Chapter 103

• Walking down the aisle as a bridesmaid is terrifying. I cannot imagine how nerve-wracking it must be for the bride. Practically everyone I know, all our family members, everyone that has seen Sophie and I grow up, is in the church. And they’ve all turned around to stare.
• Bella goes first. Then Vix. Then me. And then Sophie, on my Dad’s arm.
• As I walk up the aisle of the packed little church, I try hard to keep my eyes on the black and white floor tiles and Vix’s steadily advancing feet, so that I can match her pace. When I get halfway up the aisle, a collective gasp tells me that Sophie has just entered the church, and – thank God – no one is looking at me anymore. That’s when I raise my eyes and find myself looking straight at the groomsmen.