Essential writing, homework for lesson 8.1 At the wedding,
Written by Louise Grammatico
The day was the first warm day and the weather was sunny in the early autumn after a week of heavy rain. A little after eight o’clock pm Karl saw Noelle among the visitors in the crowded space of the pub. The visitors of the place this day celebrated the wedding of Paola and Sebastian. Noelle was a cousin of Sebastian and neighbour. Karl was an uncle and close friend to Paula. They were an equal age, in a friendly connection among them and often assembled to see each other. The two-stored large house where was situated the pub was surrounded by big rear garden with tables and chairs for the visitors.
Karl approached Noelle and stared at her smiling:
‘Today there are quite a lot of people here, isn’t it,’She replied glancing at him with her green eyes:
‘Good to see you today,’ She wore an exquisite sequined gown, refined small handbag and beige shoes on high heels. Her blond hair was arranged in an elegant hairstyle for the event. Karl gently asked Noelle:
‘Would you like something to drink?’ He was dressed in a cobalt blue suite, combined with a white shirt, multicoloured tie and black shoes.
Noelle explained kindly:
‘I just have got a glass of wine. Thank you,’ her eyes passed over the surrounding people. This day because of the wedding all of the attenders were dressed with elegance and good taste. Most of the man wore suits and stylish shoes. The ladies outfits were refined with luxury hats, colourful handbags, and stylish accessories.
‘Are you waiting for someone?’ Karl asked Noelle glancing over the people around them as well.
‘No, Virginie and Claudine are outside for a cigarette. She paused, then asked for his girlfriend in a long term:’ Where is Arlette?’
He answered laconically:
‘I don’t know. We have split.’
Noelle knew that Karl likes her, but she knew on the other hand that he was in a strong relationship with Arlette.
Noelle said for response:
‘I can’t imagine that! I used to see you always together,’ Noelle turned her eyes around looking to see Claudine and Virginie or maybe Arlette. Guessing Noelle’s reaction Karl replied to her:
‘Arlette is not here today. She asked me previously if I will come in order that she has go for to avoid seeing me,’ Karl seemed sad. His big brown eyes stared aside in the space.
‘Why is that?’ Noelle’s eyes wide as she glimpsed at his pale face.
Karl explained to her:
‘Arlette said that if I attend this wedding, she will only call the couple for greetings and that she will not come today,’
They stayed without to speak for a while, but their silence was filled with the sound of a tender song. Noelle suggested:
‘If you give her a call now, she will come. I am certain,’
Karl turned his face to Noelle holding his glass at hand and said:
‘I will not give her a call today,’
Noelle replied:
‘But you are still in love with her. You cannot conclude so lasting relationship at once, solely like that’. In her view, he hasn’t seemed hurt as it was expected after so lengthy relationship.
‘It is not just like that. We got embroiled with each other,’ Karl pulled out his mobile phone and fixed his eyes on it.
Noelle asked intrigued:
‘About what?’ Her wondering glance came onto his face but Karl ignored it and turned his eyes away from her view.
‘It was bound to happen sooner or later. I want to move on from this relationship with another woman,’ He replied still checking something on his mobile phone. Noelle glimpsed at him criticizingly and asked cheerily taking a pull of her glass of wine:
‘If now Arlette here right now, what would you do?’ Noelle knew them both almost all her life and for her was natural to see them always sticking together. Karl answered rather hesitatingly mostly truly:
‘Nothing. We are free people. No need to feel smashed. I told her that she has to come to respect the wedding of some of her close friends in spite of that she is set at odds with me,’ Karl felt still connected with Arlette.
Isabel, one of their common friends approached with glass at her hand and stopped to great them:
‘Nice wedding, isn’t it, The weds seeming so ’ she pointed with hand towards Paola and Sebastian.
Noelle agreed:
‘They are so sweet,’
The mobile phone rang in the hand of Karl and before his walk away Noelle identified the voice of her acquaintance Arlette. Her loud voice resounded by the phone seeming agitated.
Isabel said to Noelle:
‘I will stay here for a while prior to Claudine and Virginie return,’ and glanced towards the garden. Noelle turned her view as well at the same direction and noticed her friends speak with two unknown young men. After a couple of minutes, Claudine and Virginie arrived backaround the table. Noelle saw Karl by the window getting into his car with ruffled by the light wind hair setting for somewhere, probably for the home of Arlette at the west part of the town. Isabel caught her view and guessed her feelings. She said to Noelle:
‘I have heard that they are no more together,’
Noelle responded:
‘She gave him a ring and he jumped immediately,’
After less than one hour, Karl returned in the pub with a bucket of flowers in his hands and head to the table of the newly wedded couple. He has spoken with them and handed something to Sebastian and the bucket to Paola. Passing along the table of Noelle he told her:
‘I told you,’ and continued to the table where he was staying previously. A little later Noelle chooses to return home. After the greetings for ‘see you soon’ , merely when she arrived at the front door Karl draw level with her and suggested:
‘May I give you a call next Saturday to see you in town?’
Noelle smiled and replied:
‘I am not sure.’ Then she smiled again and added: ‘ Yes , you can. But if Arlette cause me a scandal, you will be responsible.’
The men smiled on his order and said:
‘Give me your number,’
They have spoken a few minutes more and she went home with his number on her notebook.
After half an hour the new couple head for their home and the other attenders started to prepare for concluding the happening.
Author: Louise Grammatico