"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make"

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Symphony by Clean Bandit, Zara Larsson

I stand in front of the mirror stressed and dressed in white. Luna is by my side, with tears in her eyes wearing a pastel pink dress.

-I never imagined getting married at twenty.

She comes up to me with a smile on her face.

-I'm so happy for you. When are your parents supposed to be there?

-They should be here soon. You realize this is the first time they are gonna meet Tom, and it's at our wedding. And I'm gonna meet his parents for the first time too.

-Let's say it was an interesting year.

I laugh as the door opens on my mother in a dress and my father in a suit.

-Mon dieu Armony ! ( My God Armony!)

-Maman, Papa, es ce que vous pourriez parler en anglais pour éviter que je fasse la traductrice de la soiré ? (Mom, Dad, could you speak English so I don't have to be the translator of the night)

-Of course.

She holds me in her arms and my father joins her.

-I can't wait to see how this Tom is.

Luna looks at me, eyebrows raised. And no, I didn't tell them his last name, I didn't want them to see the news. My father takes my hands and looks at me with tears in his eyes.

-You look beautiful.

-Thank you, Dad.

My heart is beating so fast that I'm afraid it'll come out of my rib cage. Luna walks to the big door and smiles at me.

-Well, I have to go. I'll wait for you there.

And before she goes out, she winks at me. A few seconds and a few hugs later, my mother goes back into the room while my father waits for me by the door.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

I take his hand in mine before linking my arm with his. We move forward now.

It's happening, I'm going to marry Tom.

When we arrive at the beginning of the aisle, everyone gets up and Tom turns around. A beautiful smile appears on his lips as he lowers his head. He is dressed in a simple black suit and yet he has never been more handsome. My father lets go of my hand and goes to sit next to Mom.

-Darling, you are... breathtaking.

I take his hands in mine and smile at him.

-Thank you Tom.

-We are here to celebrate the alliance of Armony Melody Smith and Thomas Stanley Holland.

And after a few minutes, we arrive at the time of the speaches.

-Love, Darling and now wife, you teach me from day to day to be a better man. You make me happy. You drive me crazy by surprising me every day with your beauty and kindness. I still wonder how you fell for a man like me so far from what you deserve. I love you and I promise to love you forever.

Everyone then gets up to cheer.

-Tom, to be honest, I'm still in shock. The night you proposed to me on that beautiful beach. I thought it was just a dream and I was going to wake up in my apartment. And yet, you were very real. I love you and I will love you forever.

It is then for the second time that everyone cheer.

-Do you take Armony Melody Smith as your lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death?

-Yes I do

He then slips the ring on my finger.

-Do you take Thomas Stanley Holland as your lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death?

-Yes I do.

And I slip his ring on his finger. Without the priest being able to say anything, Tom puts his hands on my cheeks and kisses me. After a long kiss we turn around and face our loved ones who were all standing, tears in their eyes. Then in a fraction of second the dream becomes a nightmare, a gunshot sounds and a pain overwhelms me. I hear screams of horror just before I collapse against Tom.

-No, no, no, no, no, not you, not now.

I feel several tears smashing against my face. I look down at my abdomen and see my white dress turning red. At this moment,I understand and simply look up at the man I love and say to him one last time.

-I love you.

Thank you for everything x

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