Dimitriwalkedquicklyahead,butthemorehehurried,themoreroadblocksappeared.Asthesayinggoes,“Morehaste,lessspeed”!Ashegotwithinafewblockstohisdestination,hefoundthattheareahadbeenpletelycordonedoffandallcarsarianshadtodetour.Poliwereoreeterandhelicoptershoveredoverheadbecausethiswasanultraextravagantweddingwithmembersofroyalfamiliesandmanyofthecelebritiesaeofpolitidfinancialpersoending.Inthisdayaerroristattacks,thewenfortagenciesandthemilitarywentalloutonfullerttoehesafetyofthesedomestidiionalVIPweddis;foranyactsthattookpcecouldeasilybeelevatedtoiionalis.
Thesidewalksonbothsidesofthestreetwerefullofcrowdsofpeoplegawkingattheweddisdresseduptothehetestfashions.Butmanymorewereattractedbythename-brandluxurycarsfromdifferenttriesveyingtheseridfamoustothechureultrafastsportscarwouldarrivesinglyandwhizzpastlikethewind.Twoorthreecarswouldesedatelyasagroupallowingthespectatorstohaveaneye-full.Tokeepuptheirstatus,theseultraexpensivenamebrandluxurycarswereoflimitededition;rareenoughtocauseasensationwheheyappeared.Howeveratthisweddingofthetury,allbrandsoftheselimitededitioncarsarrivedenmassegivingthecrowdararetreatthatkeptthemoh-ingandah-inginrapture.Thoughtooexpeheordinarypersontoown,theaudiencewassatisfiedjusttoseesomanyoftheminmotion.Itcouldbesaidthatholdingararecarshowforthespectatorsbeforetheweddingbeganwasanunintereatfromtheweddingpreparatoryittee!
Fiveorsixformallyattiredyoungmen,brother,cousinsandgoodfriendsofthegroom,stoodattheentrahechurch,agasusherstoleadweddiotheirallottedseatsihechurch.Iftheguestdrovetotheweddinghimself,avaletwascalledtoparkthe.Iftheguestwasdrivenbyhischaufferandbroughtalonghissecretary,bodyguardetc.,thechaufferwouldbetoldwheretoparkaherswouldbetakentoanotherlocatioheywouldbeseentoaertainedbyotherattendants.Thespecialpreparatoryitteetookawholeyeartoprepareforthisweddinganddidanexcellentjob,seeingtoeverypossibletingency,sothateverythingwouldgoverysmoothly.Aftertheweddingceremonywasoverandthebrideandgroomhadleft,thepreparatoryitteeaohavespeciattendantscallouttheheguestswhosevehicleswerereadyfortheminfrontofthechurch.Thislistwasmadeacctothetimeoftheguests’arrivandnotthenobilityoftheirstatus.Agroupofexperiencedvaletswerestatioheparkinglottoexecutethelistgiventothemahecarsoutintheorderoftheirarrival.Justthen,amiddle-agedusherwhoseemedtobetheoneintrol,lookedatthesofhishand-heldputerandmurmured,
“Alltheguestshavearrivedwiththeexceptionofaprinceofoheminortries.Hehadalreadyabdicated.Whyishestillsobusy?Buthealwayshadateobete,sowillhebetetoday,too?Weotdeytheweddingbecauseofhim…”Justthenthepurringofastrongenginewasheardandasuper-luxurysportscarwhooshedhastilyintosightstoppingcrookedlybeforethechurch.Amiddle-agedmanofaboutfortytofiftyyearsoldjumpedoutassoonasthecarstopped,andwithoutclosingthecardoorwehepassengersideofthecartohelphisfemalepasseawoofthemwalkedquicklyupthestepstothechurtrance.
“Sorry.Sorry.I’mafraidwearete”saidtheprinceashewalkedtowardsthemiddle-agedusherwhocamefreetthem.
