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?”

storage room,” Rosalind

“What?”

Naomi,

get it. “Why would Grace

sudden that no room had been prepared for her. Mrs. Parrish said she could stay

this “temporary” arrangement lasted

room for her later, but then I forgot. Why didn’t she remind me? I’m her mom. Did she think I’d mistreat her? She’s nothing like me

wearing a veil made of expensive

big enough for her. No matter what, it beats being

something off as she heard Kyla’s words, but she said nothing.

to the storage room

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open the door, she was almost

stepped back right

nose, she walked in. The small, dark storage

row of shelves

wasn’t exactly a bed; it was just a thin wooden board placed on a

which placed

Grace’s belongings after

even utter a word; she even forgot to continue to

she know that Grace, her own sister,

place where the

room was so small; she didn’t have to look around

Grace then?

it odd.

to the water tank, which was

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she called out to Aileen and

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