Chapter Forty Nine

Slowly, she opened her eyes. Her gaze found the laptop close and two arms were around her stomach. Ana and Isha were enclosing her on the mattress, by hugging her they both were sleeping. Someone beat the door of the room.
" Get up, girls! " Mrs Fernandez said out loudly.
It made Ana and Isha stir in their sleep. Ana sat on bed, cracking her one eye. She picked up the small clock. " It's five o'clock. Why is someone beating the door? " She said with a sleepy voice.
" It's your wedding, isha. " Ana said, rubbing her eyes.
" Oh my God! Where is my dress? Where is my makeup artist? Why am I not finding anything? " Isha's sleep was far gone hearing it.
Immediately Isha paced at the door and opened it. Both big ladies of the house were standing out of the door, resting hands on their hips.
" You girls need to be responsible. " Mrs Pinto said, wrinkling her lips and fixing them with their eyes.
" Get up girls! Ceremony is at ten o'clock. " Mrs. Fernandez said.
" What! Who changed the time? " Ana exclaimed, putting her arm on the side of her waist.
" Liam did. You can sleep more, Rose. You have a flight after the wedding. " Mrs Pinto politely said with a smile, caressing her cheek.
" No, it's okay. I don't wanna miss anything. " She said.
" Isha you are coming with us. " Mrs. Pinto said.
" I should check my dress. " Ana said and exited the door with all the ladies.
She picked up her phone and looked at the wallpaper of him. She smiled, placing a kiss on his photo, ' I'm excited to see you, just a few more hours. ' she thought.

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Taking a long hot shower at the chill time of early morning. She put a towel around her body. Vanessa came with her dress. Vanessa was in a gown with a slit on both sides till thighs. She sat before the mirror and she was already putting on her makeup. She unzipped it, emerging an emerald green gown.
" It's a beautiful color. " She smiled, looking through the mirror. She got up from the chair and paced toward her.
" You need help, ma'am? " Vanessa asked.
" No, I've to just put on the Dress. " She said, taking the dress from her hands.

