mistake,” Monnique said.
My mom walked up the stairs and looked at me. Her smile lit up the room. “My boy is getting married.” She hugged me tightly.
“I know. I’m so happy.”
“I’m happy for you.” She turned to the door and knocked. “Scarlet?”
Monnique cracked it open but wouldn’t let my mom through. “Can we help you?”
“I brought the clip I was supposed to give to her last night.”
“Oh.” Monnique grabbed it from her hand. “I’ll make sure she gets them.”
“She asked me to do it for her.”
“Don’t worry. I got it.” She closed the door.
My mom raised an eyebrow at me then knocked again. “Is everything alright?”
“Yeah. I just don’t want Sean to see the bride. Come back later.”
“Okay,” I said. “I’ll leave. We’re heading to laser tag anyway. Is Ryan in there?”
“No,” Monnique said quickly as she opened the door.
“I’ll call him then.”
“He’s at the store,” Monnique said quickly. “On the bride’s orders, of course. He said he wouldn’t be able to join you.”
“Oh okay. That sucks.”
“Bye.” She shut the door.
My mom turned around. “Tensions are running high.”
I turned back around and knocked on my brother’s door. “You ready?”
Mike stepped out. “Let’s do this.” He held a imaginary gun and started to shoot the walls. “I’m awesome at laser tag.”
“We’ll see.”
“Let’s head out.”
I grabbed my other groomsmen and we headed to the car. When I went to Cortland’s door, he said he wasn’t coming.
“What the hell? You seemed excited yesterday,” I said.
“I am, but Scarlet needs me.” He kept avoiding my gaze and looking at the floor.
“Dude, is something up?”
“No,” he said quickly. “Why? We’re good. I’m good.”
I raised an eyebrow. “Ryan can’t come and now you can’t come? How much help does Scarlet need?”
“You know her. She needs food around the clock.”
“Can’t Ryan just stay?”
“He just came to my room and told me to help Scarlet. He needs my assistance .”
“I thought he was at the store.”
“Uh, I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?”
Cortland looked at his watch. “You really should get going. The day is passing.”
I gave him another look before I turned away and walked down to the entryway. The rest o f the guys were waiting.
“Now don’t bruise each other,” my mom said.
“I can’t promise anything,” I said with a smile.
Andrew looked around. “What about Ryan and Cortland?”
“They said they need to help Scarlet.”
“I still haven’t seen her,” my mom said. “The last time I went up there, she was gone.”
I shrugged. “She’s probably freaking out about something stupid.”
“Well, I’ll track her down eventually.”
“Let’s go, ” my dad said.
We got into the vehicles and drove to the theme park. I knew something was up with Scarlet. Her entire family was acting weird. I knew they were bound together by something stronger then blood or love, and they were sticking together like a front. Maybe she was trying to plan something special for me. That sounded like something Scarlet would do. I pulled out my phone and texted Janice.
Did you show her the room?
She didn’t respond for a few minutes. I let the phone sit on my lap as we drove down the road. My friends were sitting in the backseat, laughing at a joke I didn’t catch. I looked at my phone again to make sure I hadn’t missed her response. She finally said something.
Not yet. We’ll get there.
It’ll take like 5 mins. Just make sure she sees it. Please.
Okay.
I sighed and put the phone back in my pocket.
My dad touched me on the shoulder. “You alright?”
“I’m fine, Dad.”
“You seemed stressed out.”
“Scarlet just seems weird.”
“Have you talked to her?”
“No. H er bridesmaids are just acting odd.”
“Stress and money are the two things that can change people.”
“Well, it’s working now.”
We parked the
My mom walked up the stairs and looked at me. Her smile lit up the room. “My boy is getting married.” She hugged me tightly.
“I know. I’m so happy.”
“I’m happy for you.” She turned to the door and knocked. “Scarlet?”
Monnique cracked it open but wouldn’t let my mom through. “Can we help you?”
“I brought the clip I was supposed to give to her last night.”
“Oh.” Monnique grabbed it from her hand. “I’ll make sure she gets them.”
“She asked me to do it for her.”
“Don’t worry. I got it.” She closed the door.
My mom raised an eyebrow at me then knocked again. “Is everything alright?”
“Yeah. I just don’t want Sean to see the bride. Come back later.”
“Okay,” I said. “I’ll leave. We’re heading to laser tag anyway. Is Ryan in there?”
“No,” Monnique said quickly as she opened the door.
“I’ll call him then.”
“He’s at the store,” Monnique said quickly. “On the bride’s orders, of course. He said he wouldn’t be able to join you.”
“Oh okay. That sucks.”
“Bye.” She shut the door.
My mom turned around. “Tensions are running high.”
I turned back around and knocked on my brother’s door. “You ready?”
Mike stepped out. “Let’s do this.” He held a imaginary gun and started to shoot the walls. “I’m awesome at laser tag.”
“We’ll see.”
“Let’s head out.”
I grabbed my other groomsmen and we headed to the car. When I went to Cortland’s door, he said he wasn’t coming.
“What the hell? You seemed excited yesterday,” I said.
“I am, but Scarlet needs me.” He kept avoiding my gaze and looking at the floor.
“Dude, is something up?”
“No,” he said quickly. “Why? We’re good. I’m good.”
I raised an eyebrow. “Ryan can’t come and now you can’t come? How much help does Scarlet need?”
“You know her. She needs food around the clock.”
“Can’t Ryan just stay?”
“He just came to my room and told me to help Scarlet. He needs my assistance .”
“I thought he was at the store.”
“Uh, I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?”
Cortland looked at his watch. “You really should get going. The day is passing.”
I gave him another look before I turned away and walked down to the entryway. The rest o f the guys were waiting.
“Now don’t bruise each other,” my mom said.
“I can’t promise anything,” I said with a smile.
Andrew looked around. “What about Ryan and Cortland?”
“They said they need to help Scarlet.”
“I still haven’t seen her,” my mom said. “The last time I went up there, she was gone.”
I shrugged. “She’s probably freaking out about something stupid.”
“Well, I’ll track her down eventually.”
“Let’s go, ” my dad said.
We got into the vehicles and drove to the theme park. I knew something was up with Scarlet. Her entire family was acting weird. I knew they were bound together by something stronger then blood or love, and they were sticking together like a front. Maybe she was trying to plan something special for me. That sounded like something Scarlet would do. I pulled out my phone and texted Janice.
Did you show her the room?
She didn’t respond for a few minutes. I let the phone sit on my lap as we drove down the road. My friends were sitting in the backseat, laughing at a joke I didn’t catch. I looked at my phone again to make sure I hadn’t missed her response. She finally said something.
Not yet. We’ll get there.
It’ll take like 5 mins. Just make sure she sees it. Please.
Okay.
I sighed and put the phone back in my pocket.
My dad touched me on the shoulder. “You alright?”
“I’m fine, Dad.”
“You seemed stressed out.”
“Scarlet just seems weird.”
“Have you talked to her?”
“No. H er bridesmaids are just acting odd.”
“Stress and money are the two things that can change people.”
“Well, it’s working now.”
We parked the
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