Chapter 6
It was the wedding day. It was so soon and Riley said that she couldn't make it. To be truthful, everything went by so fast and the rest of the Matthews said they couldn't make it. Maybe they didn't agree with it all and so they didn't turn up or maybe the really were on vacation in Australia, the other side of the world.
"Imagine Riles coming all the way down to Ahmsville to witness this wedding for only the marriage to end in shambles?" Maya muttered to herself as she washed off her hair mask in the shower. She turned off the shower and towel dries herself, putting on a white robe. She walked into her bedroom which had all the supplies she needed to get ready.
Maya didn't want this town's so called professionals- after seeing Missy's dress being far from what Missy asked for, Maya was sceptical. She decided that her main focus on the wedding was the wedding dress that she had designed and been making day and night for the past 9 days. She made it into perfection too.
"Maya, I'm going to come in with your breakfast, open the door please," Katy yelled from the other side of the door. Maya got up and unlocked the door, witnessing a tired looking yawning Katy.
"It's 4.30am. Why do I have to hear the shower and hairdryer so early in the morning?" Katy moaned, placing her breakfast on Maya's desk. Maya smiled at her mother's denseness.
"It's my wedding day today, remember?"
Katy's eyes were wide open at this point, hand covering her circle shaped mouth.
"Oh my Lord I've been planning this day mentally from since you were a little girl and I FORGOT! Baby girl, I'm so sorry. It's at noon right?" Katy apologised. Maya nodded.
"You may as well start getting ready. It's the next biggest day after a wedding for you- becoming a mother in law."
Katy ran into her room, fumbled some drawers open and ran straight into the bathroom, turning on the shower. Maya relaxed as she put a soothing, organic face mask on after blow-drying her hair and putting it into rollers. Maya started putting on some glittering moisturiser all over her body, kneading it in till her skin felt like butter. She put a shower cap on top of her almost done hair and washed her face, then massaged it till her face became really soft but subconsciously focusing on her lips. She was going to have a kiss on her wedding day and it'd be her first one too.
"Maya, have you seen the heat protectant?" Katy yelled from her room.
"It's in my room on the floor," Maya yelled back. She left the bathroom and Katy appeared before her, heading into her room. She seemed to have a sheet mask on.
"Mom, it's right here," Maya said, picking it up from the other side of the room which Katy was at. Katy laughed and snatched the bottle from Maya's hand and rushed.
It was only 9am and all Maya had to do was fix her hair and makeup. She leisurely took her time. She applied makeup that enhanced and perfected her beauty and her hair in a gorgeous, yet simply updo with the front of her hair cascading down, framing her face. She tried on her wedding dress for the first time and smiled at her talent.
Katy stormed into the room and saw the perfected version of Maya, as Maya was putting on her long veil.
"Oh my, my baby girl is all grown up…" Katy babbled with teary eyes. Her broken voice started to affect Maya.
"I haven't even looked in the mirror properly yet," Maya admitted, smoothing out her dress.
"Oh honey, you don't even need to look. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life!" Katy gushed. She smeared her makeup a little with the tear wiping.
"Darn it Maya now I need to do my make up all over," Katy joked, picking up the make-up removing wipes. Maya smiled. She twirled in her wedding dress once and sat down on her bed, praying for a smooth marriage and wedding.
Maya had only now realised the fundamentals of walking down the isle. She didn't have a father, or an uncle or any male relatives.
"Mother, me no have a papi," Maya panicked. Katy went into panic mode as the car picked them up. Katy's eyes flashed and she told the driver to stop before even moved the car.
"I'm getting Matthew, he's the closest thing to family you got here," Katy announced.
"No he's not," Maya yelled after Katy as Katy ran, storming into the house and getting the pubescent boy into the car. He sheepishly smiled at Maya as he was squished between her and Katy.
"Hey Maya," He said, his voice finally reaching the cracked stage. His eyes opened wide.
"My voice has FINALLY cracked! Yes, I AM a man," He yelled. Maya covered her ears with her hands.
"Okay MAN, please do not embarrass me when you're walking me down the isle. I'll kick your just turned man ass," Maya hissed. The boy gulped as the car turned into the venue.
Maya wore a long white cape that had a massive hood to cover her dress and hair. They scooted into the back room where the bride usually gets ready.
