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"so dad"

"yes."

"where did you and dad get me from?"

"where'd we get you from?"

"yes. did you get pregnant?"

"uh, absolutely not."

"then how?"

"santa sent a stork to us when we wished for a baby."

"what's a stork?"

"it's a bird."

"a bird took me here?"

"yes."

"what was the stork's name?"

"jenesis."

"oh..where is jenesis now?"

"she's...a stork. she's on stork island."

"stork island? can we visit?"

"no, you have to be a stork. and you are a human."

"dang..she must've been a really nice stork to give me to you."

"..she was indeed a very nice and generous stork. anyway, shall i continue with the story?"

"yes please."

"where were we at? the wedding right?"

"yes sir."

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"'Miles, honey." I said. "One, you need to learn to lock your doors, two, today is a wedding and I want your ugly ass to get out of bed." I said shaking him.

"Leave me alone, Jahseh."

"No. I'm not going to leave you on your lonesome, Miles Parks McCollum, I demand you to get up."

He sighs deeply before sitting up. "You and Stokeley finally getting married?"

"Not yet, buddy." I said. "Vaginal Yeast Infection and Michelangelo are getting married and we're going."

"Oh those two." He says. "Why are we going? You hate Valerie."

"I hated her because she was dating my man. And made my previous man cheat on me.." I said mumbling the last part. "Other than that, I want to go and we're going to go. AND it will count towards a date Stokeley and I's date. Everyone else is going."

"Stokeley wants to go that wedding?" He says chucking, "Y'all must be feeling mad petty."

"Actually, Stokeley didn't want to go the first time I got the invite to the wedding. I'm luring him there, he doesn't know. He thinks we're going to like..Olive Garden or something."

"When does it start?"

I checked the clock, "In like..30 minutes."

"30 minutes?!" He exclaimed jumping out of bed. This nigga ain't got no fucking pants on and is booty ass naked in his bed. I laugh and look away as he frantically finds clothes to wear.

"You need to tell me these things earlier on so I actually have time to get ready." He says struggling to get a pair of underwear on.

"They're black people, if they tell you something is going to start a certain time, it doesn't start til like 2 hours later." I said. "Make sure you don't mention this to Stokeley, and make sure you stay out his sight until we get to the wedding."

I don't know why Jahseh wants me to get ready so bad, we're just going to a restaurant or something right?

I seen Kimetrius and Jarad looking all dressed up and shit earlier and I asked them and they just said they're going to the movies. I don't know why they trying to look so good for the movies but people do what they wanna do I guess. I also seen Gazzy and Omar, Symere and Jordan, everyone was just dressed up for something different today.

Dimitri said he going on a business trip, I guess, Symere and Jordan going to a concert, Royce and Dexter going to the library. Now I know that shit was a fucking lie but whatever. I guess today is just a day to go on dates and hang out with your friends and spouses, i'm not complaining.

I finished getting ready though, Jahseh said our apparent reservations are in an hour and we need to start leaving now. He went to go talk to Miles about something and I don't know what is is but he needs to hurry because I'm trying to eat.

later

"Jahseh, tell me where you're taking me." I said, "And why is there so many cars behind us?"

"They must be late too." He mumbled, his eyes still on the road. "We're almost there."

I started to eye in him suspicion. This isn't the way to Olive Garden.

"Jahseh, this isn't the way to Olive Garden." I said. He glanced at me before bursting out in laughter. I look at him in confusion.

"Are we not going to Olive Garden?" I asked.

"No." He says, catching his breath. "I know you didn't want to come here but..everyone else wanted to go and I can't just leave you out."

"Jahseh..." I warned.

We better not be going where I think we're going.

"I know! I know..I just..mama raised a soldier and-"

"Jahseh, I told you that I didn't want to be here. Let me guess, the whole gang is behind us?"

"Yes.." He answers in a small voice.

I look behind us and see Jarad driving and Kimetrius in the passengers seat, both of them wave at me with a cheesy smile.

I waved back. "I really hate you for this." I said.

"I love you more." He responds. "I should've put a blindfold on you. Bird box type shit. Then if you opening your blindfold too early, I would clock you in the face."

We pull into the driveway parking of the address that was in the paper Michael had given me. The random cars that I thought were following us, we're just Jarad, Kim, Gazzy, Omar, Miles (surprisingly), Royce, Dex, Dimitri, Symere and Jordan. I guess we were the last ones to get here because there was already a lot of cars so I reckon we're late. Oh well.

Everyone gets out the car and everyone looks great, but the FallOut Boy t-shirt that Jarad is wearing is throwing me all the way off and is obviously is throwing Kim off too.

"I told you not to wear a FalloutBoy shirt and what do you go do, you wear it with a fucking suit." Kim rants.

"Stokeley isn't even wearing a suit and you're worried about me." Jarad retaliated. "He's wearing a shirt and ripped jeans, with a fucking durag."

"Aye, I didn't do anything." I said. "I was lured here, I just thought we were going to Olive Garden."

"Okay we can all stop talking and get in the ceremony before we miss it completely." Omar speaks up.

"I'm just here for food." Gazzy says.

"Aren't we all." Dex says.

We all finish socializing and finally go inside. It was a banquet hall and i'm not gonna lie...It was the most beautiful wedding setting I ever seen in the over 2 decades i've been living on this planet.

