Telling the truth

After the ceremony was finished, we all headed over to another area of the arboretum. It was another large clearing of trees where Crimson had set up a space for Dan and Angela to share their first dance as tradition and let everyone else join in after.

Once everyone migrated to the new area, Dan and Angela made their way onto centre stage. Once they were standing in the middle, the band started to play. When the music started, they began to waltz.

As Terry and I stood there and watched them, I still couldn't control my emotions and continued to tear up. Finally, seeing my emotional state, Terry handed me his handkerchief to wipe away my tears, "Here, you should dry your eyes, or they'll get sore."

I timidly accepted it, "Thank you..."

While I wiped away my tears, Terry continued to talk to me, "You need to try and forget about the prince. It's not healthy for you to be this affected by him."

I stared at Terry, annoyed, "It's not that easy, you know! I can't just turn my emotions