THE MOON'S FALL

Chapter Two

Adriana's pov

The wedding is tomorrow. This would have been a very beautiful family event. I'm sure it would have been the talk of the town but this f*****g war caused otherwise.

This week has been pure torture, watching my brother pace around worried almost every time he is alone. he keeps reciting protocols and making calls always on edge. he calls me more frequently now to ensure I'm alright.

It's sad the amount of responsibility he has to carry on because of his position in society and the army. I feel sorry for him because it's not fair that he has to leave his wife immediately after the marriage. No honeymoon or short getaway, they get nothing, no alone time whatsoever.

Mira on the other hand has been an emotional wreck. She's been crying day in day out and doesn't know that we know. She keeps trying to put on a smile whenever she around us but we can see through her. She is trying to be strong, planning her wedding and making all the necessary preparations alongside her responsibility to the town.

Yesterday Luis told me to go have a girl to girl, heart to heart talk with her. I decided to do that today

Standing in front of her door trying to gather my thoughts before I walk in. I took a deep breath, then knocked slightly. I opened the door and walked in once I heard her say "come in" normally I would have just barged in but right now everyone needs their space and I wouldn't want to mistakenly see her and my brother making out. There are some things that once seen cannot be unseen.

"Hey..." I said with a small smile and wave. As I came closer I noticed that her eyes were puffy. She looks miserable. My heart sank at the sight. If I was able to cry I would've.

I sat on the bed beside her and pulled her in for a hug. " I'm..." I cut her off before she could finish " you don't have to be" was all I said before she hugged me back and started crying all over. I knew what she was going through. I could feel the pain she was feeling because we were both in the same situation except that I wasn't getting married.

Unfortunately for me, I couldn't pour out my heart, my pain, the way she was. I couldn't cry and the feeling was killing me. When I was much younger, my parents noticed that I couldn't cry, no matter how painful an injury was or to what extent I was bullied. After I turned 16, my brother started teaching me how to transfer the pain into useful energy. I was taught how to vent by fighting. The irony was that I fought my best whenever I was hurt emotionally.

Right now I needed something to break, a punching bag anything I can lay my hands on. But I also know that the lady in front of me needed a friend and I wasn't going to be selfish right now.

After like ten minutes of her crying and sobbing, she calmed down. She finally looked at me in the eye." I'm not sure I can do this" she said to me. She kept looking at me in the eye like she was searching for something. Not breaking the eye contact " Like I said before you don't have to. You don't have to act tough like everything is alright, nothing is alright and we all know that fact. Nobody is expecting you to be alright with all that's happening. You have a right to be sad" she just stared at me as I spoke. " I know you and my brother have been looking forward to this wedding for months and all this s**t happening wasn't part of the plan but you guys have to make the best out of it". I saw that she was thinking so

I waited for her.

" How do you do this?" She asked. I looked at her, confused at the question. " Like how do you act so tough", I gave a small smile. "I'm not tough by choice. I actually envy you. Tears are a precious gift that unfortunately I don't have. I'm not going to advise you to bottle up things because it can sting your heart like a b***h. Just talk to Luis, go to him tonight, be there for him because he is more of a wreck than you are. He needs you. He needs to know you're alright. He needs you to confirm to him that he'll be alright.". She took my hand in hers, "thank you, I really needed this" she told me while she wiped the tears off her cheeks.we hugged for a while before I said " It's alright, just remember tomorrow is your day. Don't let any mother f*****g war spoil your day. Do you hear me?" I said while getting up from the bed. She laughed and nodded. With that I left the room.

As I left the room, I went straight to the shooting range, pick up my gun and started firing at the target. I felt frustrated. I noticed that the guns were not helping so I went to the punching bags.

I was currently at my fourth punching bag. I don't know how long I've been doing this but I stopped when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned to see who it was.

" It's alright", he said and pulled me for a hug. I knew he needed one too so I hugged him back. Jeremy just like Luis have been in the same state.

We stayed in the hug for sometime before he broke it. " Let's fight" he announced. He was crying. I knew he was doing this for me because he knew it was the only thing that could make me feel better.

I went to the table, picked up my gloves and prepared my hands. He did the same also. As we got to the ring, we started. He gave a blow to my face which I successfully blocked. I attacked his upper body with all the strength I had in me. I got him on the floor and was on top of him. After some time we switched positions. He gave me a blow to the face and shoulder.

That's how we kept fighting till we were both drained. We just sprawled out on the floor. Then I heard him laugh. I looked at him confused " You called quits before me so you get to write my best man speech for me, ha". I laughed at what he said. He had got to be kidding me right now. He smiled at me once he saw me laughing.

" Thanks" i whispered to him as I lay on his chest. " You're welcome, just so you know I was not kidding. You are actually going to write the speech for me. If not Mira is going to have my head and I'm not ready to lose my head just yet". I laughed at his sudden fear in Mira. He turned to look at me " I haven't got laid in a while. I'm going to the club tomorrow after the wedding, would you join" he said the last part with a smirk. I rolled my eyes at him " I think I'll pass. I don't need horny men gawking at me all night but get me a bottle on your way back".

I love Jeremy but he is too much of a man w***e for me to settle with. People keep asking if we are dating or having any sort of relationship. I can't deal with his baby ass. I don't know how Mira lives with it. If I'm going to date, I'm going to date a real man not a baby.