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Beatrice Prior, Friday, January 19th, Natalie and Andrew's house, 7:42 pm
"Uhh, Chris, I think you accidentally bought Christmas lights instead of fairy lights."
Christina's eyes go wide as she takes a deep breath in an attempt to calm herself. It's the night before the wedding. Just an hour ago, I, along with all the girls, Hana, Tori and mum having a nice dinner.
As her bridesmaids, we all spent the day together, but since Christina, Marlene, Shauna and I are all setting up for the wedding tomorrow, mum's spending the night with Hana's with Tori, while Dad is spending the night with Bud, Tori's partner, who also happened to be one of his closest friends.
The guys arrived a few minutes ago with some fast food for all of us. After spending all day with Dad playing paintball, the guys were roped into helping us set up. Christina marches over to the fairy lights- well Christmas lights.
"It's okay, remember when you made me buy those fairy lights?" I mention, Chritinas face lights up at the memory. Within ten minutes, we're back at Tobias' place and pick up the fairy lights.
The backyard has gone from empty to being filled with chairs and tables. Six rows of three chairs are set up, facing towards the beautiful arch that's decorated with white flowers and green leaves.
Mum and dad decided that the colour scheme would be dark green and white, and I have to say, it turned out well. Towards the left of the backyard, a meter away from the chairs, there are three tables, each covered in a simple white table cloth and decorated with table pieces and other small decorations.
Tobias uses the ladder and hangs the fairy lights along the trees by the arch while we place lanterns around the rest of the backyard. Inside, Susan, Lynn and Marlene are assembling the single layers of cake that mum had made and decorate the top with a cake topper.
Caleb makes the last-minute pre-orders for dinner, while the rest of us finish off decorating the back yard. When we're satisfied with the decorations, we all come in and munch on the food the guys picked up while watching some TV.
"I think we did well," Uriah proclaims as he shoves several fries in his mouth. There are nods of agreement all across the room. My heart swells, the fact that all my friends were willing to help means more than I can show.
After an hour of talking, we decide to call it a night. It was decided that Tobias and I would take my room. Caleb and Susan would take mum and dads, Christina and Will as well as Shauna and Zeke and Lynn and Emma would take a guest bedroom each while Marlene and Uriah would sleep in the living room on the pull out sofa.
Tobias and I both retreat to the bedroom, I brush my teeth and slip on my pyjamas while Tobias does the same. I brush out my hair when I feel his eyes on me, I turn as he gives me a smile.
"What?" Tobias mumbles, "Am I not allowed to look at my beautiful girlfriend?" He questions as she steps closer and takes me in his arms. We move to sit on the bed. I feel my cheeks heat up as I look down, we may have been together for a while, but that doesn't stop me from shying away from his complements.
My back hits the soft mattress, I snuggle into Tobias body, his arms wraps around me gently as his lips rest on my forehead. I relish this feeling, warmth radiates from my chest as I'm slowly lulled to sleep by Tobias' steady breaths.
Beatrice Prior, Saturday, January 20th, Hana's apartment, 3:21 pm
"Christina, you are aware that this isn't my wedding" I exclaim.
She gives me a look conveying the message that she doesn't really care. Sighing, I let her continue with her torture. My nails are painted a matt dark green. Unlike other events, my hair is in an elegant looking bun with strands framing my face.
My dress is long, silk and dark green. It has a small V neck and small spaghetti straps that rest comfortably on my shoulders. Christina brushes my eyelids with some sort of dark green powder while lining then with some eyeliner.
"Done." She exclaims.
I smile when I look at my reflection. Looking at myself now isn't like seeing myself for the first time; it's like seeing someone else. It's not Beatrice, it's Tris. Beatrice was a girl I couldn't bear to look at, someone who would keep quiet when David would violate her. This is someone whose eyes claim mine and don't release me; this is Tris.
I never thought of myself as beautiful, but right now, I think I can settle for being pretty. I thank Christina as she begins to get herself ready. Shauna, Marlene, Lynn, Emma and Susan are at the venue as they're already ready and are dealing with the deliveries.
I move towards Hana's bedroom, where mum, Tori and Hana are getting ready. I knock on the door, Tori opens it, like me, she is also wearing a dark green dress, although it's different to mine, mum wanted the dresses all to be slightly unique.
"Tris, you look so beautiful," Tori mumbles as a smile appears on her face, she embraces me quickly before letting me in so I can see mum.
My mother had always been beautiful, but its something about the white wedding dress and her pure smile that makes me smile so wide my cheeks begin hurting. Without another thought, I move to hug her.
"Oh, sweethearts, you look gorgeous," Mum coo's as she continues hugging me. My grip on her is tight but not tight enough to hurt her. She's waited long enough for this day to come and now that it's here, I couldn't be happier.
When I reluctantly pry myself off her, I observe her gown. Whir lase makes up a majority of her dress. Whit fabric hugs the side of her shoulders to keep her dress on. Her light brown hair cascades down her shoulders in small ringlets.
"Mum, you look beautiful."
Beatrice Prior, The same day, Natalie and Andrews house, 4:57 pm
Three minutes. Three minutes until the ceremony begins. Three minutes till my mother weds my father and she officially becomes a Prior. I stand to the side of the flower and leave arch with the other bridesmaids.
Tobias, Caleb and dads other groomsmen besides bud stand to the side of him. I catch Tobias' eye as he gives me a small smile that makes my heart want to melt. I gently thumb one of the petals of the flower in my bouquet.
The music begins. I watch dad's head snap to attention as he watches the door that leads to the backyard eagerly. The door opens and mum's arm is looped around Buds. Since her dad is no longer here, Bud was asked to walk her down the aisle as he's like a brother to her.
