Part 4
Scene 1
Setting: The Wedding
Amanda looked one more time at her reflection in the full length mirror stationed in the Bridal Chamber. She wore a floor length white satin longsleeved gown with a heart shaped bodice and tiny pearls sown on the hem in a floral pattern. Her hair was swept up in a French knot with soft tendrils of her beautiful mane falling around her face. The look was complimented with tiny pearls and baby's breath laced in her hair. She hadn't planned on wearing white but Dean had insisted.
As she took a good long look at herself, she pondered what Francine had said.
"No", Amanda said to herself, "Lee and I are just friends. He has made that abundantly clear. Afterall, Lee's right. I'll get married to Dean, go on my honeymoon, go on with my life and eventually forget all about him, I mean forget about them, at the Agency." Amanda cleared her head, left the Bridal chamber and made her way to the back door leading to the sanctuary.
She took a deep breath as she heard the chatter of the unseen guests and finally stood at the back of the sanctuary. She could see Dean looking proud there at the front of the altar, waiting for her with the Pastor by his side. Jaimie and Phillip giggled and smiled while they stood with Dottie at the front of the sanctuary and turned to watch Amanda proceed down the aisle.
The processional "Wedding Song" began and soon all the guests stood and turned to face her as she gracefully made her way toward Dean.
Amanda smiled nervously as she noticed Francine, dressed to the nines, sitting just as she had said on Amanda's side of the church. Amanda turned and smiled at the other guests and was surprised to see Billy and Glenda there too, sitting on opposite sides of the sanctuary, near the exits.
They must be more concerned than she originally thought. She had not expected Billy or Glenda to be there.
Amanda now passed Dean's parents. Dean's mother sternly motioned for Amanda to "smile" and threw back her shoulders, indicating that Amanda should straighten her posture. Amanda gave her future mother-in-law a quizzical look and finally stood by Dean's side then took his arm.
The processional ended and the Pastor motioned for everyone to sit down. In a stately voice, he admonished the guests to pay careful attention to the covenant of this marriage.
The ceremony had begun.
Dean squeezed Amanda's hand and mouthed "You look beautiful". Amanda smiled in return as the Pastor said, "If there is any reason why these two should not get married..."
"Yes there is!", said a female voice in a thick Italian accent.
Amanda whipped her her head around over her left shoulder to glare at Francine.
Francine looked back at Amanda and shrugged, then nodded toward Dean's side of the church.
Amanda slowly turned her head back to look at the Pastor and smiled. She then turned to face Dean, who by this time, looked quite taken aback. Amanda now turned her gaze over her right shoulder.
There, standing on Dean's side of the church, was a petite and busty nurse Dean had once dated during a sabbatical in Italy. Dean had shared on one of their fishing trips that he always felt his one true love was Nurse Loren. He had lost contact with her years ago and figured, by now, she must be happily married and living in Italy.
Dean began to sweat profusely.
Amanda gradually released her hold on Dean's arm as Nurse Loren began a lengthy discourse on why Amanda could not marry Dean.
Dottie stood up and argued with Nurse Loren that she had no business ruining Amanda's wedding.
Dean's mother stood and started yelling at Dottie that she should stay out of Dean's love life.
Dean stepped in between the two women calling for calm.
Jaimie and Phillip took bets to see who would get hit first.
Francine stood with a smirk on her face and started making her way toward Amanda.
Dean's father woke up from his nap...
Chaos broke out!
Nurse Loren raised her now shrill voice over Dottie, Dean and Dean's mother as Amanda edged her way to the left side of the altar, near a side door.
Francine followed suit as they both escaped thru a side door and burst out laughing as they made it, undetected by guests or family, to the street outside.
Neither noticed a black limosine parked at the curb. Two men exited the vehicle and swiftly made their way toward Amanda and Francine.
"Amanda, you were great! I never saw a jilted bride so calm!"
"Francine, I'm not a 'jilted bride'! If I wanted too, I could have ...Agh!"
Two hands roughly jerked Amanda off her feet and pulled her toward the limo.
At the same time, Francine was knocked out by a rough smack to the back of her head.
Glenda and Billy appeared just in time to see Amanda shoved in the back of the limo, which quickly sped away.
A dark figure on a moped followed in pursuit.
Part 4
Scene 2
Setting: The Limo
Amanda sat in the back of the limo wondering what on earth was happening.
The two attackers rapidly conversed in Russian and Amanda had no idea what they were saying. They appeared anxious and apparently were arguing with each other. Amanda's imagination flew and she figured they were arguing about which way to kill and dispose of her.
Franticaly, she looked out the window and tried to plan a way of escape. She noticed a moped in hot pursuit. "Great", she thought, "They've got back up. In case I make a jump for it, they've got someone to follow me and finish me off!".
The driver turned to face Amanda and gave her a wicked & toothless smile.
She recognized his face and realized Lee wasn't the only one who had survived the crash.
Francine was right. She had been a witness. Amanda now knew they would kill her.
"Oh boy!"
The Russian in the passenger's seat turned to smack Amanda, probably saying in Russian "shut up!"
Amanda braced herself for the worst.
As she huddled in the back, the two men continued to argue. She tried to follow what they were saying by inflection of their voices when she abruptly heard two words she was familiar with.
"Scenic route".
Amanda couldn't beleive her ears. The Russians were going to take her to her death by the scenic route!?!
