"Why do I have to go, Mum? It's not as if I even know them that well."

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“Why do I have to go, Mum? It’s not as if I even know them that well.”

“Sarah, you’re going and that’s that. It’s not every day your cousin gets married, is it? Come on, cheer up, it’ll be fun.”

“Dull, more like,” thought Sarah glumly. At any other time she might’ve been excited. The wedding was taking place in the grounds of an old castle and didn’t start until 6pm, so all the guests would be togged up in their glam evening gear, ready for the party afterwards. Sarah had found the perfect dress. That was part of the problem, really. She’d been hoping to show it off at the coolest party of the year- which just happened to be that same night. It was her best mate Lauren’s birthday and everyone was going- including Adam, the most gorgeous guy she’d ever set her eyes on who was in the year above her. She’d even seen him looking at her a few times but she couldn’t be sure if he liked her. So this would have given her the perfect chance to get to know him. Although it was strange because somehow she felt she knew him already.

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        Now they were rushing across the churchyard and Mum was flapping that they were going to be late. It was Sarah’s fault; of course, she’d spend to long doing her hair and had stopped to fiddle with the strap on her shoe.

“I’ll catch you up in a minute,” she yelled as her mum and dad strode purposefully ahead, catching up with their relatives.

        Sarah was only moments behind yet as soon as she entered the church, she couldn’t see her parents anywhere. In fact, she couldn’t see anyone she recognised and the more she looked, the weirder things ...

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