I suddenly found myself in the toughest situation I could ever imagine. I was standing in front of hundreds of people preventing my best friend from marrying a girl he claimed to love so much. I could hear the sound of my very own heart beat as the room grew silent.
"Y/N, please sit down." Justin said
I shook my head and slowly began to approach them. I immediately felt self conscious, embarrassed as eyes followed my every move. I was ashamed at how desperate I was to stop this wedding but I knew what I was doing was only for the best.
"J-Justin. I can't put into words how much you mean to me. And I know this all seems crazy but she's not the one for you Jay."
"Y/N." His voice suddenly became stern and I felt even more ashamed.
"Justin. How can you- if I did not want you to marry this girl so bad, why would I be standing here in front of all these people making a complete fool of myself?"
"Oh please. You're just jealous." Elizabeth said
I raised my eyebrow and stared at her. I could never be jealous of someone like her. Someone who manipulates people and takes advantage of their love, generosity and vulnerability.
"I'm not jealous of you. I just want to protect my best friend from you."
She rolled her eyes at my words but I turned my attention back to Justin who seemed irritated by me.
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"Justin. Please think about this before you marry her."
He began to run his hands through his hair indicating he was frustrated and annoyed by what was happening.
"You know what Y/N? Just leave. I can't have you ruining this for me." He said
I felt my knees go numb at his words. Pain was easily read across my face as I stared back at him.
He was kicking me out.
I cleared my throat and slowly began to redeem myself.
"Justin. I would never want to ruin anything for you. Especially on a day like this. I-I just want to protect you."
"What is it that you don't understand?! I don't want to hear anything you have to say Y/N! I don't care if you think she's not the one for me, I love her!"
The ache I was feeling was eating me alive as I let his words sink into my skin. Each one breaking a piece of my heart.
"Now, this wedding is going to happen with or without you. Your seat is right there but at this point, I could care less if you stayed."
I felt my mouth go dry as I tried to find the words to defend myself.
Here I was standing in front of hundreds of people just to protect my best friend and it resulted in me being humiliated by him, himself.
I immediately wiped the tear that fell down my cheek before tightening my grip on my purse and turning towards the exit.
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The heat of Los Angeles instantly hit my face as I walked towards my car. I could feel the dress I was wearing begin to stick to my skin as I stepped inside my car and rolled down my window.
I couldn't help but look over at the beach that was right across the building, Justin and Elizabeth were in. The setting was breathtaking. A beautiful scenery that Justin must have picked himself.
I closed my eyes and allowed myself to process exactly what happened.
I lost my best friend.
The guy that I have known for years was no longer a part of my life.
No more laughs
No more memories
No more anything
I wiped the tears that were running down my face and shook my head. I needed to get out of here and forget about everything. I needed to leave this all behind.
I leaned over and searched for my car key in my purse. When I finally found it, I placed it inside the ignition and sped off.
A/N: guys I'm so sorry for the long wait on this one. I wrote one before but I deleted the whole thing because it was just no good. I hope this is okay. I'm going to make a part four!
