When The Rain Falls - Book 1 - N, Y. (best books to read for success TXT) 📗

didn't know how to react.

 

I didn't know.

 

 

God, now I feel bad.

Chapter Eighteen: Forever

 

 

In just 1 day, the wedding will happen and i’m so excited. Carla’s going to be married and have a baby on the way.

 

 

Everything’s prepared and ready to go for tomorrow.

 

I pulled a few strings with the people that I know to find a place where it's legal to get married, behind the eiffel tower.

 

 

Carla was busy stressing out what the wedding will be like and if she doesn’t fit into the dress she just got days ago.

 

I found ways to calm her down, one that worked was a special herbal tea recipe I learned back in Mumbai.

 

It helps calm the nerves and relaxes you and I hope it works on Carla for the whole day.

 

 

Carla spent her time relaxing, meditating and thinking about being calm.

 

I had to admit it was the most quiet I had ever seen her.

 

 

That night, me and Xo painted Carla’s nails and touched up some things before tomorrow.

 

Tomorrow will be the day she commits to full happiness and leave whatever’s behind her, to become a beautiful married couple with Joe.

 

It was such a pleasure to have them here.

 

 

"Okay, Carla. You didn't tell me anything about how he proposed to you or when, I haven’t heard the story." I said.

 

 

She sighed and got up quickly, guess her fast return meant the herbal tea wore off.

 

"Okay. I remember we were walking in a park, and he told me he wanted to take me out to dinner that night because he had a big announcement and wanted me to be the first to hear it. I remember ,before I went to the restaurant that night he took me out for ice cream and bought me roses and we talked all afternoon until he had nothing else to say."

 

"That night he took me to the restaurant off the corner, near my favorite cupcake store. And after 2 hours of non-stop talking, he did it. He finally proposed."

 

 

"Oh my god, tell me he did it in the most romantic way possible and were you wearing something pretty?" i said.

 

"I wore something that most girls would wear on a date, because I didn’t think that it would be something serious like a proposal."

 

 

"You know that guys will propose to a girl in no time of manner and anywhere not matter what." she continues.

 

 

"I remember he said some meaningful things that meant so much to me, like he was giving me the key to his heart. It felt like my life had finally progressed furthur. And out of nowhere, he got down on one knee and asked 'what kinda girl would I be if I didn’t say yes."

 

We smiled for a second.

 

 

"I love him, and he wants to marry me. And I want to marry him, it’s meant to be. It was the most romantic night, ever. In my whole life, and guess what?"

 

"What?" I asked.

 

"Afterwards, he took me out to my favorite cupcake store and bought a special cupcake, made just for me."

 

"Awww, you guys are so sweet!" I say.

 

She punched my lightly on my arm.

 

"Don't worry, you guys will talk again. Just give him a chance to explain. Listen, I know your romance with Jacob will eventually come back together again, and in a different way. What you guys lost over the course of your lives doesn’t mean anything, if you don't progress."

 

 

"I believe in you and Jacob, that you’ll sort things out and start a new love, a new beginning."

 

 

I can’t believe it, Carla was right. That we will have what we did before and it will be a new one, a new fresh beginning to start over and make things right.

 

 

That afternoon, I finally decided to meet up with Jacob.

 

We picked a spot outside.

 

I see his unwavering eyes meet mine and I want to gasp.

 

I fidget my fingers into place as I made my way to him.

 

"You wanted to talk?" he says.

 

 

I hadn't heard his voice since last night, It made me miss him even more.

 

"You know, Jacob. We’ve been through a lot these past couple of weeks and I wanted to make sure that I said this before you did. I love you, I never want to give up my heart to anyone else but you. I could have. But i'm here, and i'm with you, again. Promising we’ll do better and make our relationship the best of what it could be, what it was like before."

 

He stared at my silently.

 

"Remember the necklace you gave me for my birthday last year? From when we first met? You thought I was a know-it all and person who couldn’t handle her shit. I thought you were an insecure bo,y who didn’t know how to live life."

 

 

I paused to remember the moment I met him.

 

"Like my mom always told me, no matter what Jacob, i’ll always come running back to you. Every time."

 

He looks over at me from wherever he was staring and kisses me on the cheek.

 

It meant so much for him to listen to what I had to say.

 

 

It was sweet and caring.

 

"I will never ever try to do anything that'll make you feel uncomfortable again." he said hugging me.

 

"I mean, you'll ask first right?" I asked jerking away.

 

Jacobs looks to the side, annoyed with my response.

 

"You didn't even promise not to do it again. I feel like I still can't trust you from last night." I said.

 

He didn't promise it, so I can't trust him not to do it again.

 

Isn't that right?

 

"Promise me," I said.

 

Jacob just looks at me, there's no response.

 

I want to leave, and I do.

 

 

He doesn't have to say anything before I'm in the house.

 

We made progress, and then we back tracked.

 

--

 

The next morning we woke up bright and early, before sunrise.

 

Carla was already up and hyper about the wedding, eat breakfast at a million miles per house.

