Melissa shut her door behind her and sighed. She was exhausted from spending the whole day out while wearing heels and a suit. Nelly had taken her all the way to the place where the wedding would hold to give her a feel of it. They had spent practically all day there and it was refreshing finally being home.Melissa kicked of her heels and picked them up as she walked to her room. She went through her usual routine of having a shower, drying her hair and settling down on bed to arrange her thoughts. Today was very productive and Melissa was happy. She had gotten a down payment for the job was was extremely thrilled.The money would be enough to her debts for this month and sort out Brandon’s college expenses, at least a part of it. Melissa sighed. Things were looking up. She was about to drift off when a soft knock on her door alerted her. She got out of bed and lazily swung the door open.“Brandon...” She said, surprised.Brandon was looking down at her, his face blank.“What’s the
It wasn’t long before Melissa was thrown into a whirlwind of work. Nelly had sent her the detail for the wedding, the colour theme, list of guests, types of food and wine to be served, and other minor details Diana wanted in the wedding. Melissa had people working under her. Decorators, caterers, the whole event centre was filled and buzzing with them.The tension was getting to Melissa since she had to instruct everyone on what to do, how to arrange the decor and furniture, and the theme for the wedding. Melissa tried her best to make everything as perfect as Diana wanted it to be. She has done her part and the day of the wedding was already here.Melissa took a step back to admire her work. The hall was large. At the centre was a long runway lined with thick white carpets. It had rows of white ornamental flowers inside tall golden vases lined at each side of the long runway. White wooden chairs were arranged by rows on each side of the runway. At the end of the run way was a platfor
“No, no the clams go along with the lobster and the butter goes with both of them.” Melissa instructed the caterer holding a large plate filled with cooked, hot steaming clams.The caterer nodded and scurried away. Melissa rubbed her temples and moved a strand of hair away from her eyes. Her hairdo she had carefully done, didn’t look as good as how it did when she looked in the mirror.Sighing, Melissa walked away from the buffet table and looked around. The hall was streaming was guests and they all sparkled in there expensive clothes and designer accessories. The atmosphere alone made Melissa feel insignificant, a small ant in the midst of larger creatures, backing away so she wouldn’t get trampled on.Surely, her short pleated gown with a flower pattern and a v cut neck could never stand a chance against the fabulous clothing adorned on each woman’s body. Her jewellery didn’t even stand a chance against the sparkled diamonds and pure gold earrings and necklaces dangled on the ears
Diana spun around completely as she glared at Dolce.“What? What nonsense are you spouting right now? Do you think I have time for silly jokes?” Diana hissed at her.“But Mrs Marshall! I’m not telling you a joke right now! I’m being dead serious! Miss Selina is gone!” She exclaimed.Dian grabbed her wrists.“Keep your voice down!” She said in a hushed tone as she looked around, checking to see if anybody was looking in their direction.Dolce covered her mouth with shaky hands and nodded.“Now, tell me what happened.” She demanded.“I-I left the d-dressing room t-to get Miss Selina a-a drink-“Diana clicked her tongue and grabbed her wrist harder.“Speak properly! I can barely make out what you’re saying.”Dolce swallowed and nodded sheepishly.“Well, after that I got back to the dressing room and it was empty. I thought Miss Selina had stepped out for a bit and waited for a few minutes. But she wasn’t coming back so I decided to go around and look for her. She was nowhere in the hall
Melissa looked at Diana with bewilderment and confusion. She looked around her, gazing at the everyone in the room. Just what exactly has she gotten herself into? She replayed Diana’s words in her head, unsure of what she had just uttered.“You want me...to marry your son? The person that is getting married right now?” Melissa asked as she tilted her head, perplexed.“Yes, I’m going to explain this to you as fast as I can, we have no time to waste.”Melissa swallowed and braced herself for what she was about to say.“The bride has gone missing, and this marriage has to go on. I will let something as small as this ruin the marriage, and you-“ she squinted her eyes and examined Melissa’s face again. “You have the exact same facial features as the bride, it’s terrifyingly similar and that works perfectly for me.” She said with a smirk.Melissa looked down to the floor as she took her time digesting everything Diana had just said.“But this is basically impersonation, it’s a crime I can’t
Melissa was frozen, unable to move as her eyes remained on the man in front of her. Her breathing was getting laboured as she felt perspiration drip down her face. How had she not known all this while? The person who was getting married was Gabriel Marshal and now, she was about to become his bride, the man she detested, the man who had belittled her. She wished to never see him again, but here she was wearing a wedding dress. Melissa reflexively took a step back and the man beside her, Mr Reed nudged her arm lightly.“What’s the matter? Are you getting cold feet now?” He whispered to her.Melissa turned to him and opened her mouth go speak but found no words to say to him. Mr Reed turned forward and scoffed.“I knew this would be a bad idea, letting a commoner take this kind of role. Damn you Diana.” Mr Reed cursed under his breath.Melissa clenched her trembling hands and exhaled. She couldn’t chicken out of this one now. She had already agreed to it, so she might as well do a good
The outdoor was bustling with life. Guests sat at their respective tables chatting away happy with wine glasses in their hands. It was 7pm. The blue sky had morphed into a dark blue shade filled with countless of stars, twinkling in the night. Slow relaxing classical music played in the background, the atmosphere was nice. But Melissa wasn’t feeling the calm atmosphere at all. If she were not in this situation, them maybe she would’ve been able to enjoy the ambience of the outdoors. She sat at the table that was prepared for the married couple, with Gabriel sitting in front of her. Food had been served. Her duck salad was sitting in front of her, untouched. It was probably cold by now, seeing as it had been left to sit there for minutes. Gabriel on the other had taken a few bites out of his and was sipping on his wine, not touching the plate of food again. Since the outdoor dinner had began, there had been silence between them, a long heavy silence. It felt awkward for Melissa but w
Melissa played with her fingers nervously as she sat on a sofa in a familiar office. It was Diana’s office and everything still looked the same. The nearly arranged desk, the potted plants placed on each side of the room, and a large portrait of Diana sitting at the top of her desk.Melissa stared at the painting. It was professionally done, and there was a lot of resemblance to the real person. Diana’s face was stone cold and so were her eyes. Melissa sighed, turning away from the painting. The office was empty, no one was in it except Melissa. It made her wonder if she had come earlier than Diana had instructed.The office door swung open, and Diana came trooping in with Nelly following closely behind her.“You’re here a bit early.” She said.“You did say I should come see you by 8am, and it’s thirty minutes past 8...”Diana waved her off as she sat down at her desk. Nelly dropped a few documents on her table and she began to examine it carefully.“Nelly, is my schedule clear by 4pm