Episode 4
Catherine
Grandma and I stared at Andyā¦ Grandma waiting for him to promise her, while me, I am waiting for him to say otherwise.
āPromise meā grandma finally said.
Andy glanced at me, he smiled and take my hand.
āI promise!ā He said.
My eyes grow wide and I glared at him, he pulled me closer and whisper in my ear.
āJust play along, Iāll explain laterā
I glared at him a few seconds before I turned back to grandma, a forced smile on my lips.
āGrandma, letās not talk about marriage now. Today is your birthday, come letās danceā I told her.
Grandma might be old, but sheās a very good dancer and she loves dancing a lot.
She quickly got up and drag me to the center of the living room.
āAre you sure you can keep up with me?ā She asked me.
āBring it on!ā
She starts shaking her body and I begin to panicā¦ I shouldnāt have suggested a dance. I turned to Andy, he simply wink and give me a thumbs up.
Grandma grab my hand and shake my body.
āWhy arenāt you dancing?ā
āIā¦ Iā¦ā
Oh God! What did I get myself into? I watch grandma dancing to the 80s tone, some people of her age also came forward to join her.
I laughed at their movesā¦ What was I expectingā¦ they are in the 80s life right now.
Someone tapped my shoulder, I turn and shrieked and jumped into an open arm.
āGrace!!ā
She wrapped her arms tightly around me, we jumped around in each otherās arms. Soon we pulled away.
āCat, I was hoping youād come and you did!ā She said.
āOf course, I must come, itās my grandmaās birthday party after allā
āYou look so beautiful!ā
I roll my eyes and lead us to a chair.
āOh, please. Iām nothing compared to youā¦ You look like a goddess!ā
She smiled and begin to look aroundā¦ I instantly knew whatā¦. or should I say, who sheās looking for.
āLooking for Andy?ā I asked her.
She blushed and faced down, playing with her fingers on her lap.
She is crazily in love with Andy since high school, but it has always been a one-sided love. I think Andy might be in love with someone elseā¦ or maybe he havenāt found the one yet.
āHeās over there!ā I point towards Andy, he seems to be on his phone.
āWow!ā She awedā¦ I laughed at her, though Andy is a hot guy and girls are crazy over him.
But meā¦ Hmm, I guess I have bad taste in men, cause I donāt find him attractiveā¦ at all.
āLook how handsome he is!!ā She whispered softly.
I shudder and gag. I have been trying to match them since high school, but Andy never agreesā¦ heād always sayā¦ I donāt like her or stop trying to be a match maker.
I should try today, who knows, I might succeed. I grab Graceās hand and got up.
āLetās go say hello to him!ā
āHello? What if he ignores me?ā
āWe can conclude that after saying helloā I didnāt wait for her to protest, I pulled her towards Andy.
āHey, Andy!ā I called him.
He turned to me and keep his phone in his pocket, a small smile on his lips.
āCat, are you hungry? Are you ready to eat something now?ā
I shake my head.
āGuess whoās here?ā
He frown slightly.
āWho?ā
I move aside and Grace step forward, she waved shyly at him. Andy frown more, he looked between Grace and I.
āThis isā¦ā¦.ā He trails off waiting for me to complete it.
āGraceā¦ Sheās Grace Henderson, she was in our class in 9th grade!ā
āOh!ā
Oh? What does he mean by oh? Grace put on a bright smile.
āA-andyā¦ How have you been?ā
āGoodā he replied shortly.
āGreat, Iā¦. ā
āGrace, right?ā He cut her off. āI have something to attend to, please enjoy the party!ā
He grabbed my hand and begin to pull me away. I turned to Grace with an apologitic smile and mouths.
āIām sorry, Iāll be right backā
She nods with a smile and continue to watch us as Andy drags me off.
He stopped in a quiet corner and lets go of my hand, he glared at me.
āWhat are you glaring at me for?ā
āI thought I have told you to stop matching me and her together?ā
āBut why? She loves you!ā
āBut I donāt love her! We can never be an item!ā
āListen, Andy, you two are a perfect matchā
āWe are notā
I sighā¦ Does this guy plan to stay single all his life? Heās richā¦ Like heās building up his company and heās living fineā¦ Why wonāt he find a woman already.
