A/N: Sorry about not updating this in a whileâ”Iâve been thinking of where to take this story, plus Iâm getting ready for Nationals in July! So thanks for waiting!
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Iâm so tired.
I just danced my butt off for a few hours today, but usually Iâm not this tired.
I drag myself into the house to hear a video game being played following Justin and Trace yelling at the stupid thing.
I walk in further to the living room where theyâre playing some car race game.
âDude, you suck! No wonder you get driven everywhere you go!â
âShut the hell up Ayala and just play!â
âYou guys do realize this is a game, right?â I ask, making my presence known.
Justin turns his head to my position behind the couch and flashes a smile, âHey Rach babe!â
âHAH! I WON!â Trace shouts.
âWHAT!?â Justin turns his head back to the TV to find a sign flashing on his side of the game saying âYou Lose!â
âDAMN IT!â
âEh, thatâs what happens when a woman enters the room, J. You forget what youâre doing and put your attention toward themâ”and then you lose twenty bucks!â Trace says.
âWell thatâll be happening to you tomorrow, Ayala,â Justin says as he hands over the money to Trace.
âWhatâs tomorrow?â I ask puzzled.
Justin and Trace look at me as if I said some pathetic joke.
âYo! Were you out getting popcorn the last couple of days?! Elisha plus I equals wedding tomorrow!â Trace says.
Wow Iâm an idiot. Itâs not like I was just with Elisha yesterday making sure my maid-of-honor dress fit.
âSorry, Iâm just not thinking clearly today,â I say.
âThen apparently yesterday wasnât your day either with the macaroni,â Justin teases.
âShut up! Itâs not my fault someone forgot to put the water in while I was making the chicken!â
âBasketball game was on!â Justin pouted.
âYeah, well thatâs why the microwave still smells badâ”burnt macaroni has an odd aroma..â I say thinking of the disgusting smell.
âMan, is this how it is when youâre married?â Trace jokes.
âJust you wait and see..â I say. âSo what timeâs the rehearsal dinner again?â
â5:00..in the afternoon,â Justin says.
âNa uh! I thought it was in the morning!â I playfully hit Justin on the head.
âYeah, well either way be ready after I kick Traceâs butt this time!â
âAw, hell no! Youâre on pretty boy!â Trace teases.
âDONâT CALL ME THAT!â
I rush over to Trace and start to bow, âMr. Trace, I worship you for saying that!â
If you wanna make my husband mad, calling him âPretty boyâ will get to him. Itâs pretty fun cause he has such a cow when you say it.
âYouâll be worshipping me tonight, babe!â Justin says.
And if you wanna embarrass the crap out of me, have your husband hint to your love life and whatâs to come next.
I go upstairs to get ready while the kidsâ”I mean the âmenââ”continue their rematch at the video game.
Everythingâs perfect right now. No drama since last week with the whole Britney thing. By the way, she keeps trying to call both Justin and I, but thanks to Caller ID we ignore it.
Let me get just one thing clearâ”the boy is mine.
Hah, I love that song.
I put on my outfit for the rehearsal dinner, which includes my silky, turquoise halter top, one of my many short, black skirts, and my high, black heels.
Hearing Trace cheer and Justin yell again, I figure thatâs my cue that itâs time to go.
âI dunno about this anymore!â
I sigh. Itâs the big day for Trace and Elisha. I stayed with Elisha for the night while Trace stayed at our house with Justin and JC. And of course, like any other couple about to enter a marriage, both of them have butterflies.
Especially Elisha.
So thatâs who Iâm with right now in the dressing room as we wait for the cue as to when the weddingâs about to begin.
âElisha, youâll be fine! He loves you!â
âBut what if something goes wrong?! What if I screw up?! What if Iâm not good enough?!â
I hate to laugh, but its funny thinking that I had the same thoughts back in August.
âItâs not funny, Rach! Iâm scared!â
Whoopsâ”gotta get back to the bride in distress.
âDonât worry about it! I had the exact same thoughts right before I was about to marry Justinâ”you saw me! I was a wreck!â
Oh boy was I ever.
âBut look at us! Weâre still together and itâs almost a year already! You guys are gonna have ups and downs like any normal couple does, but it makes you stronger and brings you closer together! Youâre gonna make it!â
Hey wait a secâ”itâs almost a year!
Holy crap.
âThank you,â Elisha says as she hugs me.
âThatâs what the Maid-of-Honorâs here for,â I say.
âGirls,â Elishaâs father pokes his head in, âItâs time to go!â
We both make last minute adjustments before the wedding starts.
âGood luck, girl!â I say to Elisha as I step in front of her.
When the flower girl and all the bridesmaids walk down the isle, itâs my turn. As I walk, I look at Justin, whoâs standing right behind Trace as the Best Man. Justin flashes me a smile and a wink as I get to the end and join the group of bridesmaids.
Everyone stands up and looks towards the door, where a minute later Elisha and her father walk out of. I can see people get teary-eyed already and Trace all shocked on how beautiful she looks.
Man, I donât think Iâve ever seen the boy that amazed before!
Elisha and her father reach the front of the church, her father gives her a quick kiss on the forehead, and Elisha joins Trace to be married.
I love weddings. They always turn out to be nice and a pretty scene.
Plus everyoneâs in a good mood. Well hopefully everyone.
Pretty soon, everyone claps as Trace and Elisha seal the deal with a kiss.
Finally theyâre married, itâs about time! And my feet hurt right about now from standing in these high heels for a half-hour; can we please go to the reception and party?!
Note to self: Dancing to âCotton Eyed Joeâ is hard to do in a dress.
And so thatâs what Iâm doing right now trying to not trip on my dress. So far, Iâve been successful unlike some people. Justin thinks itâs funny that I keep looking down to make sure I donât trip.
Okay, Iâm sorry but I donât want Trace and Elisha to remember me falling down and making a fool of myself when they look back on their wedding day.
âRach, thereâs a little hook on the dress that you put on your finger so you donât have to keep picking the dress up!â Elisha shouts over the music.
Oh so thatâs what thatâs for. Iâm an idiot.
I hook the little thing on my finger and find that it is MUCH easier to dance now. The song ends as the band kicks up a new tune.
âCâmon baby, letâs shake it!â Justin says as he grabs my hand and leads me toward the middle of the dance floor where the newlyweds are.
Pretty soon, I feel like the whole reception just turned into that Irish-dancing scene in Titanic due to the music being played and how everyoneâs dancing. I look around as Justin continues to dance with me. Everyoneâs having such a good time.
All of a sudden, Iâm being dragged into a huge circle where everyoneâs dancing. We all shout and cheer as we watch Trace and Elisha dance. And of course, Justin pulls me out into the middle of the circle and does some moves that make my face turn beet red.
But I get back at him and do some of my moves that a couple of the guys shout âOh!â
A new song is being played again as we join everyone and dance our butts off as I laugh my head off.
Nothingâs wrong right now. Itâs all perfect. Letâs keep it that way.
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âWEâRE LOSING HIM DOCTOR!â
The doctor rushes over to the patient to try and save him, but itâs too late as the heart monitor stops.
âHeâs gone doctor..â
He sighs as he pulls out a clipboard, wishing he could have been there in time.
âDate of death: May 21, 2005â”9:41PM.â
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