I Won't Marry Him...

Maya:

Today is the happiest day of Maya Brook's life. At the peak of her twenty-four years, she is about to fulfill her greatest dream: getting married.

She woke up very early and is already dressed in her beautiful wedding gown. The only thing worrying her is the disappearance of her best friend, Kate Belvoir, who didn't show up for her bachelorette party. Kate had helped Maya with every detail of the celebration. She had been there throughout the entire two-year engagement -- she helped buy the couple's future home and even planned the honeymoon.

Maya called Kate's cell phone several times, but every call went straight to voicemail. The other bridesmaids were already there for the big day. Maya had even received a lovely bouquet of flowers from her godmother.

"Do you think Kate isn't coming, Maya?"

"I don't know, Emily. God willing, she's okay."

It was already nine in the morning when a gift box arrived at Maya's house. She received the beautifully wrapped package with joy -- she had always been so grateful for every present that had been arriving at her home. But when she undid the ribbon and opened the box, pain and devastation flooded her soul. She let the box fall to the floor, collapsed onto the ground with her dress fanning out around her, and the worst agony of her life began. Inside were photos of her beloved fiance Josh in bed with her best friend Kate. When she looked at the photos scattered on the floor, she started ripping them apart. There were so many, but when she reached for the last one, she found a typed letter from a computer telling her exactly where to find the two of them. Determined to catch them in the act, she grabbed the skirt of her dress and ran. Besides the photos and the letter, there was a key card that opened the hotel room door, and the letter included the address and room number. She took the elevator up without much difficulty, despite the curious stares of everyone who saw a bride with ruined makeup and tear-streaked face in a hotel. When she opened the room door, she found the remnants of a fondue on the bedside table, a melted candle, and the remains of a romantic setup. So that was why her "best friend" hadn't shown up to her bachelorette party. She walked toward the bed, and there they were -- the two traitors, completely naked, fast asleep.

"You bastard!"

Maya screamed, then hurled the roses from the vase onto the floor and threw water over both of them, jolting them awake. Kate wrapped herself in the sheets while Josh pressed a pillow over his privates.

"My love, I can explain. It's not what you think. I don't even know what she's doing here. I was at my bachelor party -- I don't even know how I ended up in this room."

"Look at me, Josh. Do you see 'fool' written on my forehead?"

"And you, you bitch -- you pretended to be my best friend just to steal my fiance!"

"Forgive me, May. I didn't mean for it to happen, but being so close to each other during the wedding preparations... I fell in love with Josh. I love him."

"You damn bitch!"

Maya managed to land a few slaps on Kate.

"It's over, Josh. You can go explain to the wedding guests why we're done. I still have the proof of your cheating -- even though I tore up some of them, I still have plenty. Why don't you go ahead and use the wedding to marry this bitch instead?"

She stormed out of the room the same way she'd come in, her dream of marrying the man she had loved since she was fifteen shattered to pieces. This time she left her car at the hotel and walked the streets of New York in her wedding dress, heartbroken and devastated. Cars started honking. People stared at her with pity while others whispered to each other. But nothing that happened now could break Maya any further. The weather turned suddenly, and a storm poured down, finishing off what was left of her wedding dress.

Maya didn't care about anything anymore. She looked up at the sky, tore the veil from her head, and threw it onto the avenue, swearing to get her revenge on Josh and Kate. She vowed that one day she would look at them from the top while they were at the bottom, and she would laugh at their failure. Even if it was the last thing she ever did, she would make both traitors pay.

Maya's father finally found her and brought her home, but just when she thought she'd find some comfort, her nightmare continued.

"What were you thinking, Maya? Josh called me and said you canceled the wedding. You must be out of your mind! How could you cancel the wedding with Josh Miller? He's a top executive at Moore Corporation. He's very close to Nathan Ford Moore -- do you have any idea how powerful that man is? He has a massive empire with companies all over the world. Josh could have been the bridge between our company and theirs!"

"All you think about is business, Dad. That bastard Josh cheated on me with Kate!"

"That was just a slip-up, sweetheart. It was his bachelor party -- he had to have some fun. After all, you're still, shall we say, innocent -- you never gave yourself to him. A man needs sex. If you wanted the perfect wedding and to stay a virgin, you should've been prepared to put up with your fiance's slip-ups, since you weren't satisfying him the way a man deserves."

"I can't believe you're taking his side, Dad."

"I'm disappointed in you, Maya. The wedding is in two hours. There's still time for you to throw on any dress and go. I won't let you make this stupid mistake."

"I am not marrying the bastard who cheated on me."

"You will marry him because you owe me obedience."

"I won't marry Josh. Not even over my dead body."

"Then pack your things and get out of my house. I don't want to see you again. If you don't marry Josh, forget you ever had a father..."

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