Mending Souls

Chapter 4

Rachel Jones

I am hating this, why she can't have a normal life for once, god. She is my friend and a sister who matters to me the most, more than anything, but look I am helplessly seeing her walk down the aisle, standing beside her as her brides mate and letting her get married to someone whom she doesn't know and I fear that maybe he can also turn out to be one of her nightmares. Oh! God please, you can't be unfair to such a beautiful soul. Please don't be unjust to her and let our suspicions about that guy be false.

I don't understand how a father can do such a worst thing to his own blood and never like to see them happy.

Really, God, you have seriously made her life full of drama's because what I am seeing is that the person who was standing beside the priest was none other than Xenith Knight... I mean "The Xenith Knight". I hope this is not a joke, damn someone please wake me up and say that everything was a nightmare and my mind is playing with me making up some inexplicable stories.

Damn...Damn, this is not a dream. What the hell is going on here? How Xenith Knight can be the Groom? I looked at Steven for an answer but his facial expression said it all that he is equally shocked as me. Now I understand why we couldn't dig out the information for this whole time.

Emily

I was walking down the aisle with Steven and what I heard was hooting sounds of people around, cheering. I don't know why they were doing so as this marriage is of convenience between two parties that I am sure about don't relate to my opinion but Steven words were something that took my attention which assured me that something is wrong, "What the f***" he was shocked and froze at the place making me stop too. Rachel who was beside me spoke a name that I didn't hear clearly as if both of them knew who is the person whom I am getting married and with their shocked expression I can assume that things are not going to be that easy as we thought and maybe it can be a piece of bad news.

Steven composed himself and walk me up to the stage where a guy with the biggest smile on his face gave me his hand to get on the stage.

That smile really reached his charming eyes but I don't understand what was there for him to be this happy as if he got to marry the love of his life. He finally helps me stand against the person whom I am going to marry and not to lie but he is just handsome and has the aura of a billionaire, now I am really doubtful that why this guy wants to marry me or why does he agree to it.

Yup he seems not at all happy and what I see is disgust for me in his eyes, that shows he is also forced for this marriage as me.

He doesn't seem interested at all, both of us are now standing facing each other but the truth is we want to get away from all this nonsense. As the priest pronounced us husband and wife, a hollow feeling filled me up that made my vision blurry and I started to miss my mom so much that I just want to go away from here, visit her but with a sudden kiss on my cheek, I was jolted into the present with the applause of people but I was feeling disgusted about myself as if I have committed some sort of sin.

People around came to congratulate both of us but none of us is enthusiastic I just wanted this day to be over so that I can shut myself from this uncanny world for the time being.

Xenith

I saw the girl walking down the aisle with a guy same as our age, seeing whom I felt like we have met somewhere but I can't recall it. Don't know what happened suddenly he stopped midway when he look at me and after some time he composed himself and walk the girl to the stage but based on his and the bridesmaid stunned look I can comprehend that they haven't expected me to be here.

But what I can do when you have a friend like Zain who was grinning hysterically showing his white teeth, as if doing a toothpaste add or he had achieved something that no one ever has that thing in this universe.

Really this guy is insane it was a matter for the girl to just get on the stage but no he gave his hand to her and brought her up as if she is a piece of glass that will break if not taken care of.

Like 'Fragile, handle with care'. He would have done this if it was Jennifer? NO... A big NO... I don't understand why he hates Jennifer so much.

Now the girl whom Zain made to stand in front of me has her eyes casted on the floor, when the priest pronounced us husband & wife, I was asked to kiss the bride which I had to do unwillingly as that i***t Zain pushed me to do it as he knew I am not going to do it and am least bothered to do so.

I removed the veil from the girls face... Obviously, I don't know her name even I didn't pay attention when the priest chanted her name because all the arrangements done here are by my father and I am just here with the suit on me which was also sent by him to wear for this bullshit occasion...what I saw that she was zoned out, tears were breaming from her eyes when I kissed her on the cheek she came out of her trance looking at me with shocked and the next moment she looked away... I really didn't wish to do it but I had to.

I felt awful doing it but what you can do when you have a friend like Zain, who forced you in front of so many people so that Jennifer gets jealous. Seriously, man, I need to take care of him later on before that I want to get away from all this and get done with this shit...