the epitome of
happiness. She stood proudly next to Niko, right in front of the
large table where both of them gave a little show for their guests,
a part of the traditional ritual of the Greek wedding. A waiter,
standing beside them opened up a bottle of champagne, with
impressive skill, and filled their glasses. They each took a sip,
crossing their elbows without spilling a drop, which I found quite
amazing. Another waiter had rolled a small table next to them with
the wedding cake on it. According to the marital ritual, the groom
and the bride, holding a teaspoon each, took it in turns to feed
each other with a small bite of the cake. A tingling sound of glass
suddenly filled the place. It was coming from the guests’ spoons,
which they enthusiastically clinked against their crystal
glasses.
‘This is meant to make the couple kiss in
public.’ I whispered to Christopher, who was watching, quite
amazed. The couple kissed and the guests applauded
enthusiastically. Then it was time for the new weds’ first dance.
They took a few steps to the pebbled center of the garden, which
served as a dance floor, and danced to the rhythm of a slow, Greek
song that made me shiver, although I could not make out all the
lyrics. Tina and Nikos seemed to be enjoying every minute of it.
Then they sat behind the big table and the wedding banquet
started.
‘Is that all?’ Christopher asked.
‘Yes, as if that wasn’t
enough . ’ I joked. I was
never in favor of swanky celebrations. I had imagined my wedding,
as every girl has, but much different to what I had just
witnessed.
For the rest of the evening, Christopher had his
arm around my shoulders, playing with the curls of my hair at the
back of my neck as he talked. Harry was probably surprised to see
us together but he was very discreet about it. As for me, I’d been
chatting mostly with Bessie, enjoying the angry looks Rose and her
friend gave me, probably because Christopher was not paying
attention to them anymore.
It was more than an hour later that I caught a
glimpse of Colin, escorted by a pretty brunet. He was scanning the
tables, looking for someone. At the same time, Christopher asked me
to dance. The timing was excellent because Colin had just spotted
me and was heading to our table, leaving his girlfriend behind.
‘Dance with me!’ Christopher had demanded
with his most irresistible smile. We walked to the dance floor and
he put his arms around my waist sending goose bumps all over my
body. I had my arms around his neck,
always keeping a little distance between us. I could see Colin
behind him, standing just a few metres away, frowning and staring at us. I was very proud of myself, because now I was
sure I had become totally immune to Colin. All that mattered was
that I was in Christopher’s arms and he was looking right into my
eyes.
‘Are you cold?’ he asked .
‘No, I’m fine.’ I said, dazzled once again by
his beautiful face. He smiled and stroked my naked back with his
hand, as if trying to warm it up, oblivious to the fact that this
only made things worse for me. Behind him, I could still see Colin
shaking hands with Harry, Bessie and Rose and going back to his
girlfriend, who was now seated in the same table with Don.
When we got back to our table, I asked
Christopher to excuse me and headed to the restroom. I checked my
blushed cheeks and my make- up, put on a thin layer of lip-gloss
and walked out.
Colin was waiting for me at the restroom door,
taking me by surprise. I recognized the anger in his eyes and his
frowned face. He grabbed my arm viciously and pushed me in the
shadows.
‘What do you think you’re doing, Emma?’ he
asked.
‘You shouldn’t be here Colin. And I shouldn’t be
talking to you.’ I replied coldly, trying to free my arm. I was
certain it was going to be bruised the next day.
‘Who’s he? Are you dating professors now? I’ve
come here for you to find you…’ his anger was growing to fury
now.
‘You’re really
happiness. She stood proudly next to Niko, right in front of the
large table where both of them gave a little show for their guests,
a part of the traditional ritual of the Greek wedding. A waiter,
standing beside them opened up a bottle of champagne, with
impressive skill, and filled their glasses. They each took a sip,
crossing their elbows without spilling a drop, which I found quite
amazing. Another waiter had rolled a small table next to them with
the wedding cake on it. According to the marital ritual, the groom
and the bride, holding a teaspoon each, took it in turns to feed
each other with a small bite of the cake. A tingling sound of glass
suddenly filled the place. It was coming from the guests’ spoons,
which they enthusiastically clinked against their crystal
glasses.
‘This is meant to make the couple kiss in
public.’ I whispered to Christopher, who was watching, quite
amazed. The couple kissed and the guests applauded
enthusiastically. Then it was time for the new weds’ first dance.
They took a few steps to the pebbled center of the garden, which
served as a dance floor, and danced to the rhythm of a slow, Greek
song that made me shiver, although I could not make out all the
lyrics. Tina and Nikos seemed to be enjoying every minute of it.
Then they sat behind the big table and the wedding banquet
started.
‘Is that all?’ Christopher asked.
‘Yes, as if that wasn’t
enough . ’ I joked. I was
never in favor of swanky celebrations. I had imagined my wedding,
as every girl has, but much different to what I had just
witnessed.
For the rest of the evening, Christopher had his
arm around my shoulders, playing with the curls of my hair at the
back of my neck as he talked. Harry was probably surprised to see
us together but he was very discreet about it. As for me, I’d been
chatting mostly with Bessie, enjoying the angry looks Rose and her
friend gave me, probably because Christopher was not paying
attention to them anymore.
It was more than an hour later that I caught a
glimpse of Colin, escorted by a pretty brunet. He was scanning the
tables, looking for someone. At the same time, Christopher asked me
to dance. The timing was excellent because Colin had just spotted
me and was heading to our table, leaving his girlfriend behind.
‘Dance with me!’ Christopher had demanded
with his most irresistible smile. We walked to the dance floor and
he put his arms around my waist sending goose bumps all over my
body. I had my arms around his neck,
always keeping a little distance between us. I could see Colin
behind him, standing just a few metres away, frowning and staring at us. I was very proud of myself, because now I was
sure I had become totally immune to Colin. All that mattered was
that I was in Christopher’s arms and he was looking right into my
eyes.
‘Are you cold?’ he asked .
‘No, I’m fine.’ I said, dazzled once again by
his beautiful face. He smiled and stroked my naked back with his
hand, as if trying to warm it up, oblivious to the fact that this
only made things worse for me. Behind him, I could still see Colin
shaking hands with Harry, Bessie and Rose and going back to his
girlfriend, who was now seated in the same table with Don.
When we got back to our table, I asked
Christopher to excuse me and headed to the restroom. I checked my
blushed cheeks and my make- up, put on a thin layer of lip-gloss
and walked out.
Colin was waiting for me at the restroom door,
taking me by surprise. I recognized the anger in his eyes and his
frowned face. He grabbed my arm viciously and pushed me in the
shadows.
‘What do you think you’re doing, Emma?’ he
asked.
‘You shouldn’t be here Colin. And I shouldn’t be
talking to you.’ I replied coldly, trying to free my arm. I was
certain it was going to be bruised the next day.
‘Who’s he? Are you dating professors now? I’ve
come here for you to find you…’ his anger was growing to fury
now.
‘You’re really
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