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Romance

Today was the day I was going to get married and I was really not looking forward to it. I mean, I was going to spend my entire life with a guy I really despised and hated since my childhood. I almost forgot to introduce myself. Hey there, my name is Sofia Grace and I'm a daughter of a really wealthy and rich businessman whose name is Carson Grace. My mother's name is Clarissa Grace and she's the reason I'm getting married to a douchebag today and I feel really steamed about it. The name of the guy I'm supposed to get married to today, is Justin Roberts and let me tell you a tiny version on why I despise him so much. When we were little, he used to tease me all the time until I moved away from Los Angles to Florida and now I'm back in LA. My mother really likes him because she keeps telling me that he's the son of a really rich business tycoon too and if I marry him, things are going to go well with my parents company and all that. Justin lost his mom a few years back in a car accident and he's been living with his famous, and rich dad, Vincent Roberts since then. I've never been a fan of marriage at all since I wanted to be independent and free but no, girls always HAVE to get married to guys, even if she hates a guy. Well, my marriage is like striking a deal with a devil actually. I let out a sigh of my miserable life and I made my way to the dressing room since I had forgotten my white gloves my mom was always pestering and nagging me to wear. I mean, Justin had changed quite a bit but I'm not too sure if I can trust him just yet. He's gotten all taller and muscular and handsomer and basically, has all the girls nearby falling on their faces for his perfect sparkly smile, but I just ignore all that. The first time I saw him after a few years later, he was really nice to me and I kept wondering the whole time whether an alien had impersonated him or something. My mom became quite fond of him ever since he told us that his mom had passed away in a car accident. In fact, I think she secretly loves him or something. My dad and his dad became really close friends over time and all this is a really big political alliance for 2 companies to get richer and all that. I checked my watch and I saw that I still had 20 minutes left till I'm wed to Justin and when I went in there, I saw something so horrific that I couldn't get it out of my mind even if I banged my head and went into a coma. When I opened the door of the dressing room, I saw my mom KISSING my fiance on the MOUTH embracing each other and kissing passionately while I just stood there, at a complete loss for words and stared at them like a moron with tears welling up in my eyes. I mean, I always thought that marriage was supposed to be on a mutual love and if my fiance actually loved me, he wouldn't do this but here he was with my MOM!!! Just then, my dad came and he was livid with anger when he saw my mom and Justin kissing each other that he yelled at her for 5 minutes straight and slapped Justin right across the face. When Justin's dad came in the room, he just pulled out the matrimonial parchment and said that me and Justin HAD to marry each other at any cost. My dad was furious but since he wanted his company to expand, he agreed but not before he got my mom's sign on the divorce papers. Wow, I had no idea that so much of drama would take place in any wedding and that too, 20 minutes before I'm getting wed!! My dad wiped my tears away and when it was time for him to walk me down the aisle, my eyes were still getting filled up with tears since I couldn't believe that my future husband had cheated on me with my mother. My mom had bloodshot eyes and she was still crying but when I looked at her, I didn't feel any remorse. I decided that I was officially DONE with EVERYONE here, including my parents and that douche Justin since it was pretty obvious that my parents don't care for my feelings and that's the reason they're making me marry him even though he kissed my mom. When the priest was reading all the vows, I decided to put an end to all this drama once and for all, so I threw my bridal train on the floor, glared at all of our guests and burst out angrily with tears of hatred streaming down from my face, '' I am NOT going to marry this FREAKING CHEATER since I caught him kissing my own mom and even after that, my parents want me to marry him just for the sake of their companies to expand!!''. A pregnant silence was followed and just then, I heard some gunshots being fired at the doorway and some random guys started to shoot at all the guests present inside the church. Most of them were dead and even the priest got shot. Justin quickly grabbed my hand and dragged me away from harm's reach, whereas his dad and my dad pulled out 2 guns from their suits and started firing at the masked men. Suddenly, I saw the most famous and notorious mafia gang leader of the Red Demons, a really frightening gang of the locality was interrupting my wedding. I actually wanted to thank him since that meant I didn't have to marry a cheater like Justin, but Justin had already dragged me away from the main hall of the church to the 2nd floor's changing room. He pushed me in one of the rooms, got in next, and locked the door and when I was about to yell at him, he just covered my mouth so all that came out from my mouth was a muffled 'mmpphhhh!!!'