Proof

When I get to the venue, everything is what I imagined it to be.

This is what I dreamed about, a wedding with beautiful scenery. It’s a garden wedding, flowers are everywhere. The place is majestic with fancy silver and gold decors. The pillars that make the aisle look like little trees with beautiful flowers on the top.

My wedding gown looks gorgeous from afar.

I looked at myself. Every dirt and dust of my crumpled clothes did not escape my eyes.

“Lineah!”

Hope rises up inside me when my eyes meet.

He glared at me. “Why do you look like that? Why are you not ready yet? You should be inside. Wait … Didn’t I visit you in the dressing room?”

Tears pooled in my eyes. I couldn’t help myself but wrapped my arms around him.

He is the closest person I can hold onto. Memories flash through me back when I was upset and disgusted at his presence. Now all I can think about is telling him the truth.

He pulled away from the hug. His eyes are full of questions, “What happened?

His thin lips smirked as his eyes lit up. “You chicken out don’t you? Did you change your mind?”

He pulled my waist closer to his. His lips almost touched my ear. “Is this the part where you’re going to confess your love to me?”

Even when it’s really Thander!

I rolled my eyes. “Thander, no!”

He laughed, “I saw it coming.”

I pressed my lips together, “Look Thander I need to tell you something but can you tell me where Theron is?”

“What did you do with the bachelorette and you seem to have forgotten?”

“W-where’s Theron?”

“He’s in the hotel, maybe he’ll be back later but I think I saw him a minute ago in the --- wait.” He took his phone out of his coat pocket.

“I’ll get back to you.” He then walked away.

“Thander wait! Where’s Theron ?!”

I just sat on the side.

Where is Theron? Why don’t I know any of the people here?

“Damn it!” I said and ran my finger frustratedly through my hair.

I quickly stood up when I caught a glimpse of Tyang not far from where I was standing.

“Aunty!” I tried to follow her at a fast pace but my ankles gave up. Pins and needles are firing up because of the tight rope around it for the past few days.

I met the ground when I hit my shoulder on something.

“Lineah?”

Like Thander he also glared at me. “Wait, what does that look like? That’s fine ah?”

“Carolina!” I stood up and hugged her.

My forehead furrowed when he didn’t return the hug, he also stared at me.

“What show is this again? Is this really happening to you? It’s not like you’re married, you can hit me!”

“Huh?” He’s the one who struggled!

“Haynako Lineah, I don’t know about you! I don’t know if you’re just excited or what!”

“What are you saying?”

“You’ve been so cursed these past few days! I don’t know why you’re suddenly like that. You’re not telling me why, just! You don’t seem to be the Lineah I know! It’s annoying! Me! “

Rievy… She’s probably talking about her.

“I’m not that Carolina!”

Its forehead furrowed. “It’s joke time again! What’s wrong with you?”

“Even if it’s like that, I’ll forgive you because you’re married. Hey … come on! Thank you so much for your wedding day today!”

“Wait Carolina you need to know not to ---”

“Let’s go!”

What I was about to say was cut short when he pulled me away. We entered a bedroom, it looked like it was my dressing room.

I was expecting to find Rievy here but no one was in the dressing room.

“Wait, let me call your glam team.” Said Carolina then left me inside.

I took a deep breath as I stared at my reflection in the mirror.

I got to my wedding …

I reached for the tissue on the side and wiped the dirt off my face.

“What are you doing here ?!”

My head tilted. I know the shrill voice of this illusory woman very well.

I finished removing the dirt from my face. I took a deep breath before he turned around.

“Game over, Rievy.” I strongly promise.

I did not take my eyes off him. If he thought he would scare me with that stare he was mistaken.

“You really did nothing but take all of me!”

I just laughed. Even if it changes the face to imitate my appearance, I can still see the thickness of his face.

I remained calm as it grabbed my hair. “You’re going to kidnap a woman! Denard should have just killed you when my problem with you was over!”

I never thought Rievy could do these things, she even retouched her face to make me look like her. He chose to change his personality just to be loved by Theron and Thander.

I accept that Rievy is hurt because all her life she thought she could marry any of the Monteveros but she wasn’t doing it right!

I stare blankly at her. Pain and hatred are evident in her eyes.

“You steal! You slut!”

I dug the nail into its hand that was tweaking our hair. He was forced to remove that.

It was my chance to pull her hair.

“I lost everything because of you! I lost Theron and Thander!” she said.

I leaned forward. “They were never yours to lose in the first place Rievy. They were never yours and never will be yours.” I strongly promise.

I close my eyes in pain when I hit the end of the table as he pushes.

“You just thought that Lineah! You don’t know what Theron did to me while you were gone!”

If he thinks so he will falter because he looks like I am mistaken. The two of us still behave differently. How different my behavior is with Reivy! I’m sure Theron and Thander noticed that.

“He really thought I was you.”

“You deputy!” I shouted, I quickly picked up what was in the back and then threw it at him.

It didn’t lose either, it’s a good thing I avoided its stone blower.

“Fuck you Lineah! Die! Die you bitch!” he said then I was stoned one after another by what what.

I brushed it off with my arm as I approached him. I grabbed her hair and pulled it.

She screamed in pain. I lost my balance so I let him go and he overtook me and slapped me. When I regained my strength, he was the one I overpowered and slapped on both cheeks.

“I’m so dizzy! I’ve seen two Lineah!”

“Carolina!” I shouted as I found it at the door.

It looked back and forth between the two of us.

“Huh?”

“Carolina call them Theron and Thander!”

