Chapter 9

The Parrish’s villa was still brightly lit.

Everyone in the villa was laughing happily.

The next morning, the bells pealed through the sky.

The wedding of Kyla and Antonio officially began.

My mom, Aileen Parrish, and my dad, Samuel Parrish, were beaming. There was a fresh rose adorning their tailored dress and suit.

Naomi was discussing with the bridesmaids where to hide the wedding shoes to make it hard for Antonio to find them.

Aileen looked around but didn’t see Grace.

Frowning, she asked Naomi, “Naomi, where’s Grace? The wedding is about to begin. Is she gonna be late for Kyla’s wedding? Where are her manners?”

Naomi replied, “Perhaps she doesn’t wanna see Antonio marry Kyla. You know she’s had a crush on him for years.”

Aileen became even more displeased.

“Rosalind, tell Grace to come out. If she’s not here, people may point fingers at us, especially Kyla, again.”

The servant, Rosalind Watkins, nodded. As she was about to leave, Naomi stopped her.

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“Antonio is gonna be here soon. Go and help set up the garden; I’ll go tell Grace to come out.”

After a pause, she asked, “Which room is Grace’s?”

room,” Rosalind answered.

“What?”

including Naomi, was

didn’t get it. “Why would Grace live in the

return back that year was so sudden that no room had been prepared for her. Mrs. Parrish said she could stay in

this “temporary” arrangement lasted for

she remind me? I’m her mom. Did she think I’d mistreat her? She’s nothing

a veil made of expensive yarn, said while sitting steadily on the bed with a

beats being homeless, right? I think she’s fine living

something off as she heard Kyla’s words, but she said

walked to the storage room at the end of the

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open the door, she was almost choked

back right

small, dark storage room was almost entirely filled

was next to a row

it was just a thin wooden board

a big water tank with a lid, on which

all Grace’s belongings after years of

shocked that she couldn’t even utter a word; she even forgot to continue

she know that Grace, her own sister, was living in such

villa, the place where the Parrish

have to look around to

Grace

it odd.

walked to the water tank,

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Mom!” she called out to Aileen

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