EPISODE THIRTEEN: WEDDING DAY
The special day had finally arrived, and Jack could not have been more excited. All the preparations had been made, and all the guests were happily awaiting the grand event. Jack sat at home by himself as Eve snuggled into her wedding gown, all the townswomen with her for support.
A knock came at Jack's door as he eagerly opened it. It was the mayor.
"Jack! My dear boy! The day has finally arrived!"
"I know!" Jack could barely contain his excitement.
"Ah, I can't wait! But we must hurry, Jack. Everyone is already on their way to the church!"
"…Church?" Jack was surprised to hear this terrible word on such an extraordinary day. What were the people gathering at the church for? Did this event not take place on the summit?
"Hahaha, of course! Where did you think you would get married?" the mayor laughed.
Jack was shocked, "Married!"
"Yes, married! What is the matter, Jack? You suddenly look very pale."
In fact, it was Spring the 1st, and Jack was eager to meet at the summit for the New Year's day festival.
"… New Years!" Jack was almost in tears.
"Hmm? Oh, yes, yes, yes, of course we'll still celebrate that. But that can be celebrated along with the wedding after the great event has occurred." The mayor confirmed.
"Phew." Jack sighed.
"At the church." The mayor finished.
"WHAT!" Jack was appalled at this thought.
"Well, Jack, a marriage only comes once in a person's lifetime and it is far more important than some silly festival."
"No!" Jack yelled.
"Jack, you made the date with Eve yourselves. What could possibly be more important than this?"
"I want my chicken!" Jack slammed the door in the mayor's face.
"Jack? Jack! Please come out, Jack!" the mayor called. "You wouldn't want to leave Eve alone at the altar!"
"Churches suck!"
"Oh, listen to reason, Jack! The day will be even better than a New Years Festival! You are going to marry the love of your life!" the mayor continued to call. It was then that he decided that something had to be done to get this boy out of his home.
Dear Mother and Father,
The day has finally arrived! I am to be married to Jack. My life has found its path, and it is all because of him. I wish you were still here to meet him, he really is the most wonderful man I have ever met and I'm sure you would agree. I miss you terribly, and I will continue to lay flowers on your gravestones every day.
Sincerely,
Eve.
Intermission
The mayor made his way to the pub where Eve and several of the townswomen were prepping her for the coming event.
"Pssst!" the mayor had snuck into the pub and was calling the attention of his wife.
"What is it, dear?" the woman turned to her husband suspiciously.
"We have a… slight situation." The mayor whispered.
"Oh, don't tell me Jack is getting cold feet…" she panicked.
"Not quite. He is upset that the New Year's Festival has been cancelled."
"We mustn't tell Eve! Someone has to get that boy out of his house and into the church immediately!"
"Yes, but who?" the mayor pondered.
The mayor and his wife talked a while longer before decided what coarse of action should be taken. In the end, it was evident that getting Jack to come out of his house was not going to happen unless the festival was held. It would take some quick planning, but the mayor would have to do what he could to make it happen.
The townspeople were surprised to hear about the sudden change of plans, but the idea was accepted and Eve assured them that she had no problem with it, although that was a complete lie.
At noon, everyone had gathered together at the summit and the New Years festival was ready to begin.
"We gather here today for yet another New Years festival and… oh, bloody hell! Where in God's green earth is Jack!" the mayor had failed to begin as planned.
The townspeople looked around to try and find the farmer boy, but he was nowhere to be seen.
"He said he would be right here… I don't know what happened." The mayor's wife spoke aloud.
"Perhaps he's preparing for the big day!" the bartender interjected.
"No, no, no! He should be here now!" the mayor tried to sort it out in his head.
"I can go to his farm and see what is keeping him." Nina's mother volunteered.
"No, I'll go. I can run really fast!" Ann was off in a flash.
While the townspeople waited impatiently, Jack sat at home comfortably on his bed. The knock came at the door and he eagerly ran to open it.
"Hey, Jack." Ann greeted.
SLAM!
"Jack?" Ann was confused by the rude salutation.
"Go away, ugly girl!" Jack called.
"I can't hear you! Open the door!"
