“Wedding

**    Episode- 239 “Wedding”** **                             Edwin’s POV:**                                           I looked around, this place is dark.. I can’t see anything… I searched for my phone and opened the flash light… I looked around.. this place is dirty and filled with spider webs… I looked around and searched for the door… after wondering for few more minutes I was in front of the door… but there are some guards there… there is no way I can waste my time thinking why are they here..    I walked to them.. and said, “Let me out… now!” I felt a punch on my face… this got me angry, I attacked them and hit them brutally till they were lying on the floor in blood flowing out of their noise.. these bastards.. how dare they put their hands on me… but I need to get out of here first.. Alisa must me waiting for me..   I opened the door, and now I was standing in this massive room filled with guards… suddenly I saw men approaching me and covering every way to walk out of here.. like I was being catch.. but they don’t know me what I am…. I should kill them… I need to go back to Alisa..     But I saw a person with a mask standing on the other side, the mask was only covering his forehead and cheeks, his rest of the face was still visible… his voice was not so clear but I can understand what he was saying…. I heard him, “I have a gift for you…” I didn’t understand but I stood there waiting for his actions… I saw him kicking a body lying on the ground… I noticed her… Alisa… her hairs were messy, she was covered in blood… her forehead was also covered in blood, her dress is soaked in blood… she was not moving.. no.. this can’t be.. Alisa!.. my Alisa!..     I was about to run to her but I was thrown back on the floor by these guards, they started hitting me, but I am too shocked to see her like this, I am trying to fight back but this is not working, I was punched again and I fell on the floor looking at her lifeless body.... the masked man just smirked.. like he was happy.. I got up and screamed, “Let her go!!!” no.. this can’t happen to her… I need to save her… I need to protect her….      I was struggling to break free from the men but they seemed to more powerful.. I can’t break free… I need to save her… she needs to be safe…     I saw the masked man pointing gun at her head…she was still lying unconscious, the man said, “the game ends here…”  I heard a gunshot the next moment,… no!!!!!        I sat up on the bed, breathing heavily….. I am sweating, my forehead is dripping sweat, I looked around and I am in my room… I looked outside the window… sht nightmare!.... I looked around as I tried to get to my senses again, sht why do I have this nightmare on my wedding… but it seemed to so real and horrifying.. I can’t lose her.. there is no way, I will let anyone harm her…. I need to make everything good for her.. she needs to be safe…    I called Ken and said, “Ken.. double check the security in wedding, I don’t want anything to go wrong….” Ken said from other side, “Ok. Don’t stress my friend.. just be happy on today…” I ended the call.. but my mind is not settling at this point.. I called Alisa, I need to make sure she is ok… I need to hear her voice.. as soon as I called her she picked the call and she sound excited….      I heard her voice, “Good morning.. babe.. today is our wedding,, I am so excited…. I was about to call you..” the scene from the nightmare flash in front of my mind, she was dying in it…I closed my eyes as I tried to forget that nightmare,  but her voice is telling me she is ok and happy…. what a relief… it feels good to be sure she is ok and that was just a nightmare…   I said, “Good morning, little dove… I miss you..” I want to see her, make sure she was alright.. she said, “me too.. just few hours.. right.. did you have breakfast…” I like the way she cares for me.. I will do the same.. I will keep you safe… that nightmare is never coming to reality, I will make sure it never happens…           I replied, “not yet.. I just wanted to listen your voice.…” I heard her happy voice, “You are being romantic… oh!... sorry, Edwin.. your mom is calling.. bye… see you at the soon..” she ended the call.. I looked at the phone and said to myself, “she is happy.. so let’s not get stressed about his nightmare.. let’s not ruin our wedding, things can be handled… right now I need to make her happy, that’s all matter now…” I got down the bed and walked into the shower… I just need to be happy for her… I am happy till she is with me…. this is all that matters…….     **Alisa’s POV:                                                                                                                 **                                This is really exciting, we all are getting ready… I have to say Edwin’s mom looks like  a movie star.. she is looking amazing… the makeup artist is doing my makeup, Tina came to me and said, “Want a drink.. it helps in relaxing..” I rejected saying, “No.. I don’t need it… this happiness is enough” Tina nodded and said, “yea.. good for you… I can’t drink anyways…” I giggled… she is not drinking, I know it is hard to control for her.. but she is doing all of this for wedding….      So, I looked at myself in the mirror.. god! Is this really me.. this beautiful gown, this veil, earrings, necklace, these flowers… very thing is perfect…  I turned to them and Edwin’s mom was wiping her tears… I went to hug her.. she said, “You look like goddess… my son is so lucky…” I laughed with her… but I am shy…..    Tina was smiling and her smile is telling me, she is happy for me.. she took my hand in hers and said, “You deserve this.. every bit of this happiness… just smile from now on..” I hugged her as I have no words to say anything to her… she was with me, when I was nothing, when I was mess, when I was just a person ready to kill herself… she is always my support system… she is always the person to me whom I can tell anything I want… my best friend…    I separated as I complained, “Stop this.. I will cry, I look ugly if I cry…” she nodded with a smile, but she was wiping her tears in between..         I noticed my parents entering the room, I know it’s time to get to the ceremony… I turned to them, I do not have hopes, in fact I am happy that they are with me on my special day… even if it’s all because they were forced to be here.. but they are here that’s important for me… I saw Grandpa walking in as he has something in his hand… grandma was with him..       Grandpa smiled at me and patted my head, I asked, “How do I look?” he smiled and said, “Like an angle… I wish you will live happy from today to every possible day… this old man just wish to see you happy with your husband with your kids and us… that’s what matters to me now…” he passed me a box in his hand, he got me a gift… he said, “Open it..” I nodded and opened it, it has a pair of earrings, it looks antique…. But it’s beautiful.. Grandpa said, “It belongs to my mother… so I passing it to my granddaughter.. you really resemble her.. I am glad you did…” I hugged him, this is so sweet but emotional at the same time.. he gave me something that is close to him.. it belongs to great grandma.. this is too precious…         I noticed Dad was looking at me, I can tell he is emotional, but he will never admit it… mom was trying to hide her emotion and tears… I don’t know if they miss Ruth or they feel these emotions because of this wedding... I really don’t care at this point…      I walked to my parents and said, “Mom and dad…. In past I wanted to be loved from you,,,, I just wanted to your daughter… but if I am honest right now…. I don’t want to cling into you when you don’t want me… I know I sound rude… I promise this is not my ego.. it’s just I got a mother in Edwin’s mom” I looked at Edwin’s mom who was smiling at me.. I glanced at grandma and added, “I learnt that love is unconditional, if you all really cared about me then you won’t have treated me the way you did in the past.. only grandpa was nice to me… because he accepted the way I was…. Don’t’ worry grandma, I won’t be  stain to your name anymore… because I promised my husband that I will cut ties with you and mom dad… the only person as my family is my grandpa, Tina and Edwin’s side of the family…. I am sorry if I did anything wrong in the past… but I am ready to let go…” I smiled and tried not to cry… I will leave every bad thing today and walk into new life filled with happiness… that’s what I planned for..     I turned to mom dad and said, “Dad …. You were right.. I can’t never replace Ruth in your heart… I will be honest, I never really wanted to replace her… I just wanted to be part of your heart with her… don’t worry.. just be my dad for today and you are free from this…. so please be my dad for today….” I see shock on dad’s face as he himself never though  I will cut ties with them.. but I really can’t take weight of this meaningless relation anymore…    I felt hand on my shoulder and it’s grandpa, he said, “It’s right.. I am proud of you,…” I like how grandpa supports me in this… I discussed it with him earlier… and he didn’t have any problem…  I am ready to start a new chapter without any dark spots… I just want to be happy..     I heard Edwin’s mom, “You are brave my dear… you learnt something good.. sometimes it’s better to let go…” I smiled at her, suddenly everything feels good enough to breath, I don’t feel pressure as I look at my parents anymore.. I don’t feel abandon by them, because they are complete strangers from now on…