"This day really is getting worse!", thought Amanda.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Scene 1
Setting: The Wedding
Amanda looked one more time at her reflection in the full length mirror stationed in the Bridal Chamber. She wore a floor length white satin longsleeved gown with a heart shaped bodice and tiny pearls sown on the hem in a floral pattern. Her hair was swept up in a French knot with soft tendrils of her beautiful mane falling around her face. The look was complimented with tiny pearls and baby's breath laced in her hair. She hadn't planned on wearing white but Dean had insisted.
As she took a good long look at herself, she pondered what Francine had said.
"No", Amanda said to herself, "Lee and I are just friends. He has made that abundantly clear. Afterall, Lee's right. I'll get married to Dean, go on my honeymoon, go on with my life and eventually forget all about him, I mean forget about them, at the Agency." Amanda cleared her head, left the Bridal chamber and made her way to the back door leading to the sanctuary.
She took a deep breath as she heard the chatter of the unseen guests and finally stood at the back of the sanctuary. She could see Dean looking proud there at the front of the altar, waiting for her with the Pastor by his side. Jaimie and Phillip giggled and smiled while they stood with Dottie at the front of the sanctuary and turned to watch Amanda proceed down the aisle.
The processional "Wedding Song" began and soon all the guests stood and turned to face her as she gracefully made her way toward Dean.
Amanda smiled nervously as she noticed Francine, dressed to the nines, sitting just as she had said on Amanda's side of the church. Amanda turned and smiled at the other guests and was surprised to see Billy and Glenda there too, sitting on opposite sides of the sanctuary, near the exits.
They must be more concerned than she originally thought. She had not expected Billy or Glenda to be there.
Amanda now passed Dean's parents. Dean's mother sternly motioned for Amanda to "smile" and threw back her shoulders, indicating that Amanda should straighten her posture. Amanda gave her future mother-in-law a quizzical look and finally stood by Dean's side then took his arm.
The processional ended and the Pastor motioned for everyone to sit down. In a stately voice, he admonished the guests to pay careful attention to the covenant of this marriage.
The ceremony had begun.
Dean squeezed Amanda's hand and mouthed "You look beautiful". Amanda smiled in return as the Pastor said, "If there is any reason why these two should not get married..."
"Yes there is!", said a female voice in a thick Italian accent.
Amanda whipped her her head around over her left shoulder to glare at Francine.
Francine looked back at Amanda and shrugged, then nodded toward Dean's side of the church.
Amanda slowly turned her head back to look at the Pastor and smiled. She then turned to face Dean, who by this time, looked quite taken aback. Amanda now turned her gaze over her right shoulder.
There, standing on Dean's side of the church, was a petite and busty nurse Dean had once dated during a sabbatical in Italy. Dean had shared on one of their fishing trips that he always felt his one true love was Nurse Loren. He had lost contact with her years ago and figured, by now, she must be happily married and living in Italy.
Dean began to sweat profusely.
Amanda gradually released her hold on Dean's arm as Nurse Loren began a lengthy discourse on why Amanda could not marry Dean.
Dottie stood up and argued with Nurse Loren that she had no business ruining Amanda's wedding.
Dean's mother stood and started yelling at Dottie that she should stay out of Dean's love life.
Dean stepped in between the two women calling for calm.
Jaimie and Phillip took bets to see who would get hit first.
Francine stood with a smirk on her face and started making her way toward Amanda.
Dean's father woke up from his nap...
Chaos broke out!
Nurse Loren raised her now shrill voice over Dottie, Dean and Dean's mother as Amanda edged her way to the left side of the altar, near a side door.
Francine followed suit as they both escaped thru a side door and burst out laughing as they made it, undetected by guests or family, to the street outside.
Neither noticed a black limosine parked at the curb. Two men exited the vehicle and swiftly made their way toward Amanda and Francine.
"Amanda, you were great! I never saw a jilted bride so calm!"
"Francine, I'm not a 'jilted bride'! If I wanted too, I could have ...Agh!"
Two hands roughly jerked Amanda off her feet and pulled her toward the limo.
At the same time, Francine was knocked out by a rough smack to the back of her head.
Glenda and Billy appeared just in time to see Amanda shoved in the back of the limo, which quickly sped away.
A dark figure on a moped followed in pursuit.
Part 4
Scene 2
Setting: The Limo
Amanda sat in the back of the limo wondering what on earth was happening.
The two attackers rapidly conversed in Russian and Amanda had no idea what they were saying. They appeared anxious and apparently were arguing with each other. Amanda's imagination flew and she figured they were arguing about which way to kill and dispose of her.
Franticaly, she looked out the window and tried to plan a way of escape. She noticed a moped in hot pursuit. "Great", she thought, "They've got back up. In case I make a jump for it, they've got someone to follow me and finish me off!".
The driver turned to face Amanda and gave her a wicked & toothless smile.
She recognized his face and realized Lee wasn't the only one who had survived the crash.
Francine was right. She had been a witness. Amanda now knew they would kill her.
"Oh boy!"
The Russian in the passenger's seat turned to smack Amanda, probably saying in Russian "shut up!"
Amanda braced herself for the worst.
As she huddled in the back, the two men continued to argue. She tried to follow what they were saying by inflection of their voices when she abruptly heard two words she was familiar with.
"Scenic route".
Amanda couldn't beleive her ears. The Russians were going to take her to her death by the scenic route!?!
"This day really is getting worse!", thought Amanda.
TO BE CONTINUED...
