Twin betrayal

CHAPTER 6

       It was almost evening and we were already late for the wedding. "What time did you tell him to pick us up" Grace inquired while fixing the hook of her stiletto shoe. "I told him 5" I answered her while looking at myself in the mirror. " why five? the wedding started by 4p.m" she squealed.  "Well, if he had come by 4p.m we wouldn't have been ready. Plus there is nothing wrong with being fashionably late" I answered her. "True and true . It's 5 on the dot, he will be here anytime soon" she said patting her hair and grabbing her purse. Thank God my mum and Dad were out of the country because if they were to see Toby coming around, they would make a big deal out of it. Less than 5 minutes later, we heard a knock on the door. We both grabbed our things and went to open the door. "Hi Toby" I said, stepping towards him and giving him a hug. "Hi Mabel" he replied, returning the hug. Retreating from the hug and turning to face Grace I said, "Toby this is Grace; my best friend. Grace this is Toby; my lost and found childhood friend " They both exchanged pleasantries and we headed to the car. "You both look stunning" Toby said on our way to the car. " you don't look bad yourself" Grace and I said, almost at the same time.

The drive to the venue was quiet except for the music playing in the car.

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The hall was as beautiful as it looked in the invitation. As soon as we got in, we started to see all our ex classmates. Most of them were asking about my whereabouts and why I haven't been around. Even if it was all pretense, I answered them while smiling. I flaunted Toby in their faces for a bit before excusing myself from their cycle. Toby went to the bar to get us drinks. Grace and I were making conversation when I sighted Chris at the bar(you remember Chris right? My high school boyfriend that shattered my heart.). I immediately looked away and pretended like I didn't see him. I knew there was every possibility that he was going to attend the wedding but seeing him now just made it real. I was flooded with memories, both bad and good. I started regretting my decision to come for the wedding.

***flashback  It was time for gym class, so I had to change. As I was about to go into the locker room, I heard people whispering. As I was about to push the door leading to the locker room open , I heard a male voice say “you know I just wanted to get you jealous” and a female voice replied “you didn’t have to sleep with her, you know?” Then the male voice said “I got carried away, besides it looked like you weren’t paying attention.” Then the female voice relied “I just got scared that you fell in love with her.” “Never, all of me is for you baby” said the male voice and they both started moaning. This is high school, people gossiping and making out in the locker room isn’t new. So I decided to mind my business and change because I was almost late for class. 

       As I pushed the locker room door open, I saw my boyfriend and his ex-girlfriend “miss perfect” I froze on the spot. Fear, sadness, disappointment and panic taking over my entire body. At this point I didn’t even know what I was doing, Chris and little miss perfect pulled apart and turned to me. “I knew it all along -----

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I could faintly hear someone call my name "Mabel " the person called one last time. "Yes?" I said, coming back from my flashback. "Is everything alright?" He asked. With concern written on his face." Yes, everything is fine. I just remembered something work related" I told him, with a forced smile. "Alright, if you say so" he replied, not believing me. "Let's play a game" he said smiling, trying to liven the mood. He continued "You point at someone and I tell you what the person's character was like in high school". "What if you don't get it?" I asked, now genuinely smiling. "Oh, I will. I am good at games like that" he said, with a mischievous smile. We started playing the game. I pointed at someone from my high school and he said "she looks like she was one of the queen bees. Was saucy, rude, mean and dated the popular guys" and surprisingly, he was spot on. We continued the game for almost 15 minutes and i was beginning to have fun. I looked around for Grace, then I saw her talking to someone i didn't know. interesting!. She caught my eye, so she waved and I waved back, winking at her.

   The bride: Tania and groom walked in and I excused myself to go to the restroom. i met a long queue in front of the rest room but after a while it was my turn. On my way back, I ran into someone's back.  "Excuse me." I said, trying not to sound rude. "I am sorry" the person replied, turning to look at me. Omg! Omg! This must be my day of reckoning. Because why today of all days? Why this place of all places? This is definitely "Liam". I can't be mistaken. "What is your name, darling? He asked with a beautiful smile. Without answering him, I turned and ran as fast as my heels could carry me. Immediately I spotted Grace, I ran to her. Not minding the attention I was bringing to myself. "I saw him" I whispered. "You saw who? Chris?" Grace asked, looking around confused. "No! No! Him" I whispered again. "I saw Liam" I said again.  "oh s**t!" Grace said.