Episode 17
⏳ Three hours before the wedding
Evelyn Carter (FL older sis)
(staring at her reflection, fingers gripping the edge of the vanity) Is this really happening?
Makeup artist
Ma’am, just a few more touch-ups, and you’ll be perfect.
Evelyn Carter (FL older sis)
(forcing a smile) Yeah… perfect.
Perfect? Nothing about this feels perfect.
(Eyeliner glides over her lids, lipstick dabs onto her lips, but inside, all she feels is a growing weight in her chest.)
He told me not to work. No career, no independence. Just sit at home, be a dutiful wife.
Evelyn Carter (FL older sis)
*Is that all I am? A woman to decorate his life?*
Evelyn Carter (FL older sis)
(Her stomach twists.)
Makeup artist
There! Absolutely gorgeous. Would you like us to help you into the dress?
Evelyn Carter (FL older sis)
No… I’ll do it myself. You guys can wait outside
Makeup artist
Alright, ma’am. Call us if you need anything.
(The room falls silent as they leave, the heavy wedding dress hanging by the mirror, waiting for her.)
Evelyn Carter (FL older sis)
(whispers) I can’t do this.
Evelyn Carter (FL older sis)
(She grips the fabric, feeling its weight in her hands.)
Evelyn Carter (FL older sis)
Marrying into a life I don’t want, a loveless home where I don’t belong…
(She exhales shakily, her mind screaming at her to run.)
Evelyn Carter (FL older sis)
(She grabs a pen with shaking hands, her breath uneven as she scrawls across the page.)
Mom, Dad,
I know this is the worst thing I could ever do to you, and I hate myself for it. But I can’t do this. I can’t walk down that aisle and pretend that this is the life I want. I’m sorry for disappointing you, for leaving like this, but staying would mean losing myself completely.
I don’t belong in this marriage. I don’t belong in a life where I’m expected to just exist, not live. And I know I should’ve spoken up sooner, but I was scared. Scared of what you’d say, scared of what would happen… but more than that, I was scared of what would happen if I stayed.
Please don’t look for me. Please don’t be angry. Just… try to understand.
- Evelyn
Lily Carter (FL younger sis)
(wandering through the hallway, swiping through her phone) *This wedding is so much drama. Can’t believe Evelyn is actually going through with this.*
Sarah Carter (FL mom)
(calls out) Lily, go check if Evelyn is ready.
Lily Carter (FL younger sis)
Ugh, fine! (walks toward the bridal suite)
Lily Carter (FL younger sis)
(Sees the makeup artists standing outside.)
Lily Carter (FL younger sis)
Why are you guys out here?
Makeup artist
Ma’am asked us to wait. She wanted to dress alone.
Lily Carter (FL younger sis)
Huh… weird. (knocks on the door) Evelyn?
Lily Carter (FL younger sis)
(knocks again, louder) Evelyn??
(Still nothing. Something feels off.)
Lily Carter (FL younger sis)
(She hesitates, then slowly pushes open the door. The room is eerily quiet. The wedding dress is still there. The veil, untouched. And on the table… a letter.)
Lily Carter (FL younger sis)
Oh, sh—
Lily Carter (FL younger sis)
(She spins and bolts out of the room.)
Lily Carter (FL younger sis)
MOM!!!
(Sarah turns at the sharp panic in her daughter’s voice. Michael and David, mid-conversation, look up.)
Sarah Carter (FL mom)
Lily, what—
Lily Carter (FL younger sis)
Evelyn is GONE!!!
LUNA (Author)
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Poorni
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2025-03-05
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