Get Me Married

Chapter 7: wife to be

to be sounded so dreamy, I wasn’t regretting my decision at that point. “You have my number?” I asked. “Yes ..” he answered and my cheeks didn’t stop heating up. “It’s just three days away. Are you sure you are ready for this?” I asked instead and again silence took over. I was beginning to wonder if he was always like that, always going quiet when he had such lovely voice. “I know and I am as ready as I will ever be” he replied and my heart fluttered at the way he said it. The idea of having a rich husband didn’t feel so bad after all. “What about you, are you ready?” he asked me. “No….” I replied “Mom Leona has been taking me from place to place and I am so exhausted, I haven’t even picked a gown yet, she wants a perfect gown and it would arrive tomorrow. Not to add the fact that I am so nervous, I am so not ready, I fear I will collapse with exhaustion and panic on that day” I confessed. A loud hearty laugh erupted from the other end of the line and my hands voluntarily held my chest at the sound. If I thought his voice and chuckle were amazing and heart warming then I was lying. His laughter was exquisite and overwhelming, my heart skipped at the sound of it, making me wonder what it would be like seeing him one on one. It took a while but he stopped laughing and I pouted. “Can’t believe you are laughing at my dilemma” I added. “Ohhh my bad…I am so sorry but collapsing on our wedding day would be simply amazing” he said and laughed again. “What….” “Don’t what me…if I am to stand at the alter and wait for you, it would take a longer time and I might die of waiting, but if you collapse. We just have to apologise to invitees and I take you home, it would save me the chance of having a heart attack while waiting for my bride….” He said and I giggled. He called me his bride, now it was a marriage I was looking forward to. I was going to say some thing, but I heard him talking to someone at the other end of the line so I remained mute till he was done. “Hey…I have to go” he said with a note of sadness in his voice and my heart dropped. “Ohh…” were the only thing I could utter. “I am sorry, but I will call you tonight. I promise” he said and I felt joyful. “Okay…okay” I said excitedly “Well…later” he said “Later then” I replied and he hung up.. Mom Leona still had a look of nervousness and confusion in her eyes but I wasn’t ready for her. Hearing from Jordan later that night were the only thing I thought of. Minutes later, we decided it was time to leave the skin clinic. Everything on my end was ready except my hair, gown and nails which I was sure would come up the next day. As we walked out of the skin clinic, media men suddenly surrounded us. My heart skipped while mom Leona did a great deal in covering my face and the guards did their best in making way for us to get into the car. “Is she the bride of your son?” “Why hasn’t her face been revealed yet?” “Is this an arranged marriage or have they been dating for long?” Questions like this and more were thrown at our faces till we successfully got into the car. I sighed in relief when we got into the car. “You will get used to this” Mom Leona said to me before we drove off. Somehow I liked my simple life compared to this, it seemed being rich was exhausting. The car stopped at the entrance of our new house, the one Mom Leona bought in my father’s name at that suburban. I gave her a hug before I came down and waved her bye. Then I went into the house and was greeted by Ava’s usual name for me. ‘Blue eyes’. She jumped on me as she always did, I can’t believe she keeps forgetting she was almost fifteen and had a lot of weight. “Our bride to be seems to be so busy” I heard Tiana’s voice. Ava immediately pulled away from me and I screamed at the sight of Tiana and Tiffany. I pulled them into a tight hug, not realizing how much I had missed them. “Your new home is amazing, I told your mom to adopt me when you get married” Tiffany joked and I laughed. “I miss you guys” I said and pulled away from them. “We miss you too” they chorused. “Gosh…look at your skin” Tiana said and I twirled around so I could flaunt… “Come on…let’s go to your room, we have almost ruined everything there but come” Tiffany dragged my hands “Ava…” I called as I was being pulled to my room. “Don’t worry about me, I made a new friend and she is at the door, we have a date” she yelled and I smiled at how fast things changed. We got to my room, Tiana and Tiffany jumped on the bed at once and I joined them and sat at the middle. “We are staying at the guest room tonight” Tiana said and I shrieked. I really needed them by my side at that time. “So tell us, what has been happening” Tiffany was ready for gossip and I was ready to give them the full gist. I told them everything that had been happening and how exhausting it was to actually prepare for a wedding. We talked about the call I had with Jordan and my cheeks kept turning pink, they teased and taunted me about it.  Then we went down to memory lane. We talked for so long till it got dark, mom and dad returned and we were still having our chit chat. Our dinner was brought to our room and we didn’t stop. It was like we could go on and on about our lives like we were never going to see each other. We talked till I got exhausted and decided to have my bath, even in the bathroom, I was still engaged in our conversation and everything was going fine till Nate’s name popped up. Another pang of guilt came over me, I couldn’t help but feel horrible for what I was doing. We have been talking ever since we left the hospital and I knew he was with his parents and that’s why he haven’t demanded to see me. But each time we spoke, each time I thought I could actually tell him, I was never able to sum up the courage to tell him what was really happening. “Are you okay in there?” Tiana asked when she noticed my sudden silence. I turned off the shower and wrapped a towel around my chest before coming out of the bathroom. “What’s wrong?” Tiana asked when she saw me. I sighed in clear frustration and walked over to my wardrobe. “I haven’t told him yet” I simply said and they quickly understood. “Wow….” Tiffany put in. I brought out a nightwear and went about to apply cream on my body before I wore the night and went back to the bed. “It’s three days away” Tiana reminded me “I know..I know okay…I just can’t, each time I try…how can I tell him I am getting married. It feels like I used him, like I never valued him” I added and the room went quiet. “Do you want us to do it for you” Tiffany asked and honestly it made me feel worse. Breaking up with him over the phone was worse but sending my friends….terrible. “We can explain everything more than you can on a phone. Nate is sensibly, he will understand” Tiana put in and I sighed