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2021-01-14 08:32:29Hunters p.o.v.
Soldo!!
How the hell is he here!??
And why the hell is he going after Iris?
Where the hell is she going to anyway!?
That girl just knows how to get herself into unnecessary trouble, if she had just had her seat like every other person did.
How did that man even get the damn invitation!?
Jesus, of all damn days to find him! Of all fucking damn days!!
" Dude, face your wife" Dylan's voice came with a little amusement behind me as he pulled back my attention.
With the silence in the hall, I wondered how it was entirely possible for him to even whisper and only be heard by me.
Slowly, I turned back to Michelle before me and noticed she had also seen my wavering mind but I sent her a smile and she smiled back.
The priest sent me a temporary glance to ensure he had my attention before speaking up.
" Do you, Master Hunter McConnell, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife? Would you be to her a faithful, loving and devoted husband? Will you honor, obey and love her and remain with her in sickness and in health, in prosperity and in adversity; and, forsaking all others, keep yourself only unto her, so long as you both shall live?" He calls out and I literally heard a lot of aww's from the audience.
Girl's honestly find anything cute.
" I do" I boldly say with my smile growing as I watched Michelle flush a little pink.
Anticipation and glee were evident in the hall if the sounds of murmurs were anything to go by.
The man turns to Michelle and makes her repeat the exact same words to which she whole fully replies a bold yes that got almost everyone clapping.
" Okay, you're about to exchange rings, so you can still back out now and happily join me in bachelorhood till we hit thirty five" Dylan whispers quickly into my ear and as tempting as his offer sounds, I simply chuckled and ignored it.
" Miss Michelle, can you hold up your ring?" The priest states and Michelle obeys by lifting up a golden ring from the parcel before her.
" Good, now repeat after me" he continued.
" This ring" he calls
" This ring" her sultry voice responded with a smile.
" Is our symbol"
" Is our symbol"
" That you are my lover"
" That you are my lover"
" And you are my best friend"
" And you are my best friend"
"In all times"
" In all times"
" In all places"
" In all places"
" And in all ways"
" And in all ways"
" Forever"
" Forever" she said the last word and lifted her eyes to me.
" You may now place your vow in the symbol of a ring, onto him" The priest says again and with shaking hands, she slipped the ring unto my second to the last finger.
" Master Hunter, now can you hold up your-" the officiating priest was about to complete his sentence when the sound of two gunshots resonated around the room.
God no!
The screams from the audience was enough to send everyone running.
The media even left a lot faster than I expected.
Another gunshot was heard and this time around it came from outside the hall.
Confusion was ladden in the air as each person took to their heels.
"Michelle!!" I yelled out in the rowdy environment but didn't get any reply.
" Michelle!!" I call again and search around me for any traces of her wedding gown.
Rather I met with Louie's confused eyes crying whilst she searched amongst the confusion for a familiar face.
" Daddy!! Mommy!" Her tear streaked face broke my heart and on reflex, I ran towards her.
" Come here baby, I got you" I cooed into her ear as I picked her up.
" Daddy, where's-where's mommy?" She sobbed and that was a question I personally was so scared to answer.
" Mommy is okay. Let's get out of here okay?"
She nodded and I followed the crowd in running out to wherever.
The area has already been flooded by the police and some armed military personnel, who are marching in a scanning the entire venue.
" Are you okay?" Someone asked as soon as I had stepped out of the building and I turned to see it was my Dad.
" Yes, where's Iris?" Her absence in this situation isn't helpful.
" I'd assume that the appropriate question should be where is Michelle, but she's okay by the way. Dylan took her out as soon as the commotion began" dad scolded.
Even at hours like this he still found a need to correct me.
I only nodded to him before he spoke again.
" They demanded we evacuate the premises for security reasons"
" Thanks. Please take Louisa home, I need to go find someone" I requested as I handed him the little girl.
" Dad-dy?" She muttered once she was out of my arms.
