Chapter 93. Between Two Fates
Without wasting any time, the man seated directly opposite Bernard and Maria’s parents smiled.
"Let’s go straight to the reason we’re all gathered here. We have both parents and the couple present, and we are about to witness the joining of these two wonderful people, Bernard and Maria, in marriage!"
Maria’s heart burned with rage as she watched the scene unfold before her eyes. She couldn’t stand it. She ran toward the man, desperate to stop the wedding.
She swung her arms wildly, trying to scatter the documents on the table to stop the ceremony.
But her hands passed through the papers as if they were made of air. Again and again, she tried to grab them, but she couldn’t touch a thing.
Panic flooded her. Her chest tightened as fear crept into her bones.
"Stop! Can’t you all see me? Please stop this!" Maria screamed, but no one heard her. No one saw her. It was as though she didn’t exist. She waved her arms, she stomped her feet, but her desperate actions were invisible to everyone in the room.
The wedding continued. Smiles spread across the faces of everyone present. The joining of Bernard and Maria was done successfully, and they all looked so happy.
But something didn’t sit right. Maria’s eyes darted between the faces of the parents. Both fathers wore satisfied smiles, but the mothers’ expressions were stiff and uneasy. They seemed unhappy, but no one else appeared to notice.
The couple walked out of the room, holding hands, full of joy as their family escorted them to the waiting car outside. Maria’s heart shattered as she watched them drive away from the court premises.
She stood there, helpless, furious, but there was no one to hear her. No one to understand her pain. She was trapped in this nightmare, alone.