As the Best man, Kenneth stood before the alter waiting for the most beautiful woman he ever saw to walk down the aisle to marry his cousin, Joseph. His heart was pounding and sweat was dripping from underneath his clothes. He said to Joseph , " I don't think I can go through with it." As the temperature in the room was rising, and the thoughts of him being with his cousin bride -to- be Sharon, It took all he had not to tell Joseph that he loved her too.
It was a sin to feel this way about his cousin's fiance but he never knew these feelings existed until this present moment as he watched her every movement. "Sharon was tall and thin with an Angelic face'', according to Kenneth. He loved her and wanted her to feel the same way about him. How could he let her know what's brewing inside him?. This is aching , his heart felt longing to reach out and touch her.
The Church was over crowded with family and friends who came to witness the great occasion as the band started to play " Here comes the Bride'' , as everyone stood to see her walk down the aisle. Joseph kept thinking about when the Pastor would say " I pronounce you husband and wife " as he gestured to Kenneth by putting two fingers up while slowly nodding his head and smiling .
But Kenneth couldn't allow this wedding to take place. He thought about what he could do to stop this ceremony, then suddenly he collapsed .Everyone rushed to see if he was okay but no response until he heard Sharon's voice asking " Are you alright Kenny?'', she was the only one that ever called him that. Joseph and Sharon both helped him up from the floor and since the church was so humid inside. Joseph went to get him a drink of cold water.
Now at this very moment Kenneth planned to execute his move on Sharon. He jumped up from the church bench where he was sitting and grabbed Sharon's arm, pulled her to the closest exit. Sharon was kicking and screaming but eventually found herself in the trunk of his car. Everyone thought it was a joke or part of the ceremony since Kenneth and Joseph are blood related cousins. But when Joseph finally came back with the water he asked " Where is Sharon ?" The Pastor stated ." I believe she was taken away against her wish by Kenneth, due to the fact she was kicking and screaming as he pulled her out of the church "
Joseph scurried to his car driving like a mad man looking for his bride to- be. After several hours he decided to give up and was afraid to inform the police due to the embarrassment and shame , that it appeared his bride left him at the alter for his cousin.
Sharon continued to yell for help in the trunk of the car. It was an old secluded family ranch house in the woods that had been past down to Kenneth that no one knew about he took her to. Once they arrived he chained Sharon's legs to the furnace. She asked while crying " Why are you doing this Kenny ?. You know I love Joseph''
He responded " I love you and I couldn't let you marry him until I told you how I felt. "I need you in my life". Shaking her head while sobbing, Sharon said " Take these chains off of me and let me go now " .But he knew she would run away and call the police. He kept her like a pet for months in chains as she still denounced her love for him. "What shall I do to prove my love to you ",
He asked Sharon, but no response from her.
Finally he surrendered and took a rifle and shot the chains off her legs and told her she was free to go as he sat back in the chair and waited for the police to come and arrest him of his crime. She ran out the house not knowing what path to take and ended up lost in the woods. Sharon fell down twice and suffered severe cuts, bleeding through the woods. The wild dogs tracked her blood and surrounded her in an attack mode.
Looking around for any object to try to defend herself from this hungry breed of dogs. One of them jump to bite her arm when all of a sudden a gun shot was fired and scared the wild pack of dogs away. Kenneth followed her, for he knew the dangers the woods held. He would give his life to save her. Sharon was happy to see him but still somewhat upset with him as well. Kenneth carried her all the back to his cabin and cleaned up her wounds. He didn't say one word at the time he was taking care of her. She felt sorry for him and reached out her hand to grab his hands .She kissed him upon the cheek.She forgave him of his sins. Sharon said to Kenneth " We all are not perfect . I see that you care deeply for me. I realize love has no boundaries as she embraced him."
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