. He said ''sshhhh, if you want to talk, please just whisper and no screaming since I just saved your life'' and I was like, '' excuse me, I'd rather be happier if I'd died than marry a cheater like you, I mean seriously, you broke my heart and I had to suffer a heartbreak BEFORE I literally even got married to you!'' and Justin was like, "look, I'm sorry but I did it since your mom threatened to kill you if I didn't kiss her. I tried to do that only for like, 2 seconds but she held on to me and forced me and your dad didn't even give me a chance to explain myself'' he said and when i asked him for proof, he showed me his phone where he recorded the conversation and he told me that he planned on telling the cops about her after we got married but I had already created a scene. "Oh, there's another thing I need to tell you'' he said soberly and when I asked him what it was, he went, "Do you know a gang by the name of Black Skulls?'' and I was like, "do you mean the very same mafia gang which the Red Skulls have a huge rivalry with? Yeah, why?'' and he continued, "well, I know this might come as a shock to you but I'm the mafia gang boss of the Black Skulls, but don't worry, we deal with the bad people and send them to jail. The cops trust us and I hope you know, that I'm so sorry that I bullied you when we were kids and I just wanted to say that you're a really amazing person. But too bad I don't deserve your forgiveness, but I only wanted to protect you from your psycho mom who was going to kill you. I still love you with all my heart and forever will, but I'm not worthy to be your husband'' he added sadly and I couldn't BELIEVE what I was hearing! Here we were, stuck in a changing room in a church and I got a sappy confession from my future husband!! I wept again, kissed him softly on the cheek and said, "I'm sorry, I should have asked you why you did that before I created such a scene'' and we hugged each other. Just then, I saw the door handle turn and when the door opened, I saw my mom and Anthony standing there with guns in their hands and I said, "mom, why are you doing this?!'' I asked her as I continued to cry and she just snarled at me and said, ''I've been wanting to kill your fiance but sadly, I fell in love with him and when I found out that he and his dad were the bosses of the Black Skulls, I told him to ditch you or else, I'd have both of you killed at the hands of my trusted friend here, Anthony'' and Anthony just waved the gun in the air and so did his 5 goons at the back. Justin pressed his silver skull ring and my mom went on rambling, " I'm sorry Justin darling, but it was I who killed your mom because I wanted to be closer to your dad and take him out and have you all to myself. I just asked one of my friends here, in the Red Demons gang to shoot your mom while she was driving and I must say that they have accomplished their task very well. Oh honey, don't look so surprised, in fact I AM the LEADER of the Red Demons'' and she laughed so evilly, that I took a step back. My dad and Justin's dad came to rescue us but they were disarmed by the members of the Red Demons. Just then, Justin pushed his long blonde hair from his eyes and muttered, ''I've had just about enough of this nonsense'' and dropped a pen on the floor and smoke filled the entire room as Justin just grabbed my hand and my dad and my future dad-in-law were calling for reinforcements from their own gang as well. I was literally surprised that my dad and my future dad-in-law along with my future husband or fiance were in a GANG!! And Justin and Vincent were the BOSSES and LEADERS of the renowned mafia gang, the BLACK SKULLS!! It all felt like a dream to me and pretty soon my psycho mom and her so called 'friends' had caught up with us and formed a circle around us. Justin pulled out a gun, stood in front of me and started firing as my dad and Vincent were having a wrestling match with 3 people there. We were surrounded by more of them like there were about 15 people there and I had no idea how were going to make it out of here ALIVE but JUST THEN, in the nick of time, reinforcements arrived along with the police! The cops arrested all of the members from the Red Demons gang and even my mom, and when she started yelling, I just waved my hand in a 'bye bye' gesture. One of the women said to my dad, "oh wow, I had no idea that your daughter was really cute and beautiful! She's lucky to have captured boss's heart'' and Justin turned around and kissed me on the LIPS in front of like, 10 people there. Then, he pulled out a ring from his pocket, got down on one knee and began, "Will you, Sofia Grace, be my lovely wife? I promise to always protect you with my life till my very last drop of blood that flows through my veins and till my last breath too'' as I cried tears of happiness and immense pleasure as everyone there were awaiting for my reply. Even the COPS were interested along with the Red Demons gang members. The only person who wasn't interested was my mom who kept whining but eventually someone stuffed a cloth in her mouth. Now THAT was funny. ''Does THIS answer your question?'' I asked him as I pulled him to his feet and kissed him soundly on his lips as everyone around us started fangirling like crazy INCLUDING THE COPS and the CRIMINALS and were whooping with joy and celebration. I could hear my dad yell "if you break my daughter's heart, I SWEAR that I will not hesitate to rip off your arms and stuff them down your throat!'' as Vincent just patted him on the back and laughed along with the others. Justin put the ring on my finger and the cheering went wilder as one of the people present there said, " I now pronounce husband and wife for life!!'' and we both kissed again. It suddenly dawned on me that the reason Justin used to tease me was to develop a strong inner personality inside me or something and I also got the feeling that my dad only wanted me to marry him not because their companies would expand, so that I'd be safe as well. I hugged my dad and apologized for making such a ruckus and he dried his eyes and told me no problem Justin handed his silver skull ring to the police which by the way, it was used to record all the statements made by my crazy mom. Justin and I went to our penthouse and we have lived there ever since. Justin had taught me how to defend myself by using a gun and all that and he was really impressed that his wife was a quick learner. Come to think of it, we've been married for like, 2 years and I have already given birth to lovely boy and girl who are twins. Their names are Kyle and Kayla. Who says that if something unfortunate happens to you, you'll be doomed for life? No, because when you feel sad, that's when the seeds of happiness get sown and will certainly grow over the time. Speaking of which, Justin and his gang along with my dad-in-law and dad have a 'gang reunion thing' and I should probably get going. Stay safe dear reader and don't get disheartened if your heart gets broken. Remember that there are PLENTY of fish in the sea!