She glanced at herself in the mirror. It was a sleeveless dress with a round neck touching the bottom skin of her collarbones. it was backless. She removed the pins from her hair. Her long curls of her hairs laid on her shoulders. She tucked them back. She grabbed the red velvet box from the table. She unfurled it. There were beautiful emerald solitaires of earrings in flower shape with seven petals and a necklace. It reminded her of his eyes. Crimson red crept on her cheeks. She plucked the jewelry from the box and put it on. She blinked her long eyelashes and gazed herself in the mirror. A silent tear slipped from her eye on her glowing cheek. She wiped it instantly.
" Are you alright, ma'am?" Vanessa asked, getting up from her chair.
" I'm fine." She smiled. " Just missing him." She murmured.
" Your dress is reminiscent of the Boss to you. " Vanessa asked, taking steps toward her.
" Yeah! His green emerald eyes." She cheerfully said. She sighed deeply, " Don't use ma'am for me. You can say me, Rose." she said.
" I'll try." Vanessa smiled.
" Rose! What's taking yo......?" Ana stopped with a gape mouth," Wao! You are looking beautiful, same as at your wedding." She astonishingly said and smiled. She was also in a green gown but a little dull color from Rose's gown. Her short hair was straight and touching her shoulders.
" Boss! Picked himself this dress for ma'am." Vanessa said.
" Liam has an excellent taste." Ana said with an open mouth.
" It's nine o'clock ma'am." Vanessa said, staring at her wrist.
" I was here to take you out of your den. Isha is waiting for you. She wants her sister beside her. " Ana said, spreading her hands in the air.
Her glance caught something shiny in her hand. She caught her hand and stared at her ring finger," When was you going to tell me? " she wrinkled her light pink lips and stared down at her diamond ring in her ring finger.
" I'm sorry. It happened so suddenly. I did not get the time to tell you." Ana said.
" All knew except me, right? " she sarcastically asked.
" Yeah! It happened last night and...." Ana trailed, " You had slept. "
" Congratulations. " she gave her a quick hug and stepped back.
She was feeling hurt as her bestie did not get it necessary to tell the biggest moment of her life.
" Thanks, You are upset." Ana gazed at her.
" No, we are getting late. We should go. " She moved toward the door.
" What's your problem, Rose?" Ana almost shouted.
" Excuse me." She surprisingly said in shock.
" You excuse me Rose. I can't tolerate your bossy attitude after my wedding with Kairo. You are egoistic. " Ana snarled.
Her pathetic words slit her heart, " Bossy? What are you saying? Attitude? Do you know what you are saying? " she said.
" I know what I'm saying. I'm showing you what you are." Ana raised her voice.
" No you ain't. You are pulling an unnecessary fight." She snapped.
" Fight! Fight! " She raised her voice at her.
Vanessa strode at Ana with a tough look. She halted her with raising her hand.
" You know what? Liam loves you. But you don't deserve him. " Ana sarcastically said.
" You are poking your nose in my personal life. It's not your business." She slowly said.
" Personal life! Are you kidding, Rose? You don't even allow your husband to touch you, to make love to you. You deprived him of his basic rights of your marriage. Everyone knows it. They mocked you and made fun of Liam because of you. You don't deserve Liam. I don't know why Isha insisted on having you as a sister. We were happy before your arrival in our life, we were best friends, best sister. You took her away from me. Now I am in Love with Kairo. Liam would have almost killed him because of you. His family hates him because of you. Last night he got shot, because of you. You are the enemies of my happiness. You don't deserve anything. … All this shit is happening because of you. '' Ana venomed.
She was standing there like a corpse. Tears were falling down her cheeks. Her heart was hammering. She was feeling as he had lost a piece of her heart, " I thought you are with me. But you weren't by heart at all." She whispered, her voice was coming weak from her vocal. Tears were slipping from her eyes like a fountain, unstoppable.
" You guessed it right, Rose. My mother loves you more than me. She always says she felt sad for you that you don't have a mother, family. She wanted to give you everything, ignore her own daughter. She spent more time with you than me. You are a curse. I hate you." Ana shouted at her and whirled. She stormed out of her room. Ana halted," Look at you. You are looking more beautiful than bridal. " she spewed more venom before leaving her room.
She collapsed on the floor. Her heart cutting words were still reverberating in her brain.
" Ma'am! Are you okay?" Vanessa rushed at her. She rested her hands on her shoulders.
" I'm ok. I want a copy and a pen." She whispered.
Vanessa hurriedly gave her what she demanded.

Dear Isha, she wrote on the paper.
' My brain is not working right now.' She thought.
She gripped the pen again. Put the nib on the paper.
Thank you for being real to me. CONGRATULATIONS you are starting your new life. I wish you luck and happiness for your entire further life and world. You are the best sister and friend I have. Sorry, I can't attend your wedding. You'll not take it personally.
XOXO
Tears were coming from her eyes while she was writing it down. She tore it from the notebook.
" Vanessa! Give it to Isha. Please tell her sorry from my side. Um and I wanna go home right now. Now means now. Can you do this? " she sobbed.
" Sure ma'am." Vanessa took the note from her and walked to do as she was told.
She brushed her hand on her cheeks. She picked up the pen one more time with a heavy heart.
She remembered replying to him last night. She comprehended her strange feelings now. ' It's love. She can't stay away from him. Can't spend her day without beholding him once in a day because she loves him. '
She smiled with tears in her eyes.
LIAM
I really Love you. Perhaps I couldn't keep you happy. Better you should divorce me. Find the right person for you.
She tore it and folded it.
Don't open it. Give it to Liam. ' She wrote it on the folded part. She gazed down at her wedding ring. With the heaviest heart. She pulled it from her finger and laid it on the folded note. She rushed out of the house from the back door.
She knew it was stupid. But it felt right to her.