 

And etting ready to go shopping for her day.

 

 

All Carla told me to do was to be her maid of honor and make sure everything’s in order.

 

Me, Xo and Carla went to the store to buy her last minute reception dress and shoes and jewelry.

 

God, Carla can be forgetful sometimes.

 

 

 

We went walking in the park and ate lunch afterwards.

 

Unlike most people rushing to get things done and ready for the wedding, guests arrived on time.

 

Carla wanted her guests and family to have a relaxing morning off to chill, until it was time to get ready for the wedding.

 

 

Carla was specific about the time people took to get ready and made a list of things she sent out to her family through mail and e-mail.

 

Carla wanted everything to be how she imagined it and I was gonna make sure she got it.

 

 

Just 2 hours before the wedding, we were rushing to eat something light before we all walked down the aisle.

 

Carla got ready at the Mansion and we went out to the Salon that afternoon, so they could do her makeup and hair.

 

 

I stood by Carla’s side the whole day, I could tell she was nervous. She was getting married in an hour.

 

After getting things done at the salon and we rushed back to the Mansion.

 

Before we were halfway up the stairs, Jacob ran into me. 

 

"Hey, Elle do you have any idea how to tie a tie?"

 

"Seriously? Right now." I respond.

 

 

Carla went fast up the stairs, followed by Xo. She was giving me the signal that she's goning to take care of everything.

 

I turned back to Jacob. "Now’s not the time, I'm busy. And you seriously don’t know how to do it?"

 

He replied. "Yea, I don’t know."

 

I growl at him and fixed up his tie.

 

 

"There all done, now can I go?"  I said, signaling the stairway he was blocking.

 

He looked up and then smiled. "Of course."

 

 

He stepped aside and went down the stairs.

 

"I'm still mad at you." I said going up the stairs.

 

 

He left and I quickly ran through the Mansion to Carla’s room, where Xo was helping her put on her dress.

 

I grabbed that box which held her heels that were only 2 inches.

 

"Carla you look amazing and when that afternoon light hits your skin you're gonna look…flawless!'" I said.

 

"Oh, that reminds me, Elle you have to put on your bridesmaid dress. I know you’ll look beautiful in it."

 

 

She pushed me towards the bathroom, where I saw a dress in a garment bag and my name written in big ball letters.

 

I put it on and looked at myself in the mirror, it was magnificent and stunning. I could've looked like a princess.

 

But Carla's the princess today, its her wedding day and I get she wants me to look pretty too.

 

But it’s her day.

 

 

Me and Xo left the room for a few minutes before the limo came to pick us up and take us the wedding spot. 

 

 

"I really can’t believe i'm riding in a limo today, Carla is the best. She deserves so much especially on her wedding day, the wedding looks amazing it’self, the people were calm and not rowdy like the weddings i've been too with my mom. I jusr wish she were here to see how I looked, but luckily I know my mom and she knows me and it turned out she was here with my dad, after a very long time during the reception, Jacob finally met my dad, while Carla was walking down aisle. I spot Jacob on the other side of the alter smiling and looking at me. I’m glad the wedding is outside, because I can’t deal with being secluded in a wedding with guests and people I don’t know. Carla looked so beautiful walking down the aisle and Xo's smile was what made it more enduring as Carla looksed back at her. Soon we'll be onto the reception, then it'll be time to party!, gotta go and see ya next time!" - @SummerElleW_86

 

 

The wedding was just magical, like it was all in a dream.

 

After the big celebration of the newly weds at the alter, we went to the reception. 

 

 

Everyone was shouting and cheering.

 

There was a moment for dancing, then it was that time catching the bouquet of flowers.

 

Carla tossed it into the air.

 

 

And to my luck, I was put in it with many other girls, fighting for the roses.

 

When Carla threw the bouquet in the air, it was headed straight for me.

 

And I caught it, along with 22 other girls. And all of them were trying to get the flowers from me.

 

 

But I fought them off, I wasn't gonna let it go that easy.

 

I had it in my hands first and people know what that means.

 

 

All night long, every single one of Carla's aunts came up to me and said the same thing the other one said before. 

 

Over and over.

 

I hate that it's sucha a stigma.

 

 

I hope it happens soon.

 

Maybe you'll get proposed to next.

 

Best of luck.

 

I hope you get married too.

 

Oh, and...

 

"You're next." Carla said, coming up to me.

 

 

As she looked at me, I spotted a family of 6 sitting at a table fighting and screaming.

 

I pointed over to the family and looked towards Carla.

 

"You're next." I said.

 

 

We both chuckled.

 

 

But most of the night, I ignored Jacob and people kept looking at me.

 

As if that made me even more lonley.

 

"Elle, go dance with Jacob. You guys haven't talked since this morning." Carla said.

 

 

I gave Carla a look. "Look. Today's your day, not mine."

 

"Yeah, but I still want you and Jacob to communicate." she said pushing me to the dance floor.

 

 

Jacob came