Fell For My Bestfriend

chapter 22

Emily's POV

I woke up in the morning feeling excited because today was the wedding... I did my morning routine... Made breakfast and around 9:00 Tina came over to my house... Almost everybody in Dudstown was invited.... The ceremony would begin at 12:00 in the afternoon.... Tina and I got dressed and went over to Brenda's house... We got her dressed... She looked stunning in her white gown... Royce, and Will were responsible of getting Mr. Hobbs ready and take him to church... Dave and Jack were responsible for catering to the needs of the guests that were invited... Mr and Mrs. Wilkins were going to supervise the overall ceremony.... It wasn't something very exotic... But something very simple yet very elegant...
Everything was set... The music played and everybody awaited the arrival of the bride dressed in white.... Everybody held their breath... The church doors swung open and stood their was Brenda... Dressed in her beautiful white gown looking like a queen, a bouquet of white roses in her hand, a veil that covered her face, and a sweet smile that showed all the different emotions that she felt... With the music playing in the background she walked down the aisle, her eyes set on the 'prize'--- Mr. Hobbs... Seeing his beloved soon-to-be-wife he couldn't help the tears that 'accidentally' slipped out of his eyes... Mr. Hobbs didn't look to bad himself... Who knew that 60s could be this gorgeous... She reached the altar and handed me the bouquet... The ceremony started, vows were taken, rings were exchanged and a passionate kiss was shared between the two love-birds... Everybody clapped and cheered as they saw the two finally tie the knot....
The reception took place outside the church in the backyard.... Everything was set... Everybody looked happy, Brenda and Mr. Hobbs looked delighted and looked so in love with each other... Somehow it reminded me of my parents... I mean what it was like for them... How beautiful my mum probably would have looked in her white gown... Their thoughts itself made me sad... I wanted to visit their grave so bad but I knew if I did that then I would come face-to-face with my horrified past... I couldn't afford to go back.... No now not ever....
I was sitting down when someone came and put their hand forward...
"May I have this dance bellissima....!!" I looked up and saw Will standing with a grin.... I smiled at him and put my hand forth... He took me to the dance floor.... Soft music was playing... He put his hand on my waist and I on his shoulders... We started moving slowly to the beat of it....
"Uh hey Em can I say something..." Will asked... I just nodded in response..
"Something is terribly wrong with Royce... He hasn't been himself for quite some time now... And honestly I am starting to get worried about it... It looks so pale and sick..." He said... And I turned back to take a look at him... Will was right Royce didn't have that happy-go-lucky aura about him.. it was replaced by a sad, depressed look.... He looked lost... God knows what he was thinking...
"You want me to talk to him..?" I asked... Although somehow in the back of my mind I think I already knew the answer....
"I don't know... I tried to talk actually we all tried... But no luck... You will be the last person to ask him... See if you can figure this shit out... Or like pull him out of the god-forsaken-wreck he is in..." He said...
"Yeah you know I'll see what I can do..." I replied still looking at him... The music stopped and I found myself walking up to Royce...
"Hey is this seat taken...?" I asked him...
"Uh no it's not..." He said with a slight smile...
I sat down beside him and looked in front of me.. an awkward silence prevailed in between us but he finally broke the ice...
"So how have you been lately..?" He asked...
"Oh uh good I guess... What about you?" I asked back...
"I've been better... But....." He was about to say something when my phone started ringing... I looked at the caller ID and an instant feeling of warmth spread through my entire body and I found myself smiling....
"Uh I gotta take this... Can you excuse me for a second..." I said and excused myself...
"Hey hello.... What's up..." I said cheerily...
"Um nothing much, just needed to hear your voice..." He replied...
"Troy what's up... I know somethings not right.... Are you okay?" I asked getting concerned...
"Em I am fine... I just... I just need you to promise me something.... Will you be able to do that??" He asked his voice shaking and cracking on the other side of the phone...
"Troy please tell me what's wrong.... Please... Tell me you are okay you are fine and you are not hurt by any chance..." I found myself getting even more worried than before...
"Yeah I am good... Just promise me... Promise me you will always be there for me... That you will not see and believe everything you hear... That you will not give up on me when things go rough... That you will stay with me and believe in my love that I have for you... That you will not come to any form of conclusions before even hearing my justification.... That you will never ever doubt the amount of faithfulness, endearment, affection I have for you... And that you will trust me and believe me when I say I love you with all my heart and all my soul... And that you are a part of me and that I can't lose you or even live without you... Promise me Em will you do these for me please... Em please..." He said and he finally broke down on the other side....
I felt myself tearing up and letting the tears fall freely.... I have never heard a man so broken, so desperate, so vulnerable.... A part of me was aching to see him... To hold him in my arms and comfort him and tell him that that I would never leave his side no matter what... To be there for him whenever he needed me... To be his strength, to be his pillar, to be his guide, to be his teacher... Pick him up when he fell down... Gather his pieces when he was broken, feel proud of his achievements, ward of evils that tried to harm him and always have his back when in trouble... I wanted to tell him that for him I could be anything... Teacher, guide, friend, doctor, lawyer, advisor, even a sorceress and an exorcist... Everything....
"I promise... I promise a thousand times that I will be there for you... No matter what..." I replied slowly... I could still hear him cry... But with a shaky voice he quietly said "thank you Em... I will hold you to your word... Thank you so much..." With that he hung up... I wiped the tears and went back to the area... But I found myself sitting quietly and letting my mind drift to the words he just said... I didn't know why suddenly out of the blue he asked me these things... Part of me was scared...