Dear husband

"Daniel, don't run,".... Mom screamed at my cousins, outside my room door.

I heard them both running around.

A knock comes on my door.

I got closer and opened up. Outward a man was standing with a makeup box in his hand.

He says to me, " are you the bride-to-be,".

I looked at my wedding gown hung on the chair, before I faced him again and said, "yes! I am the bride-to-be,".

I smiled and walked inside.

The man follows, he kept his box on the bed and put forward his name, Freddy. He says.

Freddy implored me to take a seat on the bed. I gently placed my butt down, and he comes close, At the same time, mom walks inward.

She finds me busy. "My baby is about to get married,". She kept a cup of coffee on the table behind me and smiled.

I had my face remade, thanks to Freddy. Thanks to him, I did not recognize myself. He seems to be a good makeup artist.

Because my face glowed afterward.

Freddy excused himself by leaving the room.

I pulled off my nightgown on the ground after picking up my wedding gown, I walked to the huge mirror reflecting the happiness on my face.

I can't possibly believe that I am marrying the man of my dreams.

Hansel. Rutherford. The younger son of the Rutherford family.

The day, Mr. Samuel Rutherford chose me for his son, In the presence of everyone there, at a party in his Mansion. I couldn't believe why?......

I became the envy of everyone in the city.

Who wouldn't be envious of me? After all, not everyone is lucky in getting married to the son of such a prestigious family.

Yes, it is an arranged marriage, but after our first encounter, hansel made me fall in love with him.

"Dear! Have you gotten ready?". Mom stand's at the door and said.

I turned around and trembled my head.

"Not yet mom, please help me zip up my gown,".

I walked over to her and turned around.

Mom pushed me in the direction of the mirror, gently. The reflection in the mirror showed how happy she was about the wedding.

Mom zips up and immediately dad walks in, he told on that my in-laws were on their way.

Mom grinned.

I breathe in being a little nervous. I hope everything goes on well.

My parents left me alone in the room.

Mom said, she was going to tell Tina, my Best friend, and chief bride's maid to also get ready and assist me down to the wedding in the yard.

It was a simple wedding.

My in-laws might be rich, but they are more simple.

Many times, Tina will make me feel like rich people can't have only an intimate wedding, thanks to them. I believe otherwise.

That being rich doesn't define who we are.

A few minutes later, Tina rushes into my bedroom. She says, "my dear friend, your in-laws have arrived, come on,".. she held my hands and practically dragged me out of the room.

In the garden. Outside. Dad was waiting for me at the door. He gently kissed my cheek as we slowly walked into the midst of guests sitting at the wedding.

At the altar. There he was. Hansel Rutherford.

He faced the priest, so I couldn't see his face.

We passed mom already crying in her seat.

Dad walks me to the alter. He kissed me again before leaving me right next to my husband-to-be. But there was something odd about him.

Because he kept on looking away.

Hansel seems a little different.

The priest proceeded with his sermon.

While he spoke, I couldn't help but feel like something wasn't right. I'm being paranoid.

What's happening?

I pulled a little closer to him. I bent my head a little and said.

"Babe, is everything okay?"

Hansel takes his head up and turns around to face me.

Right there. I got a heart stroke.

Substantiating the identity of the person to who I am about to get married, doesn't look like the Hansel I met three months ago, the one I kept on meeting, is a lot different.

What's happening? Who I'm I getting married to?........

I faced my parents, dad give me a sign not to say anything, and he puts a finger between his lips, skiing me to shut up.

I couldn't say anything.

I stood at the altar and faced the priest.

While he kept on talking, I heard the imposter, I was getting married to smacking his tongue.

It reached the point that I had this urge to hit him with my bridal flower.

"Ring please,". Said the priest, as the ring bearer brings the rings.

Was I going to get married to someone I haven't even met?

I turned around and just when I was about to speak the truth, the husband I didn't know, held my hand back to his gaze and fixed the ring on my finger.

Everyone clapped.

"Your turn,". He said, looking at me.

Like what the heck?

I picked up my ring and did the same.

The priest said again, that anyone who should not adhere to this wedding should speak now or forever keep quiet.

