ICTV - Side Story Chapter 1
I change The Villain
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A sparrow sat on a tree branch and chirped. I sat in an armchair and stared blankly out the window. At that moment, Mera deliberately pushed the door open loudly and she appeared.
"Miss! You must not oversleep today! You have to wake up right away! Uh?"
Mera's eyes widened. She did the same with Rika and Becky who followed her.
"Oh my God, you're still up without me even waking you up?!"
"What? Lie! It's not just a morning now, it's actually dawn!"
"This is the miracle of love?!"
The three quickly rushed to me.
"Miss, what time did you wake up today?"
"I don't know."
I said weakly.
"I woke up in the middle of the night ."
"Yes? So you're saying you didn't sleep well?"
"Sorry."
I said sullenly.
"I tried to sleep as it was a day, but I just couldn't sleep."
The three quickly waved their hands.
"No, Lady. You usually sleep so well that even if you don't sleep for a day, your skin condition is fine."
"That's right, Young Lady, your skin is as smooth as porcelain today as well."
"You don't have to worry for nothing. Now, let's go get ready quickly."
I soaked in a warm bathtub while being attended to by three people.
"How do you feel, Lady? Is the temperature okay?"
"Yes, I'm fine."
Mera asked while looking at me.
"How are you feeling today?"
But I just asked back.
"Am I really getting married? Am I leaving this house too?"
"Yes?"
I cupped my cheeks with my palms.
"I was so excited and happy when I was preparing for the wedding, but when the day came. It didn't really feel like it. I'm not dreaming right now, am I?"
"Miss, calm down."
"I can't calm down. Wow, I thought real marriage was someone else's business for the rest of my life. Will my husband really become my husband in just a little while?"
"You're already calling him husband."
"What should I do? How can I look at my husband's face? I don't think I can even call my husband because I'm embarrassed."
"No. I guess he's already your husband. Um, wait, That's not important now."
Mera said resolutely, tying my hair with wet hands.
"No matter how hectic it is, you have to do what you have to do. Guys, move quickly. Rika, you should go to the mansion with the weasel in advance."
"Huh!"
The maids quickly washed me clean and then put me in the carriage. The carriage ran smoothly and arrived at Belial's mansion where the wedding was held. As soon as we arrived at the mansion, people dispatched from the dressing room shouted.
"I was waiting for you, Lady!"
"Come on Inside! The best dress is waiting for you!"
I was the star of the day, and people were ready to make me shine as much as possible.
I hurriedly looked for Violet, who was playing the role of bridesmaid today. Violet, who had already changed into the bridesmaid's dress, was discussing something with her maids and suddenly ran to me.
"Rose, hil did you sleep well?"
"No, I couldn't sleep ."
Violet looked worried and looked at my condition.
"Aren't you hungry? I haven't eaten anything yet."
"I had no appetite, so I only drank water."
"...You said you only drank water?"
Mera quickly informed Violet...
"Yesterday, Master Beryl bought Mont Blanc, but she didn't eat it. I heard she has no appetite."
"Oh my God. Rose is rejecting Mont Blanc. Is the condition too serious?"
Violet asked immediately, looking carefully into my eyes.
"Aren't you too nervous?"
"Is this nervous? I do not know either."
"Let's at least have a glass of juice before putting on makeup."
"I don't want to drink it."
"No. If you keep doing this, you'll collapse at the wedding."
Violet offered me the juice the maid had brought. And as she put her arm around my shoulders, she said.
"Let's drink slowly, one sip at a time. You shouldn't eat anything in a hurry."
In the end, I drank the juice. And after a while, I realized why Violet was so eager to feed me anything. All I had to do was stand or sit, but that alone was very difficult. How difficult is it to have a wedding?
I opened my closed eyes, worried.
The maids all exclaimed in exclamation.
"You're so beautiful, Lady!"
Violet also made a fuss.
"You are so pretty! You really are the most beautiful person in the world!"
I stared at the mirror in silence.
The wedding dress specially ordered for today was so rich and beautiful that it reminded me of milky waves.
The hairstyle was painstakingly styled by experts and decorated with small silver roses and laurels and was as elegant as the Queen of a country. Violet asked.
