Chapter 2 (1/1)

I woke up with a sore back. I'd fallen asleep on the couch. I looked at my watch. I was late for the recording that day!As usual I traded breakfast with some fruit juice and a cracker. I never had an appetite in the morning. But today, I couldn't even force that much in... << FLASHBACK >>" Chae-rin, I've got people telling me you've grown thin and weak... " Max had said worriedly." Whaaat? " I'd replied, completely taken aback. Maybe I'd been working out and eating a little less, but thin and weak?" Chae, eat well. I'm just kidding when I call you chubby... " he had said pleadingly and hugged me.I laughed at his sillyness letting myself feel his warmth as we cuddled. I was about to leave for work (the studio) but a flash of white caught my eye. The invitation... I picked it up. The wedding was in two days.. For some reason I had the urge to go and keep my end of the bargain.. I was invited after all.And so, I did. << THE WEDDING >>I had flown from Paris to Seoul with a heavy heart. Atleast dressing up for the wedding kept me occupied.THE DRESS: ( CL is on far left, MInzy, Bom, Dara: Only CL's Jeremy Scott dress is included in the story)www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=media.onsugar.com/files/2010/11/46/3/636/6360581/815d231108d17135_2ne1_1117_1.jpg&imgrefurl=celebrityfashion.onsugar.com/Outfit-Identifier-2NE1s-Dresses-2010-Style-Icon-Awards-Presented-OLive-OnStyle-12086254&usg=__tUAsdpQ104bHEcHEACR_-jRmidQ=&h=437&w=550&sz=105&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=SdFXJ6WvTsz0lM:&tbnh=112&tbnw=142&ei=r6UKTpXWGs3MswbT2cHIDg&prev=/search%3Fq%3DCL%2B2ne1%2Bdress%2Bjeremy%2Bscott%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1058%26bih%3D389%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=265&vpy=69&dur=63&hovh=200&hovw=252&tx=138&ty=101&page=1&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&biw=1058&bih=389I chuckled as I looked at myself in the full length mirror.Neither Max, Dara nor their parents would recognise me. It had been almost seven years. I'd definitely grown slimmer. I'd let my hair grow longer. I was no longer a brunette. I wore my hair blonde. However, I retained my rebelliousness. Except now if I rebelled, it was with a finer polish.I'd intended on wearing a masquerade mask but I decided I wouldn't be recognised even without it.At the wedding hall, I walked right past Max as he greeted guests. He had grown up well. So elegant and handsome. Somehow, I always knew he'd grow up like this. That smile... My smile.. No, it was no longer 'my smile'. It was for her... Not me. Her.I attracted a lot of stares. Mostly dissaproving ones. Well, that's why I'd dressed that way so I smiled at the on lookers.Finally, Dara, the bride-to-be came out from behind the curtains. She was beautiful. But what pained me most was the way Max's eyes glowed when he saw his bride.DARA'S DRESS: www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing%3F.out%3Djpg%26size%3Dl%26tid%3D23279950&imgrefurl=www.polyvore.com/2ne1_sandara_park_in_wedding/thing%3Fid%3D23279950&usg=__BlDZOGYZmHIPHpQ1zPQJ5nnB730=&h=300&w=300&sz=18&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=RlFCTKr9JmaJhM:&tbnh=126&tbnw=125&ei=LagKTv2CD4HYrQeA9ZCaDw&prev=/search%3Fq%3D2ne1%2Bwedding%2Bdress%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26biw%3D1058%26bih%3D389%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=307&vpy=50&dur=1935&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=134&ty=131&page=1&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0&biw=1058&bih=389 They both looked so happy. I didn't have the right to smile this for them, did I? Perhaps he had betrayed me, broke my heart, for all I knew, he must have cheated on me. Yet, I couldn't bring myself to humiliate him when I apparently held the ace. I was so lost but I was brought back to Earth by -"... speak now or forever hold your silence, " the priest said loudly to the audience.Without thinking, I stood up. All eyes were on me." I object, " I said softly staring at the ground.Murmurs flooded the room." I object, " I said, louder this time." And why, young miss, do you object the marriage of Shim Changmin and Park Sandara? " asked the priest.I laughed at the question. I picked up my clutch and began to walk out." Young miss? This is a serious matter. If you have a reason why these two should not be married, please speak now, " requested the priest.I laughed and turned to face them." Poser cette question a votre fiancé, " I said, mainly to Dara who looked like she was about to rip me to shreds. If only she knew who I was.* Poser cette question a votre fiancé - Ask this question to your fiancéI laughed bitterly to myself as I exited the wedding hall. I answered the priest's question in my head."... Beacause I still love him..."