Chapter 4
- After getting home, I went straight up to my room, ignoring anyone's attempt to talk to me, taking off my damn dress (I was angry, so I couldn’t careless about a dress ) and got into an oversize t-shirt and shorts, which I love more.
- I finally plopped into my bed, remembering everything that had just happened a few hours ago and the fact that I would be getting married three weeks from now.
- Ugh!
- Great!
- just great.
- There won't be any engagement party according to Adeline due to the fact that my so-called husband is too busy to even have the time, so I was given an engagement ring, which was also a family heirloom passed down from generations. It is huge and very breath-taking and definitely causes millions.
- My phone rang, snapping me out of my thoughts, not bothering to check who was calling.
- "What?" I said, and immediately pitied the person at the receiving end.
- "Whoa whoa, what got your pants in a twist?" my best friend replied, lifting my spirits.
- “ I'm sorry Vicki, I'm just not in a good mood right now.”
- " How lame was the dinner. What happened?" she said, turning serious.
- "Turns out I'm getting married three weeks from now."
- " Wow, that fast."
- “ Yeah, it's been decided and I totally wasn't expecting it to be this early." sighing, "as much as I don't want this wedding, I need to think about my family and Adeline seems like a nice person."
- " Who is Adeline?"
- "Adeline Reeves, my husband's mom, since he was too busy to show up."
- " Oh my gosh, are you getting married to Giovanni Reeves?" She asked excitedly.
- "Yeah", I answered her in a bored tone.
- Wait a minute... How did she know his name?
- " How did you know his name?" I asked sceptically. I didn’t remember telling her.
- "Are you kidding me, who hasn't heard of the Reeves, the almighty Giovanni Reeves?" she exclaimed dramatically.
- " I won't ask if I knew, would I?" I answered, rolling my eyes at the process.
- " Where exactly have you been living, Roy? You have been to those fancy dinners your parents go to," she said, talking to me like I was an alien.
- It is not my fault. I hardly pay attention to anyone at those dinner parties; it's way too boring for my liking and filled with rich, arrogant, snobbish princes and princesses.
- " Your point exactly is what, Vicki?" I asked with a little bit of sassiness.
- " The Reeves are one of the richest families in New York, if not the world," she gushed. "And don't get me started with Giovanni Reeves."
- Holy shit!
- It all made sense now, why Adeline looked so familiar. I was so stressed out that I didn't even recognize their name.
- I can't believe my parents are marrying me off to the richest family in our society and I'm only finding out now.
- Cue the freaked out scream.
- " Boo, you're so lucky! He is the hottest bachelor on the planet and every girl's dream." I could imagine her drooling.
- "And yet he didn't even bother showing up. What a douchebag". I said angrily.
- " A very hot douchebag," she answered.
- " Who doesn't show up for something as important as this” i rant.
- " I understand, boo, but God! Is he hot?. Where can I find me a hot Giovanni Reeves?" she said, exaggerating a bit, I think, since I haven't really seen him yet.
- " You need to stop calling him that." I snapped a little bit.
- " Absolutely not!. Hot doesn't even begin to describe how good he looks; he is more like a Greek god," she sighed dreamily.
- I laughed at her craziness.
- " That reminds me, I am going to send you a pic of my engagement ring right now," I said, turning to my camera as I took a pic of the ring and sent it to her.
- "Eeeeeee," my best friend screamed, and I laughed at the precision, but also had to move my phone a few meters away from my ear in order not to go deaf.
- " Is that the Reeves family heirloom, girl?. That ring cost like a ton of money, like tons of millions," she said enthusiastically, wishing I had a little bit of her enthusiasm.
- " I know, but I can't help but feel like they are all hiding something from me."
- "What do you mean?"
- " I don't know, it's just a feeling. I’m sure it's nothing. "
- “That aside, I know how stressed out you are about this wedding and I'm definitely sure it's taking a toll on you. I just want you to know that I've got you boo. Given how stressful today was, why don't you get some rest? I promise you'll feel slightly better in the morning."
- " Thank you so much, babe. What would I do without you?" I playfully ask her.
- " Nothing, not a single thing, babe, now get some rest. I love you".
- “aww, Victoria.” I answered in a sing-song voice and laughed as I imagined the scowl that I knew was already on her face. I knew how much she hated being called her full name.
- "I take that back, I completely despise you," she snapped back, and I burst out laughing.
- I'm so glad I have a best friend like her. She's the only one who gets me.
- " I love you too," I said, and I knew she understood the meaning behind those four words.
- " Whatever , get off my phone, Camilla." I cringe at the mention of my middle name.
- " Touché Vicki, touché."
- Her laughter was the last thing I heard before I finally hung up.
- I dropped my phone on the dresser beside my bed, and I was pulled into the wonderland of dreams.