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“That’s really not necessary,” I tell her

“Of course it is! You’ll want to relax and be pampered”

I don’t like relaxing or being pampered

This is how Ioing to be with a light tone and polite sht of uncouthness, so you’re sha

“I’m busy,” I tell her

“It’s already booked,” Ien says “I’ll send a car around at nine to pick you up”

I’m about to say, I won’t be there, but I force myself to take a deep breath and sn the instinctive rebelliousness It’s just a spa day They’re trying to be nice, in their own pushy, prissy way

“Thank you,” I say through gritted teeth

Iht smile

“You’ll be the perfect bride,” she says

It sounds more like a threat than a compliment

Each day is whipping by faster than the one before When the wedding eeks away, it see could happen in between to call it off

But now it’s only three days away Then two Then, it’s actually happening toen’s stupid town car to pick me up, to take me to some spa day that I neither want nor need

I know they want to pluckme some sreat Callum Griffin He’s their JFK, and I’m supposed to be their Jackie Kennedy

I’d rather be Lee Harvey Oswald