Broken With My Mother In Law

Donald noticed that I was very upset with what just happened to me.

“It is not that bad, really. Besides, the swelling has begun to subside.” Donald smiled and comforted me, pinching my cheeks.

“Really?” I felt the two “thick sausages” and couldn’t be happy.

“Don’t worry, it is slowly detumescence. You are still beautiful even though you have sausages as lips” Donald rubbed my hair and chuckled, his gentle eyes have made me blush.

I am really glad that he is the one I was marrying. Even though I look this horrible, he still manages to look at me like I was the only beautiful girl in the world. I smiled at him with my swollen lips.

I just wanted to rest. This day is really tiring for me.

As I was getting comfortable in bed and not caring about whether or not the guests are already gone or still down stairs. 

I suddenly heard a man voice.

“Hey, I just came to see how the bride-to-be is doing…. Oh, my God that looks really awful.” This nasty Dr. Chamberlain, who came in without knocking, and came straight towards me, he must have seen my lips and he was shocked with what he saw.

“Get out now!” Donald turned his face impatiently and told him to leave, without being gentle at all.

“See? I told you it looked terrible, I told you, whoops…” Dr. Chamberlain must have seen it, and I hung my head and I cried sadly covering my face. I hate him. Now, I regret inviting him over.

“Baby, I promise you, after 24 hours, the swelling will completely subside, believe me.” I should trust Donald. He is a doctor, after all. He is an excellent doctor and a real doctor not like Chamberlain. 

I hope tomorrow this sausage of a lips will really be gone. Donald closed the door of the room and laid beside me. He hugged me and started to stare at my face. I was still insecure on my appearance and how I look.   

“Do not stare at me.” I said to Donald and covered my face. I didn’t want to see anyone with such an ugly mouth. As we held each other we dozed off.

The next morning the sun shines into the room, waking me up. I felt that there was no one there beside me. I realized that Donald went out early in the morning. I saw something on his pillow and it lay a small note and a bright flower, which was reserved for me. 

“Good morning baby. I have to leave early to do some errands. Have a nice day ahead. Love, Donald. Xoxo.”

After reading the note, I picked up the flower and smelled it and took a deep breath. It smelled wonderful. When the flowers touched my lips, I felt a tingle. I reached out and touched my lips as if they were not so swollen but luckily it had already subsided. I quickly got out of bed and ran to the mirror. When I saw the recovered lips, I sigh in relief and my heart finally fell down.

Someone knocked at the door. It was so early, who could it be?

“The door is open. You can come in”

“Thank God, the monster bride is gone, and I was worried all night, but you look beautiful now,” Dylan said and he hugged me. He was worried that he had to come early in the morning just to check up on me. How sweet of a friend is he. And he was also very happy to see that I was recovering well. 

“It hurts me that you were worried about me last night and you came just to see if I am fine. Thank you, you are very kind as always. I just don’t know what happened to me last night. I know that I was allergic to something in the gravy I ate. I was thinking of the things that had happened last night, and I was very skeptical when Diana never came back from the kitchen.” 

“Yeah, me too, wait, do you think she was the one who…” I was dazed. Dylan was talking about Diana.

“No, come on Dylan, I know she is a little bit crazy, but she is not like a psychotic murderer.” We both laughed and said no in unison. I feel that no matter how hard she tortured me, she did not have the courage to kill me. She would not be that kind of person. Or was she? I was still not sure. 

“She was still very skeptical, And I do not like it even one bit.” Dylan said with anger in his tone.

“Donald said he will handle the things he has with his mother. I think that is why he left so early.” I said casually.

“It will be for the best when he talks to his mother about her attitude. She is not that kind. And by the way Linda I wanted to ask you something.” He scratched his head and he looked a little shy. 

What was he about to ask me? He looks cute when he is shy.

“What is it? Ask away Dylan,” I took a white skirt from my closet and laid it flat on the bed.

 “If I can bring my own companion to your wedding with Donald?” I was shocked with his question and I got really excited.

“Of course! you can bring any girl you want. God, that is really great for you.” 

When I heard Dylan’s request, I was happy for him but I was puzzled with who he was going with.

“Okay good to know, thank you Linda. See you later,” Dylan said, thankfully, and was about to go out but I interrupted him and he stopped his paced. 

“But, wait, who is this girl? Tell me before you leave.” He has not told me who his companion is, isn’t it Elena?

“Oh, it is… please don’t get angry with me, it is Dr. Chamberlain, actually his name is ‘Paul'” Dylan said a little embarrassed. I was very surprised with what he said. 

I just had a meal with that man last night, and the relationship I have with him was not that good.

“Paul? Is that his real name? The name Paul is very mysterious” I asked him with my eyes full of shock. Did he not know that Chamberlain has a lot of secrets? Why would he be his companion to my wedding?

“That is funny. Anyway, you already agreed for me to have my own companion so I have to get dressed and wax my eyebrows. I will see you in a few hours, okay?” Dylan said in a hurry to go down and dress up.

“I’ll go down with you.” I told him.

The wedding will begin soon. As I walk down those flights of stairs will I want to see what is before my eyes. Is it what I expected?

[Donald’s Perspective]

They assumed Linda was still sleeping. I basically woke up early and dressed properly, which is a significant success in its own right. I stepped out to see how the wedding scene was set up for the most part, which is very important in a discreet way. The wedding was fairly staid. The wedding was primarily staged in a covert manner outside one of my properties. People came and left, and the landscape outside became more beautiful in a gentle way. Clusters of multicolored flowers gathered beneath the leaves, like a swarm of butterflies, spreading their wings and stopping in the air, which is quite remarkable. Everything was so pretty to look at. The venue was full of joy like a vivid rainbow.

Three or four cellists play on roadside chairs, several dance testers dance in the white pavilion, guests stand in groups of twos and threes talking and laughing, children run and make noises together, laughing and laughing all over the courtyard, and waiters circulate among them, showing signs that Linda was still resting, or so they thought. I stood at the front door, contrary to the traditional notion, to better address my relatives and friends.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“Hi, cheers. Thank you for coming to our event, it is a pleasure to have you here.” This is a female colleague. She came with a girl of seven or eight years old, and then one after another guest came in. “Gentlemen, let’s go and see how Linda is doing.” Linda’s good friend Elena went upstairs to find Linda with some girlfriends.

“Are you coming to see the bride or the groom?” Enoch approached a young woman with golden curly hair who appeared to be his age.

“I brought my mum with me.” I smiled as I sipped from my mouth. Unfortunately, this young lady was accompanied by her mother. Enoch appears to be without hope. “She appears to be much more mature…” When the girl’s mother noticed her daughter being solicited, she quietly moved her away, and Enoch said behind her with a smile.