Chapter 11

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I look at my watch. Again.

I don't know why I'm so nervous but I am, I am going to Antonio's cousin, Lacie's, wedding, I sit on my couch looking at my watch every two seconds, hoping time would go by faster.

I am wearing a navy lacy shorter dress, with beading down my middle

I am wearing a navy lacy shorter dress, with beading down my middle

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My hair is in a bun with little curls flowing out, I am wearing a smoky eye with dark purple lipstick, silver high heels, and a silver clutch.

I hear a knock on the door and run to it. I open the door and there stands Antonio.

He is dressed in a black tux with a white shirt and a blue bow tie. When he sees me his eyes go big.

"You, uh, um, well, you..." He starts, rubbing the back of his neck.

I smirk. "Thanks, you don't look so bad yourself."

He smiles in relief and stretches his arm out for me to take. "Shall we?" 

I giggle. "We shall." 

We walk to his car and I get in the backseat because Grandma Marianne is sitting up front, she is also wearing a blue dress.

"Hello Phoenix, you look very pretty." She says once we're on the road. I see Antonio smile.

"Thank you, Marianne, you look good as well," I say.

"Nah," She says waving her hand. I smile.

We all talk for a little bit before arriving at the venue. It is a beautiful outdoor venue, it has an old little house to the left and to the right is a big yard decorated with a ton of fairy lights and a gazebo towards the back of the property, there are flowers everywhere, and everyone is dressed in different colors, but mostly sky blue.

I step out of the car smiling at the beautiful view. Me and Antonio walk Marianne to the yard and set her down comfortably on a chair, she begins talking to someone at the same table. 

Once she is sitting down Antonio smiles to me and gestures for me to follow him, I do.

We walk towards the house and go inside, we walk until we get to the kitchen. I see Antonio's mom talking to another lady, laughing. Antonio's mom, Ann, looks a lot like Antonio, same curly dark brown hair and hazelnut eyes, her hair goes to her shoulders and is starting to gray, she has lighter skin, Antonio got his darker skin from his dad. She is wearing a sky blue maxi dress which compliments her skin. We walk up to her, she smiles at the lady before the lady walks off, she turns to us.

"Hey, guys! Phoenix you look beautiful." She says gesturing to my dress.

I smile. "Thank you."

"Of course!" She says smiling, her smiles fades and she turns to her son. "Are you treating her right?" She says in a quiet voice.

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