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Olivia

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I stood frozen on the pulpit and wanted the ground to open up and swallow me. It was my wedding day but the groom couldn’t be found.

My brother had walked me down the aisle and we stood there, waiting for Alexander to show up. But it had been over five minutes and he was still a no-show.

“I told you that this was a bad idea but you didn’t listen,” David whispered in my ear. My head was spinning and it wasn’t the right time for him to gloat.

My eyes darted around the crowd, I could see the worried expressions registered on their faces. They were also whispering to each other in hushed voices and I couldn’t hear what they were saying.

Suddenly, I started screaming and crying. Alexander had disappointed me on my wedding day. The blogs were going to have a field day with this one.

Just as I was about to fall to the ground, I heard someone tapping on my body. The next thing I knew, I jerked back to reality and found myself sweating heaving on the bed.

“Oh my goodness!”
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