Deep down, I thought that my parents were going to say something, but unfortunately, no one stood up to stop the wedding from happening.

"I now pronounce you, man and wife, you may kiss the bride,". The priest pulls a little back.

The imposter husband held my hands again with my permission, dragged me closer, and smudged his lips on mine.

He kissed me.

We faced the crowd of guests who clapped in excitement. My parents too. However, while they both clapped, mom refused to look at me. And anytime she does that. She hiding something from me, the question is what?....

I walked away from the wedding, heading for the reception inside the house.

Tina followed me, she helped me take off my wedding gown.

"Where should I keep this,". She asked me.

I looked at it and angrily tossed it across the floor, Tina vexed. "Edna, what's going on?". She said.

I asked her to send my mom up to my bedroom, I sounded nervous, and Tina nods and left.

I waited inside the room and after some time.

They both walked in together.

Mom continued resisting my gaze.

She sees the gown on the ground and told Tina to pick that up.

I stared at her without saying a word.

What is she doing?.....

Dad steps into the room. He finds me fuming in anger and immediately sends Tina away, immediately she left, he says.

"Dear, I can explain,".

Dad navigates in my direction.

"Yes! I am listening, who hell did I just get married to?". I talked back, in a high tone.

Mom begged me not to scream, however, that can't hide the fact that my parents cheated on me, or better yet, I was cheated into getting married to a man I had no idea what.

Hansel whom I met, ended up being different from the one I Jugoton

What explanation could there be?

I don't think I can ever get over that basic fact, can I?....

Dad seats me down on the bed and sat next to me.

Dad swore, he had no idea what was happening.

Everything changed the minute he too met the groom I would be getting married to.

That doesn't make any sense.

I don't think my parents will tell me the truth.

Unfortunately, mom interrupted, "dear, get dressed and come downstairs,".

"Yes, everyone is waiting,". Dad gets up and walked to the door, mom followed right after he left.

I know,

I loathed getting dressed for a reception and with a husband, I know nothing about. What can I do?..

"Edna?".

I came downstairs as soon as I got dressed in my reception gown.

Tina called me. She was at the bar with some of the bridal trains.

I sat down, and a waiter passed by with a glass of champagne on his tray, I rose to grab it when someone else called me.

"Edna, dear, please come,"..... Mrs. Sara. Hansel mom said.

I growled to myself, before going to meet her. She points to the chair at the podium.

"Go sit down with my son,".

She instructs.....

Mom passed behind her back.

She gave me a look and seeing that it compelled me to go over to the podium to seat down.

At the seat. Hansel was seated there. He take his head away the second he saw me approaching him.

I sat down.

Across the hall I met both my parents talking with Hansel parents, he sees that too.

They both were in a state of argument. I want to go break them up, however, Hansel just grabbed my hands and pulled me away without anyone knowing a place.

The store room.

"You can't be seizing my hands whenever you like it,". .. I said and pushed him away. He slammed his back across the wall.

"Whoa! Says the girl, who got engaged to one person and went on marrying another, you destroyed my life,"..... Hansel takes his back away and pointed directly at me.

I sensed he was angry.

Like what the hell does he even mean, anyone who has the right to get angry should be me and not Mr. Imposter here, staring such sicking gaze at me.

I seized a step closer to him

We locked eyes and I said.

"Look, whatever that's happening! I have no idea, but If you do, then tell me, what's going on!".......

Hansel looks at the door before taking another look at me.

Does he say if I do want to know the truth?... I shook my head, anxiously waiting for his response.

"Yes, tell me what I need to know, and don't even think of lying to me,". I sounded irritated.

Hansel takes his time before responding. He Inhaled and said.

I got to understand that, I was firstly selected for his elder brother but in the process, he left on the day of the wedding, today!. My husband left me on the day of our wedding?...

How's that possible?...

"So you see Edna, my elder brother left you on the day of your wedding, he didn't want to get married to you, he left and because of my parent's reputation and that of my family, I was compiled to get married to you,". He walks close, "And yes, I am hansel, and my brother used my name and that made it, easy to get everything done,".......

We locked eyes.