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

knows who her fiance is and it's said their wedding is to be attended by just their families and friend

or, looking at her fiance who was hiding a bouquet of

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 downtown, 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