A young woman is set to marry the man of her mother’s dreams.

Wedding Jitters- CNC

The Director
21 min readFeb 21, 2022

What was meant to destroy her, made her into something they didn’t see coming.

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Wedding Jitters

What was meant to destroy her, made her into something they didn’t see coming.

Gayle is poised and ready for the nuptials, well that’s the attitude she is trying to project.

Jan has been preparing Gayle for this her whole life. This was Jan’s dream for her daughter. She had been planning this since her baby girl was born.

Every pageant, every stupid recital she was there with a huge can of Aqua-Net hairspray and a make-up bag the size of a small toddler; to tease, fluff and shine her baby girl– her trophy– into her idea of perfection.

Gayle always placed well in the pageants but most people didn’t know that had more to do with Jan’s work behind the scenes than Gayle’s work in front of the judges.

Her hair has been washed till the sheen is so bright you can see it from the neighbor’s house.

The long, white, cascading lace dress is hanging in its protective cover taking center stage in her room. There are perfect shoes beneath the perfect dress and beside them is the perfect negligee wrapped in a perfect pink…

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The Director

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