July 24, 2020 16:53

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Misha Stephanek
15:13 Aug 13, 2020

Well, hi at the very beginning to greet you, my friend! Um, ah, I'm not gonna just go on telling good things about your story, as I found some flaws, but otherwise, it is good. So lemme begin with the good things (we are like to hear good things, right?). Yeah, firstly, what I do in my blog is, always keep an informal touch. I NEVER make it too formal or too informal. I just keep it moderate. In this story, I liked the thing that you did the same thing. You never became too formal, nor did you become too informal. You were just moderate. Sec...

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03:29 Aug 14, 2020

hey sis, thanks for your feedback and i certainly hope that i will improve in writing. and thanks for pointing out the mistakes so i can correct myself

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Aurora Jones
07:57 Apr 14, 2023

I read the exact thing on insta.. by any chance is that you who posted it there?

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Keerththan 😀
06:50 Aug 12, 2020

Good value at the end of the story. Nice story. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I loved it. Keep writing.... Would you mind reading my story “The secret of power?”

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03:52 Aug 13, 2020

sure thing and thank you so much for your feedback

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Tanja Cilia
04:47 Aug 06, 2020

Breathless story told by someone who has ostensibly been through such a weird time - that it may well be true. The run-on sentences and stream of consciousness and hindsight insertions make it a lovely read.

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04:19 Aug 07, 2020

thank you so much for the compliment, i feel gratified

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Tanja Cilia
09:08 Aug 30, 2020

You are welcome.

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