Chapter one

"Hola, Isla ." I say as I approach her table with a wide smile on my face only to be met with her gloomy face.

"What's with the smiley face?" She asks whilst rolling her eyes and then crossing her arms.

For a second I want to burst out loud into laughter but I keep my cool. I wasn't really sure why she was acting this way__ but she really does look cute when she's angry.

"You tell me, Isla. What's with the attitude?" I say and she raises her eyebrows at me as if she's about to pounce on me and rip me to pieces.

"I can't believe we're even friends. Seriously, your not even apologizing for not picking up my calls yesterday nor for coming here late and even now you fail to notice what's different about me." She says waving her arm around and pouting her lips looking like a little child throwing tantrums.

"That's not true Isla. About not picking up your calls__ I was in a rush yesterday and left my phone at the office and coming here late, that's on Felipe __I told you about the editor-in- chief, his guts hate me and I had to sneak out just to be here." I say trying my best to sound apologetic enough for this my dramatic friend.

"Elena, If that's the case, then why did you walk in here with that smile allover your face as if you wanted to make me not shout at you." Isla speaks staring at me with a questioning look.

"I believe there's no rule against me expressing my happiness and besides it's a beautiful sunny day here in Seville which also happens to be mine and Hector's third wedding anniversary." I say, proudly with an uncontrollable smile plastering on my face.

Hector Aguilar Lopez, the love of my life. I just couldn't believe it myself that we'd actually reached three years already in our marriage and it was still blossoming with love everyday.

"Oh my god Elena, I forgot about it . Am so sorry." Isla speaks, her tone low and apologetic.

"It's no big deal. If it was Hector that forgot then I'd be__" I pause unable to say anything further.

I just can't believe what I am seeing.

This surely is what Isla meant when she claimed I wasn't noticing what was different about her.

"Oh my god!" I squeal and soon has the attention of everyone in the cafe looking at me with confused looks.

Surely they thought I was insane or something.

"Are you sure you're alright." Isla asks giving me the same expression as everyone else in the cafe.

Her gaze travelling from me to the people around us. It was obvious she was feeling embarrassed by their gaze given the way we'd even earned their stares.

Saying nothing, I extended my hand towards her and all I got was her furrowing her brows in confusion.

" Pass me your hand." I say, my hand still extended towards her.

Nervously, she started to bring out her right hand but I stopped her.

"Not that one, the other hand." I say and immediately her face lit up in excitement.

"You finally saw it." She says, waving her hands towards my face showing off the delicate ring on her finger.

It was indeed a sight to watch with the sparkling diamond on it.

"I can't believe Rodrigo proposed and he didn't even bother to tell me. Am definitely going to behead him for this."

"Slow down sweet heart, you want to make me a widow before am even a bride." Isla spoke teasingly.

"Seriously, he just proposed to my bestie without even telling me first." I say pouting my lips.

"If he did then the proposal wouldn't have been glamorous. He knows you too well__you'd never hide anything from me." She speaks and truthfully she is right.

There's no one in this entire universe that I've been honest with like I've been with Isla.

She was not just a friend but a sister. Through my ups and downs , she'd always had my back.
"So when's the wedding." I ask eager to know.

"In two weeks time." She says

"That's quick. What portion did you give this man that he doesn't want to waste any moment without you being his." I say teasing her.

"Rodrigo's taking a months leave, so that'll all be spent as our honeymoon." She says blushing.

"He's definitely not letting you go. Yesterday's calls , you wanted to tell me about the proposal, didn't you?" I say knowing exactly what the answer was.

"Yes, blame that on you for not picking up and leaving your phone at work." She says mocking me.

"You could have just called on Hector's phone and we'd talk." I say trying to reason out all ways I could have gotten to know this last night.

"Well, if you still want to argue on that, then that's yours to deal with but I want to know what you think about being my maid of honor." She speaks and my face lits up in excitement the moment I heard her ask me to be her maid of honor.

"Yes, yes , yes and yes. I'll definitely be your maid of honor." I say and even didn't realize when I stood from my seat and was now hugging Isla so tightly.

This day can't get any better. I think I might just die from today's happiness.

I just want this happiness lasting for forever.

"Okay, this is no longer a hug but rather you getting me nearer to having an autopsy done on me." She says trying to pull out of my choking hug.

"Your not even the last person I want to kill or even want dead. " I say breaking away from the hug.

"I know. But I think we'll have to find somewhere else to celebrate, it's obvious we're no longer wanted here." She says gesturing to the stares we were receiving from the people around.

"Too bad they can't share my joy, so they'll never know how am feeling inside." I reply picking up my saint Laurent bag and then following behind Isla.

Right now, the only thing that was on my mind is Isla's wedding and the anniversary gift I was going to get hector.

I wonder what he's planned for tonight.

"Marcello, you take the day off, I'll be going with Isla." I say the moment i get close to him.

Marcello had been assigned to me as my personal driver ever since I tied the knot with Hector. He'd known of my phobia towards driving and got me a personal driver.

Ever since the accident that made me lose my entire family, my mum and dad and Lucia my sister, I always shunned away from vehicles. It was only after I met Isla that I atleast started to get into them.

"But Senor Lopez , he asked me not to leave your side." He says and I was confused .

Why all of a sudden would Hector want Marcello following me around like a dog.

"It's not like this is the first time I let you have a day off and then wonder around with Isla." I say .

"Darling, I think he's preparing a suprise for you and he wants Marcello to keep you from finding out." Isla says raising her brows and then smiling slyly at me.

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