"Wow, you're going to be the ring bearer at your dad and mom's wedding?"
Abby was a bit surprised.
"Yeah, I'm the ring bearer, and so are you," Daniel lifted his chin proudly. "My mom said that getting married means staying together forever. If we're both ring bearers, we'll be together forever too!"
Abby frowned. "I wasn’t a ring bearer at my mom's wedding."
"That's usually the case, but my family is an exception," Daniel whispered. "If you come to our place, you'd be an exception too."
Abby was intrigued. "Then I'd be part of the family."
As they got off the plane, Wesley Tueley looked at his daughter holding Daniel’s hand, then at Daniel’s sheepish grin, and rolled his eyes in frustration.
"Let go!"
"Dad, don't be mean to Daniel. I'm going to marry him someday!" Abby defended.
Wesley was livid. "Enough!"
What kind of talk was that? Preposterous!
...
The hotel was transformed into a sea of sunflowers, with the air filled with the scent of champagne.
Floral arches created a pathway of happiness.
In the bridal suite upstairs.
Brittany slipped into her wedding dress, a design of her own that she adored.
Made of satin, the dress exuded elegance with its lightweight fabric, hugging her figure while adding a touch of femininity.
The bridesmaids, chosen from Brittany's studio, were all beaming with youth.
Hannah and Kari were swooning over Brittany.
Ysabel had traveled miles to attend the wedding, "Congratulations."
"Thank you." Brittany hugged Ysabel. "It means a lot that you came all this way."
"It's no bother at all. You’re my sister; how could I miss your wedding?"
Brittany, with her minimal makeup, looked stunningly youthful, as if she was a lotus flower just about to bloom.
Hannah was green with envy.
Applause thundered from below.
Brittany handed her bouquet to Kari, her dearest friend. "Kari, my biggest wish is for you to find true happiness."
Kari, holding the bouquet, replied, "Brittany, I already have."
The wedding wasn't over yet, but Isaac led Brittany away to catch a flight to H city.
"Off to H city?"
"Yes, to where we first met."
Their hands intertwined.
At seventeen, Isaac was kidnapped, facing violence and starvation, believing he wouldn't survive those endless nights.
Then, one day, a hand reached out to him.
"Hey, want some bread?" a young girl offered, her eyes shining brightly, unforgettable.
Isaac often thought, without that piece of bread, he might have not survived the darkness.
After endless nights, he took the bread, and more importantly, her hand. Together, they were ready to face all the days to come!
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