"Okay Matthew, you will walk, smile, look ahead and intimidate the groom okay. That's what dad's do," Maya explained. Katy shook her head.
"No they don't. Father's set the groom's life flashing before their eyes," Katy intervened. Maya smirked at her mother.
"I like the way you think mother," She complimented, giving her a high five. Matthew gulped.
"So does this work?" Matthew asked, giving his meanest glare. Katy and Maya laughed.
"Boy is that all you got? You Southerners are full of sunshine and rainbow!" Maya said between laughs. Katy dabbed her eyes a little with tissue.
"Miss Maya, would you like to demonstrate as your last time as a New Yorker?" Katy asked. Maya composed her face, sighing. She then abruptly gave Matthew a glare. Matthew squeaked like a mouse and covered his eyes with his hand.
"Okay Maya you can stop now," Matthew said. He put his hand down and she grabbed his hand in a too firm handshake.
"If you dare do something to break Maya's heart or hurt her feelings, I'll kick your fucking balls into Pluto and bury them there myself," Maya hissed, talking as if she was a father. Matthew gulped, his face turning pale and his voice returning to its former squeakiness.
"Yes ma'am. I mean SIR!"
Katy and Maya laughed.
"Just imitate what I did and you'll be the best there ever was," Maya declared.
Matthew composed himself mentally as Maya stood up, receiving the signal to enter. Katy took the whole box of tissues from the room and ran inside the church building, sitting at the front pew next to Amelia and the newly wed Missy Bradford Gardner.
The traditional wedding bells and songs were ringing and playing as Matthew walked her down the isle. As a bride, all eyes scrutinise you. For once in her life, Maya genuinely felt nervous but luckily, she opted for a face covering veil. She tried peering through the veil but she couldn't see much. Matthew walked up the steps and conversed with Maya's future husband but until he removed that veil, she wouldn't be able to see.
"Can I remove your veil?" A polite male voice asked.
"How can you even agree to marry who your parents want anyway?" Maya grumbled low. The man pushed back her veil anyway and her eyes met with those green ones she's be searching for earlier. He smirked at her, her mouth opening and closing like a fish.
"How about you Fish?" He whispered to her. Maya was furious at him embarrassing her under these scrutinising eyes and being so damn cheeky.
Maya didn't reply.
The priest made them exchange their vows, with their 'I do's sounding very natural albeit the mutual feeling that they didn't really want to do this. All that was left was the kiss and the confetti and Maya wasn't really sure which one she was going to get. Cheek or Lips?
He leaned in quite slowly and Maya was mentally scratching his face. All that had attracted her was the looks earlier but he was really irritating, like her life goal should've been to break him. Or of course make him feel just as embarrassed as she did earlier.
"Turn if you want cheek," He whispers, getting closer and closer but Maya hold her ground. He ends up scoffing and attempting to kiss her cheek but she puts her hands on both sides of his face and makes him kiss her. The church cheers go silent on the part of the elderly and the younger ones wolf whistle.
"That's my fierce baby girl," Katy screams, Missy howling with laughter as her husband meekly looked away from the scene. He wasn't too keen on public display of affection.
She got swarmed by all the younger people after leaving the building, calling her by her new second name, Friar. However, she didn't understand why her husband Lucas was a Friar, not a Gardner.
"Hey, huckleberry, look here!" She hisses at him, dancing a little, causing him to break his conversation with some towns person and turn to her.
"What do you want Fish?"
"Why aren't you a Gardner? Aren't you are the pastor's son?" Maya asked. Lucas pressed his finger on her nose.
"Don't be nosy wife. Stay in lane," He said. He walked off but turned around to briefly say something.
"Oh. There's nothing wrong with Square dancing, your dance was quite refreshing… But what's that in your nose?" He asks, pointing. Maya covers her nose, her mother coming up to her and asking what was wrong.
"Mom do I have a booger?" She asks, uncovering her nose. Katy looked at her as if she grew 5 arms, 2 more legs and lost her mind.
"No. Don't be so silly and paranoid. Come on up, your husband is waiting for you. We need to take pictures."
Maya frowned, very annoyed. She didn't research first hand what kind of a man he was. Heck, she couldn't even if she wanted to and maybe she never will find out anything about him.
