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ed fingers shivering from holding the cold wet cloth for hours. The sun was already starting to set, t

my back complained each time I stood up str

ring crystal chandelier above sparkled, casting small rainbows onto the ceiling. Despite spending years in this place, the wea

in all her gestures. Her silk robe, adorned with intricate floral designs, flowed around her like a r

rward. "Madam," I said, keepin

look up. "Y

heart racing as I pushed the words out of my mouth. "My sister is getting

r teacup down gently on its saucer, tapping a single manicured finger against the porcelain.

oice cool but not unkind. "You

"They've been planning for months,

d out the window, where the sky had turned into hues of pink

the day free, but I want you back by Sunday morning. I ha

ng I almost staggered. "Thank yo

e hand. "Go, then. An

nd left quickly before she had

filled my nose and surrounded me like a cherished hug. The home was hardly spacious en

over a pile of envelopes, writing intensely. His glasses with silver rims had slid down to the end of hi

looked over his shoulder.

dly, lifting one up. "A wedding is a grand occ

elf from laughing. "Dad,

"Which is why these need

anted a kiss on his che

r wedding dress with a blend of excitement and anxiety. The ivory m

"Tell me I don't look

t laugh. "You l

smiled, I noticed a flicker of doubt in her eyes. A shadow of something

ing my voice. "Wanda...

tened. "What

" I folded my arms. "You're st

fingers gripping the mate

arried won't change what happe

y before she hardened her

y time I look at you, I see it: the anger, the sorrow. I

do you expect me to do, Maria? Forg

"But I don't want y

speak. Then, finally, she sighed, the fire in her eyes dimming. "Tomorr

to beli

djustments to Wanda's dress, setting the table for a late me

at the altar!" he exclaimed, makin

da sneered, but D

't been holding my hand, I coul

ion. In spite of everything, the challenges and the suffering, we stil

ised to Wanda's future, I couldn't shake the f

t would chang