It was a very colorful wedding in the late afternoon. The area faced the vibrant decorations at the end of each seated aisle, jasmine scented candles hung from topiaries. Spread down the aisle was white and black roses, slightly moist so they wouldn't crack when you stepped on them. There was a small group of, I assume, family and friends dressed in in the theme attire for comfort, which was white and red. On either side of the aisle, they sat in white chairs set up for them on the stand. There sat Michael, but no Valerie.

"This wedding had to have costed a million dollars." Miles says.

"On god." Royce says. "Nigga they have african american roses."

"What?" Dex questions.

"Black roses." Royce says.

"Nigga this isn't no ordinary wedding, I swear we're at a royal wedding." Dimitri says.

"This is so beautiful, I'm so glad I dragged you here. Stoke what do you think?" Jahseh asks.

I think this place is incredible.

"It's alright.." I answered.

Jahseh scoffs, "Just alright? Whatever, let's go, I think the ceremony's about to begin." Jahseh says leading me over to the the aisles. I don't even know how we're on time, I could've sworn we were an hour late.

We all sit in the last 2 rows of the aisle, even though there sat at least 200-300 people, there was enough for everybody to be in the front cause there was that much rows. I like to stay hidden though and least we were on time.

There was soft music being played, as the priest makes his way up to the podium, and asks everyone to stand and we do so. I saw Michael, he looked nice, his red dreads looked redid and it was put up to where some were up and some were down his outfit matching his hair.

"Where the fuck is Veteran at?" Dex asks in whisper.

"Nigga you have to wait, it's a wedding. Someone needs to walk her down the aisle, probably her dad or something." Dimitri whispers back.

"Where the hell is the fucking food." Stokeley adds.

"Shut up, shut up, shut up, she's coming." Gazzy says.

Everyone turns their heads to get a load of what's happening down the aisle. There was Variety- I mean Valerie, walking down the aisle. Holding arm linking with, who I assume, is her mom.

She's wearing a silky white dress, the bodice compliments her curves. She looked great, i'm not going to knock that.

"She looks so good. I hate her but she looks god good." I said almost squealing.

"Is that her mom? Because her mom can get it." Dimitri says.

"One day I'll walk down the aisle, holding hands with my mama." Kimetrius sang.

"Please don't start-"

"I'll be thanking my dad, cause she grew from the drama." Jarad adds.

"Only wanna do it once real bad, gon make that shit last." Royce and Dex sang in harmony.

"Guys shut up we'll sing the song later. They're about to start." Miles says.

"We all come together today to witness the togetherness of Michael and Valerie. I assume they have both written their own vows.."

"Bet one of them will go against their vows." Miles says.

"Bet. One is gay and the other is a thot, it ain't gonna last very long." Royce says.

"Something is going to end their relationship." Kimetrius says.

"Valerie, even through all the chaos that's happened, all the confusion and drama, I promise always to be as true to myself as I am to you. I promise to hold our love as a love everlasting. To you I promise to cherish and share in everything. I love that you and I will spend the rest of our lives together. Somehow my life has come to this amazing moment and now I will always share it with you. Not just for this moment, not for an hour, or day, or year - I will always love you."

The crowd awes at how sweet the reading was and I even did too. Stokeley needs to hop on it.

"Damn." I said. "That nigga is a poet."

"Jahseh, it wasn't even all that." Stokeley says.

"Stoke, quit being a hater." I said to him. He just rolls his eyes as he crosses his arms.

"Michael, I am yours, I pledge my heart and soul to you and you alone."

Would be great if you had the same energy for your vagina but okay.

"I promise to be a nurturing wife, compassionate companion, and to always be on your side, always. Wherever our journey leads us, I promise to walk with you arm in arm, hand in hand, to hold you as your wife and to learn from you, love you, and surprise you, forever. I take you as my husband and promise to be true to you. I love you, Michael."

"I didn't know thots loved people. I thought they only loved dick." Stokeley mumbles. I don't think the others caught it but I did and gave him a slap on the arm.

"You need to settle down." I warned. He rubs the area I hit him and glares at me before paying attention again.

"Michael, Do you take Valerie as your lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?"

"I do."

The priest hands him her ring, Michael taking it and putting it on Valerie's finger.

"Valerie, Do you take Michael as your lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?"

"I do."

The priest handing Valerie, Michael's ring and she does the same.

As they were doing that, I feel a sense of gratefulness and happiness for them. After all, if all this would not have happened, I wouldn't have been brought to Stokeley. Through thick and thin, even though Valerie AKA Vaginal Yeast Infection gets on my nerve, and Michael, I'm genuinely happy that two dumbasses were brought together as one.

"You may now kiss the bride."

As that was said, family and friends cheer and whooped as they shared their first kiss as a married couple. I looked at them in genuine happiness.

"I'm happy for them." Stokeley admits. "If it wasn't for them, I would never be with you."

"Awh." I said, giving him a side hug and a kiss on the cheek, "I was thinking the same thing."

"Okay, the fucking ceremony is over. Time for the reception. Where the food at?" Stokeley says.

"They better not have any shit food." Jarad says.

Yeah I hope they don't have any shit food either, I'm hungry as hell.

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