"You look stunning dear." Christy smiles after turning from the vanity mirror to her mother standing in her own perfectly tailored satin dress tears welling in her eyes.
"Thank you mother. I'll be ready in a few minutes, I just need a moment alone, ok?" her mother walks forward to gently apply a kiss on her only daughters cheek.
"Of course dear, don't keep David waiting too long." At the exit and closing of the door Christy falls into a chair, fighting not to release the tears. This was her wedding day. The day she had been planing, dreaming of since well she wasn't sure of a time she hadn't. David was a great man in fact one of her best friends whom she knew would love her, protect her until he earth split into two. Of that she had no doubt. Both her parents loved him, already referring to him by son. Despite it all she felt a piece of her heart was missing. Than the tears began to fall, slowly.
He was married. He was too old. He was from half a world away. Christy knew Cutter Gap was close geographically just a few hundred miles from here, it was the distance culturally that caused the rift. She lived there for two and half years, called it her home – but still she was unwilling to make it her life permentally. Neil, even if he could would never leave. Plus she could never ask that of him.
Christy laughs out loud, sounding strangled on the sobs, this was unrealistic! A school like crush gone out of hand. More like a game. Still she knew it was Neil's name written on her heart and she could never touch it.
With a heavy sigh she stands, smoothing the white dress. Maybe she could learn to love David with equal force and rewrite the name.