The girl stands still before the closed doors in front of her,<\/p>\n
Her hands shake a delicate petal tumbles to the red carpeted floor beneath her.<\/p>\n
She feels the satin ribbon around the stems dampens with perspiration.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The girl turns her head slightly careful to not undo the elaborate perfect curls,<\/p>\n
Her father\u2019s sparkling eyes meet hers and he gently pats her hand that grips his opposite arm.<\/p>\n
She relaxes her grip slightly and exhales slowly.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Her planner orbits her smoothing the layers of lace, tucking in a stray hair,<\/p>\n
And fluffing the long train behind her before standing in front and ensuring all is ready.<\/p>\n
The planner smiles broadly at the girl who nods.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The planner whispers into a small radio and the girl feels her father stiffen slightly beside her.<\/p>\n
The music begins as the double doors swing wide.<\/p>\n
She is frozen until she looks at the end of the aisle and sees him.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Her vision blurs behind tears of joy as the crowd rises and turns toward her.<\/p>\n
She takes a breath and steps forward.<\/p>\n
The girl moves down the aisle to walk toward her new life.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
– Diana Kristine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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