THE WEDDING

The Wedding

I'm landing in Greece. I'm coming to my best friend's brother's wedding and I'm running late. I was supposed to arrive three hours earlier, but there were problems with the flight. So, there's one hour left for the ceremony where I have to be one of the bridesmaids, forced by my best friend even though I don't know the groom.

I have five years of friendship with Linda Kamila Fuente Mayor. She's twenty-four years old, we met in Miami at university, she was studying computer science and I was studying systems engineering.

My name is Gabriela Altamirano. I'm twenty-three years old. Kami and I are inseparable, we met in a very strange way. I remember that day I was very sad because it was the anniversary of my father's death and I couldn't hold back the tears. She was very kind, she approached me, and hugged me without asking any questions.

Since that day, everything changed, I gained a sister. I know her parents, but I haven't had the chance to meet her brother, as he has been abroad for ten years. I understand that he doesn't have a good relationship with his father.

I pick up my luggage and look for the person who is supposed to pick me up. I see an older gentleman with a sign and I go towards him. I introduce myself, "Good afternoon! I'm Gabriela Altamirano, Kamila's friend."

"Good afternoon! Miss, please follow me so we can get going."

"On the way, I'm checking my phone, ten minutes later we arrive, this Santorini Island is beautiful. Yes, gentlemen, the wedding will take place here. “

I understand that my friend's brother is a famous architect, twenty-eight years old, who owns a chain of hotels. that's all I know about him. In fact, I don't remember his name, ha ha ha. How funny, and even so I'm going to be part of the procession. I get out of the vehicle and my friend runs towards me like crazy to hug me.

"Gabi, you finally arrived, let's go, hurry up!"

"Hi, Kami, let me breathe! You're suffocating me!" I take her hand and run to where she's pointing. They start working on my dress when someone knocks on the door. It's the wedding planner looking for Kami desperately.

"Miss Kamila, I need you to come with me, it's urgent."

"What do you mean she ran away? That wretched woman! My God, how can I fix this?"

She leaves and I stay thinking about what might have happened. Thirty minutes later, they've worked wonders with my hair. They've done my makeup and I'm about to put on the dress when Kami enters crying like a whirlwind.

"Friend, what's going on? You're scaring me."

"Gabi, the bride is nowhere to be found. They've been looking for her for two hours!"

"What? Was she kidnapped or something?"

"No! Apparently, she ran away with the best man, who happens to be my brother's best friend. Her belongings aren't in the rooms."

"What are we going to do? My dad is very sick and this is the only way he can accept my brother again."

"Joel did all this for him, my dad wants to see him married and meet a grandchild before he dies! He has serious heart problems. My brother told him he would get married and give him a grandchild so that he has reasons to keep living, ten years apart just for that harpy to do this to us!"

"Friend, this is very strong. Why didn't you tell me anything?"

"I didn't want to worry you over the phone. I'm going to see my dad and I'll be right back."

After seeing my father, I pass by my brother's room and I see him desperate with his hands on his head.

"Brother, I have an idea, you wait at the altar!"

I'm left reflecting on how intense the situation is, because Mr. Jesús could have a heart attack just from finding out that the bride ran away with the best man.

That's unforgivable. Why didn't she leave him before the wedding? I'm walking back and forth. This situation distresses me a lot, especially since my friend's parents are elderly and wealthy.

This will be on all the news and their companies will be in a very bad position. The door opens and the wedding planner enters with Kami.

"Gabi, I truly need you!"

"Tell me how I can help you. Kami, you know I would do anything for you. Can I check the security cameras to see if we can locate them? Or do you want me to talk to the guests and explain that the wedding is canceled?"

"No, none of that! Please marry my brother. I can't see my family destroyed again, let alone lose my dad because of this scandal. You know that if it weren't a matter of life or death, I would never ask you this?"

"But my dad isn't well, in fact, they took his blood pressure and it was high. He's lying down while the ceremony begins. With this scandal, the company's stocks would plummet and we would be ruined in both companies."

"Please, just do it to help my father. Later, you can agree on the terms of a friendly divorce with my brother. I will help you with that, but I really need you to fulfill my father's last wish."

"Friend, are you crazy? How can you ask me that? Do you know what being married entails? It's a huge commitment! Getting married is not in my plans right now! You really leave me speechless, what you're asking is not easy at all, imagine, I don't know your brother."

"Believe me, friend, if I had another option, I wouldn't ask you, but if my father has a heart attack and dies today, my brother will die guilt-ridden and I couldn't live knowing that I didn't try to solve the problem."

"Joel can't leave the altar with all the guests present. I know he must be devastated. The two people he loved the most and trusted the most betrayed him."