āAndy, why not give her a chance? And besides, grandma is on your neck about getting marriedā¦ If you give her a chance, maybe itāll lead to a long lasting relationship.. you know, marriageā
āMarriage? I canāt marry someone I donāt loveā
I paused and stared at him a few minutes.
āSomeone you love? Who could that be? And when will you find her? Maybe in thirty years?ā
āDonāt be like that, you donāt know if I have someone in mind alreadyā
āReally? Who? Do I know her?ā
He nods staring in my eyes.
āTell meā¦ Whatās her name, I wanna meet youā
āYou know her name and you donāt have to meet herā¦ Youāve already metā
I frown. I know her name? Weāve already met?
āCome on, tell me, I wanna know!ā I whined.
He pinched my nose and knocks my forehead gently.
āItās a secret!ā He said with a smirk.
āThereās no secrets between usā
āOh, thereās nowā¦ Go on and keep your friend company!ā He gestures at her and leaves me standing there.
Who is Andy in love with? Hmm, I will force the truth out of him one way or the otherā¦ Hehehehe!
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Soon, itās night time and the party is over. Grandma has long retired to her room to get some rest, but before she retired, she instructed Andy and I to spend the night since itās already late.
So, now Iām in my old room and Iām sitting on my bed. Andy is locking the windows, when heās done he came to towards me.
āWe are leaving very early tomorrow morning, donāt play with your phone too much and sleep earlyā
āYes, sir!ā I replied.
He leans forward and kisses my forehead gently.
āGood night, baby!ā
I narrowed my eyes at him and wipe my forehead.
āWhen will you stop doing that? Iām not a babyā
āYou are still my baby!ā
I huffed and rolled my eyes.
āWhatever!ā He chuckled softly.
āGood night!ā He turned off the lights and step out, shutting the door behind him.
I set my alarm for 5am and lay back on the bed, I cover myself up and close my eyes waiting for sleep.
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Walking down the isle, I look around and saw everyoneās joyful expression. Grandma is smiling broadly at me, Graceās smiling and giving me thumbs up.
I look straight towards the altarā¦ my would be husband is standing tall, in a domineering manner. But a blinding light is blocking his face, I canāt see his face.
Maybe itās because Iām too far away, Iāll see his face when I get close. In a twinkling of an eye, I arrived at the altar, but I still canāt see his face.
I tilted my head to get a good viewā¦ but itās still the same thing.
āDo you, Miss Catherine Debby Justin take him, Mrā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦..ā
The priestās voice suddenly became mute, I could only see his mouth moving but I canāt hear what heās saying.
āTo be your lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, in wealth and in poverty, in failures and in success?ā
I didnāt heard my would-be husbandās name and I didnāt want to say a word, but my mouth acted on his own.
āI do!ā I blurt out.
āDo you take Miss Catherine Debby Justin as your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health, in wealth and in poverty, in failures and in success?ā
āI do!ā I almost melted at his voice, so alluring and I swear I wonāt get tired listening to him speak all day.
āLucifer, you may now kiss your bride!ā
I stilled, Lucifer?! Lucifer!! Like the devil?!
He took off my veil and thatās when I saw himā¦ I saw his face clearlyā¦. Him? How could it be?!
No! No! This must be a nightmareā¦.. Noooo!
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My eyes snap open and I sat up abruptly, my breath quickens. I feel something drop off my forehead and I realized Iām sweating profoundly.
I look aroundā¦ Iām still at grandmaās. Not in a chapel, or a church, or a wedding hallā¦ Iām still at grandmaās.
I take a deep breath and exhale softlyā¦ Thank God it was a dream, I thought I married a killer.
Looking at the wall clock, itās just 2am. Iād better get more sleep, tomorrow is an amazing day for me.
Also, I think I need to visit church tomorrow and pray for forgiveness of sinā¦..I donāt wanna see that man ever again!
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