16 - HADES ROMANO

-SAGE-

" I can't do this." He mutters as gasps fill in the room immediately.

" As*hole." Elliot curses under his breath.

I wipe my cheeks looking at Sabrina who had tears in her eyes. It pained me to see my sister being embarrassed in front of so many people.

" Sabby is crying." I whisper pulling Shawn's shirt.

" She deserves it. No one forced her to agree to this marriage." Elliot snaps.

I ignore him giving Shawn a little pout.

" She's crying. Go to her." I whisper.

" No. I'll stay with you," Shawn mumbles wrapping his other arm around me too.

" She needs you. She's crying. Go." I mumble pushing him again.

" I'll be back." Shawn sighs walking up to the stage.

Elliot wraps an arm around me, leaning my body onto his as I look at Sabrina cry in Shawn's arms.

Enrique runs his gaze through the crowd before they fix on me. He fixes me a hostile expression before he turns towards the crowd.

" Hey everyone. There's nothing to worry about. I just wanted to say something before this." he yells as the crowd roars happily.

" There we go." Elliot rolls his eyes.

He takes the mic and gets on his knees in front of Sabrina.

" I don't know how to say this but, I'm just glad to have you in my life and will always appreciate your love and kindness." he gives her a charming smile.

Sabrina jumps out of Shawn's arms and gives her hand to Enrique as he slids the ring onto her finger.

Tears were running down my cheeks but I couldn’t feel anything. I completely felt numb as they exchanged their rings.

" Sage. Sage." Elliot shakes me.

" Yy-yeah." I whisper looking away from them.

It felt like a piece of glass was stuff on my heart. It pained at every heartbeat . . . it pained alot.

" I'll just come." I whisper.

" Where are you going ?" he looks down at me suspiciously.

" Washroom." I whisper.

" Be back soon." I nod running out of the hall.

I run outside like a madwoman with tears streaming down my face. I suddenly shriek, tripping on my dress, falling on the ground.

The clouds roar angrily as it begins to pour heavily. I sit on the ground as angry, heavy and cold droplets of rain fall on me.

" Thank you sky." I whisper looking up at the dark angry clouds.

" Thank you for crying with me." I whisper as the tears mix with rain rolling down my cheeks.

" SAGE."

Enrique runs towards me pulling me up from the ground.

" What are you doing ? You'll get sick, little one." he yells holding my hand leading me back towards the mansion.

" No." I yell snatching my hand away from him.

" Go away." I yell taking steps away from him.

" Sage, my love, you'll get sick." he mumbles gently.

" Don't call me your love." I scream glaring at him as the sky roars loudly.

" You just got engaged to my sister and you're calling me your love." I yell wiping my tears away harshly.

" Sage, listen to me." he mumbles.

" NO." I yell pushing him away.

" I begged you, didn't I? I cried in front of you like a beggar to not marry my sister and you . . . you were giving speeches about her. She deserves those speeches, she gets those dedicated messages and I get endearment in the dark. Wow." I yell as he sighs.

" Listen Sage, not everything is how it looks." he mumbles.

" Get the f*ck out of my heart and mind, Enrique. I hate you. You heard that? I hate you so f*cking much." I yell tripping on my dress, falling back on the ground.

" Sage, you'll hurt yourself." He whispers.

" It hurts already, Enrique and you're blind to each wound of mine." I scream hitting my fists on the ground.

" You've broken my heart so many times and yet I kept thinking that you might have a reason but today, you got engaged to my sister without even thinking about the years of our lives we dedicated to each other. You forgot everything about me like an old trash." I sob as he sits on the floor in front of me.

" Mark my words Enrique motherf*cking Princeton, one day you'll beg me the same way, you'll cry like I did, you'll beg me to love you and that day, I'll break your heart. I'll break your heart so brutally that no one will be able to fix it like you did to me. One day, the roles will change." I sob wiping my tears as he stares at me with an unknown expression.

" Mark this date, Enrique motherf*cking Princeton." I yell throwing my shoes at him.

" Sage." Shawn yells running towards me.

" What did you do to my sister ?" Shawn yells planting a punch on Enrique's face the very next minute.

" I didnt. She was out in the rain so I thought to bring her in." Enrique screamed.

" Sage, let's go in." Shawn mumbles picking my up in his arms.

" Can I sleep in your room tonight ?" I sob clutching onto Shawn tightly.

" Yes baby." Shawn mumbles walking in.

The air in the hall was warm and comforting as I snuggled more into Shawn closing my eyes.

'' Sage, where were you ?" Josephine runs up to us.

Shawn puts me down as Josephine looks at me concerned.

" Your father is asking for you on the stage." she mumbles.

" W-why ?" I whisper looking up at the stage to see dad and Sabrina taking pictures.

" I don't know." she shrugs.

" Come." Shawn holds my hand leading me up to the stage as dad glares at us.

" Where were you two ?" he growls lowly.

" I was puking so Sage was helping me." Shawn shrugs wrapping his arm around my waist protectively.

" That's why you two got wet ?" he snaps.

" Dad, please not right now." Sabrina mumbles.

" Call Enrique." Dad snaps at Josephine as she nods running back in the crowd to find Enrique.

" Why did you call us ?" Shawn snaps.

" Wait." dad snaps.

I clutch onto Shawn holding myself up as my head feels light suddenly. I just wanted to sleep right now.

Enrique gives Shawn a glare walking up at stage as he stands beside Sabrina.

" Hello everyone." My dad smiles at the crowd.

" Thank you so much for everyone joining us here today. I'm so happy to have you here. Today, I am really proud and happy to see my daughter being engaged and with this, I'd like to make a very important announcement." he smiles fakely at the crowd.

" I didnt want to say this so soon but since you all are here so I don't think there should be any delay.At this auspicious moment, I'd like to inform all of you that my younger daughter Sage's marriage is also fixed with Mr Hades Romano." Dad yells as the crowd cheers clapping happily.

" What ?" Shawn screams.

" Who?" I whisper hiding my face in Shawn's chest.

" Mr Romano." dad yells pointing at the door.

With tears in my eyes, I look towards the door to see a silhouette figure standing there.

I hide my face in Shawn's chest letting out little sobs as he tries to get dad's attention without making it obvious in front of the crowd and media.

" Sage, won't you greet your future husband ?" Dad's angry voice comes as I cry more denying to look at the man.

" Sage." Dad growls gripping my forearm pulling me away from Shawn.

" Hey." Shawn growls pulling me back but dad quickly pulls me away from him.

" Greet him." Dad growls, putting pressure on my arm.

" Hello, I-" I look up at his piercing eyes as my words suddenly get blocked in my throat.

He smirks at me, sending me a wink as I stare at him with my mouth opened wide.

" Candy man." I whisper.

" My candy girl." he winks.