MIRANDA (complete ✔️)

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Jake hurried to the ball.
He had been working and was late for his fiancés speech.

He alighted and bought some flowers for her.

He straightened his clothes and fixed his tie and stepped in the rather huge room.

He spotted her almost immediately.
She was giving her speech in the most graceful manner.

It had been a month and he still found it hard to believe she had said yes.
That the woman who never ceased to amaze was one day going to be his wife.

He took a glass of champagne and smiled at Miranda.

Life was good.
So good.

After the speech so many people were talking to her giving him no chance at all.

He decided to wait, she was his fiancé after all.
He still smiled when he thought of that.

"she is good.
I read her book. I thought I would just peruse it but after reading the first page I couldn't put it down.
She is a talented one."

Someone said.

As he walked past.

"Jake it is good to see you here."
Said one of Miranda's editors.

"I would not miss it."

He replied.

" say when will the wedding be?

She asked.

" we have not yet set a date. "

The woman smiled.

" you two are good together. I mean you are not the couple who would love each other to death but you will flourish together."
She said.

"what do you mean?"
He took a sip.

"that you are perfect together."
He smiled.

"thank you."

He walked away from that weird conversation.

He looked around. Miranda was still busy.

He took another glass and walked around.
He saw a few familiar faces that he wished to avoid.

"congratulations man!"
One guy shouted.

Aah damn it.

"thank you."
He said.

" how is it you got engaged and did not even care to tell any of us?"

Another said.

He took a sip.

"well we still do not have a date."
That seemed to do it.

"marry in June. Before the heavy rains."
One man suggested.

"no wait till December."

Another suggested.

Soon they were planning as if it was their own wedding forgetting his was still there.

He took that as a chance to slip away.

Miranda was done.
And was smiling at someone.

He took the flowers and walked towards her.

He was smiling at her and she smiled as well.
But as he got closer he realized that he was not the one she was smiling at.
Some other man was there.

He was going to assume he was another client had they not gone outside.

He was not the kind of guy who doesn't trust his fiancé, but he just wanted to put his heart to rest.

He followed them outside.

He could still not see the man. His back was facing him.

Miranda talked to the guy so very politely.
He walked ahead to get a better view.
Flowers still in his arm.

He saw him. But did not recognize him.
He looked like a rich messed up punk.

Then he heard her call him.

It was then he realized who he was.
Her ex boyfriend, the only other man she had loved before him.

He did not know why but he felt uncomfortable.
And even more astonished when he saw her kiss him.

He knew Miranda would never cheat on him never. Something had to have been wrong.

He looked even though he was afraid of what he would see.

Miranda was in tears and her hand held up.

He felt hopeful.

"he makes me happy."
He heard her say.

She had chosen him after all.
He was still unsure of her kiss but the most important thing was that she had chosen him.

She left and Zayn was left looking defeated.

Then his phone rung.

"hey babe. Where are you?"

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