29.
KISS:
The groom kisses the bride at the end of the wedding ceremony to
seal their union.
Astrid.
“I want you to stay here while I’m gone.” His words echoed in my head over and over. Tears were rolling down my cheeks.
Okay, Astrid. Better cry now than later. Better here than in front of him.
I couldn’t show him how affected I was. No matter how much I beg, it’s not helping him. I didn’t give up on him yet. But I knew that putting pressure on him would only make him run away more.
He did tell me that he was always cautious about girls. Now, he doesn’t know me. So I fall into the general category of women who just might like Ryder Van Woodsen for money and not for who he is inside.
Quite ironic, actually. He accuses me of the very things that kept me from taking a chance on him.
