575 Double Wedding (2/2)
”WHAT?!” Xiu exclaimed so loudly that even the elders in the other room heard her voice.
Darren even came running over as he asked, ”Is everything okay?”
Nora who had her hand over Xiu's mouth smiled at Darren with hostility and said, ”Everything is abso-bloody-lutely peachy! Don't worry, brother-in-law!” Darren felt fidgety when she addressed him like that and added, ”You should get back to the room. I have things to discuss with my sister.”
Darren looked at Xiu who could only nod at him to let him know that she was fine and he didn't have to worry. After he reluctantly left, Nora dragged Xiu to her room and locked the door. Then turned around to face Xiu as she questioned again, ”So? Are you really pregnant? You can tell me anything.”
”What nonsense are you spouting? There is nothing like that. This is my time to enjoy a honeymoon period. Why would I want a kid to intervene in this time? At least, for five or ten years, I hope there is none!”
Nora squinted her eyes at Xiu and placed her hands on her hips. ”Other than that reason I can't think of a reason why you guys would opt for a shotgun wedding. I mean it's not like your parents don't agree and you had to elope.”
Xiu rolled her eyes at Nora as she said, ”Don't be ridiculous. It's nothing like that. I don't consider it a shotgun wedding since we didn't hold the ceremony. We just got our certificates legally.”
”So, should I call it a flash marriage then?”
”How is that a flash marriage? I have been dating him for months and didn't I repeatedly told you that I want to marry him? Let's think it like this, one day I opened my eyes and looked at the beautiful sky only to realize that there won't be a better day than today to become Mrs. Salvay. And that led me to the Civil Affairs Bureau.”
Nora sat down beside Xiu on the bed and said, ”You really know how to do everything that comes to your mind.”
”Well, I don't like wasting time when I'm certain of what I want.”
Nora smiled at Xiu and nodded, ”You certainly don't waste any time at all.” She took a pause to add, ”But I had so much planned for my sister's wedding. I thought I'd be your maid of honor. I used to tell you all about that. How can you do this to me? But then again, now you don't need me since you have your husband. How can I compare to him? Poor me!”
Xiu rolled her eyes at Nora and punched her arm. ”Stop it, eh! I didn't forget any of your stupid wedding dreams. And the wedding ceremony is still gonna happen. You can still be my maid of honor if you want to be.”
”What do you mean if I want to be? Aren't you gonna ask me to be your maid of honor? If not me, who else are you gonna ask?”
Xiu smacked her head and said, ”I thought you wanted to have a double wedding. How will you play the role of maid of honor at your own wedding? Unless you don't want that double wedding to happen anymore. I believe that the planner must be hidden under your bed even now.”
Nora's eyes widened as she pointed at Xiu and gasped, ”You! You got your memories back?”
Xiu smiled at Nora's reaction and nodded her head.
Nora clapped her hands, ”You really remember everything?”
”Not everything but I remember a lot now. Like how you wanted us to wear the same wedding dresses. Also, what was the theme you chose?”
Nora hugged Xiu tightly as she said, ”Forget it all. I'm so happy to know that you remember it.” Pulling away, she wiped her eyes and said, ”Today must be a good day! Not only sister is married, she even got her memories back. I'm so happy. This calls for a celebration!”
Xiu really didn't know how Nora was so excited over this. So, to tease her she said, ”But you do realize I don't need a memory manual to stick to me now, right?” Nora's excitement vanished in a moment as she stared at Xiu. She just realized that before the memory loss, Xiu was a very mysterious person. But after the memory loss, she had gotten even closer to Xiu. Since after the memory loss, Xiu loved to talk to her about everything.
Seeing her face Xiu shook her head and pinched Nora's cheek saying, ”But I still need my sister. So, you better not get any ideas of estranging.”
”Never ever! I only have one sister, after all.”