Forever, One Day

As Luella took her place, the organ began to roar. The tune that everyone was waiting for began humming through the church, bouncing off of the walls and through the pews. Immediately the entire audience rose to their feet and turned to the oversized, wooden doors. As they opened, the room filled with the push of incense and a fall breeze. It smelt familiar and new, all at once.

Elena, arm in arm with her father, Gaetano, waited as the doors opened. The dramatic pause allowed for everyone to feel the gasp of awe that the entire room filled up with when they saw the bride. Elena and her father began to walk slowly down the aisle, the onlookers admiring every step that she took; she was truly a dream. As Elena glided down the aisle towards her husband, Luella was filled with nothing but happiness. Happiness for her brother and his new bride, happiness for herself having gained a sister, for her father who gained a daughter, and for their future as a family. Elena was a perfect addition to the small but mighty Greco clan, and Luella knew that she'd be the additional glue to keep them all together. Luella turned to soak in her brother's expression as his bride approached. To her amazement, she noticed that her brother, two years her senior; her strong, tough, macho brother, had tears welling up in his eyes. Luella had never seen her brother cry, and in that moment, she quickly realized that she would strive to have the same love that she was witnessing take place that day before God. Luella knew that she was meant for that great of a love story in this lifetime, and she felt this undeniable feeling at that moment. The feeling that she would not let her life go by without knowing it.