Rose

We spent time looking for a dress, getting the right kind of cake, finding venue, decor and everything else that comes with planning a wedding in the past few weeks.

I look at myself in the mirror, It is my final fitting and I still like the dress.

It has the most transparent back that you would swear it has an open back. The dress is like one of those back in the day creame dress but in a now modern day, it has that old feel to it but damn it looks beautiful.

It has an off shoulder but comes with sleeves that can be put on.

I smile, I look beautiful. Sindie looks at me and comments about how beautiful the dress is, we stop short as the boutique door opens, I frown as I turn around, Senzo booked the whole place but my confusion turns into anger.

My mother walks in and takes the champagne at the table “I heard you are getting married.”

“I have no time for this.” I said getting off the stand and held the front of the dress with my hands ready to storm off.

“Wait,” She says “I am here to apologise.” She says looking sorry, I look at her and wait.

“Caroline.” She says and nods to my sister who also looks as shocked as I feel, “So I hear that you got yourself a rich soon to be husband.”

I turn to look at Caroline who shrugs, how did she find out “I see.” Now it all makes sense as to why she is here, it is all about the money and how much he can ‘potentially invest’ to the family business “You have hurt me for so long, thanks for your apology but I really have no use for it now, so if that was all, there’s the door.”

Her mouth hangs open as if she did not believe that I just did that, she takes her last shredded dignity that is left and turn to leave.

I went to the fitting room and took off the dress, I was glad that I did that I now felt much lighter.

“Let’s go.” I said to Caroline and Sindie as they finished off their wine.

Here is R20 000 go spend it on yourself. That was the last message I got from Senzo 4 hours ago, I once told him that there really is no need for all of this but he gave me a speech about how I was his woman and if he was not spending on me who must eat his money so I let him do whatever now I found it already useless to stop him.

We sat down in a restaurant, after the day we just had I needed something to eat.

“You did the right thing.” Caroline said as she took a bite of her medium rare steak, Sindie nodded as she took a sip of her chocolate milkshake.

Just as I lift up my head I see him, Senzo walking in and he still makes my legs to buckle each time he looks at me but where did he come from?

He was here with Katlego, they both sat down, Katlego like always he kept telling Caroline how beautiful she is.

With the looks of things it seems like Caroline is enjoying every bit of attention she gets, it’s weird because Katlego is not her type at all but who am I to judge when I fell head over heels for someone I did not consider my type too.

Senzo plants a kiss on my lips as he sits down. “Hey beautiful.”

“Hey, what brings yiu here?”

Senzo shrugs “I missed you and I just wanted to see if there are no guys I have to kick their butt to get them away from you.”

I roll my eyes but there is a smile on my face, in the past weeks he has grown to be so protective and has jealousy even though he would deny it but I find it cute knowing that he would just do anything for me just makes my heart swoon with love.