Nerd Girl by Lee Sue

Author:Lee, Sue [Lee, Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary
Publisher: Sue Lee
Published: 2013-11-29T23:00:00+00:00

At least my sister was happy—the wedding went off without a hitch. Anna looked beautiful and it was a lovely ceremony. I always thought that some weddings were more emotionally moving than others. I’d been to too many weddings to count but I’d only been to a few whereby the couple’s love was palpable in the air and every guest could feel the emotion and beauty of their special relationship. Sometimes, these were the simplest affairs, but it was always the most sentimental weddings that I remembered most.

Anna and Ethan’s wedding fortunately was one of those. It was a touching and heartfelt ceremony. It might’ve only been because I was her sister and maid of honor, but I cried with them as they declared their vows. I think everyone did; I was hard-pressed to find a dry eye in the garden.

As much as I was happy for my sister, there was nothing worse than going to a wedding when your own love life was in turmoil. A wedding, by nature, is a happy occasion. Love was celebrated, people were drunk and/or sappy with memories, and most adults came with a date. Being one of the very few, if only, unattached women between twenty and forty, I was reminded just how far I was from ever experiencing a wedding day of my own. The only silver lining I could find was witnessing the public proclamation of Anna and Ethan’s love for one another. As corny as it sounded, it gave me hope that love like theirs was real and possible for me. As much as my heart had been repeatedly broken in the past, I still held on to the belief that there was such a thing as finding that special someone. I really needed to believe that right now. It was the only thing keeping me from going insane and jumping into Elliott Bay.

Yesterday, before the wedding rehearsal, I kept telling myself that I needed to put my own personal issues aside and be there for Anna. This was her weekend. I loved my sister and I was truly happy for her. I told myself that I would enjoy this weekend and have a positive attitude come hell or high water.

“I will,” I said out loud again. I nodded firmly to myself before getting out of my car and heading into the Edgewater Hotel for the reception.

I took the elevator up to meet Kelli, Anna’s wedding coordinator, in the main reception hall. I couldn’t get over how beautiful it was. The crescent-shaped ballroom had glass along most of the west wall and looked out onto the bay. The chandeliers hanging from the ceiling reflected the sunlight and the room appeared to float over the water. Fortunately, the weather held today and to everyone’s relief, it didn’t rain. With partly cloudy skies, there would be a colorful sunset for the guests. I said a little silent prayer of thanks for this good fortune.

If there was ever someone that looked like their profession, Kelli was it.

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