The ceremony begins and the minister begins his words of welcome. Time passes quickly and suddenly it's time for them to both say their vows. I smile as I watch my dad's eyes shine with unshed tears.
"Natalie, I've waited twenty years to make you my wife, and now that I'm finally able to, I promise to love and cherish you, you're my best friend, soul mate and most importantly, the love of my life."
"I promise to always love you, in sickness and in health, or for better or worse, I will always love you, forever," Dad says I can see the love and devotion in his voice and a few tears are shed from the audience.
"Andrew," Mum begins," I would be lying if I said I didn't think of you every single day we were apart, you have always and will always be my only love, I can't imagine my life without you."
"We found our way back to each other and I'll never let you go, I promise to love you no matter what, in sickness and in health, for better or worse, I'll continue to love you with all my heart."
A smile settles on my lips when dad slides a ring on mum's finger and she does the same. The minister marries them as they share their first kiss as husband and wife. I congratulate both my parents as we all migrate to the tables for dinner.
"Did I tell you how beautiful you look?" Tobias mumbles as he moves towards me. I smile as he captures my lips in a sweet kiss, my arms wrap around my neck gently as we continue our feverish kiss.
"I love you"
"I love you too"
Beatrice Prior, Monday, January 22nd, Tobias' apartment, 5:51 pm
"He said that I wouldn't be able to take my phone with me, so if I wanted to get in touch with you guys I'd need to send you a letter via the post" Tobias explains, referring to his training in Mexico on the first of February.
After work today, Tobias and I decided to have the gang over. Christina and I clean up the last of the mess up in the kitchen. We decided to actually make food instead of ordering in tonight, so it was decided the girls would make desert and the guys would make the actual dinner.
All the guys except for Uriah who is banned from the kitchen get up and head towards the kitchen to begin dinner while our cake and brownies bake in the oven. I take a seat on the sofa.
"So you won't be able to call?" I ask. I know Tobias has been really excited for his training camp, despite the communication issue. From what he told me, he'll be spending two weeks in Mexico, training with some of the best detectives in the country.
"No, but I'll send you a letter every day, not that you'll receive them, not before I get back anyway," He jokes. It's common knowledge that the post office here takes more than fourteen working days to deliver mail.
Smirking, I lean back on the sofa. I tune into Lynn and Uriah's conversation as Lynn retells the story of when Chris, Mar and Shauna got drunk on wine. She begins quoting Marlene telling him what she said about him.
Uriah's face goes pale when Lynn mentions his hedgehog, Spike, he mumbles some sort of 'be right back' before grabbing his keys and most likely drive back home to retrieve Spike who's all by himself.
Lynn and I share a laugh as the girls join in. From the kitchen, I can hear Zeke questioning our laughter, but none of us respond. Uriah returns in record speed with a small hedgehog who looks terrified for his life.
As Spike's godmother, I take him and make my way to the kitchen to get a hedgehog appropriate snack for him. The aroma of cake fills the house and Marlene and Emma begin frosting it while Christina cuts up the brownies.
Dinner is surprisingly well cooked, considering one Pedrad brother helped cook it, but the desert is better by far. Rain drowns the streets while wind threatens to blow everything in its path. I can't help but think of how bad it would have been if I was back in my old apartment.
"Tris, c'mon, we're playing charades in the living room," Emma informs me with a kind smile. I smile back as I get up and move to the living room.
The atmosphere inside warms me as I settle in Tobias' lap. Zeke begins first as he takes a card at random that'll tell him what he needs to act like. He thinks for a second before beginning his act.
He does some sort of crouch like curtsy, the others begin shouting random words such as 'Ballerina, jumping and breakdancer' Zeke shakes his head and repeats the same action a few more times.
His actions become more aggressive as time passes, clearly feeling frustrated that no one has guessed what he's doing or who he is. He turns to me and takes Spike out of my hands and places it on his head.
"Come on guys, I'm obviously the Queen."
Beatrice Prior, Wednesday, January 24th, Natalie and Andrew's house, 5:13 pm
"Oh, and this was you when you were taking your first step, I was lucky the camera was next to me otherwise I would have been able to take this picture," Mum exclaimed as she passes me a picture of a six-month-old version of me taking a step.
I smile as I look at the picture fondly. Mum called me during my lunch break and asked if I wanted to come over tonight. I accepted, spending time with mum is one of my favourite things to do.
We browse through my baby photos as well as Caleb's pictures that we now have access to. I smile when I pick up a picture of both mum and dad's parents together talking while mum and dad do the same.
"Oh, that reminds me, give me a second, let me give you something," She exclaimes. I watch her leap out of the chair and make her way towards the stairs, most likely going to go to her and dad's room to retrieve whatever she wants to give me.
She comes back a minute later. In her hand she clutches something, "This was my mothers," She tells me as she unclutches her hand, revealing a silver pendant. The silver chain is connected to a silver outline of a flame that's filled in with a red jew.
"Its a ruby," She says, as she thumbs it gently, "My mother gave me this to me when she was on her last days, and I know she would want me to do the same, I-"
I cut her off immediately,"Mum what are you talking about, you are not on your last days, we're going to get that operation done, you're going to be fine, don't say things like that," I growl, raising my voice slightly.
"Beatrice, dear, please listen-"
"No!" I shout, dad makes his way into the room when he hears me yelling, him and mum share a gentle look as she tries to talk again, but I cut her off again, "You're going to be fine, nothing is going to happen. Nothing bad will happen."
Before she can get another word in I turn and leave. I rush out of the house as I gasp desperately for fresh air. I feel moisture on my cheek. I brush the single tear away.
Nothing bad will happen.
I won't let it.
A/N I hope you guys liked that chapter. I have finally organized my school schedule with my updating time table so I'll continue to update as normal.
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