Love on hire

When people think of a wedding, they usually imagine a happy day - abride and groom filled with joy, surrounded by applause and the eyes ofdozens or even hundreds of guests.All those eyes were now fixed on the young woman in her clean, whitewedding dress, decorated with delicate lace.The expensive gown was the most striking thing in the room. In thosestares, there were feelings of happiness, envy, and even disapproval.The graceful bride walked toward the groom who was already waiting forher. The groom looked in her direction, but he wasn't looking at her.His sharp eyes glanced past the bride, focused behind her, anxiously waitingfor someone else to appear - someone he hoped would come, even duringthis moment that was supposed to be joyful but wasn't for him.