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As I climb into the taxi, I roll down thedespite the chill in the air I don’t fight the tears as they fall down my cheeks

This is supposed to be the happiest day of ht now it is also the saddest

Still, I need to put my best foot forward After I’ve cried my little heart out, I wipemyself that just because I’ve lost the people I love, it doesn’t mean one before iving the world the best version of myself

Whoever Holly Huckleberry, the woman who runs Mail-Order Brides For Christ a ho is ready to be married Not a woman who is at the end of her rope, without anyone to catch her when she falls Icircu Holly’s website truly felt like the saving grace I’d been praying for I can hold onto that feeling when the nerves that coer start to take over

The drive to the airport is quick and I check in s without any problems Takeoff is ser plane I’m seated alone in my row and my favorite romantic comedy is free for me to watch

I only hope the rest of the day goes so well

When the plane lands, I pull outa soft rose-colored lipstick on I hopewhite panties and a white bra… and I hope that tonight we consue

I o to bed with hts alone inmy battery-operated boyfriend as I fantasized about my husband-to-be

Yes, I aet the deed done And if the grooet me wet and wild… well, all the better

I sone

And I remember the words my Grandad always said to me before I’d leave the house: Kind heart, fierce mind, brave spirit

I have no idea what happens next But it is Decerandparents before them

I irl drea to carry on this tradition And that means so very much Holly understood when I told her this was the only date I could arrive And nothing can ruin that