300 Long White Dress
Selma Payne’s POV:
To be honest, being a bride was not as interesting as being a bridesmaid.
Looking at the girls running errands for me, laughing and chattering along the way, and even telling me the interesting things that happened at the party, I was so envious that I wanted to take off my wedding dress and join them.
After sending each other the bay leaf tree and Wolf’s Fang and receiving the blessings of my parents and Duke Frank, I finally made it to exchanging lunchboxes.
Although it was already afternoon, the purpose of the lunchbox was for something other than lunch.
I took out the bridesmaid’s dress I was thinking about, and I was about to change into it with the help of the girls, but suddenly I heard a sound of a tear – the skirt of the bridesmaid’s dress was torn open a slit as long as the forearm, and its collar was in Dorothy’s hand, the hem of the skirt got stuck on the corner of the heavy gold-carved round table at some point.
“!”
The girls checked the bridesmaid’s dress in a panic, but the tear ran through the skirt and could no longer be worn.
“I’m sorry!” Dorothy apologized helplessly, “I didn’t see the dress got stuck on the table. Oh my god, I’m so sorry!”
I hugged her and consoled her. “It’s okay. It’s just a bridesmaid’s dress. I’m not going to wear it to the wedding.”
But now that I couldn’t wear the bridesmaid’s dress, how was I supposed to meet Aldrich? It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that the wedding dress skirt could almost cover half the room, and it would be difficult for me to walk around in this dress without being noticed.
The girls rummaged through their luggage, hoping to find a replacement dress. However, in addition to being as gorgeous as ancient gowns, the gowns modeled after ancient styles also inherited the rigid characteristics of ancient gowns. One could only wear one size.
Due to the lack of elasticity, I couldn’t stuff me in if it was small. If it were too big, the skirt would fall off after a few steps, and I couldn’t use brooches or belts.
I sat at the side dejectedly and thought, ‘It’s over. The plan is ruined. My wedding is going to be incomplete!’
Just as I was at my wits’ end, Dorothy suddenly took out a plain white dress from a box in the corner. It didn’t look like a custom-made suit. A clergyman left it behind.
“Try this!” She handed the dress to me in high spirits. “It looks like your size.”
I made a last-ditch effort and tried it on casually. I didn’t expect this dress to fit me. It was so close-fitting that I almost suspected it was custom-made for me.
It was said that the bride had the best luck on her wedding day. It seemed that this was true!
The girls cheered excitedly, and Jordin and Emma went to Aldrich’s place to lead the charge. Ten minutes later, Dorothy and I quietly set off.
Before I left, I removed all the gorgeous decorations on my hair. Dorothy helped me cover my head with a thin veil, saying that it could block other people’s gazes on the way.
Standing in front of Aldrich’s family’s lounge, I counted down from five, and when I heard Jordin say our secret code, I pushed the door open and entered.
Aldrich was standing with his back to the door. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he helplessly said, “What is it? And you want me to leave first.”
The girls stood at the side, covering their mouths and snickering. I nimbly walked behind Aldrich and tapped his shoulder.
Aldrich turned around, but before his helpless expression could disappear, he saw my brilliant smile.
“Aren’t you surprised?” I scattered the petals hidden in the palm of my hand into the air and threw myself into his arms. “I don’t know what to give you. After thinking about it, nothing is more precious than me. Do you like it?”
Aldrich smiled as he held my waist as if no one else was around. He whispered into my ear, “I like it. I like it very much. I like it the most.”
The girls had long since left to stand guard at the door, leaving only Aldrich and me in the lounge.
“I couldn’t wait to see you again at the ceremony,” I whispered. “Now I understand why the bride and groom couldn’t meet before marriage in ancient times. If every new couple is like me, unable to wait for even a moment, and can’t wait to elope with you, then this rule does make some sense.”
Aldrich lovingly pressed his forehead against mine and repeated what I said. “You want to elope with me? If you want, we can leave now.”
“What?” Before I could react, Aldrich had already pulled me out.
The girls outside the resting room had already disappeared without a trace. I didn’t know where Aldrich was taking me, but I trusted him and followed him.
We followed a small, hidden corridor and arrived at a sealed garden behind the moon god temple. This area was not open to the public; usually, only the church’s members would come here. However, all the clergymen had gone to help with the coronation and wedding today, so the garden was quiet, and there was no one.
The garden in the middle of summer was full of flowers, and colorful butterflies and bees were perched in the center of the flowers, quietly observing us, the unexpected visitors. A thorny arch had been decorated on the lawn, and a path paved with fresh flowers extended to an exquisite ceremonial stage. Dorothy stood in the middle of the stage, wearing a white robe that symbolized the Moon Emissary, like a priestess of the Moon Palace.
