{ y o u r p o v }
Sounds of low whispering and soft movement where heard from behind the slightly cracked open changing room door, as I put on my earrings. "So what do we do..." I managed to hear from one of my four bridesmaid's. A smile crossed my face as my thoughts went straight to thinking they were planning on a bachelorette party for me, seeing as I've been hinting for weeks. Focusing on myself, I stopped trying to eavesdrop and glanced at the mirror one last time before walking out of the changing room.
I didn't even believe it, I was still trying to function everything that was about to happen in my life...but the weird part is...I don't know how I feel about it, I shouldn't even be thinking like this. So why am I?
"What do you think?" I said walking out in front of my friends, they all stopped talking about whatever they were talking about to look at me. "Oh my..." Ally began to say while they all scanned me head to toe.
"I know right?" I smirked at them but they were all still amazed looking at the body of the dress — "wow Austin is one lucky douche —" Dinah elbowed Lauren and she giggled. "Hey!" I said playfully. I looked down at the dress and sighed. "What's wrong?" Mani asked and I shook my head. "Nothing, I just can't believe it's happening..."
There was something wrong, actually. I felt like a different person in this dress — like it didn't belong on me. It's not like I couldn't afford it — well I can't but Austin offered to pay it; although, I declined, he wouldn't let me. Ever since he became a pop star he began to pay for almost everything — we use to enjoy pizza from like Dominos and now we eat at some fancy place which was never my thing but I know he does it to impress me which works. Of course.
Except, sometimes he doesn't even feel like my fiancé, just my boyfriend. I guess I was never so fond of that label, then again I'm only 19. If I'm being honest, too, everything escalated quickly. Too quickly.
"So...what were you guys whispering about?" I changed the topic and turned to a different mirror — I saw them glance at each other and shrug "nothing, just talking about how lucky Austin is." Normanj bit her lip. I knew she wanted to say something because like Normani, I, too, have the same habit. "Normani, what were you guys talking about?" I made sure to single her out from the rest, the rest just glared at her.
"We made it on the X-Factor!"
I turned around.
"You what?!"
"Normani!" Dinah yelled — "sorry, I'm so excited!" I huffed "how can't you be! Why didn't I know this?!" "Because you fell asleep after Normani sang —" Lauren said "I didn't though!" I defended myself by it clearly never works. They all laughed "yes, you did!" I shook my head and leaned in to hug all four of them.
"That's amazing — wait...you guys aren't in a —" they looked at each other "WERE IN A BAND!" I screamed "oh my god! You guys are so making it and together?!" I had to hug them again. "You're going to be the biggest quartet ever —" thats when their smiles dropped to the ground along with my dress.
"What?"
"There's actually five of us..." Lauren said after seeing Dinah nod — "¡Oye, el carro está demasiado caliente! ¿Cómo crees que vas a dejarme allí?"
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"Hey! The car is way too hot, how do you think you're just going to leave me there?!"
Someone said stumbling into the room shouting straight to Ally — I didn't recognize her then. "You should have waited outside!" Normani shouted and that's when I met eyes with her — "c-c—" I couldn't finish "oh and we're fifth harmony," she motioned her hands in the air. "Oh my god..." is all that managed to get out of my head. My mouth. Fuck.
Before I knew it, I ran over to her and hugged her but as I ran, my foot caught on the dress and I tripped — taking her down with me. I felt my heart pounding — maybe she heard it too, or maybe she couldn't because she had just fallen. "Are you okay?" Her eyes were glued to mine. "I missed you, bebita..." she nodded and moved a lock of my hair away from my face but it came back which made her giggle. "I missed you too..." I stood up.
"That was hot," Lauren out of the five said out loud and Camila and I turned to look at her "oh shit I thought I only heard that..." she took a step back "sorry" she whispered. Camila ran back up to me this time. She hugged me like she use to — her arms wrapped around me, tightly. A part of me felt as if I needed her at this moment — that part of me also thought I should marry Austin...
"Awwww," I heard a few behind us "you are getting m-married?" She asked, stuttering on the M-word. I nodded "yeah... time flies huh?" I shrugged, she looked back at Ally — as if she didn't know. She had he biggest puppy eyes and scanned my dress up and down. "You look...beau...tiful..." it took her a while to finish the word but she did and I smiled. "Thank you..." she hugged me again, this time very tightly and by surprise.
I slightly turned to look at my friends who were all just staring at us — in awe.
Looking back at the top of the brunettes head, I sighed — this felt... I don't know... right? This all felt like a dream — like it wasn't real but that fall was pretty real — my knee still hurts. But maybe seeing her just gives me the same rush I use to get – maybe I'm wrong...
I hope I'm wrong.
