Twenty minutes before you are about to get married, you find your mother and your fiancé kissing passionately.

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“Ready” by Lisa Hines

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Pedro stared at himself in the bathroom mirror, in the hotel suite, floors above the ballroom where he was about to get married. He thought of the bodies rushing around below him, florists and caterers, hurrying to get it all just right. He thought about the people in all the floors stacked between him and his wedding, the building a giant concrete entremets, each layer containing multitudes. He wondered what they were doing at this exact moment. Were they laughing? Crying? Making love? Then, h...

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“Para Siempre” by Amanda Rosario

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“What do you mean you can’t find Laura?” I asked Papi, feeling the pit in my stomach I had been trying to avoid all morning widen. No amount of videos of Snicker high on catnip could seem to calm me down. “Exactly that, sweetie. Darlene, Zaimara, and Ming have been running around for the better part of an hour. None of them have found her yet. Even Matt and his groomsmen have been looking for her.” The wrinkled on his tan face tightened as he shook his head. “Why am I just now finding this out? ” I paced the floor of the rectory library, m...

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“A Day you will Never Forget.” by Sarah Sumner

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Heather feels baffled by what she just saw. She couldn't believe that her soon to be husband, kissed her mom but it was so passionate! Her mind was spinning with a million questions. Why would he do it!? It made absolutely no sense.20 minutes, before this happened...Heather was getting her makeup done with her mom Catherine and her two sisters Kaitlyn and Ashlyn who were also her bridesmaids. Heather had every last detail done with such elegance. From Flower colors to Fairy lights on the chairs in the altar.This was going to be the best day ...

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“Love is free!” by Karen Piagesti

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'What about this one?' I ask shyly, as I slip out of the changing room. I am not used to all this fuss - all about me - and it makes me feel like I am blushing furiously all the time. Or at least like I should be! This one was gorgeous. Slinky, soft as silk (maybe it is? I don't know, I don't know much about haute couture after all!) and just so beautiful, it made me feel like a bride. Which is what I am actually about to be! Crazy times, and I would never have planned it this way, but it just happened. I felt so at home with him. I felt ins...

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“A Change of Plans” by Crystal Simpson

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Angela froze with her hand on the door, staring in shock at the scene before her. It was like something from a really bad movie, or worse, a cheesy daytime drama. The love of her life, the man she was about to marry, locked in a very passionate embrace with another woman. It would have been easy to attack them both, with screams of betrayal and whoring, but the thing that had her frozen in shock and disbelief was the fact that the person he was kissing was her own mother. She slowly backed away from the doorway, careful not to make a sound. ...

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“Ethics in an Arrangment” by Rebeca Sage

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Yeah, this probably marked the worst day of your life. It was supposed to be the best according to all of your married friends, but no, this was utterly the worst day in the history of human life- nay, life of all life forms, including aliens. You had been retouching your make-up out of nervousness (you were sure you had more than enough), and had needed to grab a make-up wipe, so you made your way to your mother to ask for some. And then you had seen it: your mother in a lip-lock with your fiance. It was like something out of a soap opera, ...

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“Sea of Tears” by Gabriella Estrada

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“Hold still.” “I’m trying.” “Hold still!” “I’m excited!” I giggled. I blinked as the last white rose was secured into my hair. “There. I’m done,” Melanie sighed, sitting down for the first time in two hours. “You have way too much hair, you know.” I stared at my reflection and sighed contentedly. “I love it. Thank you so much. White roses are his favorite, you know. That’s why I picked them.” Melanie smiled. “You look beautiful.” “Thank you.” I stood quickly. “How much time do I have before the wedding starts?” She reac...

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“I Don't Thee Wed” by Chet McHenry

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Aluva was frantic. Thirty minutes before her wedding and Connie, her fiancé, was nowhere to be found. She ran back into the Church’s anteroom/dressing room and snatched her cell phone. “Call The Con.” No answer. “Shit.” Carmela, one of two of Aluva’s bridesmaids enters the room. “What’s up?” “It’s Connie. She’s gone.” “What do you mean ‘gone’? “Damn it Carmela, what the hell do you think it means. She left me. Split. The wedding’s off.” Aluva plops down on the nearest chair in tears. Carmela walks over to her and p...

