Episode two
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Lydia
“A mail from New York addressed to you, Johanne”, I giggled.
We both knew it was from the black sheep– Alisa.
“ Is it necessary to open it? We both know she doesn't have the financial capacity to come down here,” she teased, and we high-fived laughing.
“ How she even got there, we don't know”, I chipped in.
“ She trekked, of course”, and we laughed some more.
“Who makes a living off writing silly novels?”
“ My sister!!!”
“ Just look at us, working in top companies in Bournemouth,” Johanne said.
“ We do not have to compare ourselves to that low life, I wonder why my mom birthed her,” I said spitefully.
I have always hated that she was my sister back in high school and college, she was too skinny, ugly and way out of my league.
“Oh my Gosh!! The stylist sent a photo of my dress, it's so beautiful ....” Johanne skidded around the room.
“ Let me see,” she handed the phone to me and the dress was something out of this world!
“ This is a super pretty dress bestie! I can't wait to see you in it” I gushed.
“ I'm so happy, let's clear up so I can go for the wedding dress fitting immediately.”
“Okies…”
The letter fell out and I saw an expensive stamp.
“ This isn't from Alisa, it has an expensive stamp on it, Jo.”
“ Read the content, who's it from? You know I don't care about the guests coming, I just need lifetime access to Adrian's wealth.”
“ There's a mistake somewhere, it has her name on it, Jo!,”
“ It's probably the cheaper stamp.”
“She said she's coming, and if you need any help, she'd be willing to offer”.
Johanne burst into laughter,” How on earth can she offer assistance to me?”
“ I know right? Sounds ridiculous to me as well”.
“ Let's get going, you don't want us to be late”.
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Alisa had gone shopping for dresses and had done my pedicure and manicure, she couldn't believe that she could look so different after styling her usually messy hair.
She was ready to leave in two days with her boyfriend, she honestly didn't know how to feel.
A land cruiser stopped in front of her and she hopped in.
“ Hey babes” he pecked her lips sweetly.
“ How was the spa session?”
“Something out of the ordinary, I almost slept off! It was so cool and relaxing” she blushed.
“ You should do that often darling,”.
She nodded.
She's not supposed to be this excited about this trip or whatever but here she is feeling all giddy.
It's the spa session.
That's believable, it's the spa session.
For not sleeping well, she often became sick, but she was still very dedicated to her work.
Yes, she works all the time because she is saving money for a very good reason. So, no matter what happens, she will have to go on with her life. She had no idea how she was going to survive this kind of lonely life.
It was really hard to be all alone in this world.
She wished sometimes that she had a family that cared; who she could rely on without feeling ungrateful. So no matter what happens to her, she will have to deal with it by herself.
It felt so good to see her friends being loved by their parents, she thought that they were very lucky to have someone to call family, but they would always complain when there was no one for her whom she could call her family.
Every time she gets in trouble, there is no one to protect her. So she tries her best to make everyone happy and do everything perfectly. This world is full of cruel people. If she wants to survive, she will have to be very careful.
She tried her best to always look happy. Even if she was in pain, she would always smile and make it look like she was okay
She tries her best to always look happy.
Even if she was in pain, she would always smile and make it look like she was the happiest person in the entire world. Because she knows that the people in this world would only pity her, but in the end, she will be all alone. This painful fact, she will have to live by herself. No matter how many problems she faces, she will have to deal with them all by herself.
Even if someone hurts her or tries to humiliate her, she would never say anything to them or complain about their rude behaviour.
It was her nature to forgive...
Sometimes she feels like they take advantage of her good nature and only use her to get whatever they want.
Even her family took advantage of her quietness and she isn't able to trust another person completely.
“ Are you okay babe? You don't have to prove yourself to any of them” Michael Bryant, her boyfriend, caressed her cheeks soothingly.
“I know babes, I'm okay, just having cold feet,” she forced a smile.
He squeezed my hands,” I'll be there with you and I'll make sure you'll be fine.”
I nodded and pecked him.
Michael Bryant is a neurosurgeon built like a gym instructor with a chiselled face and broad muscles. We met through a dating site since I couldn't go places. We immediately clicked, and the rest, as they say, is history.
He's been so sweet, thoughtful, and empathetic towards me. The two years we've been together have been the best years of my life.
Even with a busy schedule, he makes just enough time for me.
But for some reason, I was feeling off about the wedding
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