Hayden closed his eyes and sighed as he wondered for the countless time if this was the right thing to do. He didn’t know but he was about to find out very soon.
“Please be in your position, the bride will arrive soon as scheduled…” a staff member instructed.
Hayden turned and nodded his head slightly in acknowledgement. By that time all the guests, which consisted mostly of gang managers and senior members, had already taken their seat in an orderly fashion. The boss was seated right in front, and he had the biggest smile on his face as he roared with laughter at one of the member’s jokes.
Hayden turned towards the podium where an elderly priest stood stiffly. It was clear that the old man was scared out of his dear mind and couldn’t wait to get this ordeal over and done with. Hayden chuckled as he thought that he felt the same way. The decoration in the church turned out much better than he had expected. The real thing matched the simulation photos almost exactly and he was sure that Malissa would like it.
“The bride should be arriving in a few minutes…” the team member whispered from the side.
The host began entertaining the guests through the microphone before announcing that the bride will now make her entrance. Everyone in the church stood up from their seat and turned in anticipation towards the church’s doors where the bride was supposed to walk in. Hayden’s eyes also rested there as he waited anxiously for his bride to walk in through the door.
Slowly, the door opened, and silence took over the church as everyone held their breath in anticipation of the bride’s arrival. The band started playing the classical wedding march and people started clapping and cheering in excitement. Unlike the other people in the church, Hayden started to have a strange feeling about what was going on.
Loud cheers of joy quickly transformed into shocked murmurs and whispers when the door opened to reveal a man dressed in black instead of the bride dressed in her white wedding dress.
Hayden’s eyes narrowed dangerously when he finally understood the unexplainable knot he felt in the pit of his stomach.
“Find her! All men, find Malissa now!” Hayden yelled loudly.
He didn’t need the man to tell him what was going on. He should have seen this coming…
…
**Sometime before**
“We don’t have that much time, so we better get started right away. Can you confirm the reference photos here for your make up and hair please?” the had stylist asked politely.
After sitting down in my designated chair, my eyes went to the make up and hair references that Lucy had chosen. Not knowing much about this stuff, I had left it in Lucy’s capable hands to recommend the look that would fit with the wedding dress that Hayden got tailored for me.
Lucy went ahead to show me the photos that she had selected. I had to say that she had very sophisticated tastes. The make-up tone she chose was centered around pink and gold while the hair was a clean up do that looked very modern yet classy at the same time.
“It looks great. Let’s go with this,” I readily agreed.
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