" I'll be back baby" I comforted her and placed a kiss on her forehead. Voluntarily ignoring the wry look my father was giving me.
Almost too soon, I took off in the opposite direction.
As if on queue, I bumped into Dylan's step sister.
Megan was it?
" Hunter, I'm so sorry about today-" she started but I needed no apologies.
" It's alright. I bet it's a rival company or something. Do you have any idea where Iris would be?"
" Why are you looking for her?" She responded, almost venomously.
" She's missing. And someone missing at hours like this isn't healthy" I explained even though it wasn't necessary.
She gave me a once out look before responding.
" I have no idea. Immediately after she quit her job with your father she walked out of the wedding"
She what!?
" Did you just say quit her job?"
" Yes and I'm sure you'd find out more about it later on but now let me join you in searching for her" she suggested but I declined her offer.
" No. Go home and be safe. I'll find her alone"
" But-"
" No Megan! Get inside one of those vehicles and go somewhere that isn't here. Please"
With a convinced nod, she walked away and I pressed forward.
Silently praying she's okay.
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Iris p.o.v.Blankness…That was all I could use to describe what I was feeling at this point.Cause no nouns, no adjectives nor verb could describe what was going on with me.Not just with me, but with everyone else.The entire room was silent while the Judge prepared his verdict in the back room, the only voices you could hear was the muttering of a policewoman to Dylan trying to congratulate him with her words.“You did the right thing.”Her words sounded more like a consolation than an appraisal.Everyone knew it was the right thing, so why did it feel so wrong to me? Its been years and I never thought a day like this would actually ever come.Flashbacks from nights before kept re-occurring in my head, like possibly it was all a dream and someone would come wake me to ask “Are you okay?”But it seemed like everyone was also lost in the dream, in
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Mrs. Hao watched as anger rolled off his shoulders and she couldn’t help but laugh a little bit at his reactions.“You’re supposed to be in the back with the rest of the team.” She says to him with a smile on her lips as he jerks his head in her direction.“Yeah… I decided to give them some space to work on it.”There was a team of trackers that Mrs. Hao had brought in during the wee hours of the morning to help out with Hunter’s request.And so far, he had seen, they were amazing.“Or you decided to watch your girlfriend, which?” she said again with her smile growing wider.Hunter couldn’t help the grunt that escaped his lips when she made that statement.“She’s not my girlfriend.” He retorted and pretended to be wiping the table while stealing glances at Iris and her new friend.“I suspected; you guys have barely said a word to each oth
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He folded the blankets with his sleepy eyes and an unusual ache in his back.The ache didn’t surprise him, what else was he to expect from sleeping on a solid not-so comfortable couch all night.Iris took the room and he decided to sleep in the living room. It was either that or the floor of the room anyways so he really didn’t have much of a choice.He had a meeting with Mrs. Hao this morning. What he needed was a shower and a little breakfast which he presumed he can get at the café also.He arched his back a bit to know if he could get a crack that might release the ache but it was to no avail, so he just went ahead with his daily schedule.The door to the room was closed and he tried knocking to know if she was already up but not properly dressed or if she was sleeping.After the third knock, he heard her say‘its open’from the inside. Only then did he open the door.As he guessed
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Hunter knew he had struck a nerve from her reaction when he stated his request all he wanted was her response.And assistance.“I don’t know what you’re talking about” she whispered with a tight smile, most likely trying not to make it obvious to any onlookers that she was in an uncomfortable conversation.“I was sent by Mr. Reid; I need your help.” He whispered back to her.She stared at him for a few seconds with narrow eyes and tight lips as she was trying to decipher if she should believe him or not.“Who are you?” she asked.Hunter remembered when Mr. Reid had informed him that this question was almost inevitable from her, and each party she worked with had a code answer to the question.“I am blue.”She eyes moved frantically around the café to be sure no one was observing nor approaching.“Ahh, Mr. Huong. The regular?”The greeti
