Chapter 45
Faith
" Wedding day…. »
Finally the day we've been waiting for has arrived, I'm finally going to unite the man of my life, I've dreamed this day so many times that I can't even believe it, this night I didn't I was able to close my eyes, I had a lump in my stomach, I was a little anxious, I can't describe what I'm feeling at this precise moment, I turned around alone in my bed until this morning . it's been a while since Chris and I slept together and the day before the wedding he left to spend his last single night with Ulrich, he didn't want to organize a party and neither did I, it's not as if I knew big people here, suddenly I spent my last single night with Leila, Elisabeth, Chelsea, Cheska, and mom kadi, oh yes she came for my wedding I'm very happy that she was able to make the trip, suddenly on my side we spent a night out with the girls.
This morning this stress is accentuated, I was in my armchair having my make-up applied when Leila enters the room, skipping
Leila: a package has just arrived for you
Me turning to her: it's probably Chris
Leila: go go open the
I open the package and inside the box that I open there nestled a necklace accompanied by its loops and a note that went with it
"To the most wonderful woman I have ever known, can't wait to see you again... I love you"
Me with tears in my eyes: I don't have the words
Leila: oh no you're not going to start crying huh the makeup artist is almost done
Cheska coming towards me: show us too
She stays still when she sees what I have in my hand, I don't understand what's wrong
Cheska trying to pull herself together: but…. But it's the outfit that his mother wore on the day of her wedding with his father, I can't believe it, he let people approach it
Leila: well you're really lucky huh my darling
Me all moved: I know….
The rest of the time I say nothing more I remain static staring at the gift until the girls bring me back to me
Leila: hello earth, get up, we'll help you put on your dress
I get up we put on the dress followed by the necklace and buckle them
Cheska: the necklace represents the old, now you are missing something blue and something borrowed
Me: sorry?
Cheska laughing: for the wedding, you fake something old, something borrowed and something blue that's what we do here, like everywhere in the world when we say that the bride must not see the bride in a dress before the meeting in front of the mayor or the priest
Leila: I have a blue hair clip for you
Cheska: I have a bracelet for you
Me all moved: so I have everything now?
Leila laughing: yes we can leave now
We all walk out together, and Chelsea is the first to walk down the aisle, she is closely followed by Cheska and Leila who are both dressed in long turquoise colored dresses and when the wedding march begins I walk towards the man I am about to marry on mummy kadi's arm, when I see his smile all the anxiety and stress that I felt disappear little by little giving way to joy and emotion, I am so happy and moved at the same time, I can't explain what I'm feeling at this precise moment, everything we've been through up to this moment comes back to my mind, I have tears beading my face but I can assure you that these tears are far from being tears of sadness, they are tears that express my relief and my joy finally I will be able to unite myself with the man I love despite all the hardships we have encountered...
CHRISTOPHER
I'm already in front of the altar waiting for my darling, all the guests are already present, we are going to celebrate our wedding in the gardens of the mansion, we are in the middle of spring, the roses have finally bloomed, their sweet perfumes caressing my nostrils I think of my childhood in this house, my mother loved this time of year so much, seeing their empty place wearing only white roses breaks my heart, it's the wedding march and the noise produced by the guests in standing up that pull me from my thoughts, my wife is finally present, she walks towards me dressed in a white lace dress with a crown of flowers on her head, when she gets closer to me I see tears that pearl her face, when they arrive in front of me, Mrs. Khadija gives me her hand, adding
Mrs. Khadija: I give you her hands with the assurance that you will make her happy, otherwise I can always come and take care of you personally
What makes the whole assembly laugh
Me in a serious tone: I promise to make her the happiest woman in the world
I turn to her and wipe the tears off her beautiful face
Me turning to the priest: we are ready
The priest begins the ceremony by asking us if we were here of our own free will, a question to which we all answer yes, he is doing the ceremony, when we exchange our vows I am the first to speak
Me: I've read a lot of novels in my life, most claim that love is the center of the universe, that it can heal all the wounds we carry and that it is necessary for our survival, I took everyone who talked to me about it for idiots, I thought that love is a fiction that can only be found in the worn pages of a book, but everything changed when I met my faith, I will never believed that I would find myself completely and totally consumed by another before her, she took me by the hand and brought me out of the darkness by showing me that whatever our souls are made of, ours are the same, I would like you to know that you are the person I love the most in the world
Faith moved: when I met you I was an immature little girl, who had just lost everything in life and who thought she would no longer be able to know happiness one day, I was lower than earth, but over time you made me rediscover love, with you I learned the true meaning of the word love which is forgiveness and sharing, I know it won't be easy every day, there will be days when I I will give the head words, sometimes I will even make you want to strangle me but if you can be sure of one thing it is that I will always love you and that I will always be there by your side no matter what happens
Priest: Is there anyone in the room who finds that for some reason these two beings should not unite? If yes, let him say it or be silent forever
Support: ….
The priest: bringing the wedding rings
Chelsea wore the rings we trade
The priest: what GOD has united no one can separate them, I declare you husband and wife, you can kiss the bride
The moment I've been waiting for since the beginning of the ceremony, I finally married the woman of my life, we kissed as tenderly as possible
The priest: I officially present to you, Mr and Mrs MARTIN
Everyone stands and applauds us, all I want now is for the evening to pass quickly and for me to be alone with my little heart
“Later in the evening…. »
The party is in full swing, all the guests seem to be having a good time I see Faith and I can tell she's really tired, but it's time to get the ball rolling, I take her hand and pull her towards the dance floor, we open the ball on the song "CE REVE de Aladdin" after everyone joins us on the dance floor, we stay a little to dance with them before returning to our table
The room suddenly goes from jamming to calm, I think it's time for the speeches
Ulrich: I've been friends with Chris for years now, we grew up together, he's not very expressive or demonstrative, but I can assure you that he's not the same Chris I see today Today in front of me, he has become a whole different person next to faith, his eyes shine when he is next to her and she becomes more radiant when Chris is around, each gave his heart to the other unconditionally that's true love life is not a fairy tale everyone knows suffering and pain but when we love we can face them together and support them that's the strength of love
Leila all moved: … love is not love if it fades when its object happens to move away, when life gets hard, when things change, true love remains unchanged when I look at Christopher and faith I feel confident it's not easy to explain but they give me hope
We both approach them and we take them in our arms, everyone goes out to see the surprise that Leila and Ulrich have prepared for us, fireworks
At 1 a. m. I bring my wife with me and leave for the hotel we have booked, due to faith's imminent delivery we cannot go on honeymoon, but after the delivery we will have a little trip to an island that I just gave us