Chapter 6:
It was 9am on the day of the wedding, and everyone was getting ready for the big event that afternoon. Carmen, Lily and Tee were in Carmen's room, Lily and Tee were helping Carmen into her bridesmaids dress, and then they would get their own dresses on themselves. Everyone was excited, even Gus was enjoying making himself look smart, and he allowed Johnny to put his hair gel on properly for him, because he never normally used gel himself.
An hour and a half later, everyone was ready for the wedding starting at lunchtime, with the big dinner beginning after the wedding, at half past one.
'I LOVE, my dress.' Jody commented, as she never normally got to wear anything nice. 'Can I keep it?'
'Course you can!' Replied Mike, 'It's your dress now.' And Jody vowed to wear it every day for the rest of her life.
Gus was rapidly scribbling in his notebook, when Carmen said to him,
'You can't write during the service.'
'Why not?' He asked. He had been hoping to write down the exact actions that everyone in the Church did and everything that they said, so that he would be able to remember it.
'Because it's rude! You have to watch the service, sing the songs, and do whatever everyone else in the congregation does.' Carmen told him.
'Yes Gus, I think you'd better hand the notebook and pen to me. Try and remember what happens so you can write about it afterwards.' Gus nodded and handed Mike his book and pen.
'Right then kids, it's about time.' Said Gina, glancing at her watch. 'Should we get going?'
'YES!' Everybody shouted, and they all got up and made their way to the mini bus.
The service was over, and Carmen's Mum came hurrying over to where Carmen was now sat with the rest of The Dumping Ground.
'Well done sweetheart, you did wonderfully!'
'Thanks Mum, and congratulations!'
'Yes, congratulations Mrs…..' Mike began, as he held out his hand to shake hers. He couldn't remember what her new surname was.
'Davis, now, thankyou Mr Milligan.' Carmen's Mum said, and she took his hand and shook it.
'So,' she turned again to Carmen. 'When do you want to move in?'
Carmen's face fell.
'Hang on a minute, that wasn't part of the deal! Just because I agreed to be a bridesmaid, doesn't mean I want to come and live with you!' How could you even-' Her voice broke off as she struggled to find the right words.
'Well, I suppose I just thought that you accepting my offer of becoming a bridesmaid meant that things were ok between us now, and that you'd like to come and live with me.'
'No.' Carmen's Mum walked away with tears in her eyes as Carmen said this, and Mike began rounding up the kids so that they could get going.
'What about the feast!?' Demanded Jody.
'Now isn't really a good time Jody.' Tracy told her, as she looked around at the disappointed faces stood before her. 'How about I cook us all a special feast once we all get home?' At this, most of the kids grimaced, and both Tyler and Liam made vomiting noises.
'Or we could get a takeaway?' Lily suggested.
'Yeah, that could work too.' Tracy agreed.
The group made to leave, and as they opened the door, Carmen's Mum turned to face her from the other side of the room. They were looking each other in the eye.
'I love you darling.' Her Mum told her. Carmen hesitated a moment.
'I love you too.'