ALWAYS AND FOREVER

Kathy Pov

“I don’t like this does, mom, it looks a bit too outstanding, I just want a simple dress, something that I can easily walk with.”

I said to my mom as I tried on the dress that was supposed to be for my engagement ceremony, as I can’t plan on being there, I just didn’t want anything that will stand out too much, I wanted something that I could easily walk in.

“Calm down, Katherine, no need for you to be walked up over the dress, we can always change it to the one you prefer,”

“I am sorry mom, I didn’t mean to be rude,”

“I understand, I know the feeling of wanting the perfect dress for your day I have been there before, ”

My mom said encouraging, I mentally rolled my eyes. Her big day she meant, because there was no way that day was my big day because I ain’t getting engaged on that day neither am I getting married, but she isn’t going to know that, not until the day of the engagement when I run off, by the time they realize what has happened I will be very far away from here.

“Please can you get me a shorter dress, I just want a simple, easy to wear dress, I can get all the complex for the wedding but for this engagement, a simple pretty dress will do,”

I said to the designer.

“Alright, but I didn’t bring any short dress with me seeing that it’s an engagement ceremony, I will go back and get it,”

“No, no need to come back here I will drop by at your office tomorrow or next to get it, sorry I wasted your time,”

“It’s okay, I also brought your mum’s clothes too,”

“Mom, is there anything else that I need to do?”

I asked my mom, she was quite busy on her phone.

“Yes, my dear, there is jewelry testing, shoes, and also I didn’t want to pick the cake color neither the design for you so you have to do all that yourself, whatever you puck is what we will do,”

She explained, I rolled my eyes mentally before nodding my head sweetly, I will do according to what they say, it’s now on them when they find out that I ain’t actually gonna be in attendance.

The most part of my afternoon was spent trying out different stuff, and picking flowers and cake design, decorations and so on and so forth, by the time the last event planner left, I was already pretty much exhausted, I wanted to run, but I couldn’t, I had to be as obedient as a kid who wants a gift from Santa, my mom was there throughout everything, it’s felt kind of strange though cuz since I grew up my mom and I have not spent up to three hours together in the same place.

“You did well today, Katherine,”

She said when the last person left leaving just me and my mom in the room.

“I did, now, I am exhausted,”

I said with a yawn.

“It’s expected from a soon to be bride, anyway I will have the maid get you something in your room so you can go and rest we still have a lot to do tomorrow,”

She said getting up and moving out of the dressing room, I followed behind her.

“Okay, then, I will go now, mom, I need to rest I am tired, no need to tell them to bring me anything, I am not hungry right now I just need to sleep,”

I said to my mom, she seemed to be pleased with me, so she accepted, I left and went straight to my room, made sure to lock the door, before taking off my clothes and diving straight into the bed, it was still afternoon but I didn’t have anywhere to go to, so sleeping and surfing the internet would be how I spend the remaining part of the day.

I tried to get some sleep first due to how tired I was but sleep seem not to want to come to me, so I opt to surf the internet for a suitable country where I can start my new life, I thought of a country my parents would not expect me to go to, and the only place that kept coming to my mind was South Africa, a beautiful country in Africa, I have wanted to visit there for a long time now, in fact, I loved looking up things about Africa as a whole, they had beautiful countries and amazing culture that I envy, though I really wanted to go to Africa, I still wanted Louis to have a say in it since he was gonna leave his life here and follow me, I felt bad for doing it to him but that was the only way we could be together, I hoped that he understands, I checked my message box and saw that he already dropped the account number, it wasn’t his account so I had to call him to verify, he picked up on the second ring, his sexy voice melting me inside, even though he was away from me.

“Sorry that I called but I wanted to know if the account number you sent was the one I should send the money to,”

I explained hoping that he won’t be mad at me.

“It’s okay baby, yes that’s the account number, you can transfer as much as you want to it, it can carry not only millions but billions too,”

He said, he sounded drunk but it was still afternoon, so he would be at work, he was much too responsible to be drinking in the day, he hardly even drinks.

“Okay, baby, I will send it, but I don’t think I can see you anytime soon but let’s meet up by the weekend to discuss where we will relocate as I will be busy throughout the week, I will transfer the money tomorrow morning,”

“Alright, take good care of yourself, my love,”

“I will, you too,”

I said and the call ended, I laid back down on the bed in excitement for my future that would be starting soon, I will miss this house, my room, and all the luxury that comes with being a Stevenson but that didn’t compare with starting a life with the man I love, just thinking about it and I am already super excited. I plan on saying goodbye to my sibling before I live so I am gonna go visit them within the week and take my mom and dad on a date as a farewell gift, I don’t hate my family, I just didn’t want the kind of life they want for me, I wanted to be free to make my own choices and also my own mistakes, they have shielded me for the past twenty-three and it Time to leave on my own, I know that I am still going with their money but there was nothing I could do about that, I wouldn’t leave empty-handed, if only they dould just let me live my life the way I wanted if only they didn’t make me choose to leave, I wiped a few stray tears off my eyes and tried to fall asleep, thinking about my family was making me feel guilty which wasn’t good for me right now because it will only set me back.

I know that even if I didn’t know Louis I would still have not wanted to marry Cross, how my family thought a man like Cross would make me happy was beyond me, the man was a devil they just didn’t see that, if it were someone else and if Louis wasn’t in my life maybe I would have considered but there was no way I am gonna spend my life with someone like Cross, no way.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

I pushed all thoughts of my family, Cross, and anything else related to the coming engagement and marriage aside and tried to fall asleep while thinking of my new life with the man I love in a peaceful and quiet environment, maybe somewhere in Africa or Asia…