Forever my Savior

The Wedding

"Oh god…" David stood up from the cold, uncomfortable bench he was sitting on, nervously pacing around the tightly spaced dressing room. His eyes were disturbingly red and puffy from tears that had since dried up upon his cheeks. The well-dressed man looked like all sorts of hell and misery, his hair messy and knotted from running his hands through it anxiously. He was emotionally broken on the inside, between feelings of anger and despair. The sight of this man—upset, weak, on edge —was a side of him that no one has ever seen of him.

Today was David Moss, better known as Lasercorn's, biggest day, and the moment he's been waiting years for; an astonishing wedding with hundreds of close family and friends. He was going to share this moment with the most amazing girl in his life, Jessica, and couldn't have been happier. Ever since an unexpected blind date set up by a group of their mutual college friends at Ohio State University, he knew that she was only for him. It wasn't exactly love at first sight—more like love after a year or two of a close friendship—but David knew deep down that she was going to be his future wife. He had feelings for her that he has never shared with any of his ex-lovers. He always had to question the path of his past relationships, but with Jessica, he felt that certain bond that separated her from the others.

However, within the last year and a half, David felt the change in their relationship. Ever since the move to California, he was drifting further and further apart from Jessica. He was putting work and his office friends first, and quality alone time with Jessica last. He found himself in constant denial over the obvious strain between them, and lying to himself about their situation. In his eyes, they always had the perfect relationship, but to her, the damage that he caused was too late to fix and their relationship had already deteriorated.

He never noticed any of the signs that she's been leaving through the last several weeks. All her heartache, her loneliness, and the need to be comforted, David never caught on. She was still perfect in every single way to him, and he believed that they were going to be happy forever. However, Jessica's last-minute confrontation with him turned their happy, perfect wedding, into a nightmare of constant sorrow for David.

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"David, I just can't do this." Jessica's soft, but stern voice resounded throughout the small dressing room, as she stood by the doorway. David turned to her in utter shock. He never anticipated her to show up like this, especially an hour before the wedding started. He was also surprised over the fact that she had changed out of her dress, and into her normal clothing.

"Sure you can Jess. In an hour, we're going to be that perfect family that we always wanted. I know you're scared, but we'll get through this together. Please change back into your dress so we can make this happen." David assured, gently holding her into his arms. Jessica didn't fight, or take comfort in his grasp.

"No David, you don't understand." She pulled away from his embrace, and look at him with slight guilt in her eyes. "We aren't the same as before, and you know it. I've tried my hardest to stay strong, but I can't do it anymore." The cold, dark tone in her voice was beginning to scare him. He regretted the moment he had to face this problem, but he knew deep inside that it was too late to fix it.

"Please Jess, don't do this. I love you." David's voice was beginning to break, as he tried to pull her back into his arms, but this time she resisted and stepped further away from him.

"I wish I could love you too, but I can't anymore, not like this."

"We can work something out. We can fix this. I know I've neglected you, but I'm willing to drop everything just for you. Jess, I don't want to lose you, please give me a chance." At this point, David was starting to get desperate. He couldn't lose her, especially like this. He meant every single word that just choked out of his mouth. He didn't want to make the same mistakes anymore.