Arabelle

[2]Speech

As I left the bathroom, I got another text, it said,

I'm not a weirdo

xHarryx

WTF I thought about that. I never said it out loud.

I got another text, but decided to ignore it and put my phone on silent.

My mom came in and saw me on my phone

Mom

"Arabelle ,it's almost time for you to give your speech and you're here using your phone. No wonder your sister hates you"

Me

"well if she hates me then why did she make me the maid of honor, or why do I have to give a speech"

Mom

"because we thought that it was the right thing to do. Why are you complaining anyways, you're lucky you're getting some attention on a day that's ALL about your sister"

Me

"well I guess.... nevermind"

She left, but I heard her say"why can't you be like Jessica" under her breath.

You know what, I'm going to ruin my sister's wedding by saying a few family secrets.

I left the bathroom, only to find my mom crying on stage talking about how perfect my sister is. I am going to admit it, I am jealous of my sister. She always got the attention from everyone, but I was always my dad's favorite. That's why,when my dad died, I cried for days. My mom finally called my name to go up and give my speech. I was ready to ruin the wedding.

The speech

"About ten minutes ago, I was in the bathroom putting my phone on silent, when my mom came in. She gave me a lecture. She thought I was using my phone, not caring what was going on,but she told me something. She told me that my sister hated me. When I asked her she said that I shouldn't be complaining, she said that at least I was getting some attention on the day that was ALL about my sister. And I really don't think this day is any different from any other day. Everyday IS about my sister. But that's not all she said. I think I wasn't suppose to hear this, but she said"why can't you be more like Jessica" I'm use to those words, mom. Why try to hide them.

You know why I'm not like Jessica. Well I never got pregnant at 15 and I never tried to kill my baby. You know, now that I think about it, she probably got that idea from you. Because you told me that you tried to abort me, right.

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I heard gasps everywhere ____________________________________