Chapter 35

Augustus

Blinking my eyes several times, I try to come out of a beautiful yet fallacious dream and understand the striking words of the woman standing in front of me. She felt like an alien I never got to interact with. My eyes kept peeping at her stark red blazing orbs that were filled with resentment and disquiet for me. For the first time in my life I felt defeat, failure from the lone woman I loved the most. Where did I go wrong? My stupor of misconceived reality was broken from the loud voices of the cheering crowd.

“Kiss the bride.” I wanted to end this charade of ‘breaking hearts’ as soon as possible. Shadowing the crowd I held the sides of her face to smooch her cheeks that looked like a kiss on the lips.

Throughout the details of the marriage Angelica maintained a safe distance from me. Thanking the gathering we slipped into the car of silence except for the soft sobs of Angelica. I tried to reach her hand resting on the seat but she was prompt to avoid my