"How do you feel now?"
I stared at myself endlessly and then said.
"It still doesn't feel real."
Mera, unable to see anything, came over and asked me as she sat me back down.
"Are you okay, Miss?"
"Don't ask, Because I still don't know my condition."
"Miss..."
What should I do in times like this?
As Mera was thinking, the people stepped back.
"You're so beautiful, Rose."
"Oh, Ma'am."
I turned my head. Even today, Primrose approached me, exuding the same elegant air.
"You look very confused."
"It still doesn't feel real. I'm really getting married."
"It's okay. Because I didn't even feel it when I got married."
"Yes? Really?"
"When I was young, I thought marriage was something in the very distant future."
Primrose smiled gently.
"But one day, when I came to my senses, I stood at a wedding hall. Even after the wedding and leaving the mansion where I was born and raised, it didn't feel real. But the moment I saw the face of the man holding my hand in the carriage, I realized."
Primrose closed her eyes and whispered to herself.
"The fact that I love this person enough to decide to get married. The fact that I can be with this person for the rest of my life."
Primrose rolled the corners of her eyes and smiled sweetly.
"You love him too, right?"
"Yes, that's right."
I agreed without hesitation.
"I love Belial. If it's Belial, we can be together for the rest of our lives."
"Okay, that's enough. You will do well."
"Thank you, mother. Thank you, I feel reassured."
At that time, a worker came up holding a veil. It was the veil that Belial's mother wore on her wedding day. Mera placed a veil on me.
"Then I'll go out again. You can do well, right?"
I nodded. Mera said as she checked my attire one last time.
"I'll sing the congratulatory song when we have a party next week."
"Yes. I look forward to it."
Mera said as she used her hands to let the veil hang naturally.
"Ma'am, she's right. I'm sure you'll be able to do well."
Okay, now it's really perfect. Mera looked up at me and spoke resolutely.
"But it's okay if you can't. Because I will always be by your side."
Rika and Becky shouted as they stuck their heads out through the open door.
"Me too!"
"I will protect you too, Lady!"
I reached out my hand and Mera helped me up. And I hugged Mera tightly.
"Thank you, Mera."
Before I knew it, tears were welling up in Mera's eyes. I patted Mera's back a couple of times. And I gestured to the two as well. The two quickly ran to me. I hugged them both tightly.
"I will try really hard."
The two spoke in one voice while being held in my arms.
"Hey, it's good to try hard, but when it's hard, it's okay to be rough."
"That's right. We also like girls who live sloppily."
I nodded.
"That's right. It's good for your mental health to do things half-heartedly when times are tough."
Violet said, giggling.
"Aren't you too quick to admit it?"
"You have to admit what you have to admit and live with it."
Only then did the maids feel relieved.
"Phew, she's finally back to normal."
"After all, this is how our Lady is."
I lowered the arm that was holding them both. I then looked into the mirror again. Anyone could see that I looked like someone who was getting married today.
I ran my palm down the soft veil. Just when I was finally convinced that I could do better, the maid came in and informed me that my time was running out.
I spoke to the three.
"See you at the ceremony."
"Yes! Miss!"
I left the room after being seen off by the three. Violet said as she held my hand to help me walk.
"Did you say that in the Avalon Empire, both engagement and wedding ceremonies require two people to enter the ceremony hall at the same time?"
"Yes, there is an old superstition, that if you enter at the same time, you will always be together no matter what happens."
"It's so romantic. I will definitely use this superstition in my novel."
I looked at Violet and opened my mouth.
"Violet, no, it's Da-seo."
Violet immediately looked back at me and asked.
"Why, Ji-hye?"
"It's not enough that you were by my side, you even took on the role of bridesmaid, so you don't know how reassuring I am."
"I'm also so happy that you got married like this."
As I slowly walked, I saw a man with silver hair standing in front of the door leading to the garden. The two hugged each other tightly. Violet said in a watery voice.
"Live well."
"Yes, please keep an eye on me to make sure I'm really doing well."
"I will monitor you even if you tell me not to."
With those words, Violet let go of me.
I walked towards my companion, gently grasping the hem of my dress.
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