You were swept into his arms like a princess, your white dress swaying. You had invited acquaintances to come, but of course your parents hadn't shown up. You had suspected as much but didn't think anything of it.
You had given them an invitation, but you knew it was unlikely that they would come. Ivan and you danced the night away at the reception and then he drove you to the airport, you had your stuff being moved to Kansas.
That's where you had bought your farm with rows of sunflowers, Ivan loves sunflowers. It had been five years since you both had graduated, and you were young, in love and you were going to live in a place where you could forget about your previous life.
No more of your parents' abandonment, you would both live in that farmhouse surrounded by sunny flowers and the city wasn't too far away, where your jobs would be. You were a rising star in comedy and for now Ivan was a school counselor for children.
You were both waiting for the plane to arrive when you got a phone call from a relative of grandma, "Yeah, what is it Mammy?" Your face turned pale, "What? Oh…oh dear…thank you…yes…yeah…I'll be fine…yeah…take care." You hung up and sat back in your chair.