I kept quiet about what Antonio was saying.

"I'm not here to hassle you," he said. "It's my folks who want to meet you."

To Antonio, the wedding was my personal show.

He only reached out when he wanted something from me.

I was too tired to argue, ready to crash.

At home, the table was a mess of leftover chicken and ham.

My dad was chatting with Antonio's dad.

Antonio's mom grabbed my hand, all warm and fuzzy. "So glad to see you. I miss you so much."

I managed a weak grin. She took a look at Stella and then leaned in. "What's the deal with Stella and Antonio? She's not exactly the best company. You should talk to Antonio about it."

I just grunted, not really saying much.

When I raised my head, Antonio was already next to Stella.

He'd brought some wedding and bridesmaid dresses for us to try.

"I know you've got enough on your plate, so I got Stella to pick out your wedding dress. She's

got a better sense of style than you," he said, handing me the dress.

I slipped the simple wedding dress on, only to find a big rip right down

the middle.

Stella, on the other hand, was in a white dress that trailed behind her. She looked more like the bride than I did.

Antonio jumped in. "It's probably a mix-up from the bridal shop. It's not on Stella."

didn't give me a chance to speak. "It's late. We can deal with the dress swap tomorrow,"

replied, eager

piped up, "How about we

her way in,

to stand

camera was about to click,

the end, all I got was a blurry figure, too hazy to even tell

laugh, "Let's do it

group photo was the

apologies, her eyes welling up

all over town tonight, trying

look and went after

11

left with the dress that was

be settled by

at my place, I started

was up late, and I stumbled upon

laid out

Stella crossed

days, in

for travelers.

mattered most were

a note. "This was the

it was filled with his

to marry him, his diary had a confession. "I

love. Please

God."

the mirror. With my white dress and long, straight hair Presembled a grown-up

figured, growing up together with Antonio,

connection.

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