CHAPTER THREE
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Sam is seen in her apartment, she had sold a lot of things she wouldn't be needing and even gave some out. Tomorrow was her big day and she was suddenly nervous. Ever since the incident at her office, she and Arthur haven't seen or talked.
He never answered any of her calls and the only reply he gave to her numerous messages was that he was busy and he'd call her back. Well, she never really had the time to worry about his sudden odd behavior as she always buried herself with work.
She decided to follow Brenda's advice on going to her mom's place as she wasn't holding a bridal shower. Well, who could blame her? She never really kept any friends since her high school days and she kept more to herself in college so she had no one to talk to.
Anyways, she picked up her clutch purse and car keys before driving out of her apartment. In her car, she increased the volume of her radio. The newscaster was reading the weather forecast. Sam couldn't help but smile broadly. Everything was finally falling into the right place and tomorrow she'd be a married woman, the thought gave her shivers as she kept saying her name as Mrs. Samantha Armstrong Lloyd. Sam laughed so heartedly, the name sounded so sweet to hear.
She suddenly arrived at her mom's place and she entered but the whole place was dark.
"Mom! Steph!! Is anyone home?" Sam shouted to the darkness as she struggled to find the light switch, she finally took her phone to make a call, and boom.
"Surprise!!!" Everyone shouted. Sam looked at all of them with a surprised face. Brenda, Mrs. Lisbeth, Stephanie, Nanny Grace, and her Mom organized a bridal shower for her. She couldn't help but feel emotional at the moment.
Sam looked around to see the beautiful decorations before heading to hug her Mom. The act surprised both Laura and Stephanie.
"Congratulations my love," Laura said to Sam.
"Thanks, Mom," Sam replied.
Everyone present came to hug Sam and they all laughed happily.
"Come go change into this lovely lingerie," Brenda said grinning as everyone laughed. But just as Sam stood up to collect the lingerie, she noticed her phone was ringing. She became happier thinking it was Arthur calling but to her greatest surprise, it was the wedding organizer, she became tense as she picked up the call.
"Hello, Miss Armstrong" the wedding organizer Amanda's voice spoke calmly.
"Yes, how may I help you Amanda" Sam replied anxiously.
"Uhm, I'm sorry to bother you but Mr. Arthur Lloyd just came to pay for the wedding venue, and he told us to refund the money to you."
"What??" "Arthur did what?" Sam asked, visibly shaking. "Why?" "What was his reason?" Sam kept asking desperately waiting for an answer.
"Ma'am, please I'd appreciate it if you could come over to the wedding venue right now," Amanda said before hanging up.
"What happened?" "What's wrong?" Everyone asked Sam who had suddenly turned ashen.
"I have to leave, I'd be right back," Sam said as she hurriedly picked up her car keys and dashed out of the house leaving everyone shocked.
*At the wedding venue .
Sam arrived while rushing to the hall.
"She's here," Amanda said. When Sam looked up she was shocked as she saw all the people involved in her wedding plans, from the seamstress to the caterer and even the photographer.
"You called me," Sam said with a shaking voice.
"Well I'm sorry to be the bearer of this news but Sir Arthur has called off the wedding, " Amanda said. The reason he gave was….
At this moment, Sam could no longer hear anything Amanda was saying. All that was echoing in her ears was what Amanda said
" Well I'm sorry to be the bearer of this news but Sir Arthur has called off the wedding. "
Sam didn't know how she was able to drag herself out of the wedding hall and how she drove to Arthur's place. But all she knew was that she was soaked as it was already raining. She subconsciously dragged herself to Arthur's apartment, surprisingly the door was opened, and she welcomed herself into the living room but she was shocked by what she saw.
A red heel shoe, a nude-colored bra, bag, and a jacket were scattered on the couch. Her head told her to leave the house as she wasn't going to like what she'd see but Sam decided to follow her heart and she went towards the direction of the room.
From a close distance, Sam was hearing moanings from two familiar voices. She sluggishly got to the door, with wet hands and hair, water-dripping clothes, and red eyes from crying too much. Sam finally opened the door and was shocked by what she saw. Arthur was having s*x with a weather newscaster, Ivy Stone.
Sam felt betrayed, she dated Arthur for ten years and all she got was this. Arthur finally noticed Sam was standing there and immediately she turned around and left.
Arthur hurriedly got his trousers and ran after Sam. As soon as she heard footsteps behind her she ran with her last strength to her car before speeding off.
Her head was messed up, her heart was pounding. I can't go home like this, Sam pulled over and started hitting her fist aggressively on the steering before getting off the car.
She saw a forest looking so inviting, she started walking into the woods. Sam had no idea how far she had gone, all she realized was that the rain became heavy and the trees were taller with broader leaves.
She fell to her knees and let out a deep cry, she was sobbing so loudly that she felt a chill that crawled through her spine.
She turned her head behind her and her eyes widened in alarm.
A wolf was staring at her.
She laughed out loud at her bad luck.
"I can't believe this, what a fate I have," Sam said. " I wasted ten years of my life loving a man who wasn't mine, I got jilted the night to my wedding day and now I'm about to become dinner to a wolf," Sam laughed in melancholy.
She opened her hands and stared at the raindrops in it. " So all I'm ever going to feel is pain," Sam said painfully. "Come devour me already wolf" she added.
As if the wolf understood her words, it growled menacingly before it leaped toward her. She closed her eyes expecting pain but her lips opened and she weakly uttered help.
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