Gazing upon a star

Chapter 20: Thank you for everything

(Friday, May 15.)

The woman, who was once a young girl, walked into the office with pride, her heels clicking on the ground. "Good morning." She walked up to her desk, started typing on the computer, telling everyone to work hard today. "Um, manager, there seems to be something wrong with Cafe #3." One of her coworkers told her. "Okay." She kept typing, and then got up to get to the cafe. "Is there something wrong?" She ran in, as she checked everything. "Um.... manager. We are sort of in a pinch right now. The machines broke and now our customers are mad at us.... Shinjo- senpai is out right now." "What?" She played with the machine, each one of them having something wrong. "Okay, we'll replace those, just close off for today." She walks out, hurrying back to her desk.

The man, who was once a young boy in love, sat in his room, checking out blue prints. "This one will work." He picked up one blueprint, with the structure of a two story house. "Mates! Let's build this." He pointed to the blueprint, smiling proudly. "Okay!" Everyone got to work as he instructed, looking at the materials, figuring out where it goes. The job is easy but stressful, as his workers tend to put things in the wrong place. But the days of work passed by fairly quick, and the days of constructing ended. "Good job everyone, see you tomorrow." He beamed as everyone scurried out of the site. "Another day passed." He said, smiling sadly.

The boy and the girl, walks back to their house and smiled. "Hi, Gemma/Carson." They were planning a small wedding. Inviting Winnie, who have found her perfect husband and is living like a princess, with a small baby. Their moms, dads, relatives. Their lives have been a mess. But now they made it. They can get married. Gemma looked at Carson, smiling brightly as they got into bed, snuggling with each other. "Goodnight." Carson smiled as he went to sleep. "Good night." 

Gemma, sitting on the stool, was fumbling with her big dress. It was just hours before the ceremony starts, and she was nervous. "You'll be alright." Winnie told her, smiling as she smoothed out the perfect white dress— just like Gemma did on her wedding day. "Today is a good day, you'll be okay. You are going to marry to the love of your life!" Gemma turned around, looking nervous. "Hehe, thanks. I guess I'm just thinking about the life after marriage." "It'll be great, I promise." Winnie promised. "Little Cherry is still in here. Hang in there!" She rubbed her tummy. "Wow, must be nice to have a baby." She checked her makeup, carefully putting on lipstick and eyeliner. "Anyways, see ya later, I have business." She rushed out the door, leaving the bride in her room alone. "..okay, see ya..."

The time came. Gemma walked out, her dad by her side. "...Dad?" She glanced at her dad, who is now 89. "Yes?" "...!" She looked at her dad, speechless. "Dad? What?" She couldn't believe what he had said. "You..." "Yes, daughter?" He smiled. She hugged him, crying. "Okay, stop. Your makeup is gonna get ruined." He lets her grab onto his hand. "You are really like your mom." "...yeah." Gemma walked, gracefully, onto the red carpet of the little church, with her dad beside her. Everyone marveled at how beautiful the bride looked. "Tch." Gemma's Ex, unfortunately, was there too, and he was not happy... They got their ceremony done, had the rings, kissed, and everyone threw their hands up when the wedding bell rang. "YAY!!!" Then it was time for food. They ate and danced and laughed. "The cake should be coming soon," Carson said. "Yeah." Soon, the cake arrived... but it was not the cake they've been waiting for. "How did this?!" Gemma looked up at the 4 tier white cake, beautifully decorated with flower. "Hi!" Winnie waved, her husband came out of the little cake van. "Thank you!!" She smiled. They all ate cake. The EX, though, was planning something bad.

After the wedding finished, Gemma went to the changing room to change. The ex slowly crept in, and Gemma peered behind her, thinking it was Winnie. "Hi Winnie, can you please help me with this dress? It's kinda hard to—" he closed her mouth and brought her to another room. It was windowless. "What... hey!" Gemma stared at him with hatred. "Now you are back to me..." He smiled evilly as he tried to kiss Gemma. "..." She didn't wait long to punch him in the face and kicking his guts. "What are you trying to do to me.." She looked at him from the ground, where he was lying underneath. "Heh heh..." he stood up, as Gemma waited for another attack. He wall-slammed her, with no sign of escaping... "You acted so cold... why... we were once happy. Why did you choose that jerk. He won't treasure you." His heavy breath were on her face, as she stared at him with disgust. "I'll treasure your everything... even your body..." He began to grab onto her dress, taking the strap off of her shoulders. But before he can yank the dress off, Carson  unlocked the door, staring in horror and disgust as he saw the scene of the ex and Gemma. 

"What.... the hell... are you doing to my BRIDE?!" He punched him, he falling hard on the walls. "She is MINE! I WON'T LET YOU TAKE HER!" He then tried to step on his brains, but Gemma stopped him. "Take him to the police station." She calmly said as she slipped her strap on. "O...okay." Carson then dragged him to the police station, where he got jailed for assault. "That was really close..." Carson sighed, sitting on the bed of their room. "Well... um..." he blushed as Gemma blushed too. "Lets..." "oOKAY!!" Gemma bursted, as Carson pushed her down on the bed. "Um. I think I'm supposed to say something fierce, but no.... I... I...." "Hehe, I get what you mean." As they did that, the moon shone from the window, making shadows over their room. They smiled happily, sleeping now, holding hands.... being plain happy.

                                                                                     ~The End~