Chapter 9:

Rings, Chapels, and Letters

The sign outside the church read:

June 11th: Wedding

It was a lovely Saturday morning in Boston. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and there wasn't a single cloud in the sky. Cody peered up at the sky and sighed. It was the perfect day for a wedding. Inside, several guests had already taken a seat in the lovely pews, while the bride and groom, were both bustling around in different rooms of the church.

Carrey's Dressing Room:

"Oh what if everything goes wrong!" Carrey said as she was nervously pacing the floor, "Everything will go wrong, I just know it!"

"Nothing will go wrong" reassured Carrey's mother, who was following her about trying to calm her down, with the help of her two Bride's maids.

Kurt's Dressing Room:

"Oh, what if she decides last minute that she really shouldn't marry me? I couldn't live with that!" said Kurt, who was recklessly pacing about the floor of the room.

"Relax, I know she loves you. She adores you" said his best man.

"Yes, but what if the kids don't like it! Then we'll have to get divorced again, and oh, it'll be a mess."

"Those kids adore you Kurt. Just calm down!" yelled his best man, Elton.

Outside Church:

Zack and Cody were standing outside, greeting the numerous guests, several of which they didn't even know. Cody was gazing up at the sky. It was just so lovely.Not a single cloud in the sky, with a little breeze, and plenty of sun. Absolutely beautiful. Zack was simply standing there, muttering something to himself, and trying to hide his fingernail-marked wrists.

"Ugh. I hate greeting guests. What is the point? We don't even know half of these people." said Zack.

"I was thinking the same thing. Why don't we ditch this, and head out into the pews?"

"Why not." said Zack, and they headed off into the church.

As they got inside, Cody was fascinated with the lovely murals on the wall. Suddenly, the church doors were shut, and they had noticed that the priest and Kurt had taken their place at the front of the chapel. Large smiles grew across the boy's faces, as they heard the organ playing, and the heads turn to the back to see the bride, the bride's maids and the flower girl. They had chosen one of Kurt's niece's to be the flower girl. And here she came, dressed in a little pink dress, and gracefully throwing the petals into the air. Next, came the three bride's maids. The first to appear was Maddie. The next to appear was Carrey's sister. The last to appear was Carrey's niece, Lucy. They were dressed in lovely blue and pink tie die dresses, and each held a small bouquet of flowers. The last to arrive was Carrey, of course. As she approached the first pew, she winked a tearful eye at her two boys, who happened to be sitting there. Cody and Zack both let their minds drift into space, as the priest read the service. At last they were "re-awakened" when that fateful phrase came. It was the "I do's". Cody and Zack were so happy. Cody was even crying. The only thing he couldn't figure out, is why his cousin, Lucy, was crying. Well, he just shrugged it off, and went back to paying attention to the wedding.

"I pronounce you man and wife. You may now kiss the bride" said the priest happily, as the two lovebirds gave an everlasting kiss, and began to exit the church, arm in arm, off to the Tipton for the reception. Cody and Zack quickly got up, and followed the bride's maids out the door, and into the limo. The ride there was joyful with talk of happiness and joy for Carrey and Kurt. Suddenly they arrived at the Tipton, paraded in the door, and up the elevator. Once the reached the floor where the banquet room was on, they paraded in there as well. However, they didn't get the entire way through the door. Kurt's mouth dropped wide open, and Maddie screamed at the horror that was once the beautiful banquet hall. Blood red stains were all over the floor, the table cloths, the walls, everything. The banners had been torn down, and the flowers ripped to shreds. Everything was a messKurt slowly approached the mess, picking up the ripped down paper. Kurt quickly moved on out of the room, and told everyone to just go down to the lobby, and he would wait there and tell anyone else who came up here to go back down. He pulled the cell phone out of his pocket, and dialed 911.

It was only a matter of minutes before an officer arrived to look at the place. As soon as he stepped in, he called up Detective Salmont, a local detective, to come and investigate a little. Kurt was allowed to help.

It was about an hour later, before they found the most shocking thing in the room. The officer had found something written on the napkin in front of Kurt's chair.

"Hey guys, come on over here and check this out!" yelled the officer.

The two rushed over. The officer pointed to the napkin. The napkin read:

Lovely wedding.

Happy paradise.

I wanted happy paradise.

I once had a happy life.

I had a daughter.

I had a wife.

Her name was Elizabeth.

You stole my Elizabeth.

I demand you give her back.

The price for not giving her back is quite high.

So I suggest you do it, Kurt.

Oh, and the cops and detectives who are reading this,

Keep them out of it.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth's true love

The letter had been written in blood red ink. Blood red. The cop, the detective, and Kurt stood blank faced in the room. They were astonished by this horrific letter.

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