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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.

ā€œPromise meā€ grandma finally said.

Andy glanced at me, he smiled and take my hand.

ā€œI promise!ā€ He said.

My eyes grow wide and I glared at him, he pulled me closer and whisper in my ear.

ā€œJust play along, Iā€™ll explain laterā€

I glared at him a few seconds before I turned back to grandma, a forced smile on my lips.

ā€œGrandma, letā€™s not talk about marriage now. Today is your birthday, come letā€™s danceā€ I told her.

Grandma might be old, but sheā€™s a very good dancer and she loves dancing a lot.

She quickly got up and drag me to the center of the living room.

ā€œAre you sure you can keep up with me?ā€ She asked me.

ā€œBring it on!ā€

She starts shaking her body and I begin to panicā€¦ I shouldnā€™t 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.

ā€œWhy arenā€™t you dancing?ā€

ā€œIā€¦ 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.

ā€œGrace!!ā€

She wrapped her arms tightly around me, we jumped around in each otherā€™s arms. Soon we pulled away.

ā€œCat, I was hoping youā€™d come and you did!ā€ She said.

ā€œOf course, I must come, itā€™s my grandmaā€™s birthday party after allā€

ā€œYou look so beautiful!ā€

I roll my eyes and lead us to a chair.

ā€œOh, please. Iā€™m 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 sheā€™s looking for.

ā€œLooking 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 havenā€™t found the one yet.

ā€œHeā€™s over there!ā€ I point towards Andy, he seems to be on his phone.

ā€œWow!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 donā€™t find him attractiveā€¦ at all.

ā€œLook 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€¦ heā€™d always sayā€¦ I donā€™t like her or stop trying to be a match maker.

I should try today, who knows, I might succeed. I grab Graceā€™s hand and got up.

ā€œLetā€™s go say hello to him!ā€

ā€œHello? What if he ignores me?ā€

ā€œWe can conclude that after saying helloā€ I didnā€™t wait for her to protest, I pulled her towards Andy.

ā€œHey, Andy!ā€ I called him.

He turned to me and keep his phone in his pocket, a small smile on his lips.

ā€œCat, are you hungry? Are you ready to eat something now?ā€

I shake my head.

ā€œGuess whoā€™s here?ā€

He frown slightly.

ā€œWho?ā€

I move aside and Grace step forward, she waved shyly at him. Andy frown more, he looked between Grace and I.

ā€œThis isā€¦ā€¦.ā€ He trails off waiting for me to complete it.

ā€œGraceā€¦ Sheā€™s Grace Henderson, she was in our class in 9th grade!ā€

ā€œOh!ā€

Oh? What does he mean by oh? Grace put on a bright smile.

ā€œA-andyā€¦ How have you been?ā€

ā€œGoodā€ he replied shortly.

ā€œGreat, Iā€¦. ā€

ā€œGrace, right?ā€ He cut her off. ā€œI 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.

ā€œIā€™m sorry, Iā€™ll 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.

ā€œWhat are you glaring at me for?ā€

ā€œI thought I have told you to stop matching me and her together?ā€

ā€œBut why? She loves you!ā€

ā€œBut I donā€™t love her! We can never be an item!ā€

ā€œListen, Andy, you two are a perfect matchā€

ā€œWe are notā€

I sighā€¦ Does this guy plan to stay single all his life? Heā€™s richā€¦ Like heā€™s building up his company and heā€™s living fineā€¦ Why wonā€™t he find a woman already.

ā€œAndy, why not give her a chance? And besides, grandma is on your neck about getting marriedā€¦ If you give her a chance, maybe itā€™ll lead to a long lasting relationship.. you know, marriageā€

ā€œMarriage? I canā€™t marry someone I donā€™t loveā€

I paused and stared at him a few minutes.

ā€œSomeone you love? Who could that be? And when will you find her? Maybe in thirty years?ā€

ā€œDonā€™t be like that, you donā€™t know if I have someone in mind alreadyā€

ā€œReally? Who? Do I know her?ā€

He nods staring in my eyes.

ā€œTell meā€¦ Whatā€™s her name, I wanna meet youā€

ā€œYou know her name and you donā€™t have to meet herā€¦ Youā€™ve already metā€

I frown. I know her name? Weā€™ve already met?

ā€œCome on, tell me, I wanna know!ā€ I whined.

He pinched my nose and knocks my forehead gently.

ā€œItā€™s a secret!ā€ He said with a smirk.

ā€œThereā€™s no secrets between usā€

ā€œOh, thereā€™s 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, itā€™s 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 itā€™s already late.

So, now Iā€™m in my old room and Iā€™m sitting on my bed. Andy is locking the windows, when heā€™s done he came to towards me.

ā€œWe are leaving very early tomorrow morning, donā€™t play with your phone too much and sleep earlyā€

ā€œYes, sir!ā€ I replied.

He leans forward and kisses my forehead gently.

ā€œGood night, baby!ā€

I narrowed my eyes at him and wipe my forehead.

ā€œWhen will you stop doing that? Iā€™m not a babyā€

ā€œYou are still my baby!ā€

I huffed and rolled my eyes.

ā€œWhatever!ā€ He chuckled softly.

ā€œGood 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 everyoneā€™s joyful expression. Grandma is smiling broadly at me, Graceā€™s 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 canā€™t see his face.

Maybe itā€™s because Iā€™m too far away, Iā€™ll see his face when I get close. In a twinkling of an eye, I arrived at the altar, but I still canā€™t see his face.

I tilted my head to get a good viewā€¦ but itā€™s still the same thing.

ā€œDo you, Miss Catherine Debby Justin take him, Mrā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦..ā€

The priestā€™s voice suddenly became mute, I could only see his mouth moving but I canā€™t hear what heā€™s saying.

ā€œTo be your lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, in wealth and in poverty, in failures and in success?ā€

I didnā€™t heard my would-be husbandā€™s name and I didnā€™t want to say a word, but my mouth acted on his own.

ā€œI do!ā€ I blurt out.

ā€œDo 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€

ā€œI do!ā€ I almost melted at his voice, so alluring and I swear I wonā€™t get tired listening to him speak all day.

ā€œLucifer, you may now kiss your bride!ā€

I stilled, Lucifer?! Lucifer!! Like the devil?!

He took off my veil and thatā€™s 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 Iā€™m sweating profoundly.

I look aroundā€¦ Iā€™m still at grandmaā€™s. Not in a chapel, or a church, or a wedding hallā€¦ Iā€™m still at grandmaā€™s.

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, itā€™s just 2am. Iā€™d 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 donā€™t wanna see that man ever again!


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