“Oh,no,no.Youareontime,yhness,”repliedtheusher.“Buttheceremonywillbestartinginjusttwominutes.Youareinfactthestguesttoarrive.”Thenhewavedoveraoshowthemihechurchtotheirassigs.Lookingattheothershesaid,“Good.Alltheguestshavearrived.Theweddingceremonieswillbeginoellthepeopleupinthebelltowertostartringingthebelhemusicbegin.”Soonthechurchbellswasringingmerrily,announgthebeginningoftheceremonies.Hethentalkedbywalkie-talkietothegroupofcarswaitingashortdistanceawayandtoldthemthatitwastimetodriveover.
Thereressivefleetoftwelvebcksuperluxurysedanswaitingattheentrahehoteshortdistanceaway.Thegroomsatihandbrideihcarwiththeirattendants,whiletheirentewasscatterediofthecars.ThisarrawasmadebecausetheO’Brianfamilywaomakeagreatshowoftheirwealthandairofgrandeuraswelstoexpresshowimportantthisweddingwastothem.Thefleetoftwelvecarsmadetheirwayslowlytowardsthechurchwithhornsbringasamarkofcelebration,insortwiththeloudlyringingchurchbells.Asthebride’scarslowlydroveby,ImaginationsaidtoDimitri,
“Isn’tthatbrideNovel?Look!Sheisturningherheadtolooktowardsus!ButIdon’tthinksheseeveryclearlybehindherveil,soshemaynotdiscoveritisusstandingbytheroadside…Weusedtobecloseassister,now…Ifeelwearesodistantwefeellikestrangers…”WatgthefleetofcarsdriveslowlyawaycarryiywhousedtobepartofhisKingdomofDreamsonherwaytowedanother,Dimitrifeltanindescribablefeelingeoverhim.Hecouldnottellwhetheritinessorsorrowbutfeltadissotesenseoflossinhisheart.
Theironbackdoorofthechurchopenedwidewithalouddworkersrolledoutaredcarpetfromihebuildingrighttothebatrance.Asecurityguardwasstatioheretomakesurethatnooutsiderswereallowedtoethesametimehewastoldthatwhenthemainweddingthatwasgoingonwasfiherewouldbeanroupweddingscheduledtotakepce,wheresixteenbridesweretobemarriedandthatthebackdoorofthechurchwasreservedfortheirexclusiveuse.Thatwasallthesecurityguardknewandhewasnottoldofanyoftheparticurs.Earlyinthem,fetrailerssimirtothoseusedonmoviesetwereparkedbythebatrahechurch,whichpracticallytookupthewholelengthofthestreet.Nearbyresidentsthoughtsomestudiowasgoingtofilmsesthere.Assuchthingshadhappenedbeforetheydidnotthinkmuchofit,soadultswenttoworkandchildreoschoostheynormallydid.Theareahadbeenpletelycordonedoffforsecurityreasonsandallcarsarianshadtodetour,sostreetsseemedextremelycalmandquiet.Inthebeginningaboutadozenyoungwomencouldbeseemgoinginandoutofthefetrailers,talkingandughing.Butafterawhiletheyseemedtosettledownfourtoeaeanddidnotappearanymore.Theseair-ditionedvehicleswereactuallythesizeofalittlehouse,equippedwithtoilet,showersandevenasmallkitette.Onmoviesets,theywereusedasthepoviestarstoputonmakeup,geesabetweeheywerethesixteeifulbrideswhoallinteomarryKingDimitri.Ofcoursesometrailersheldmorethanfourpersons,forAmalia,MarkandlittledogMaureenalsocamewiththem.
ThenobleanddecorousQueenAishasatirailer,ilyreadingthebookinherhand.Shewasallreadyfortheceremonyhavingalreadyputonherwhiteweddinggownandthepricelessjewelryfitforaqueen.TogetherirailerwithherwereMegginn,SamanthaandDorna,theappleofhereyewhowerealldressedintheirformalweddinggowns.Megginnwasreadingandansweringhere-mails.ThoughshehadresignedherpositionasCEOofWorldBank,therewereinnumerabledetailsectedtoKingDimitri’srgefinancialempireshehadtodealwithonadailybasisthatnooneelsecouldhelpherwith.SamanthawashelpingDetready.Atfirstthenaughtygirlrefusedtoputonanymake-upbecauseshehadneverdonesobeforeanddidnotknowhowtodoit.Samanthacoaxedhersaying,
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