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It had been a long week for Alice. She had been the
bridesmaid of her sister's wedding. However, the
wedding preparations had ___1___
long before that. It was many months ago when her
sister and her then boyfriend, Bryan, had come home
for dinner. From the moment they arrived, it was ___2___
that something was up. Her sister was ___3___
with excitement while her boyfriend seemed very
nervous. This piqued Alice's ___4___
but she decided not to say anything. Bryan even
brought along a cake for dessert.
Finally, dinner was over and Bryan helped to ___5___
the cake. He then ___6___
his throat and announced in a shaky voice that he
and Alice's sister had decided to get married !
Everyone was ___7___
at first but suddenly, cheers erupted throughout the
house. We all hugged the happy couple and
congratulated them. No ___8___
Bryan had been so jittery the whole evening.
Ever since that announcement, every family
dinner's ___9___
was centered around the topic of the wedding. Every
member was caught up in the whirlwind of excitement.
There were ___10___
to be made about when and where to have the wedding,
what the wedding gown was going to be like, who the
bridesmaids were and many other ___11___.
As such, Alice ended up being one of the
bridesmaids.
Alice was surprised at how involved a bridesmaid
had to be. She thought she just had to put on a
matching dress and walk down the ___12___
scattering some flowers. She did not know that being
a bridesmaid was like being a personal assistant to
the bride. Duties could include ___13___
things like ensuring the flower arrangements were
all correct to minor chores like making facial
reservations for the bride.
On the day of the wedding, Alice's sister was
very high-strung. She was ___14___
about everything. Alice would try to calm her nerves
from time to time. By the end of the wedding, Alice
must have done the job of twenty bridesmaids. No
wonder she was ___15___.
Despite the exhaustion, she was also very happy. She
was happy that her sister had a beautiful wedding
that she would cherish for the rest of her life. |