Rievy pushed mye away. It crawled up and walked towards Carolina.

He turned to Rievy.

“No! You’re not calling anyone!”

“Carolina, listen to me!”

It shifted my gaze.

“No! You listen to me ---”

“Carolina, leave! Call them ---”

I gasped when Rievy hit her with the vase. She was about to leave when she hit her.

“What are you doing?!”

I attended to Carolina lying on the floor, unconscious.

“You’re an animal Rievy!”

Before I could even get up to slap him he threw the vase. I bent down to avoid that. It was too late for me to chase him because it closed the door. A few times I rattle you but that doesn’t work.

I was rubbed by the palm.

I looked down at Carolina. She is also helpless right now, she can’t help me. Geez, she can’t even help herself right now! If I leave her here right now, nothings going to happen to her. Nothing bad for sure. But why would I think that there is? Damn it, lineah! Keep your shit together!

I sighed.

I hugged my knees closer and rested my head for a while. The glare of the sun at the window makes me close my eyes.

My eyes widened.

The window!

I forced myself to get out of the small window of the dressing room. Fortunately, it’s not that high. Just in case I haven’t released Carolina yet because she hasn’t woken up yet. I’ll just come back to it later.

Right now it’s important that I stop the marriage.

“You can now kiss the bride.”

My mouth gaped. They’re done exchanging vows!

Why the speed ?!

But it’s not too late!

Theron turned to her and lifted the veil. He smiled at her. He leaned forward.

My chest tightened in this scenario. I pressed my lips together and rushed on the aisle.

“No! Stop the wedding!” I screamed.

Horrified looks from everyone are staring at me.

“What the hell is happening ?!” wrinkled when Thander asked.

The guests stood up. Confusion and disbelief is written on their faces.

“Why are there two Lineah?” Aunt asked.

“You’re an impostor!” Rievy shouted at me.

“W-what? It’s you ---”

“She’s an impostor! She wants to ruin our wedding, Theron.” She cried in his arms.

My eyes shifted on Theron. His eyebrows are furrowed.

“Who are you?”

“I-it’s me … Lineah.”

His eyes remained on me. I reached for his hands but he moved away.

I shook my head.

“No … I’m T-theron!”

I shifted my gaze to Thander.

“Thander! Thander this is me!”

“Get that out of here Rievy!” she shouted, “Guards! Oh my gosh! Where are the fucking guards here ?!”

No …

“Rievy?” Thander said while staring at me.

“H-I’m not Rievy! I’m Lineah!” Damn! Rievy turns me on!

“What the hell is going on? Why are there two Lineahs here?”

“Theron me it is!”

“Thander …”

“Please believe me … Y-you saw a while ago! It’s me! You remember I wanted to tell you something and I wanted to know where Theron was but someone called you. I would have told you about it ---”

“Impostor! You’re running my wedding!”

“D-dad!” He’s my father … I’m sure he knows me well. He knows who the real Lineah is.

The guards showed up and grabbed my arms and I pleaded and resisted it.

I won’t let them take me away!

“Dad! Dad hear me out!” I cried.

He just frowned at me. He’s definitely confused going on too. “You believed me right?”

“N-no! You gotta believe me Theron! Thander!”

I looked down at Thander’s watch.

“Thanders watch! And yours!”

“Of course you will bring that up. I use their watches to tease him about Thander’s disappearance.”

My forehead furrowed. How did he find out?

“Rievy!”

I turned to the shelter of the voice.

“See, she turned around! She’s Rievy! She’s the impostor!” aniya.

“Are you crazy? I probably turned around because someone was behind me!” I kept my promise.

“Go home Rievy, stop this.”

“No! Don’t touch me Denard! You’re the one who did it!” It snapped to me. Why didn’t I think of that? “You told her about the watch! You planned this! You’re an animal! You planned everything! You’re ruining my life! You kidnapped that night to get revenge! You’re an animal!”

“Stop it, Reivy. I’m happy even if Lineah didn’t choose me. You should be the same as Theron.”

“I’m not fucking Rievy!”

“Theron! Please believe me!”

“Thander ---”

“That’s enough Rievy. That’s embarrassing. Don’t make a scandal,” said Tito Ephraim as he pulled my arm.

“No let go of me! Theron’s right about you! You’re the reason why his mother died! His sister died because of you!”

He was an accomplice in abducting me.

I don’t know if Theron and Thander’s family can handle all the facts. As well as Dad … It will hurt because of what Tito Ephraim did, it has no desire but only good for him and Denard but this is what they gave back to my family.

Yes Dad would be hurt by the truth but that would be better than believing in the deceptions of Tito Ephraim.

“He lied to us, Dad … He uses you. He takes advantage of your friendship.” I croaked as I stared at Dad.

“Don’t believe this woman Alfredo!”

“Dad …”

“Believe me please …”

“Aunty …”

Tyang approached me. I reached for her hands. “I’m Tyang … Do you remember what happened to me before? You defended me to Bobby’s parents. You didn’t want me to beg him that day but I didn’t listen ---”

“Lineah!” she cried, she pulled me closer.

“Aunty …”

“Jusko what did they do to you …”

“You believe me don’t you Aunty?”

“Of course Lineah … You’re still my Leigh.”

“Dad …” I turned to him.

I pressed my lips together waiting for him to speak.

“You’re my only daughter Lineah.” Tears rolled down my cheeks. I hugged him and turned to Theron.

His eyes darted at me. He should be fooled … He knows me … He knows who the real Lineah is.

I turned to Thander.

They should know me better.

“I can prove that I’m the real Lineah!” I said.