Chapter 17 - Torn
She walked down the stairs and into the room where she was to dress for her wedding. She glanced at Amy, who sat on a chair with her head rested on her palm, and her brow creased a bit.
Leia's eyes darted around and abruptly stopped on a manikin dressed up in a long white dress, which was her wedding dress. Her eyes broadened a little as she scrutinized the gown. This outfit looked so breathtaking that it could make any woman who laid eyes on it fall head over heels. It is a type of sleeveless dress that hugs one body and displays its curves. It had diamond stones embedded as a belt around the waist. Its body was designed with tiny fragments of diamonds, which made it sparkle and shine amongst the best.
Leia's eyes narrowed, and her hand balled into a tight fist. Her father outdid himself this time. A soft chuckle escaped her mouth, and she shook her head.
She glanced at Amy, who was now staring at her and walked to the table in the room. She picked up a scissor that was placed inside a makeup kit and walked back to the dress with an expressionless face. A wicked wide grin formed on her lips, and she placed the edge of the dress in-between the sharp steel of the scissors, ready to cut it.
Amy's eyes blinked in confusion, and they dilated in the next moment when she saw what Leia was about to do. She immediately stood up and rushed towards her and grabbed her hand, stopping her from cutting the dress. "Leia, what is wrong with you?" She struggled to take the scissors from her, but Leia harshly pushed her away, causing her to fall heavily on the floor. Amy stared at her and her eyes flickered in bewilderment. What is wrong with Leia? The dress was so expensive that she was still surprised her father ordered it for Leia, considering how he was treating her.
Leia's grip on the scissor tightened, and she viciously glared at Amy with her black eyes and pointed the scissor at her. "Do not stop me!" She turned to the dress, and the grin on her lips widened more. She furiously began to cut the dress into pieces and tear off the diamonds and bead fragments on it, then threw them on the floor.
The once breathtaking wedding dress tore off like a rag from the body of the manikin and fell to the floor. Leia breathed heavily as she stared at the torn dress with red eyes. Her hands violently trembled and the scissor fell to the ground.
She nervously backed away from the dress with her body shivering and glanced at Amy, who was still on the floor, staring at her with dilated eyes and a fallen jaw. Her eyes fluttered, and she slumped to the floor with her hands covering her face. Yes, she was acting tough, as though it pained her not, that she was being sold away like an object, but she was still a human being with feelings. She suffers pain, hatred, disappointment, she feels all this shit!!
A soft cry left her mouth, and tears streamed down her cheeks. These tears were the tears she had been holding in for days, and she finally let them out today.
Amy, who heard her low whimper, hurriedly rushed to her and pulled her into a warm hug. "Hey, it's okay." She caressed Leia's hair and embraced her tightly, with a cynical expression on her face.
Leia's eyes fluttered in anger, and she shoved Amy away. "This is so embarrassing." She turned her back on Amy and furiously began to punch the floor, tainting it with the blood splattering from her knuckles. She wasn't used to crying in front of people, except her mother, so she felt embarrassed that Amy saw her this way.
Amy placed her hand on her shoulder and revealed a warm smile. "Leia, it's okay... You don't have to feel that way." She moved closer to her and embraced her. Her fingers caressed her back and gently patted her to help her calm down.
"Young miss, the groom has arrived." A young maid ran into the room and reported it with her head lowered down. Her eyes unknowingly peeked at the torn dress, and a low gasp couldn't help but escape her mouth. What was she seeing?
"Alright, you can go now." Amy waved at the maid and turned her head to gaze at Leia. "What do we do about your dress now?"
Leia raised her head and glanced at Amy. She stood up from the floor and walked towards the bag she came down with. She unzipped it and rummaged through the things inside it for a moment before she pulled out a short white dress that was at knee length.
"Is that... " Amy blinked her eyes while her jaw fell.
"Yes, I will wear my mother's wedding dress today." Leia's teary eyes scrutinized the gown, and a half-smile formed on her lips. "She always wished for this." When she was younger, her mother always said she would like her to wear it on her wedding day, saying that it would be like a replica of her. However, who knew she would become extinct before she could ever see herself wearing it? But it was better this way. It isn't like her wedding is a joyful one.
Amy, who still had her jaw fallen, took a deep breath and a warm smile made its way to her lips. "Alright, we don't have much of a choice now." She walked to Leia and gently dragged her to sit down on the chair at the table, in front of a wide mirror. "Let's turn you into a beauty so that he will fall for you the minute he lays eyes on you hehe..." She picked up the make-up kit and brushes, then proceeded to do her thing.