Chapter 12
He gets up, helps Alice get up, they walk together to the car, arrive at Tom's house and he prepares a chicken Strogonoff, rice and orange juice and a fruit salad for dessert. They both watch and fall asleep. When Alice wakes up she goes to her house and hears a beautiful sermon that a straight girl doesn't stay at a man's house until that time.
She little cared goes to her room takes a bath and goes back to sleep wakes up only the next day. She gets up early, takes a shower, cleans herself, puts on some light clothes, has breakfast with her parents listening to their sermons and leaves for the beauty salon to have her wedding day with Kim.
She was half away from Kim because she was staying with Tom, something that went unnoticed as Kim was, but is prepared for her own funeral
Kim - is he still hating me?
Alice - he doesn't hate you. He loves you and because he loves you so much he is hurt, he is in pieces but he will be fine
Kim - I am in pieces too Alice, is he going today?
Alice - will he, he said he needs to see with his own eyes that you do not love him, that it was all a lie
Kim - but it wasn't a lie, I love him Alice Like I have never loved anyone in my life
Alice - I know and you know but he doesn't, he doesn't know anything that is really going on, try to understand him
Kim - Really, has he seen the letter?
Alice - Not yet, but he will, I'm sure
Meanwhile at Tom's house, he was in the living room and saw on the coffee table the blessed letter and looked at it, picked it up a few times and returned it to the table until he got up the courage to read it
My love
I know that everything is confused, that your heart is broken in a thousand pieces, but I guarantee that mine is too, I hate knowing that you are suffering.
You can't imagine how much I miss your smell, your kisses, being touched and loved by you. But life isn't always as we want it to be, sometimes it creeps up on us. Never divide our love. It was and is real, I will always love you. I can't tell you the truth, but I had to make this choice. Our love became impossible.
I wanted to be with you, ask you to wait for me, but it is unfair, because I love you so much I ask you not to close your heart to love, find someone who loves you as much as I do and be happy.
I love you today and always!
Ass: Kimberly
Tom was in tears after reading the letter, he was confused as to how she can say she loves him and ask to be happy with someone else, what was this choice, why did she need to make it? There were many questions and only one person could answer them. He wanted and would try to get the answers in this damn marriage. He decided to start preparing for the wedding. When it was time, he went to the house next door to call Alice to come over. They both looked beautiful, he in a tuxedo and she in a long royal blue dress, just like all the bridesmaids. Yes, they would both be godparents of this stupid wedding.
Tom was completely anesthetized, he didn't show his feelings, Alice was afraid that at any moment Tom would beat Mike up on top of the altar and couldn't resist the provocation. Just when you think nothing can get worse, of course it can. The bride finally enters the church next to her father. Tom was mesmerized by such beauty, Mike saw the exchange of glances and was furious.
The ceremony happened very quickly, everyone present was watching Tom carefully, hoping to end the wedding. But he was full of it. After the ceremony everyone went to Mike's mansion for a small celebration, including Tom and Alice.
At the party, Tom looked at Kim the whole time, and Alice watched intently.
Alice - I will arrange for you to be alone with her for even five minutes. I will do my best to divert attention away from you two.
Alice really manages to distract Kim enters the bathroom and disguisedly Tom goes after her, enters the bathroom while Alice watches.
Tom enters the bathroom and locks the door, he stares at Kim, for some time that seems like an eternity, but it was only seconds.
Kim looked at him dying to jump into his arms but at the same time was afraid, afraid that he hated her and maybe it was good that he hated her so he would suffer less.
Tom took a deep breath and plucked up the courage to speak, holding up the letter
Tom - can you explain ?
Kim looks up and starts to cry instead of answering
Tom - could you stop crying and explain me this fucking letter and this whole situation? Where did I go wrong? At what point did you stop loving me, if you ever really loved me. Tell me what you want from me? Because it should be me at that altar, I should be the father of your child, I should be going anywhere in the world on honeymoon with you and not Mike the spoiled and inconsequential daddy's boy you said you couldn't stand. Tell me, Kim, what the fuck is this?
Kim - I... Me. I swear I wanted to tell you everything. But...
Tom - but you can't or you won't?
Kim - I can't. I want to, but I can't. I only ask that you never doubt my love, I will always love you. My love for you has always existed and always will exist. But life is not always as we expect. It would be selfish of me to ask you to wait for me - I can't. I only ask that you never doubt my love and that you be happy.