I sat in our kitchen, my mother putting my silver hair up in this messy yet elegant bun while my little sister helped by holding all the pins… and there were a lot of pins. Wendy, her mom, dad, and all her siblings were with us too, helping us get ready. This was a big day, so we got to dress up. By dress up, I mean dress up to get married, of course.
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“So, what faction are you hoping to join? I wanna go to Karunar! I hope to become a model!” Wendy sighed dreamily. I just smiled.
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“You’ll be an amazing model, Wendy.”
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“You didn’t answer my question, Fabel.”
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“That’s because I just don’t know what I want… maybe I’ll just let my spouse choose?” All the adults near me tutted and shook their heads.
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“Ooo, that’s a recipe for disaster! That could lead you to unhappiness! We want our society to be the most peaceful it can be, so you have to speak up for yourself!” My mom said as she finished my hair. She stood up, grabbed a handheld mirror, and handed it to me. I looked. My hair looked elegant, my makeup looked somewhat unclown-like, and my stormy blue eyes shone in the kitchen lighting.
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“Oh, you look so beautiful! I’m gonna cry! Come on, let’s get you into your dress!” Mom rushed me upstairs, as Wendy and her family went into another room to get her dressed. It was tradition to wear white, not full-on wedding attire, but something close to it. The tradition was that when you joined a faction, they threw colored powder on your clothes to symbolize you becoming part of the faction. I always found it charming, guess i’m a sucker for such things. My dress was elegant. A long white dress with these flowy sleeves, and crystals and lace on it. It was tiger to my body, and honestly? It was a shame it was going to get color thrown on it, it was that pretty. I put on these sandal-like heels and made my way back down. Wendy wore a tighter fitting dress with a super long train and even more crystals and sparkle on it. It looked more like a party dress than anything.
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“You look hot, Fabel! I’m jealous of whoever gets with you!” She whooped, throwing her arms around my shoulder. “Now come on! We have a very important event to get to!”
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At City Hall, we were separated into rooms by gender. All of us girls eagerly waited. Some loudly chatted with others, some kept to themselves. Wendy and I sat there together, holding hands. We were unsure what would happen, but we knew we had each other, and that was enough. Soon, a woman came in. We all knew who it was. It was the mayor, Eve. She and her husband ran the city, they were proud Urafiki.
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“Hello Ladies, congratulations. Today, you will join our community with your spouses. Now, I’ll call your name, and you’ll go into a room to meet your spouse. From there, you’ll choose a faction together. Remember, you have the rest of the day to choose, take your time. But not too long, for we do need you to announce your new faction before midnight! Now!” She pulled out a clipboard and started calling out names. We sat there as more and more of us left. They called Wendy, and she left, letting go of my hand. I almost cried. Finally, they called my name.
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“Fabel Groves?” I stood and walked over. Mayor Eve smiled.
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“You look lovely, let’s meet your husband, hmm?” With that, she turned and started walking. I hurried behind her. While walking, she spoke again.
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“You’re such a nice young lady. I hope you stay with Urafiki. We could use you.” I felt almost.. Uncomfortable with how she said it. The way she said “Use” felt like it had a different meaning than how she said it, but I just nodded.
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“We’ll see…” I said, keeping my eyes forward. We finally got to a room, where she stopped and looked at me.
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“Now remember, take your time, and get to know your new partner. See you tonight.” With that, she walked off. I opened the door and slipped in, closing the door softly.
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“You got to be fucking kidding me. I’m stuck with you, Firefly?” I heard someone say.
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I turned around, the room was lavish and white, with a large sofa and loveseat, and a pure white carpet.
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I had a husband
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It was Butch Fucking Romano
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