Chapter 26: The Wedding
I didn't want a big wedding.
Just something small.
Family. Friends. Good food.
Alex agreed.
We got married in a garden.
Rosa was my maid of honor.
My father walked me down the aisle.
My mother cried.
Brenda came.
Even Andrew's mother showed up.
She stood in the back, crying.
I didn't ask her to leave.
I didn't ask her to stay.
She just stood there.
And I let her.
After the ceremony, she walked up to me.
"Mariana."
"Margaret."
"I'm sorry. For everything."
I nodded.
"Thank you."
"Is that all?"
"What else is there to say?"
Margaret looked at her feet.
"I don't know. I just wanted you to know."
"I know."
May you like
She walked away.
And I let her.
