Without wasting any time, the man seated directly opposite Bernard and Maria's parents smiled.
"Let's go straight to the reason we're all gathered here. We have both parents and the couple present, and we are about to witness the joining of these two wonderful people, Bernard and Maria, in marriage!"
Maria's heart burned with rage as she watched the scene unfold before her eyes. She couldn't stand it. She ran toward the man, desperate to stop the wedding.
She swung her arms wildly, trying to scatter the documents on the table to stop the ceremony.
But her hands passed through the papers as if they were made of air. Again and again, she tried to grab them, but she couldn't touch a thing.
Panic flooded her. Her chest tightened as fear crept into her bones.
