y's
the doorbell rang, causing me to stop,
tchen, it rang again, and I couldn't h
ne looking like she'd discovered the worst
had happened
r. "How was your flight? I thoug
omething," She said, as we disengaged from
l of hearty laughter but stopped whe
being
t?" I asked, knowing fully well that Janine wouldn't have left Los Angele
nows who her fiancé is and it's said their wedding is to be attended by just their families and friends
or, looking at her fiancé, who was hiding a bouquet
urther confused me, because Abigai
almost a decade now, so I wa
any relationship that J
," I said, ire coursing through me
usly. "To think I had to find out about our best friend getting married f
do you?" I asked Janine who frowned
What do you mean fo
how and why she's getting married secretly," I s
ur own eyes that she is really getting married,'' Janine u
do that," I replied. "You know whe
hat my colleague who told me, her sis
r wedding and we didn't. Who does that to her best friends? Abigai
change?" Janine ask
id. "Give m
he kitchen to turn off the dishwas
ready in a peach pant suit with a p
as I walked downstairs wh
esponded, "Y
s to the parking lot wher
en located inside the amusement park downtownâ€"which was
were a lot of things that I pr
saw a photo stand of the couple, just
myself as I moved closer to the pictu
d in a romantic pose, with Abigail, on some island, with the three wor
il wed
h me, Janine?"
en Janine sighed and gave me
hat this was very much my reality
g married to my ex-boyfriend, ba
e exhaled heavily before trying to hug me, an action which I
ed with mirthless laughter, which
g into the size of saucers, with Joe se
cing stares, I made my way to the front,
re my hand delivered a reso
cheek, he stammered, "E
I turned toward Abigail, who looked
pat, slapping the bouquet of flowers out of
t for you to find out like th
il person like you does not deserve to call me that. You two are the worst peopl
asked, and I swallowed harshly as tears hitched
glare which I ignored, as I collec
dad was having a hushed c
k me to meet his parents. He would cite va
scheming scumbag had plans t
sped as the hushed conversations became louder. "As for the bride, we have been best frien
my head in self pity befor
ovan Coleman, sitting in the front row,
embarrassing mo
lked out of the venue while
d Janine holler as my eyes turned mi
I was beyond tir
o where Janine's car was parked, wh
bes. I never knew
speak about it fo
. "But we are going to my place and that's final. I have ice cream and
to the car, inwardly thankful that I