Faith, Erin, and Aubrey are together now. They are roaming around the building of senior high school students. They wanted to see the booth prepared by the other sections. They came across boring booths from other sections and they didn't even bother going there. The only thing they went to was the cute photo booth and the unique mini baking shop of another section.
Erin stares at the photo of the three of them they took from the photo booth. She pouted. “It's a pity Skyler isn't here. What’s with her picking him when there are even more useless boys of our class who needs to do that stupid job, ” she complained.
“True,” Faith agreed. "I miss teasing him."
The friends continued to walk. They stopped walking when someone approached them. They don't know it but judging by the looks, it also looks like a student under senior high school.
"Hello! I hope you come to our booth. It’s just there at the end of the building.” The girl pointed to their section's booth. Its location is unique because it is not inside their classroom. A large tent outside their classroom pointed to it. “It's a wedding booth. If you want to marry your significant other, you can sign up there. If you want your friend and some person you want them to get married with, it's also applicable. In this case, if your friend refuses, they will have to pay. You get a commission from their payment.”
Aubrey felt weird upon hearing that. "I'm sorry, we're not interested," she declined.
"But if you ever think of registering at our booth, just go to Joanna, our class president."
Aubrey lost her mood when she heard the name Joanna. It was the same girl who hates her. It made her remember about the false rumors that Joanna spread when Aubrey was still in love with Kayden.
"Shall we go to the bathroom?" Aubrey asked, then told Erin and Faith to come with her. She bowed to the girl who was advertising their booth before dragging her friends with her.
Aubrey pulled on Erin and Faith's arm. Faith removed Aubrey's hand from her arm. As a result, Aubrey was stopped. “Hey, wait a minute, okay? I will just go back to our classroom. I forgot to bring my wallet,” Faith said.
"Let's just meet in front of the women's restroom, okay?" Aubrey commanded. Faith nodded.
~ • ~
Joanna sat down on a chair looking gloomy. No one is still registering for the wedding booth of their class. She was the one who suggested this idea so she felt a great responsibility in organizing this booth. Their section still spent a lot on this booth, so she is feeling guilty. She just wants this event to end because for sure, at the retreat, her judgmental classmates will be criticizing her a lot.
She felt like someone tapped on her shoulders behind her so she turned around. She recognized the person. "Faith, it's you!" she greeted her with a smile.
“Can I register for your booth? I would like to register for a friend,” said Faith.
The distress and anxiety that Joanna felt was relieved when she heard Faith inquire. She smiled from ear to ear. “Sure! What is their name? ” he asked Faith.
"My friend Aubrey and the robot - like man in our section, Miller." Joanna almost lost her mood when she heard Aubrey's name but when she heard that another man would be involved in this fake marriage, she was even happier. She chuckled internally.
“Sure. What time do you want them to get married? ” she queried.
“Now,” Faith demanded.
“A wedding is a hundred, right?” Faith pulled the wallet out of her pocket. She took a hundred peso bill from her wallet and handed it to Joanna.
“Okay. Take care!"
Faith ran away from their booth. Joanna couldn't stop laughing. She was wrong to think that Aubrey still had feelings for Kayden, but it seems like she’s interested in that guy she was with last time. Joanna can have Kayden by herself now. She wouldn't allow Aubrey to be her rival in Kayden's heart again.
~ • ~
Everything is going well for Miller. At first he was a bit nervous because of some customers, but as time went by, he also got used to doing the job given to him for their booth. It has been forty-five minutes since their booth opened. Many went to their booth. He felt so exhausted.
He noticed that someone raised their hand. He immediately approached the student. “We are done. Thanks a lot!" the student let him know. Miller nodded. He took a tray in the back of their classroom and collected what their customer had eaten. He took it to his classmates who cleaned the dishes.
When he turned back, he saw their class president in front of him. “Miller, you can work for our booth later. Someone needs you from the other section. ”
Confused, Miller stared at her, not knowing what to do. “Miller, you have to go there. Go now." Claire went behind Miller and pushed the young man out of their classroom. A woman appeared before him.
Not knowing what to do, his eyebrows furrowed. “I'm sorry, but it's just our job for the booth. So you can't escape.” That woman handcuffed him.
He was confused. What does this woman plan to do? Why is someone arresting him when the event is Valentines? It's impossible that in a Valentines event, there is a jail booth. Irrelevant to the theme, he thought.
Since he could not understand the situation, he decided to step out of his comfort zone and asked the girl. "I'm sorry miss, but what is this for and do you still have to tie me up?"
The woman laughed at him which was the reason why he raised an eyebrow at this woman. "Sir, I'm from the wedding booth, over there," he said, pointing to the next building on the left. "You will get married."
“Come on, this is stupid. I didn't sign up for this. ” He tried to remove the handcuffs with his hands but could only open them with the key held by the weird woman in front of him.
"You didn't sign up for this, but someone else did for you," he smiled back at Miller. "If you don't want to get married, sir, you just have to pay ₱75."
He gasped out of distress. He couldn't believe how much that section would earn from him. He has only 150 peso a day and he saves it to buy a laptop to use in college. Giving up, he just accepted his fate and decided to be embarrassed at that wedding booth instead of going home unsatisfied and with no money left for his savings.
He drew in a long breath. “Fine. To whom will I get married? ”
“It's a secret. I can't say as long as we're not there,” the girl answered. The woman started walking away so he just followed.
He doesn't understand the point of the wedding booth. It’s absurd that they have to handcuff a person just so they wouldn’t escape. Include the large amount of money to be paid to stop the fake marriage. Stupid simulation with stupid rules.
They reached the wedding booth in the tent opposite the classroom. He doesn't recognize any of those people in that place. All he knew was that he wanted this event to end. He would rather just work in their booth with a boring job than come here.
They removed the handcuff on Miller's hand through the key. They gave Miller a ballpen and signed their fake papers. He tried looking for other people he might potentially know. After he signed, he stared at the name next to his name.
Aubrey Scarlett Torres is featured.
Aubrey.
He could feel his heart beating faster. He wanted to smile but he didn't want other people to see it.
"Sir Miller?" The feelings of happiness in his body disappeared when a student who seemed to be fixing up this booth called to him. "Put on this suit and find the ring that fits on your finger."
The suit was handed to him. He put it on and people working for the booth helped him fix the suit he’s wearing. He noticed that people were already gathering at the side of the tent. Looks like this wedding booth will be spectacular. And first, he was excited because only Aubrey would be his partner. However, since this wedding booth is open, many will be able to watch.
He does not like that.