THE MOON'S FALL

Chapter Three

Luis's pov

The wedding is fast approaching. I have less than 24 hours to it and I'm a mess. A mental and emotional wreck. I really love Mira and that's why I'm losing my s**t. I know this whole situation is hard on her. The fact our wedding was pushed forward after all the planning. The fact I'll be leaving a day after. All this was not part of the plan we had for our future. This war has caused a lot of damage and it hasn't even hit us directly. I'm scared because I don't know how long this war will last. I also have this feeling that we will not be on the winning side when the war is over. I couldn't tell anybody about how I felt because it was obvious that everyone was nervous. I can't lose my composure because the whole town is looking up to my family to find a resolve. I've never seen my sister so lost in my life. She is always at the gym trying to get a release the only way she knows how.

Yesterday we had a short chat. We talked about this whole situation and tried to come to terms with it. I also told her to talk to Mira because anyone that hasn't noticed her puffy eyes or dull state would be a blind person and definitely needed an eye check.

It was currently 8 pm and I've been sitting in the same position for the past two hours thinking. when I heard a knock on the door.

"Come in", I muttered. Mira walked in. honestly, I don't think I can talk to her. I have been avoiding long and deep conversations with her.

She walked up to me and sat on the couch beside me.

" The wedding is tomorrow" she states. " Yeah I know. How do you feel about it" I ask her worried. " You know if you don't want to do this, we can always cancel" I say with my head down. It's not like I don't want to marry her. I do, but I don't want to leave her hurt, heartbroken or even widowed. Because honestly, I fear I would not make it out of this war alive. I have this weird dream every night where there is an explosion on the day we fight. I see my sisters in the middle of the fire but they don't get burnt. There are dead bodies everywhere and I recognise myself among them. I couldn't be the cause of her tears every night even if I die that day I would never be in peace.

When I look up to see her staring intensely at me. Then she stands up from where she is sitting and approaches me. Once she is in front of me, she sits on my lap facing me.

" First off, cancelling the marriage is out of the question. I know what you fear and I'm telling you everything will be alright. We'll make this whole situation favour us",She says.

" How are you sure? What if..." I was about to ask before she wraps her arms around me, pulling me in for a hug. " Nothing will happen to you. You have a well trained army. Your the best soldier out there so I'm sure nothing will happen to you. You will be alright. We will be alright" she whispers in my ear. I could feel her tears on my shoulder.

I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulder. I feel so lucky to have such an amazing and understanding wife. She is so f*****g beautiful both inside and out.

I carry her still in the straddling position to the bed. " Just so you know, Adriana and Mom will have our heads tomorrow morning, if I don't wake up early and sneak back into my room". we both laugh and just like that the mood is lightened. We stay on the bed in that position consoling ourselves and sharing short kisses till we slept off.

The Wedding day,

Adriana's Pov

I'm walking to Mira's room. It's 6 am and I need to make sure everyone gets ready on time. I knock on her door but get no reply so I open the door. I run to the bed and jump on it planning to scare her out of bed. To my surprise the bed is empty. The shower isn't on so I don't bother checking the bathroom.

"Oh God( shaking my head), I told her to confide in him not sleep with him", I say to myself then walk out of the room. I storm passed the corridor to Luis' room.

Standing in front of his door, I try to prepare myself for the eyesore I'm about to see.

I push the door open but still remain behind it" I'm giving you guys 10 seconds to put something decent on before I come in. As much as I love you both, I don't intend to live with a mental scar because of this horrific sight", I say.

"you can leave the door now and come in" my brother says and with that I walk into the room.

" When I told you to let him in, I didn't mean you should literally let him inside you", I say rolling my eyes at them. I saw the pink creep up her face. she was down right flushed.

" There's no time to waste. We have a wedding to prepare for". I say with the most serious face I can muster.

I couldn't hide my happiness. I am so happy that they were able to sort themselves out.

I took her hand and pulled her towards the door but she seemed to be stuck in place. I turned back "ewww.. now, you guys really want me to pluck my eyes out". I pulled her harder this time towards the door then looked back at my brother " you'll have all the time in the world to eat her face very soon". I said to him before closing his door.

I helped Mira get ready. The makeup artist and hairstylist are done. she looks very beautiful. Once I was sure she could handle the rest I went to see my sister.

I knocked on her door. " come in" she said. she looked stunning in her green dress. the colour really soothes her and the baby bump seems to be bigger. " your glowing sis, I just came to check if you need my help with anything before I get dressed", I asked her while getting comfortable on her bed. " it's all good. I just need help with my shoes" pointing at the pair of silver flat shoes by the side of her bed. I picked them up and help her with them. " Where is Jeffrey?" I asked

" He said something important came up and he'll join us at the church". I looked at her as she replied shaking my head. " You know he's just gaslighting you. He isn't good enough for you" I told her with concern evident on my features.

"he's not that bad you know. I really love him and maybe when this war is done we'll get married", she said. I didn't want to stress her so I didn't push further.

Jeffrey isn't a good person. My sister met him at a club sometime last year and somehow they started dating. One day he came to our house when she was at work and tried to move on me. He told me a lot of s**t, called my sister clingy and said he wanted to be with me not her. I wanted to tell her that day after work but there was no evidence and she came back with the news of the pregnancy. I knew he cheated but I couldn't tell her cause of the fragile state she was in. she caught him once but decided to forgive him because of the baby.

In my room, I was finally ready to get dressed so i stripped out of the comfy clothes I was wearing and got dressed in an emerald green sequins gown. The gown was beautiful and fit perfectly.

We took pictures and went to the church. The wedding was a success. Tears of joy everywhere, my mom cried. Sarella also cried but I think hers where because of the hormones.

Weddings have never been my thing. I sat at my table in the reception with a glass of wine in my hand, obviously bored out of my mind. I stood up to approach the Happy couple and felt cold liquid drip from my dress. " what the f**k" I said frustrated. I looked up at the person and saw a waiter carrying a tray. The fear in his eyes was evident so I just shrugged it off and headed to the convenience.

I was cleaning the stain when the doors opened. "The sign says occupied" I said without looking up. "I know", a man replied so I looked up. " You're not only a cheat, you can't also read what a shame" I said to him looking straight at his face. He started moving towards me. " Stay away from me before I do something I won't regret" I said moving back.

He came closer till he was less than 3 inches from me.

I tried to plant a punch on his face but he caught my fist. The strength radiating from him was inhumane. Before my brain could register what was going on he pulled me in for a kiss. I kept trying to push him back but he wasn't bulging.

The door flung open and he shifted to the side. As I looked up from my sore wrist I saw my sister. Tears started pooling down her face and she ran out of the toilet. " What the f**k did you just do". I shouted then ran after my sister.