Ꮗhitε Ꭱosε Ꮗhitε Ꭱosε ©Jocelyn All Rights Reserved ༜༜༜༜༜༜༜༜༜༜༜༜༜༜༜༜ I hated the simplicity of it all. Loathed how easy their lives seemed to fall so easily in place. They hardly struggled to find love while I still found trouble fully comprehending what the word meant. It's ironic that I continued to read these annoying works of fiction. In some way reading them made me face the reality of #life, to understand the distance between our worlds. "Megan, put that book down and come have some fun," my friend called. Her silly bright orange dress matched my own, along with it came the title of a bridesmaid. "Coming," I answered. I reluctantly set my book aside and joined her. She led me towards the dance floor, to a group that consisted of bridesmaids, bachelors, and the bride and groom themselves. McKenna, the bride, welcomed me in her circle and reserved a special spot next to her for myself. Her white teeth matched her long strapless dress. She looked beautiful. "I'm so glad you were able to make it Megan," she said. Her smile was genuine. I smiled affectionately at her. "Of course," I said. "How does it feel getting married?" "I was a bit nervous," she admitted with a laugh. "But at the same time it felt like the best thing that ever happened to me." I was happy for her. Really. I ignored my hopeless romance novel and tried to actually have a good time with everyone else. To add the cake to the frosting, I had participated in catching the bride's flowers. They were white. My memory of white roses in my novels mad me translate the rose into its meaning; happy love. It fit them well. Before I knew it, the delicate roses were clasped in my hands. I had won. I was victorious. For a moment I felt a deep satisfaction then looked up for McKenna only to find her with her groom. It was then I realized I had only tainted the flowers. I, who believed little of true love, was mocking the sacred matrimony by catching these flowers. Something deep within me stirred. A bubbling envy surfaced but was overpowered by the longing in my heart.