Mr CEO’s Little Bride

The Wedding Party

Ruby’s Pov;

The house filled up in an instant with swarms of people, lurking at every corner that it was now impossible to go through very easily.

I was mesmerized by the crowd I was seeing. It still felt like I was dreaming.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

I couldn’t believe I was already married and this was my wedding party.

I pinched myself severally to believe this outrageous lie but it turns out to be true each time I did.

” Oh, my! Don’t tell me you’re sulking” Diane barged into my room, grinning from ear to ear.

She was dressed so beautifully like the maid of honor that she is and with the way she stood, I knew she was here to snap at me.

I have been acting weird and moping all day.

She can’t entirely blame me. I still can’t believe all this is real.

I felt a cold chill rush through my spine and my throat tightened making it hard for me to breathe.

Goodness!!.

How did I get here? Is this really happening? So it finally did happen?.

I thought as my mind suddenly drifted to all that had happened during the last one week.

ONE WEEK AGO

” Woah!! I can’t believe this. I thought Diane was joking when she told us about it” Lily said, with a surprised look on her face.

She was sitting close to Ivy and I with Diane. We were four friends.

I was so happy to be finally back in school. I usually don’t get this excited about resuming, infact, it was the other way around, I was always the type that wished school never reopens so I could have some lots of more fun.

But then, things decided to take a different turn… a drastic one at that. One I never expected.

” It’s true. Is there anything else you’re still unsure of?”I rasped, not in the mood to ease their curiosity.

I was still trying to understand it myself.

” And is it true that it’s Nathan… like Nathan Martins. Oh, my!!?” she asked and squealed.

Why did she ask if she already knows the details?.

I rolled my eyes and brought out a textbook just to distract myself.

” Calm down girls. I’m sure she has a lot more shocking news that she’s not ready to share?” Diane said in an absurd tone.

I raised my head to look at her wondering what she meant, and she winked at me.

I didn’t get it so I sighed and took my gaze back to the book.

” Woah!! I still can’t believe this. Ruby!” Ivy suddenly called out of the blue.

” What?” I mumbled.

“Do you think we could switch lives?” she asked in a very weird and funny manner, but it wasn’t funny to me, maybe because of the predicament I was in.

” Tell me about it. I actually asked her if we could switch Dad, because her Dad has got to be the best Dad in the whole world” Diane mused.

” You can say that again. It’s not everyday we see a father that gets a lifetime golden opportunity for their children” Lily went on.

” Golden opportunity!” I repeated.

” I seriously don’t know why you’re sulking and acting as though the whole world is about to come to an end. This is Nathan we are talking about….”.

” Enough with all Nathan talks already. He’s a human like us for all I care, so I don’t get why you all are talking about him like he’s a god or something!” I yelled at Lily, cutting her off.

She scoffed and stood up from her seat.

” Well, maybe to you he is” she said inaudibly but I heard her.

” What? What did you say?” I asked angrily.

” You heard me. To you he is a god, not only a god but your savior” she said spitefully.

I scoffed.

” Are you insane? Is something wrong with you upstairs?” I lashed out at her, my temper raising.

” I should be asking you that. Acting all pretentious and cunny like you actually aren’t happy about it. At least have the decency to appreciate him, if not for anything, but for the fact that he’s trying to save your wretched family who’s now bankrupt” she blurted out, making a gasp escape through my lips.

Woah!! She finally let it out. I knew there was something amidst the moment they stepped into the class.

They were acting all funny and abnormal, and even the way they spoke about Nathan and talked to me. Only Diane was acting normal as before.

I knew something was up.

I was so shocked to my bone marrows that I couldn’t even utter a word.

” Oh!! So you think we don’t know, we do girl” Ivy added.

” Lily, Ivy, you girls stop. I thought we agreed not to talk about this or bring anything related to it in front of her” Diane yelled, but they both rolled their eyes and Ivy stood up and walked over to Lily.

” Yeahh, we were going to do just that, not until she started acting like some bitch and I couldn’t hold it back anymore” Ivy said with a glare.

” What? He’s not a god. Oh, please!” she waved her hair to the side of her face and folded her arms across her chest.

I was dumbfounded and tongue-tied. Tears gathered at the corners of my eyes and I had to bring my head down to hide it and hide my humiliation also.

This has got to be the most embarrassing moment of my life.

I never imagined something like this would happen to me, ever.

I used to be the richest girl in JENNERS HIGH, can’t actually believe this is happening.

I felt so sick all of a sudden.

” Gosh girls, I’m so disappointed. How could you both even think of speaking this way to her, she’s our friend for god’s sake” Diane tried to bring them to order.

” So what, are you now her mouth piece? What happened to all that high and mighty Ruby. The untouchable Ruby that no one could dare talk back to or even talk to, huh?” Ivy spitted out.

” I guess being poor really brings out a person’s true color” Lily added and they both burst into laughter.

I was furious and almost exploded from the anger.

Yeah, they are right – I’m Ruby and I still am, so they aren’t supposed to be talking to me the way they are doing now.

I have to put them in their place.. I sniffed back my tears, bringing up my head to look at them with a bold smile carefully laid on my face.

” So what, do you think you are above me because my father’s company is having issues?. Yeah, I admit, all what you’ve said is true, including the part where you said no one can come close as much as talking to me, and am going to show you why am the Ruby you just spoke of” I enthused, leaving them both in surprise.

Diane had a pleasant smile on her face, like she was proud of me or something.

” What the hell are you getting at, you…”

” I wouldn’t do that if I were you. What? Do you honestly think you can overthrow me? Or have you forgotten so soon that am going to be a part of the Martins family very soon – a Mrs Martins”

” You bitch, so we were right, you were just acting up” Ivy nudged at me but was held back by Diane.

” You girls started this, just you remember that, because I’m going to show you all exactly why no one can mess with me. I’m going to show you why am Ruby and why I’ve lived up to that name. It’s true that my family is facing some financial crisis right now and I guess you would never have found out if it weren’t for the news, damn that TV station” I cussed angrily.

” Anyway, just watch out, because you won’t know what hit you if you dare try to do something funny” I warned and walked out angrily.

I knew if I stayed longer I would do something I will regret because I’ll have to continue exchanging words with them, and besides, I’m sure I’ve passed the message across very well.

The looks on their faces were satisfactory to me.

I hadn’t walked up to a mile when I heard footsteps behind me.

” Woah girl! I loved the way you told them out” Diane appeared beside me gurgling.

I guess she’s the only friend I have now and she’s definitely going to be the only one that will attend my wedding.

” Enough about them. Let’s talk about something else” I told her.

” What?” she asked me.

” Tell me how your vacation went. I’ve been dying to hear about it, and don’t tell me you got me nothing?” I asked, stopping to look at her.

” Oh, you know that’s not even possible” she enthused and we both laughed, then walked hand in hand to the field.