From Writer's Block: Write about a wedding during which the bride or groom changes their mind.
She looked stunning. The dress was just off her shoulders and fitted her like a glove, outlining her very slim body. There were just enough sequins on it to make it look like a 1920s pearl flapper dress without looking like a costume that you ordered online or perhaps you borrowed from your sister who was big into costumes. No one knew that she found the base at a thrift store and had hand-sewn the sequins onto the dress. She also did her own hair and make-up. She printed the wedding invitations and made all the decorations with her sister. I mean this wedding was her dream. This was everything that she imagined. Every single detail. It was breathtaking.
And the thing I know, that only I know, is that it's all going to come crashing down. Caleb isn't going to show. He's at his parent's house right now crying with his head in his hands. He's sobbing. His shoulders are shaking. He has no intention of leaving the house. His dad, who is literally the world's nicest dad, has been there for every single one of Caleb's baseball games, all the way through college. Who helped him make up with his friends when they took the game of tag too far and it turned into a hitting match. Who was there for his first heartbreak. Who will be there for this one. Who was the neighborhood dad that everyone called upon in any emergency but never more than necessary. He's about to come to the venue and tell Fiona that Caleb isn't coming. He never intended on coming. He couldn't stop the wedding once Fiona got started on it. He couldn't break her heart. He thought he would change his mind. He wanted to love her as much as she loved him. But he never did.
The shock and disbelief that is about to appear on Fiona's face will be seared into everyone's memory for the near future. But this is the thing. Fiona and Caleb were those kinds of people who gathered even more amazing people and this wedding party will still happen. There will be dancing and speeches, and laughter. There will be cake and tears. And it will be an incredible party because these people will buoy this beautiful woman and lift her heart up. There will be time for her to come crashing down in agony and despair.
And no one knows this going to happen. Right now everyone is just waiting for the festivities to begin in the next 15 minutes or so. Everyone can't wait. And no one can believe how this evening is about to turn out.
I know. Fiona is breathtaking.
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