The Bride, The Priest, and The Groom

Chapter 6

A month passed.

Kendra was doing good in school. She had made a few friends even though she's the new girl I'm town. And Maddison was one of her best friends she made. However none of them knew about Jaycee. She thought it was just a silly to thing like a sacristan and she goes to church to pray not for the guy. So she decided not to let her "feelings" grow.

Kendra was working so hard in school that she slept 2am in the morning. Jane couldn't wake her up so they decided to leave her.

***
J was scanning the room when he spot a familiar face that give him hope. However his mood change when he saw that it was only Kendra's parents who were there.

Then all of a sudden he got curious about her. Why she was not with her parents? Is there something wrong? What could've happen to her?

Before the mass ended, J was deciding if he could ask Kendra's parents, like "excuse me, where is your daughter?" He thought it was silly but he really wanted to know. So when the mass ended and he saw Kendra's parents walking outside he decided to approach them.

"Where'd you think you're going?" But before Jaycee could go outside, a hand placed on his shoulder stop him.

"I.. was.. just.." Jaycee was struggling to find an excuse his brother would believe.

"Looking for that girl?" But Mason finished his sentence for him. "Thought you're not interested in her?"

"I'm not interested" J said defensively."just curious." He adds.

"What's the difference?"Mason asked.

"Curiosity is knowing and being interested is wanting something." Jay said confidently so it would seem true.

"If you say so." Mason said disagreeing. "But I think you should be curious on you're subjects, I heard you're failing." Mason gave an emphasis to F.

"Psh" J ignore him and walk to the sacristy.

***

Blinking through the sunlight, hurting her eyes, Kendra was shocked to see the time. She got up quickly and went downstairs.

"Mom..? dad..?" No one answered. Through the refrigerator door, she saw a notepad.

You're breakfast on the table, Honey. We'll just go to church.

- Mom

Kendra can't believe it's almost 10:30 am. The mass is almost over, for her to follow them, and it'll be a 20-30 minute drive from their house to the church.

While eating the pancakes her mom probably made, Kendra thought if J notice her absence, if he was there. But even if he's there, he probably wouldn't notice her absence. Lately Jaycee was not looking at her anymore, or maybe Kendra just don't notice him looking.

The front door opened, then a soft voice of a grown man called Kendra's name. K snapped at her daydreaming and went to her parents.

On school days, Kendra doesn't think about Jaycee. She just thought of him if it's Saturday night.

***
It was Sunday again, Kendra wondered if she'll see him.

They arrived 15mins before the mass starts. There were just few people. The first thing she look for is the place where sacristans sits. But nobody is there yet, for they are still preparing in the sacristy.

As the time for the mass to starts approach, people were starting to fill all the sits. Kendra was still waiting to see if Jaycee will come out or come in from the sacristy.

The priest and the sacristan left the sacristy and went to the back to prepare for the start of the mass. Kendra was waiting for J to come out of the room but to her dismay, he was not there.

***
"I'm sorry I'm late" Jaycee, catching his breath, excused himself to the older sacristan, about 30-40 years old, who guards the sacristy.

"Hurry, it will start in a minute" the man said.

J went inside to put his sacristan attire on top of his white t-shirt and jeans.

As J left the sacristy, he saw a girl with a long blonde strawberry hair, falling with waves perfectly. Her blue eyes met his black eyes. It took Jaycee a second when he realize she smiled at him. But when it seems that the Kendra notice he was staring at her, she immediately looked away.

"Jaycee.. hurry." The man push him softly that made J shook his head and hurried to the back. He got just in time before they walk to the altar.

The mass went on smoothly, that even thought Jaycee and Kendra occasionally looked at each other, they still manage to listen to the mass. The mass ended, J was waiting at the door together with the other sacristan, when Kendra passed by. Jay was about to say something but nothing came out.

On their way to the hospital Mason asked J again. "What's the matter baby bro, got tongue tied?"

"What you saw that too?" Jason asked trying not to look at his brother, feeling embarrassed.

"I thought you said if you get a chance you would talk to her, you had it. What happened?" Mason asked.

"I don't know, I like to say a lot of things but nothing came out." Jaycee said.

"For a kid who had 10 girlfriends in 4 years, I think you know how to talk to a girl" Mason teased.

"Stop calling me a kid, I'm sixteen. I was just startled that she didn't hurry to leave the church. I think it was the first that she seems to wait for me before she leaves." Jaycee said as he was also curious as to why she did not leave early.

"Maybe she just wants you to talk to her, or atleast say hi." Mason said.

"Next time she did that I'll definitely talk to her" Jaycee said confidently at his brother but his not sure if he can do it.