Broken Mirrors
Dislcaimer: I don't own Degrassi
Chapter 2: The Wedding
The day of the wedding dawned bright and cheerful. Ellie got up and headed downstairs for some breakfast and was promptly hurried back upstairs afterwards by her mom to get dressed so the hair and make up lady Albert had paid for could do her Hair and make up first when she arrived in half an hour.
Ellie wrinkled her nose at the pink dress as she pulled it out of her wardrobe. She changed out of her pyjamas and into the horrid thing reminding herself that this was her mothers wedding and she only had to wear this for one day.
"Ellie you look lovely dear" Ellie's Mom's friend Elaine told her as she re-appeared in the kitchen ready for her Hair and make up. "Maybe you should wear pink a little more often"
"Or Maybe not" Ellie replied rolling her eyes ignoring the glare from her mother who was just leaving the room to change into the expensive wedding dress Albert had paid for.
Ellie sat down across the table from Elaine and the hair and make up lady who had just finished setting up her equipment began to work on her hair, while Ellie sipped on a glass of Chocolate milk that she had gotten from the fridge and made light conversation with Elaine about the wedding and the move afterwards. Soon enough Ellie was finished and her Mom came down for her turn in her expensive white dress which Ellie had to admit made her look beautiful.
"Oh Judy you look wonderful!" Elaine told her standing up and grinning at her.
"Yeah mom, you do" Ellie added as she took her seat at the table.
Once the Lady had finished doing her Mom's make up and hair it was nearly time to go. Ellie slipped on the uncomfortable gold sandals and followed her Mother and Elaine to the large limo outside.
"Whoa, is that seriously the Car Albert got for this?" Ellie said taking in the white limo with ribbons on the front.
"Of course Eleanor, now get in already" her Mom replied a dazed smile on her face.
Ellie climbed in the door of the car and examined the inside. It was a deep red in colour with gold here and there Ellie noticed it clashed horribly with her pink dress but her mind was soon taken off that as Elaine Passed her a glass of non alcoholic champagne. She took a sip and watched as her Elaine handed her Mom a glass of alcoholic champagne and then took one for herself. Ellie knew Albert was a surgeon and was quite rich but to put something like this together, pay for the rest of the wedding too as well and the new house in Toronto they were moving to at the weekend, he must have more money than Ellie thought. She couldn't help but wonder what her parents wedding had been like, from the pictures it seemed like it had been a much simpler wedding than the one that was about to happen between Ellie's mom and Albert, but they had looked so happy. Ellie sighed sadly, how could her mom forget how happy her dad made her?
They arrived at the large hotel which Albert had booked for the wedding and Elaine led the way out of the car. As Ellie's Grandparents were both dead and Elaine was Ellie's mom's best friend they had decided that Elaine should give her away. They entered the hotel and were pointed in the direction of the function room where they were asked to wait outside until they had checked everything was ready, which it was.
The doors opened and music started playing as Ellie followed her Mom and Elaine up the makeshift isle into the highly over decorated room that was full of distant relations Ellie hardly knew, her mom's friends from here and there and Albert's work companions from the hospital. It was like some type of cheesy wedding off television, Ellie rolled her eyes as they stopped at the top of the isle and she moved to her designated place as the Wedding co-ordinater who Albert had picked instead of a priest began to lead the ceremony. Craig smiled at her from across the room as the co-ordinater babbled on about love, Ellie just rolled her eyes and went back to watching Albert and her Mother.
"Do you Albert Charles Manning Take the Judy Helen Nash to be you lawful wedded wife?" The wedding co-ordinated asked Albert.
"I do" Albert replied with a smile
"And do you Judy Helen Nash take Albert Charles Manning to be your lawful wedded husband?" he asked turning to Ellie's mom.
"I do" Ellie's Mom agreed
"I pronounce you Husband and wife." The co-ordinator announced as the room burst into clapping.
After the wedding everyone had gathered at a different function room equally as over decorated as the first for the reception. The Room had been decked out with lots of round tables and a long table at the top with six seats which Ellie's Mom directed her towards. Soft music was playing in the background and everyone was chatting happily. Ellie found herself eating with Elaine on one side and her mother on the other. She picked at her vegetable lasagne while she listened to her mom and Albert next to her discussing the move to Toronto at the weekend. She couldn't understand why they were so happy about it, leaving everything and everyone they knew behind didn't exactly make her want to smile.
