Missing Paris
1101 Words
Bruce got up and tried to chase after Paris but George raised his hand.
"She is a coward and a gold digger" he spoke and stretched his hand.
"Here you go" Bruce dropped the laptop and opened the door to the tent.
"I'm going to the restroom," he said arranging his shirt.
He walked out and shut the door, "Full details"
James adjusted his glasses and scrolled for a while then came to a stop.
"Inside sources show that she is planning on exposing it to the public" James look strained.
He has been through so much these last few days, covering the scandal of his boss and now another one is about to be leaked.
"She won't do it" George said with confidence as he tapped the keys.
He felt the silence in the room and looked up and James, "She had never wanted to announce our relationship now that she is pregnant, she won't want that either" he explained.
"What about the wedding?" James asked.
"It must go on. Mother won't want anything to go wrong" James nodded and left.
George sat straight and removed his eyes from the laptop. He rubbed his head and sighed.
***
A FEW DAYS LATER
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"London, have you seen Paris?" Mrs. Elorod tapped the sleeping London.
"No..." London replied drowsy as she drifted off to sleep.
"Paris is missing!" London jumped out of bed when she heard the news.
"Mother, that's a prank right?" London rubbed her eyes and looked around to see Mrs. Elorod rubbing both hands.
"Mother?" She called softly. Mrs. Elorod looked at her and fell on her knees, London rushed to her.
"Mother? Mom? Mommy?" she hugged Mrs Elorod who was shivering and sobbing.
"What's happening here?" A well dress Mr Elorod walked in adjusting his tie.
"Where is that lousy girl?" He asked.
"Mommy, I couldn't find Paris anywhere" Alfred ran into the room cleaning his face immediately he saw his father.
"What do you mean by you can't find Paris? Huh?" he walked to his wife who was on the floor and pulled her by the hair.
London's grabbed him but he pushed her aside making her fall to the floor.
"London!" Alfred cried running to her.
London sat on the floor and stared at her hands which were bleeding, she winched in pain.
"London, are you okay?" Alfred cried seeing the blood flowing from his sister's hands.
"All of you are useless!" Mr Elorod yelled pulling his wife's hair but she kept mute only gripping the hems of her skirt.
London stared at her and her blood boiled. She got up and pushed her father from her mother staining his shirt.
"You... You b***h!" he cursed starting at his stained shirt.
He walked away while London ran to her mother, "Mother?"
"Paris, where could she be?" Mrs. Elorod scattered her hair as her body shook.
"You... You... you... are bleeding" Mrs. Elorod grabbed London's wounded hand.
"I would go and clean it" London got up and walked to the bathroom.
She was drying the wound when a scream from the living room caught her attention.
"Mother!" she got there and meet her father pointing a knife at Alfred who was too scared to cry.
"London, London, Alfred please do something" She pleaded holding London's leg.
London sat on the floor beside her mother hugging her, the woman was losing her mind.
"All I want is the best for this family. Paris must marry into that Family, we need them to survive"
"You are so selfish" London tighten her grip on her mother and her wound started bleeding again.
"London, you would marry that man in your sister's place" He ordered starting at the wedding down which lay on a couch.
"London, please help me. I don't want to lose any more things" Mrs Elorod cried into Londkm's embrace.
London sat there confused, a song she usually sang with Paris flashed through her mind.
'There's no smoke without fire and there is no fire with no smoke.
I'm the city of smoke you are the city of light.
No matter what happens, you are the industrial city while I'm the city of love
London stared at everyone, her crying mother who was almost going crazy, her younger brother whose life will never be the same, and her selfish father who doesn't know how to make the right choice.
She stood up and with a bowed head, "I agree to it" Her weak voice rang through the air and everything had peace.
"I agree to take Paris place" she emphasized.
"Good, good. Now change quickly, the Katz will be here soon" Mr. Elorod was all smiles.
***
London walked into the wedding hall in a beautiful dress. She stood before George who stretched out his hand to receive her.
"Will you Mr George Katz take Paris to be your lawfully wedded wife in sickness and health, money and poverty, till death do you part?"
"I do" Geroge monotonously replied.
"Will you Paris Elorod take George to be your lawfully wedded wife in sickness and health, money and poverty, till death do you part?"
London felt her heart skip, she wasn't prepared for this. She looked at the crowd and prayed for the door to open.
"Paris" she muttered under her breath as anger swept from her heart.
"Miss Paris?" the present called out. London looked at him and then turned to George who stared at her with ice-cold eyes.
"I do" she replied in a hush.
"You may now kiss" the priest said with a smile.
George leaned but London placed her hand over her mouth.
"What's happening?" the crowd went in uproar.
George grew red from embarrassment. London grabbed her veil and covered both her head and George's.
"Awn..." Everyone burst into laughter as they thought both couples were too shy.
At the back of the hall, a lady sat down with a facilitator that covered her face.
She had a mocking smile in her eyes, "Let the games begin" She got up and walked out of the wedding hall with a knife dripping blood.
***
George sat down with London watching the dancers dance.
His phone beeped, he picked it up and saw a message 'I'm in your room'. He got up and left.
London was bored watching everyone, he adjusted her self preparing to sleep when Alfred walked toward her with swollen eyes
"London, mommy needs you" he muttered.
London looked around and carried Alfred on her lap.
"Why are you crying?" she asked feeling something was off.
"Paris is at home" he announced.
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