He left the year I arrived? Michael sees the rational on why he didn"t know this person. Zoey broke her hug to Nickel and fixed his clothes while saying, "Lets not waste our time here babe. Lets go inside." Zoey then leads the way while holding his hand.
Michael watched the disappearing figures of the two. Little did he knew that America was eavesdropping to their entire conversation.
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When Zoey secured that they were far from where Michael is, Zoey bend her back and took a 90° bow to Nickel. "I"m so sorry!" She"s apologizing from the act she has done.
"I didn"t mean to drag to my mess; I"m sorry!"
Zoey is still bending her back as a sign of her saying sorry to the guy she just drags him down with her a while ago. Nickel didn"t know what to do or what to say, he just patted her shoulder three times and smiles seductively. Zoey didn"t saw his smile, so she doesn"t have any idea what kind of impression she had made to this guy"s eyes.
After stepping three steps ahead he said, "Come on babe your speech is about to come."
Zoey"s spine shivered when she remembers that she needs to give a speech or message to the bride and groom. She strengthens her back once again and tried to catch up Nickel steps.
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After Michael disappeared from their seats, America tried to look for him. She visited the wash room, the lobby, the garden and even the back balcony of the hall but nowhere can she find Michael.
She decided to head the entrance, maybe her luck is there. But before she landed her right foot outside the hall she heard Michael"s voice.
America hid behind the post and tried to listen to them, as her emotions were at the brick of its breakdown.
When she heard him asking for forgiveness and for a second chance her heart was pounding real hard, she doesn"t know if Zoey will accept it or not. But she was hoping that she"s not.
America was clinching her fists. There were droplets of blood on her hand, but the wounds in her heart were worst than compared to her palms.
Her heart was already filled with hate and jealousy; she"s planning of what should she do to separate them again or what kind of dirty scheming she should do to make her not to come back here again when suddenly Leo"s best man appeared beside Zoey.
She observed their interactions without listening to their later conversation. She"s not in the mood to concern herself with their talk but to watch Michael"s reactions.
As she was observing Michael, she saw an unexplainable emotion written on his face, is it because he is seeing his ex-girlfriend"s new guy? Michael"s face has a killer intent aura going out of his body.
America didn"t pay attention to Zoey and Leo"s best man when Zoey mentioned that he is her boyfriend so she doesn"t a slight idea about the matters of their conversation.
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Inside the halls, after Zoey expressed her tear-jerky speech comes the wedding bouquet and garter tradition.
The bridal garter is likely the only piece of lingerie the bride ever have removed by her husband and then flung gleefully into a rapt crowd. Whether this wedding garter tradition makes you laugh or cringe, it"s still going strong. And even brides that don"t embrace the garter toss sometimes wear a garter, nonetheless.
Shane sat on a chair while Leo was kneeling in front of her. Parents with minor kids respectively covered their kids eyes when Leo went inside Shane"s gown. People start cheering and clapping in the extent to express their real joy. When Leo got Shane"s garter, he shamelessly stood up and starts dancing after the beat from the stereos. Guests were all laughing with his dance moves. Shane covered her tomato liked face because of embarra.s.sment her husband is performing.
The host immediately called all the bachelors from the crowd.
The host gave the microphone to Leo. "From the count of three, I will release this garter and see who will be our next groom."
Bachelor guests were all excited to catch the garter as the they all aimed their focuses to the said garment.
"One!"
"Two!"
Before Leo uttered number three, he already released the garment. Everyone from the crowd caught off guard as they didn"t expect Leo"s scheme.
Nickel whose standing still at the back of the form suddenly felt something of his head. As if an object has fallen on top of him. When he reached for it, he saw that the bridal garment was on her hands.
Alfie, who also joined the throwing of a bridal garment, felt disappointed because he thought that it his chance to get married soon.
Ladies from the crowd cheered happily when then saw Nickel got the garter. They then decided to take part to the bouquet throwing to have a chance to put it on them by Nickel.
Leo on the microphone said, "Hahahahaha! Nice catch bro!" He returned the microphone to the host as the host explained the tradition behind the bridal garter and its connection to the bridal bouquet.
Following the sequencing, the host later gathered all the women in the crowd. Sweet and Lisa eagerly went on the center field as they also want to catch the flower bouquet. Zoey didn"t mind the chaos happening around her as she was eating her mango graham cake.
Her mom forced her to stand and took her cake away from her when she saw her unpartic.i.p.ative.
"Don"t be a buzz kill Zoey! Go there and join!"
Her dad didn"t know if he should cry or laugh to his wife"s action towards their daughter. For him, Zoey is still his baby girl, but she is also on the age to get married.
Though this tradition doesn"t really come true, elders in all aspects of life would like to ask their legal aged children to take part.
With no choice given, Zoey stood up and went to the back part of the crowd. She doesn"t want to be bombarded with everyone"s forces.
With the same spill speech given by Leo, Shane counted one to three before release her bouquet. Unlike Leo she indeed finished counting to three before she let go of the flowers.
Ladies on the crowd simultaneously jump with their high heels as they were 100% dedicated to catch the flowers. As the flowers bounced on top of everyone. One unfortunate girl was push by the crowd further the center and handed the bouquet as it falls it to her hands.