You and I
Summary
I know how it goes
I know how it goes from wrong and right
Silence and sound
But did they ever hold each other
Tight, like us?
Did they ever fight like us?
You and I
We don’t wanna be like them
We can make it till the end
No nothing can come between
You and I
Not even the gods above
Can separate the two of us
No, nothing can come between
You and I
Everything I ever did in my life was to please my mother. She had my life planned before I was even born, and now I was sitting in my bridal dressing room only minutes away from marrying the kind of man she had always wanted for me.
I couldn’t do this. This wasn’t what I wanted.
I bunched up my wedding dress in my fists as one of the bridesmaids placed my veil on my head. “You can’t do this, Katie.” I looked over to my best friends, Ellie, Justice, and Kelsi who were all nodding in agreement with Mary Ann. “You don’t love him.”
“I can’t just run out.” I said and adjusted the veil in my hair. “What would that look like?” I looked down at my phone as Liam’s name popped up.
Liam: I know I’m so fucking late at saying this, but don’t marry him. Whatever you do, don’t say ‘I do’.
Katie: Why not?
I rolled my eyes as I sent the text message. He wouldn’t say what I wanted, no needed, him to say. I loved Liam with everything in me, but he would never feel the same way.
Liam: Goddammit, don’t make me say it over text.
I ignored the message and stood up as my mother entered the room. “You look beautiful.” I gave her a small smile as my phone buzzed four more times in the three minutes of silence. “Check those quickly and then you’re needed. Time to become a Mrs.!” My mom backed out of the room and I checked my messages before I had to give my life to a man I barely knew.
Liam: Come outside and talk to me.
Liam: Come on Katie. Please.
Liam: I’ll fucking crash your goddamned wedding if I have to.
Liam: Fine. I love you. That’s why. Don’t marry him.
I stared at my phone as I read the last text over and over again. I love you. Don't marry him. “Katie? Are you coming?” I looked up at my mom as she poked her head in. I looked over at my friends who were patiently waiting for a reply.
“No.” I smiled and looked back down at my phone.
“Excuse you?”
I walked up to my mother. “I said… no.” She gasped and dramatically placed her hand over her chest. “I’m not getting married today.” I ripped the veil out of my hair and bunched up my dress the best I could as I pushed past my mother.
“Don’t you dare leave this church!” She grabbed my arm, stopping me from walking out of the room.
“Watch me.” I took off the small diamond ring on my left hand and handed it to my mother. “Tell Brian and his family that I’m sorry.”
I know how it goes from wrong and right
Silence and sound
But did they ever hold each other
Tight, like us?
Did they ever fight like us?
You and I
We don’t wanna be like them
We can make it till the end
No nothing can come between
You and I
Not even the gods above
Can separate the two of us
No, nothing can come between
You and I
Everything I ever did in my life was to please my mother. She had my life planned before I was even born, and now I was sitting in my bridal dressing room only minutes away from marrying the kind of man she had always wanted for me.
I couldn’t do this. This wasn’t what I wanted.
I bunched up my wedding dress in my fists as one of the bridesmaids placed my veil on my head. “You can’t do this, Katie.” I looked over to my best friends, Ellie, Justice, and Kelsi who were all nodding in agreement with Mary Ann. “You don’t love him.”
“I can’t just run out.” I said and adjusted the veil in my hair. “What would that look like?” I looked down at my phone as Liam’s name popped up.
Liam: I know I’m so fucking late at saying this, but don’t marry him. Whatever you do, don’t say ‘I do’.
Katie: Why not?
I rolled my eyes as I sent the text message. He wouldn’t say what I wanted, no needed, him to say. I loved Liam with everything in me, but he would never feel the same way.
Liam: Goddammit, don’t make me say it over text.
I ignored the message and stood up as my mother entered the room. “You look beautiful.” I gave her a small smile as my phone buzzed four more times in the three minutes of silence. “Check those quickly and then you’re needed. Time to become a Mrs.!” My mom backed out of the room and I checked my messages before I had to give my life to a man I barely knew.
Liam: Come outside and talk to me.
Liam: Come on Katie. Please.
Liam: I’ll fucking crash your goddamned wedding if I have to.
Liam: Fine. I love you. That’s why. Don’t marry him.
I stared at my phone as I read the last text over and over again. I love you. Don't marry him. “Katie? Are you coming?” I looked up at my mom as she poked her head in. I looked over at my friends who were patiently waiting for a reply.
“No.” I smiled and looked back down at my phone.
“Excuse you?”
I walked up to my mother. “I said… no.” She gasped and dramatically placed her hand over her chest. “I’m not getting married today.” I ripped the veil out of my hair and bunched up my dress the best I could as I pushed past my mother.
“Don’t you dare leave this church!” She grabbed my arm, stopping me from walking out of the room.
“Watch me.” I took off the small diamond ring on my left hand and handed it to my mother. “Tell Brian and his family that I’m sorry.”
Characters
Elizabeth (Ellie) Dean
Short, flirty, funny, and a little bit bitchy.
Justice (Jay) Neloms
Small ball of fire with a short man complex. Tends to be pushy and aggressive.
Katie Anderson
Quirky, outrageous, and rebellious.
Liam Payne
Soft guy with a tough exterior. Tends to be an asshole.
Louis Tomlinson
A bit of a smart ass. All the time.
Mary Ann Shaw
Girly, spoiled, and easy to get along with.
Niall Horan
Funny, hungry, and a little bit dick-head-y,
