A Little Too Late

Chapter 5

-It was there , my wedding day was finally there , I was a bride , a fiancée and after a few moments I was going to be Mrs. Turner , Danna Turner , I smiled at the sound of that name , it suited perfectly but something seemed wrong about it . I was sitting in my dressing room, I needed a moment alone before taking a huge step, maybe the biggest one in my whole life. "Was I ready for that?" I was drowned in my thoughts when I heard the door crocking. I turned around to face him, it was Aiden. I held my breath, my heart instantly stopped when I met his blue eyes, he was just standing there, looking so attractive in his black suite. My feelings were melted , pain and comfort , I needed him to tell me what I needed to hear and that everything was going to be okay , but it hurt , it hurt deeply to see him again after 3 years . He took a step closer, I didn't step backwards, and I just stayed in place. I hated how close he was, it made me want him more than I already did. I held his gaze , those blue eyes darkened , they showed pain and hurt , my body tingled and warmed at his touch , I was screaming for him , but words didn't seem to make their way out of my mouth . Instead, he started to speak. He was filling my ears with information's that my brain couldn't process yet , he told me what I really needed to know , it explained everything , it was like a puzzle in my mind that happened to be organized properly . Aiden stepped back as he finished talking , but didn't break the eye-contact , he just wished me welcome to the Turner's family and walked away out of the dressing room leaving me without a clue about what I was going to do , at that moment when I knew the truth . Instead, I chocked back the tears that threatened to spill over as I crumbled on my chair but then I quickly decided that nothing had to change, everything was working perfectly and it was for the best. I convinced myself that it was the right thing to do then I recomposed myself and made my way down the hallway. My heart was racing as I was there, in front of Bradley. Everything seemed well organized, or maybe controlled by my mother, that's what she does after all, she controls people. My eyes narrowed at Aiden as the pastor was reading a few versus from the bible, his blue eyes swirling widely, I held his gaze for a moment and the truth hit me hardly. Deep inside , I was hoping to end up with him , I couldn't picture my life with anyone but him , I loved Ronan , it was for sure but not the same way . With Ronan, I felt secure, it was nothing passion Ned like what I felt when I was around Aiden. And as I was looking at him, I could see the delinquent that my mother threatened and did everything to shot him down, he told me everything earlier, like how she said that Ronan suited me better, how I didn't have any future with him, and above all those hurtful words, she paid off his ex-girlfriend to say that he hit her and a lot of threats about rumors she would spread and which he thought I would believe. According to him I would have believed my mother over him , so he just packed his stuff and ran to college so he could let me live happily ever after with Ronan , cause he knew if he stayed , he wasn't going to be able to step back . Leaving was his only option. I was private from the one that I was meant to be with, the one that I was deeply in love with. My mother split us apart so she could see me following her stupid plan of my life, and the worst part was that it worked perfectly, we did split and there I was ready to get married to the man I didn't truly love. As I opened my mouth to protest, Aiden got back on his feet, and with a few words from him, the whole church was gasping in shock. He said that he couldn't do this anymore and that he wasn't strong enough like he thought he would be to support this wedding and bless us. He ripped the flower from his tux and walked down the aisle. Whispers began to fill the church then everyone turned their attention to us, Ronan and me. Ronan was in shock but before I could stop myself or explain to him everything I just blurted I was sorry and that I needed to go. I walked down the steps as I started running after Aiden , but my mother grabbed my arm to stop me , her nails were digging into my skin painfully , I gave her a harsh look that was more convincing than words could say , this whole mess was her entire fault . I hiked up my dress so I wouldn't trip , kicked off my heels and began to run , I ripped through the front doors just as the rain began to pour down . When I spotted Aiden, I started to shout his name loudly so he could hear me and stop walking further. As he turned around to face me , a breathtaking smile spread over his lips as he ran towards me , wrapped his arms around my waist and spun me around in circles, then he sat me down , I bit my lower lip as tears flickered down my face , I swallowed the lump in my throat and began to say how sorry I was and that I didn't have the slightest clue about what my mother made him do , I swore that he had always been the one for me , I was just too scared to betray everyone , it wasn't fair for neither of us so I promised that I would never let him go and no one would dare and try to break us apart again . His hands tangled in my hair then he caressed my cheeks and even though the rain was freezing cold, his hands brought heat to my face, making me smile and my heart flutter. Then as Aiden pulled away to grab a cab , everything turned in slow motion , a car began hydroplaning on the slick cement of the street and spun around and hit him . I screamed in agony and ran as fast as I could over to him. Blood was oozing out of his head rapidly and he was complaining about his ribs. I heard some people calling 911, others calling the police, and others just crying in shock like his family. I held his hand as I kept whispering for him to stay with me repeatedly, I pleaded him to keep his eyes open and shook him lightly to stay awake. But blood was coming out faster and faster and I could see him running out of blood, his face became pale and weak. I could hear the sirens coming but not fast enough to save him in time, I kept shouting and yelling as I began to cry uncontrollably. The tears spilling over my cheeks mixing with the rain, my heart was beating erratically as I screamed like a mad woman. Aiden's eyes became heavier as his lips began to move I couldn't hear him though so I leaned in , he was confessing that he loved me over and over again , he just kept saying that repeatedly until his eyes closed , he exhaled his last breath and his body sagged in my arms.