Everyone's either dressed (the groomsmen and the bridesmaids) or getting ready (Adina and Dave). I make my way to the hotel where the wedding and following reception is to take place, and I'm shocked at what I see. The whole lobby is flooded, and not only flooded, but flooded with river water occupied by various kinds of trout and salmon, and the depths of the new lake surpass a hundred feet. I make my way to the front desk, which is now just off the shore of this inner-city pond, and speak to the manager, "WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON!? My sister's about to get married, and I'll be damned if ANYTHING goes wrong today, you got that!?" "I'm sorry sir but…" "Is this going to be cleared up by the time she gets downstairs!?" "Well, actually, tomorrow…" I deck the manager in the face and look around, try to keep calm and collected, and survey the full extent of the damage. As it turns out, just enough of the lobby is flooded so that nobody can make it to the elevators and stairs that would, usually, direct people towards the ballroom where the events were to take place. I looked at the water, I looked at the front desk. I looked back and forth between the two over and over again - and then I realized Lisa wasn't with me. Just next to the front desk, I see Lisa in her bridesmaid gown, bound tightly by wrist and ankle to a big, sturdy, wood, lobby chair. Apparently she'd been even more upset that Adina's wedding was being interrupted than I that she killed a few employees of the hotel. I loosened her bindings, and immediately after she kissed me for freeing her, she began pummeling the manager from behind the front desk. And then it hit me. Front desk. I went to the front desk and tore off the top of it. With a huge slab of well maintained mahogany wood with a high gloss, I began building a bridge, of sorts, from the shores of the reception area to the top landing of the stairwell that leads to the ballroom on the other side of the lagoon. Every time I went back to the front desk for more wood, a new top surface was in place, exactly like the one I'd taken prior. I ripped it off over and over again, each time adding it to the quickly expanding bridge. Lisa never did finish exacting her revenge for what had been done to my sister. Dave arrives with his parents and sister, and begins to laugh hysterically at the bizarre turn of events. "If I would have known I was going fishing," Dave began, "I'd have dressed more appropriately." He began rolling up the sleeves and pant legs of his tuxedo as if he were getting ready to wade in. "Don't worry about a thing, Dave. Lisa's got the management under control and I'm almost done with this awesome bridge." I finish the bridge, along with some nice floral decorations up and down the sides of it to make it look quite fabulous, just as Adina arrived. "What's going on here," Adina asked. "Ben's made us a waterfall," Dave quickly said. I looked, and sure enough, trickling down the sides of the bridge, yet not on the walkway itself, was a gushing waterfall. Lisa finally let the management go, dusted herself off, and ran up to Adina to give her a huge hug. "Don't worry about a thing," Lisa told Adina, "I gave the management a lesson they'll never forget. Nobody does this to my sister and gets away with it." Then Dave turns to me with tears in his eyes, "Want to play catch?" "Sure dude," I said, and we run outside. |
