Chapter Six

Emily Brown

I was at the church, ready to become the wife of a stranger whom I know nothing about except for his name and status in Q city.

But my mind wasn't there one bit. I was so lost in my own world and thoughts.

I was still confused, fighting myself to believe in what I'd just found out this morning about the only love of my life. I was battling with my heart, not wanting to believe what I just found out today.

Just some few hours ago, I thought I wouldn't be here getting married to a stranger, but would rather be with the love of my life and we would be far away from here by now.

But I guess faith has its own plans for me. I've been left with no other choice but to get married to this stranger out of my will and that makes my heart ache.

Am I really going to marry this stranger without being able to do anything about it?

'No I don't and I can't!'

I just whispered these words to myself but I didn't know that I had said them out a bit louder.

I came back into my senses abruptly when I heard my groom ask "what do you mean by that?"

His voice wasn't loud and I was greatful for that.

His voice sounded a bit domineering but his face maintained it's coldness without any expression on it.

I could feel from his tone that he was a bit angry and confused. I didn't want this to continue so I quickly adjusted myself and nodded to the priest "yes I do"

After uttering these three words, I felt a very piercing gaze move away from me.

This stranger husband of mine was glaring at me fiercely and I knew that if I hadn't corrected those wrong three words I said earlier then I would be dead by now, all thanks to that fierce glare of his.

I was glad that he was the only one who had heard what I said earlier. Though I still wasn't content with the wedding, I couldn't back out now. I've already promised nanny to go on with this marriage, then how can I back out.

After my father took me inside and left me in my room to get ready, my nanny came there and I told her everything I discovered this morning.

She was also very angry at Samuel and comforted me. She asked me to go ahead with this marriage and forget about Samuel for good.

Maybe I'm destined to be with this stranger instead, and that's why I discovered the real truth about Samuel today.

The priest repeated the vow to me twice more and I made sure to reply with the positive answer, trying very hard not to make any mistake again.

After this was done with, the priest asked us to do exchange of the rings.

My groom put his ring on me first, and just as I was about to put mine on his finger, a loud scream came from the door and I was sure I knew whom the voice belonged to.

Everybody in the church turned their eyes to the door including me myself and I was shocked to see the person at the door.

I never expected him to appear here in the church all of a sudden.

I never told him I was getting married today and I was surprised how he even knew the church in which I was getting married.

I was happy to see him here at first, but I also felt a bit uncomfortable with his presence here.

He came in shouting and screaming my name so loudly and I couldn't understand why. If he's here to accompany me on my wedding then why shouting my name?

And moreover, the expression on his face wasn't calm as always. He looked like he's angry or something.

His eyes showed a hint of disappointment as he approached me and I knew something surely wasn't right.

When he finally stood in front of me, he swept his gaze across me from head to toe and sneered " what do you think you are doing Emily? "

What do I think am doing? Is he blind now already? Can't he see am getting married? So then why this question?

I looked at him confused not uttering a word and he continued " why didn't you tell me you are getting married today? How could you do this to me Emily? "

'But what have I done? ' I questioned myself and I couldn't formulate the answer.

He's my friend, and he should be happy and support me on this important day of my life right? So then why do I feel like he's mad instead?

I knew that probably he's mad because I didn't inform him about it, but the anger and disappointment I was seeing on his face right now meant something more than that. But why?

I couldn't hold it in anymore, so I went ahead and asked him " is everything ok Christian? "

"Ok? How can everything be ok Emily? You tell me how everything can be ok when you are here getting married to this man!"

What did he mean? I still couldn't understand anything up to this point.

He was shouting and roaring for almost everyone present in the church to look at me with pointing eyes. Am sure by now everyone was thinking that perhaps there's something going on between me and Christian.

That maybe Christian is my boyfriend and I was trying to hide this marriage from him.

As his friend, I should have told him about this big step in my life but I didn't. And he had every right to get mad at me for doing that, but the way he was acting now meant something else.

There was so much anger in his eyes and I didn't know why.

I was about to say something when I unconsciously felt his hand grip my right hand.

He narrowed his eyes and saw the ring in my hand. He just frowned slightly at the sight and then sneered.

Within a blink of an eye, I saw Christian holding the ring in his hand. He took the ring from my hand in a flash and I couldn't get time to protest.

I was a bit angry at his action so I frowned deeply and was about to yell at him to return the ring back to me when I suddenly felt his body wrapped around mine.

Is he crazy completely now? How could he hug me like this in front of everyone and most of all, my few minutes to be husband.

I knew that my stranger husband must be very angry at this moment and I had to do something to bring a stop to this.

But I guess I was too late. Before I could make any move, Christian hugged me tighter and said loudly "Emily, please don't marry this man. Please leave him and come to me. I promise to give you all the happiness you deserve in life ok? I'll never leave you or cheat on you so please don't leave me!"

His words were choked and I knew he was crying for sure. I knew it was surely going to take me years before I could come out of the shock am in right now.

This is just too much for me to handle!