mind!" Layla said and Sarah laughed, she was still in shock from everything, but it seemed to be a good kind of shock and she couldn't have found a more capable wedding planner. Sora got the feeling that Layla was just getting started and that Sarah wasn't going to be able to do much to stop her apart from giving her opinions and picking the colors. Layla had known Sarah for the longest of all of the workers apart from Kalos himself, so she knew what she liked and what Kalos would approve of. With Layla's connections how could any venue say no to hosting this wedding and from what Sora knew of Layla, she probably already had it all planned.

Rehearsals that day went on like normal for the most part after Sarah and Layla left to discuss wedding plans. From what Sora could tell, either Kalos completely trusted Sarah's and Layla's judgment or he had no say in the matter at all and as Layla said herself, "All he'll have to do is show up in a tux."

Sora was still a little stiff during the rehearsal and Leon wasn't the only one who noticed.

"What's the matter with you today Sora?" Cathy called as they paused between scenes. "You're moving like someone strapped you to a pole."

"Nothing." Sora called, her stomach twisted. "I think I just slept weird last night, I'll be fine."

"I do hope so for your sake," Annette said from the sidelines. "We would not want you to get injured." She said in her thick accent. No matter how strangely she felt when Annette was with Leon, Sora just couldn't bring herself to hate her.