Chosen By The Mafia by Nina Daniel (best reads of all time TXT) 📕

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It is evening now and we just finished the extra-pointless-shopping session which Melissa named it as ‘Pre-Wedding Depression’ and it was not true that I was fearing my wedding, it was just that man who seemed like a warning to me and I didn’t wish to see anything triggering to me in this current phase. I don’t want anything bad to happen during this significant period. I hope everything passes as quickly as possible. The moment I’ll repeat the vows and be declared as his wife that would be the moment of my heart at ease. 

Coming back to reality, we are in the car and currently heading towards home. I thought we were going home after my absurd behaviour but it turned out to be a reason for shopping more. Anyways, at least it is over now and also, it helped my mood a little. 

My fingers hit the button ‘send’ as I texted Nathan if he’s at home already or still with his friends. 

We are only a few miles away from Mel’s place, dropping her off there then I’ll be alone and all to myself. 

She kept counselling me about how to fight with agitation that she thinks I’d be feeling while saying the vows. 

Right now, I just want to go home, take a nap in the arms of my man. I feel like crying without him and I don’t want to be away from him even for a minute till tomorrow, it’s like I’ll lose him soon. 

“No! Never! Don’t think like this Lana, Just Don’t!” My mind kept chanting 

“Ana, you see, you’re already nervous about everything, don’t worry my idiot mate, nothing will happen what you think can. I know insecurities happen, I know you’re feeling like losing him and I felt the same, the terrible phase that we have been through has made us like this and it’s okay to talk about it with me, I can understand your fear but trust me tomorrow your all doubts will be proved wrong, it’s only a thing for tonight. I advise you to take a good beauty sleep and think about what is stored for you next. Leave the past behind and concentrate on your new life, tears won’t be a part of ahead,” Mel’s lecture helped me feel sane, I thought only I might be the one having such thoughts before my wedding but seems like every bride feels this way.

We reached her beautiful doll-house and she also invited me for a cup of tea but I was too tired to have further chit-chat so I excused her for this time. She understood my reason immediately. 

She closed the door and chauffeur drove back to the mansion. I kept thinking about the man who I saw outside the restaurant, his face wasn’t letting me close my eyes as it was way too familiar and the way he glanced at me gave shocks till my bottom cores. It still feels so chilly to even recall it. 

I saw a message popped up on my phone screen and it was Claire’s ID. she must’ve reached the mansion, I promised her that I would be first to meet her but unfortunately, I couldn’t make it. 

“What are you still doing outside, little sister? You should’ve been here before me. Look, you broke the promise, what should I do now,” Claire clearly being Claire. 

I glanced at her childish message and smiled while heeding to the motionless buildings. I shifted back my eyes on my phone and replied, “You should’ve come earlier than today. Do you know how much I feel the fact of you coming at the nick of time? it was just a little revenge but I’m still not done with it.”  I hit a send with a laughing emoji to make it sound neutral where my own smile broadened. I didn’t type such a reply to cover my negligence but it was true that I missed her being with me. I know she had her own genuine reason; travelling with a newborn isn’t easy at all though it’s risky for the baby’s health and I understand it. 

“Ma’m, we have reached the mansion,” he said as he stopped the park at the parking lot.

I picked up my bag and stepped out of the car. I strode inside the mansion and was welcomed by huge applause. It was Nathan’s cousins chanting and hooting for me, I chuckled over their behaviour. I could hear too many voices at the same time that it was hard to understand a single word

“Here our young bride comes, *whistling*” 

“Welcome back from the 4th official pre-wedding-depression-shopping,” 

“Damnit y’all, don’t make her uncomfortable again. Come here dear (she guided me to sit beside her) I’m so sorry on behalf of these nuts,” 

“Ayee our sweet addition to-be, how are you feeling today? Excited? Happy? Nervous? Bothered? Disappointed? Satisfied to marry a workaholic or annoyed? Feel like crying or hitting Nathan for having such idiots as his cousin? Say anything maybe?” he kept running off his mouth while I kept lightly chuckling over his brand new kind of sarcasm

“Oh gosh no! Stop, I’m happy definitely… and yes… to see you all joining us on our important day, I can’t thank you guys enough,” I said while rubbing my hands to control my rapid heart beating as I’m feeling a little puzzled. 

“You don’t need to thank us, we are obliged to attend our brother’s wedding,” one of the men said with an enthusiastic tone

“You were looking so pretty in the bridal shower, I’m so sorry dear, I couldn’t attend it but I have seen pictures and now I regret missing it,” a blonde cousin whose name is Kelly said with puppy eyes and a light smile. I consoled her that there’s nothing to feel missed out. 

While we kept talking for hours and after greeting the elders who were especially excited to meet me; the bride. We had dinner together where Nathan joined us too at the same time. 

I thought that after the dinner we would have alone-time to talk about my insecurities but I was wrong, Nathan’s cousin took him out for his ‘last bachelor’s night’ again, he first resisted to go with them as he also wanted to stay with me but I insisted him to agree with them on which he made sure as if I was angry at him or not. Well, I was not angry but I didn’t know what to do in front of so many people, So, I did the stupidity by letting him go willingly. Damn me.