The waiters cleaned out the room of empty plates and some louder music began to play, Albert and her mother walked over to the dance floor and everyone applauded them as the begun to dance. Ellie sat back in her chair and watched from a distance. All she could think was that at least her Mom was happy again. Suddenly she felt someone sitting beside her.
"Alright?" Craig asked
"Suppose" she replied a little sharply
"Little surreal isn't it" Craig commented ignoring the sharpness in her voice
"Yeah" Ellie nodded letting her guard down a bit "They seem happy though"
"Defiantly" Craig agreed "I suppose that's all that matters"
"Yeah, how we feel doesn't really occur to them does it?" Ellie shrugged
"Well no I guess not" Craig shrugged "I'm looking forward to going to Toronto though, I'd rather stay here but I can't wait to see my little sister again" he told her
"Well at least one of us is looking forwards to this move" Ellie said pulling at the pink dress irritably
"You look cute in pink" Craig smiled
"Urgh Don't ever say that again" Ellie shuddered
"Nah you suit black better really, I was just joking" he laughed "I'm bored, want to dance?"
"I don't do dancing" Ellie replied
"Well what do you do?" Craig asked
"How bout finding our room so I can get changed out of this disgusting dress already?" Ellie suggested
"I've already dropped our stuff up there and I have the key" Craig told her showing her a card "so why not" he smiled
They stood up and headed out of the room and up the long sweeping staircase in the main hallway of the hotel, Craig led the was down a corridor and after checking the door numbers they stopped outside room 128. he let them in and Ellie took in the spectacular room. There were two single beds each with red velvet curtains around them, the walls were mostly covered dark mahogany panelling and the bits that weren't were covered with deep red wall paper, the curtains over the window matched the ones round the beds. Two expensive looking mahogany wardrobes were placed one opposite each bed and there was a big mahogany door which led to a mostly white bathroom with a large bath and shower. There was a large wide screen television and a mini fridge in one corner too.
"Bloody hell" she muttered examining the room "Exactly How rich is your dad?"
"Rich enough" Craig shrugged shutting the door "I thought you might like the window bed" she added gesturing to the fact he had put her bag on the bed closest to the window.
"Oh thanks" Ellie nodded heading over to where Craig had put her bag on her bed and unzipping it as Craig flopped down on his own bed, grabbing his guitar from next to it.
Ellie dug round her beg and pulled out a random black skirt, pair of fishnets, long sleeved mesh top and a red and black striped top along with her make up bag. She left Craig messing about with his guitar and locked herself in the bathroom so she could get changed. When she was dressed she let herself out of the bathroom and threw the pale pink dress in the wardrobe as she listened to Craig playing a familiar tune on his guitar.
"You like Taking Back Sunday?" Ellie asked him sitting down on the edge of her own bed
"Yeah" Craig nodded putting the guitar down "I've been working out the chord to make damn sure for a week now" he shrugged "keeps me occupied"
"I think you've just about got it" Ellie commented "you'll have to teach me one day"
"No time like the present" Craig suggested picking up the guitar again and offering it to Ellie "I mean what else have we got to do apart from empty the mini fridge and watch crappy chick flicks?"
"Why not" Ellie smiled accepting the guitar as Craig hoped across onto the other bed and plopped down next to her.
They sat on Ellie's bed for awhile, Craig taught her some new chords before they both gave up and the talk turned to what other bands they liked and They soon found out they actually had more in common that they had originally thought. Even though she still found the whole step brother thing very annoying Ellie's opinion of him was greatly improved as she realised they did have a few things in common.
A/n I'm not amazingly happy with this chapter but I got alot of writers block writing it so its not turned out too bad. It'll get more intresting soon when Ellie and Craig start living together and move to degrassi... Sorry it took while to update too I've been pretty busy recently with my dad in and out of hospital, sorting my new laptop, painting my room, staying at my friends and having driving lessons. I'll update again ASAP.