"I now pronounce you husband and wife" the priest said.
I really like attending weddings it's like seeing a reality of a movie with a happily ever after kind of feeling.
The name is Alexandra Marie Dalton or Alex for short. Today is my brother Matt's wedding day.
"Hi! There you are!" Matt said
"Hey! Congratulations on your Marriage" I said hugging my brother
"hey you wanna dance?" matt offered his hand "fine" and I took it
"Sis thank you for doing all this, helping me with the reception" He said while we were dancing
"No, it's fine. I'm glad that it turned well and I'm happy that you're happy. You deserve it! Though dad and I are going to miss you" I said.
"I'm going to miss you too guys, and might I say the dress looks good on you sis." He said laughing
"I know right" I said while twirling
"I wished mom was here" he said
"I know, I miss her a lot" and I heard Liz shouting something
"Matt can you come over here for a minute?" Liz calling Matt
"yeah, be right there just give me a sec" Matt answered back
"hey I got to go, enjoy the rest of the evening, stop worrying about the guests and have some fun too sis. The reception turned out perfect" Matt said
"Got it, Okay now go, your wife needs you" I said while pushing him
"yeah, thank you sis and love you"
"yeah, back at you" I shouted and he disappeared from the crowed
In my family there is just the three of us, well it used to be the four of us. Now it's only Me, Matt and my Dad. My dad left after the wedding and didn't have the chance to attend the reception because of his work. He is a lawyer and is always busy. My brother followed his footsteps and he is working in our dad's law firm. My mom was a teacher in a music school. She died when I was 8 and matt was 14. She died on a car accident. It was tough for the three of us but we survived.
"Hello" I answered my cell phone. I can't hear anything because of the loud music playing
"Bes! Finally you pick up!" Carol said
"Sorry, I was busy helping at the reception, where are you anyway?" I said while trying to get away from the people who were dancing
"I'm on my way" she said
"You texted me that like an hour ago, well hurry up will you because I'm starving already" I said
"okay be there in a while. See you and don't start eating without me" Carol said hanging up the phone.
That was my best friend Caroline Andrews. Her family has a company of a particular brand of shoes. Our moms were very close friends. She is pretty and charming and likes the color pink a lot and there's me who uses sarcasm at times and loves to read books. Both of us love to go shopping, I mean who doesn't? We study in the same school which is Easton University one of the best schools in the Philippines. We both have different courses and this year we are going to be seniors, hell yeah, last freaking year of college life. She studies Fashion designing and I study Hospitality and Culinary Arts. Some people don't get the both of us. We both came from a good family background which people sometimes pretend to be nice to you but actually they talk behind your back. I really hate those kind of people, so it's better to have few true friends that a massive pretentious people around you. We live together in an apartment for the past three years now. We basically know each other from head to foot. When we fight it's really brutal but the following day we would make up like nothing happened which is cool. We call each other "bes" short for bff.
Twenty minutes later and I'm sitting waiting for caroline and finally she arrives. Thank God, because I am freaking starving.
"hey! Bes!" Carol sitting in the chair next to me
"hey, back! Let's eat I got you food, and what took you so long?" I asked
"Well um. Kris and I had a fight" she looks like she was about to cry
What's new? There you go folks I now introduce you the caroline drama "Well there's a shock" I said sarcastically while eating a piece of chicken
Then she glared at me "Really? Do you really have to say that?" she started to crush the salad with her fork
I turned to caroline "okay, what is it this time?" I asked
"he didn't reply my text for like 5 minutes, and he said he was just going to get his car washed, so I got pissed off and got a cab to come over here " she explained with some hand gestures involved
"bes seriously? Maybe his phone went dead or it was traffic on the way. So can you relax and stop overreacting" as I was eating my second piece of chicken
"I am not overreacting and who is your best friend anyway? You should be on my side. I think you should really get a boyfriend so you could experience things like this and understand how I feel" then she starts eating her food
"I mean I was just thinking it out in a very rational way and I don't need to get one just to know how you feel. Isn't it over reacting though not to reply from a text for like 5 minutes and you getting jealous over little things like Kris just forgot to text you good morning " I said
"See this I what I am telling you, you don't understand where I am coming from. I'm telling you one day when you fall in love I would be there to see it all and you are going to tell me that I was right" She said
"Well then lucky me that it is not happening right now and if that time comes you would have the right to say it in my face me I told you so" giving her a sarcastic smile
Carol phones rings and Kris was calling her.
"oh, speaking of the devil." As I looked at her phone
And her phone still rings and it gets kind of annoying
"Are you going to answer that? Or should I?"
"Just leave it he deserves it" crossing her arms
"Bitter much? Well at least put it in silent mode" I said
Then her phone went silent and a couple of minutes my phone rings
"Seriously, look?" bringing my phone to her face so she can see that kris was calling
"can just the two of you talk it over, like seriously" I said
"fine!" she takes my phone and got up and answered it
The two of them often fight but later on they would just go back together like nothing happen.
Then carol returns sitting beside me.
"so?" I asked
"were okay, and he's going to pick us up later" carol said
"good, that went well" I said
"so, did you tell your dad and brother about the offer in London?" carol said
"not yet, well you know I just think it's not the right time. With matt in his wedding and you know and there's dad"
"well I think you should tell them sooner or later, you already made up your mind about this?" she asked
"yes and no. it's just I still have a year and many things could happen in just a short period of time, who knows what the future will hold. I'm going to deal with it when the time comes" I said finishing my food
I had an offer for work in London, my teachers recommended me in a five star restaurant that soon will open in London and they want me to be a part of it to work there. I'm still thinking about it, It's a sudden change where I can meet new people and at the same time new environment. Frankly speaking I want it and I have one year to prove that I deserve it.