Jack opened the door and gave her an evil stare, "What do you want?"
"Everyone's waiting at the summit for you! We're gonna have the New Years festival before the wedding!" she explained. Jack had already heard this news.
"I can't go."
"What? But
why not?"
"I'm getting married today, idiot!"
Jack yelled.
"But… the mayor said you would be okay if we changed things around."
Jack thought about this for a moment. What she said had been true, but it did not make it moral, and that was where Jack was torn.
"It really isn't fair to Eve if I get a chicken and she gets nothing."
"What? A chicken…?" Ann was confused now.
"Tell them I can't come." Jack slammed the door again.
"Jack! Please come back out! We all want you to be there and to honor everyone's hard work during the year!"
Jack considered this thought. He had, afterall, become rich over the whole magic bean ordeal, and perhaps people would acknowledge his efforts. He opened the door and started walking to the summit without even a word to Ann.
The two reached the summit and everyone was glad to see them.
The mayor began his speech once more, " I welcome you all and thank you for such a wonderful year. It is with great pleasure…"
"Where's Eve?" Jack interrupted.
"She's getting ready." The mayor answered.
"For what?"
"The wedding, you silly boy."
"Oh… I can't be here if she isn't here too." Jack crossed his arms.
"But… but why not?" the mayor was curious as ever.
"It isn't right." Jack snobbishly closed his eyes and walked away.
"Jack!" the mayor called after him. "You can't see the bride before the wedding! It is bad luck!"
"I didn't say anything about the bride, I said I wanted to see Eve." Jack corrected him.
The townspeople stared in disbelief as Jack walked on back to his farm.
Jack was one very mixed up boy, but he only wanted what was best for Eve. Before he was totally out of their view, he called back for someone to deliver the chicken to his house later in the evening.
"… What chicken is he talking about?" the mayor was at a loss for words.
Intermission
The wedding was finally ready to take place, and Jack was dragged in on his hands and knees screaming that he hated church, but he was there.
The music sounded and Eve could now be seen making the walk across the carpeted floor.
"Eve!" Jack yelled in excitement and ran to give her a hug.
The crowd started to cry over the overwhelming gesture of love.
"What are you doing, Jack?" Eve whispered embarrassingly.
"They wouldn't let me see you, I thought the mayor had taken you for himself." He whispered back.
"What are you talking about? You were with the mayor all day!" she was getting angry.
"How dare you accuse me of cheating on you with the mayor!" Jack was offended.
"Jack, can we please just go on with this?" Eve shoved him lightly.
"So you admit there's something going on!" Jack accused.
The ceremony finally continued and the priest said a bunch of meaningless stuff that put Jack to sleep… literally.
Eve kept elbowing him to wake him up, but he always seemed to fall back.
At one point, the priest asked Jack a question that he had not been awake to hear.
"No!" Jack answered. Everyone stared.
"You don't?" the priest was shocked.
"Um… I
mean yes!"
"I do!" Eve whispered.
"You do what?" Jack asked her.
"He does." Eve confirmed with the priest awkwardly.
"Then by the power invested in me…"
"You have powers?" Jack asked out loud.
"Uh… what?" the priest was caught offguard.
"You aren't even the real priest!" Jack accused.
"That's because the other one disappeared, remember?" Eve explained.
"Oh yeah! I threw him into another dimension." Jack laughed to himself.
By this point the entire audience was confused, but they were sure that somehow Jack had to be making some sense… right?
"… I… now pronounce you husband and wife… you may kiss the bride." The priest continued despite the nonsense.
The newlyweds kissed and they were on their way to their new lives, and everyone congratulated them. Jack was a married man, and he was filthy rich too. It was finally starting to look like things were going to turn out alright for the young farmer afterall.
"Perhaps we should start making a baby tonight." Eve smiled eagerly as she whispered softly in her new husband's ear.
"But I don't even know where to order the parts!"
Yeer: 3 Munth: 1 Day: 1
I gott mareed 2day! They hidd the chikkin on me tho!
THE END
(Ah, this would be a happy ending… but there are still two more episodes to go! That's plenty of time for Jack to screw it all up!)
