"No! No!!!!!!" I wept bitterly. This can't be happening but it did.
As I lay by his side trying to talk to him to keep him awake, the masked man came forward and took a shot at me. As the bullet hit me I woke up panting soaked in my sweat.
It was just a dream thank God but it felt so real. The blood, my screams, the bullet...
As I sat still trying to make sense of my dream, the door opened and Micheal's mum walked in smiling warmly. When she saw my sweat clad face, she quickened her steps towards me and sat down on the bed.
"What's wrong sweetheart, you don't look too good"
"I had a terrible dream mum; it felt too real"
She cleaned my tears and waited for me to continue
"We were at the wedding ceremony just after the vows when suddenly a masked man came out of nowhere and took a shot at Micheal. There was commotion everywhere while some people tried to call 911. I was with Micheal trying to get him to stay awake but there was so much blood. I was trying to stop the bleeding; all I could see was red. I was still trying to talk to him when the masked man came forward and shot me too. I woke up after that"
More years rolled down my face as I continued;
"It was so real momma, I felt his agony and pain; the blood, everyt- my sobs took over and I couldn't even complete the sentence.
She took me into her arms and rocked me as I cried. I've been having these dreams ever since my call with Christian. It doesn't come too frequently and today was the first time the dream was this horrific.
Most times it's just someone disrupting the wedding and I would wake up. I told Michael about the call and the letter once he got home and he told me not to worry about it.
His parents also knew about it and they promised to secure the environment with guards. That made me feel a little better. Keyword being a little.
She stopped rocking me when my sobs reduced.
"Sweetie, you will be fine. Nothing is going to happen okay? Nobody is going to die. Today is a happy day so just focus on your happiness and banish those thoughts okay?"
I nodded my head against her chest.
The wedding was to take place in the evening so I still had a lot of time to do some other things before dressing up.
"Take your time sweetheart and when you are done you can come downstairs for breakfast. We don't want you starving before your wedding"
I chuckled; trust mum to always lighten up any situation.
When she left, I stood up from the bed and went towards the mirror in the room. I checked my belly for any sign of growth.
Yes, I was pregnant.
I've been feeling so tired lately coupled with vomiting. I went for a doctor's appointment without Michael's knowledge and I found out that I was three weeks pregnant.
It was no surprise there since Michael and I haven't been using protection.
Since the wedding was close, I decided to surprise Michael and the whole family after the wedding. I still hadn't told anyone and I wasn't yet showing so my secret is still safe with me.
I can't believe we were going to have a baby; it's so surreal. Next I trailed my hands on my wedding dress. It was an off the shoulder simple gown. I didn't want anything to be extravagant since it was a beach wedding; a bulky gown would be soiled before the evening is over so I went for a simple one- simple but elegant. It was a ball like gown sewn with lace material with a sweetheart neckline. I also wasn't wearing shoes; just bridal barefoot sandals.
It has always been my dream to have a beach wedding and that's what I was getting. I wasn't interested in anything too serious and formal.
Morning passed by quickly and soon enough it was time to get prepared. Nikky and Ava were my bridal train since we've gotten closer over the past month with a couple of their friends which I met along the line.
We were all in the room getting dressed; as usual, Nikky and Ava were the ones involved in taking care of my hair and face.
The theme of the wedding was pink and white so yesterday, I had my nails done in a pale pink colour; the bridal train were to wear a pale pink dress too.
My bouquet of flowers were pink too. My makeup was done and my hair was next to be styled. Ava curled the whole hair and it was held to the back by a silver crown with wisps of the hair falling slightly in front. The hair was sprayed to keep it in throughout the ceremony- my idea; it could get windy towards evening and I didn't want to have a bad hair day on my wedding.
To make everything go faster, Olivia employed the services of an hair and makeup artist to attend to the other girls while Ava and Nikky were working on me.
When all was finally done and we were ready, it was time to drive down to the location. It was just a 30 mins drive from the house to the beach.
I hadn't seen Michael in two days and as much as I wanted to see him, I was nervous. I mean, I have every right to be. It's my wedding.
We arrived at the destination and I was in shock. The environment was decorated with white and pink- pink flowers were scattered on the floor and I felt like crying. I wasn't really involved with the decoration and what I saw surpassed everything I had conjured on my head. I just couldn't believe that in a few minutes I was gonna see Michael and we were gonna be official for life.

Picture of the location; pretty isn't it? I've always been fantasizing about a beach wedding. Tbh, I don't really fancy all those boring church weddings; I want something so free and fun plus there's something always calming about the ocean. When I'm in any bad situation, I just close my eyes and imagine myself taking a walk down the beach or just lying down on the beach with the sun beating down on me. It's always so relaxing. I also discovered yesterday that a beach wedding is also my sister's dream wedding, how cool is that?
Future hubby get ready o... this is for us.

So to anyone who didn't get the barefoot sandals that I was talking about, this is it. It would be really silly to wear heels on a beach don't you think? With the sand sinking with each step, that would be really embarrassing especially on your wedding day so I thought about this. People do wear these and I think it's really cute.

This is a picture of how Charlotte's hair was styled. It's so beautiful, don't you agree?

Her makeup, just imagine this face with blue eyes. Charlotte has blue eyes.

Her nails.....
This chapter wasn't so easy to develop because it took me days to be satisfied with the choice of the wedding gown and the location and everything.
You would think it's actually my wedding I'm planning for.
I hope you enjoy it and I provided visuals so you would be able to build up the scene in your head.
The wedding gown picture is at the beginning of the chapter.
Our princess is preggiesssssssss; who would have thought?🤔
Dramaaaaaaaaaaaa is on its way. Sit tight and buckle up 'cause we are about to go for a ride; a bumpy one at that.
See you later lovelies
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Ife ♥️