The Wedding Day They Forgot

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n't here. My father,

was supposed to walk me dow

fiancé, was

s sweating. I' d called each

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shed on my screen. I answ

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ryone's here, the ceremon

ng came up. As

ounger siste

visit from LA. We' re all a

rents, Ethan, and

wedding day." My voic

st a timing thing. We can reschedul

was worried

ore I could sa

ked over, her face pale

ost. A grinning selfie of her, Mom, Dad, and Etha

my amazing family dropped EVERYTHING to welc

thing. Includ

, looking at me, then at the

pproached, his expr

. I had to tell them my family, my fianc

was a cold wei

h it, a blur of apologi

e me home. I

expensive dress. I folded it carefully,

journal. "The 99 T

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ending. It wa