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“Truly Romantic” by NeverMore Edward

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How cliche may I propose that I was born a woman with breasts that would have a man monkey sucking my nipples for food. How cliche may I propose that I was born into a century of romantic enlightenment and that I was born into the most highest of families and prodigious. How cliche was I to marry the most devilish of men that was to be godly faithful to I? How cliche was cliche itself? As I pen my words down in the hopes that someone will take something from this, perchance a little girl who will not so much a cliche as I, will be able to b...

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“Betrayed?” by Sandra Wheatley

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Betrayed? Word count 1516 Sandra Wheatley 26th July 2020 sandrawheatley@live.co.uk The sun shone onto her blonde silky hair, making it look as if she had a halo, an Angel sent from heaven. I always believed that Angels were very special kind being’s after all they were sent from God’s heavenly palace, weren’t they? Wha...

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“Crazy for You” by Pam Keller

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Nina Simone's soulful blues tune streams softly through the overhead speaker, the lyrics a promising omen of the day to come. “It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life For me” I'm ready. I've been ready for thirty-two years. The soft hum of the air conditioner creates a white noise that lulls me into a relaxed state. The cool air bounces off the walls of the bride's room in the village church where I grew up. I gaze unflinching at my reflection in the polished surface of the mirror. Unbidden, images of my rus...

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“Stealing the Show” by Karen N

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“You look beautiful, baby. Josh is a very lucky man,” Sabrina’s mom sniffled, swiping at her tear filled eyes as she looked her daughter over. “If only your father could be here to see you now.” Sabrina fought against her own tears at the thought of her father, who’d passed away just six months before. He’d been so excited to walk his only daughter down the aisle on her wedding day, but then he’d had a heart attack one night driving home from work and hadn’t survived the crash. Sabrina looked over her white dress, with its lace trimmings and...

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“Enemy of Iron” by Scarlett Johnson

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As a child with wealthy parents I had tons of hobbies that never truly satisfied me. Sure, I enjoyed playing in the mud of one of my mothers many gardens. I often snuck my way into my fathers laboratories and mixed chemicals in big beakers when he wasn't watching. I had more toys then any other children that I knew, but I always found myself struck with crippling boredom that followed me everywhere I went. My mother often called me ungrateful, but my father understood. While the world was riddled with disease and war that called my parents a...

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“Wasted Wedding ” by Bella Mcauliffe

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Who would have thought the day that is supposed to be one of the happiest of your entire lifetime, could be so stressful. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited of course. Besides the intimidated looks of my mother in law, small children of distant cousins whose names I always mixed up, or the dozen strangers I’ve been introduced to at MY wedding, everything’s running smoothly.As it’s about, oh I don’t know anymore, an hour before I’m supposed to walk down the aisle and promise my life to someone, I’m having my hair teased at and eyelids jabbed wit...

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“Wedding's Off” by Izzy G

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My eyes widen, even though I can still see the fake lashes glued to my eye lids. My jaw drops, my lips tightening a little, reminding me of my lack of lip gloss or chapstick. My face colors, heating with shock. Or embarrassment. Or anger. All good choices. His hands are on her hips, holding her close. He did that to me this morning. His deep brown eyes are shut, those intelligent orbs hidden behind tan lids. Their noses brush, his straight and gorgeously structured, hers powdered and a little crooked from accidentally tripping and la...

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Twenty minutes before you are about to get married, you find your mother and your fiancé kissing passionately.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 112 stories

“Ready” by Lisa Hines

“Para Siempre” by Amanda Rosario

“A Day you will Never Forget.” by Sarah Sumner

“Love is free!” by Karen Piagesti

“A Change of Plans” by Crystal Simpson

“Ethics in an Arrangment” by Rebeca Sage

“Sea of Tears” by Gabriella Estrada

“I Don't Thee Wed” by Chet McHenry

“Truly Romantic” by NeverMore Edward

“Betrayed?” by Sandra Wheatley

“Crazy for You” by Pam Keller

“Stealing the Show” by Karen N

“Enemy of Iron” by Scarlett Johnson

“Wasted Wedding ” by Bella Mcauliffe

“Wedding's Off” by Izzy G

🌟 Similar prompts

Every year, one person is sent to the moon. This year, though you hid in terror, it is your turn to enter the rocket.

You thought he was dead, but there he is, right in front of you on the street, smiling at you.

"Come with us,” two burly men in gray suits say, grabbing you by the arm and handcuffing you. “You know what you did.” But you have no idea.

You are the only one in the supermarket during a blizzard. Feeling creeped out, you decide to leave, when suddenly you find a baby abandoned on the floor.

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