What is love

Chapter 1 - Before the wedding

Sabrina Alicia Kiehl

The weather is a little bit colder than yesterday, or is it the feeling of excitement because of my best friend is getting married tomorrow? I can't believe that he's getting married!!

He invited his close friends for a dinner right before the wedding day, I hope he's not having a hungover tomorrow. I stop the car at the cafe parking lot, he invited us to one of a fancy restaurant in town. Luckily it is near the hospital that I worked in, so I don't really have yo deal with the traffic alone.

The wind blows my hair as I locked my car and made it to the restaurant. I don't know how many people are invited to this dinner all I know that my best friend Adam himself is in there. I always feel this jitter every time I have to enter a social event like this, but Adam is an important person to me I just gotta be there.

I open the door as the bell on top of it rings, making the waitress on the front desk come and greet me. I told her that I'm here for Adam's party, there's where she guides me into a private room of the cafe where I can see that  many people are already there. My eyes immediately looking to the only person I know here, Adam.

I saw him standing there with all smiley face while having a conversation with some people, his eyes noticed me then he excused himself from the crowd. I stand there as he walks closer to where I am, which is in front of the glass door.

"Oh busy man, you came!" he said before pulling me for a hug.

"You know I wouldn't miss it, how's the preparation?" I asked him.

"Well everything is perfect," he smiles.

"Great then, don't drink too much tonight, you don't want to mess thing up tomorrow," I said.

"Yeah yeah I will," he said.

"Thanks for coming anyway, just take an empty seat I'm sure you know some of them," Adam said telling me to find an empty seat.

I greet some of his friends that I know before looking for an empty seat, gladly there's an empty table with two empty seats. That is actually the last one, he invited around 30 people tonight and I only know like 4 people from his college and now I'm alone.

"Do you want to place an order miss?" The waitress suddenly come up to me giving me the menu.

"I'll take a look for it first, thank you," I smile then the waitress left.

I was looking for a food to order when someone suddenly pulling a chair next to me and sit on it, the smell of his cologne smells rich and so good. I look up at him and I froze for a moment once those green eyes landed on mine.

He has this mesmerizing green eyes and from the way he dressed, he wears this nice navy Ralph Lauren shirt that the sleeves being folded onto his muscular arm. His cologne is good enough to tell how expensive it is, I don't know who he is but all I know he's making my heart kinda skipped a bit for a moment.

"Sorry there's no more table this is the last one, you don't mind?" He asked then I shake my head, looking back to the menu.

I keep reading the same page while staring blankly at the picture of a shrimp, because my body shutting down for a moment. I don't know why am I like this but only by his appearance he successfully makes me nervous.

The waitress gave him the menu and there's the time where I place an order. After I placed an order he ordered a meal and a drink. We gave back the menu and sat in silent, I don't know if I should make any conversations or not but how could I cause my brain is not working right now.

After a few minutes of silence with this man, Adam suddenly standing in front of the guest while asking for our attention. I comfortably sitting on my chair while watching Adam from my table.