THE JOKES ON YOU

Ten years later (10)

On the other side of the word, a prosperous and rich country in north America strives. The night life was inviting and beautiful, one would fall in love with this city at first glance for it has so many things to give to the people fun, joy and pleasure. the buildings are tall and magnificent at night the various lights makes one feel like they are stars and if you stretch well enough you can actually get hold of the stars. the streets bustle from dusk till dawn everything seems perfect, well almost.

At a famous bar in city Y the music was calm and smoothing it makes one feels like you can drink while finding the best solution to your problems. At the far end of the bar three girls were having a drink while conversing between themselves.

Hey IRIS can you at least tell us why you asked us to come to a bar to drink. The girl with a blonde hair asked. she has a fair and smooth skin that looks so soft that it might bleed if you just pinched it she has a round face and long eyelashes brown eyes and thin lips simply put she's pretty. Yeah Iris say something I'm sure you didn't just call Ann and I here just to drink and go back home without knowing what up says Emma, Emma looks a lot like Ann the only difference is that she has a raven black hair full lips iced blue eyes and slightly tanned skin, well she and Ann are sisters after all well half-sisters they both have same father but different mothers, there is just two months difference between their age, suprisingly they get along so well that its almost suspicious to others. Iris had a mocking smile on her face then passed out an envelope to them, they were so curious that Ann immediately torn it open, Emma quickly hoddle up with her sister to see what's on it both their faces registered shock, astonishment and disbelief. They both looked at her feeling tongue tied and unable to say a word. What the hell is this about, how come this invitation card is saying Daniel is getting married tomorrow? Isn't your wedding with him a day after tomorrow and how come it's not your name that's on the invitation card ? just what the hell is this suppose to mean. Ann bombarded Iris with questions without taking a break Iris looked up at her and said with a raspy voice, even I don't know I saw this in his suit this morning I couldn't believe it at first so I went to the hotel on the invitation card and confirmed that he was the one who made the reservation and his wedding is tomorrow. I feel like such a fool to think that I even believed him wen he said he wanted just a simple wedding that's why he wants our wedding to be on a Monday rather than the weekend Iris said with tears pulling down from her eyes. suddenly they heard a chuckle from the last very close to them. The lady tried to hide that she was laughing but it failed miserably. Emma got so angry that she yelled at the lady, and what do you think you are laughing at ugly!! the lady's smile fades away, because where she was sitting was kinda dark no one could see her facial expression, she slowly raised her head and said "excuse me" her light brown eyes was so pure that it looked like it hasn't been stained with worldly sins, she had a baby face her lips was full and pink in colour her eyelashes were long and her dark skin colour was smooth and glowing that when the lights falls on her skin it's glows and almost shows ones reflection, she has a very long curly hair. Emma was stunned for half a second before her anger boiled back in full force. Yeah I'm talking to you why were you laughing at my friend is it funny to you or do you think this is a joke? Emma eyes were red with rage. The black lady slowly stands up and walk towards Emma, she was wearing a white dress that fits perfectly but did not cling onto her the first that Emma notice when she stood up was how curvy the lady was, she was a living walking Nicki Minaj and a face of an innocent angel. Emma was beginning to feel like she might have accused the lady wrongly but that feeling watched away when the lady gave her a reply. first thing first, beauty is found in the eyes of the beholder and I behold myself to be beautiful every time I look into the mirror both physically and mentally speaking. second, I wasn't laughing at you or your friends but was laughing to a meme I saw online, she raised her phone and showed it to them. third, if you don't want people to laugh or make some comments about your friend you guys should mind the volume of your voice when in a public place or better still talk about it in her place where no one can over hear your conversations not because he or she wants to but because yours voice was just too hard to block out. fourth, she turned to face Iris, at first glance although Iris looks like a mess scattered hair and puffy eyes she can tell that she is beautiful, she sighs and said in a calm and low voice, although its not in my position to say anything or give you an advise and I might seems rude and unreasonable so I will apologise in advance, but who ever the guy is he has pull a big stunt on you, believe it or not the jokes is on you, you can choose to wether to laugh at it or not. there is no use crying over spilled milk, what I will advise is for you to start thinking how to move forward and get your life back in track. I don't know how things are here in this country but from where i come from, no matter what the man does the woman is the one who takes criticism for not being good enough to keep a man. She is criticise by both men and women alike, both old and young. so save your energy for that so you won't break down when it is at its highest, if you can't love yourself in trying times no one will, if you can't console yourself, even when someone consoles you, you won't take it cause you already feel like crap, you might even feel like those consoling you are just doing it for show and might be mocking you behind your back. I can tell you have been crying for for sometime but don't let the whole day pass you by with you crying over him, you have cried enough for him. I might not completely understand how you feel and I know its hard but I want you to think about yourself and what's best for you and makes you happy. ok? Iris was stunned her heart racing and mouth slightly apart she was in a daze, she looks at the lady feeling speechless Ann and Emma was also stunned. the lady turned around going back to her table Iris snap out of her daze and called out to the lady excuse me, but why are you telling me this? Her voice was low and sounded slightly confused, the lady stops looks at Iris with a sad smile on her lips she said, that's because you remind of someone who couldn't take the heart break and criticism and committed suicide at the age of 24. she had the same look in her eyes just as you do now the day she killed herself, and I can tell that by the way you are using your nails to slash through your wrist, that that you are thinking about same thing. Iris body went rigid her hand trembles and her purse fell and landed on the floor, some contents inside her purse spilled out. Ann quickly bent over to pick up her purse but froze when she saw what was in her purse, Emma was curious why her sister was still and frozen like a statue, she turned to her sister and asked Ann what's wrong, Ann picked up the contents with shaking hands and put them on the table Emma was stunned by what she saw. A vile of poison, packet of razor and some pills. Emma turned to Iris with tears in her eyes and asked in a shaking voice, Iris what's the meaning of this....