Bridesmaid

There was an annoying noise in her bedroom, like an alarm clock, but worse, and it wouldn't stop. She blindly looked for its source and her hand stumbled on her phone which buzzed on her hand.

-Phoenix, where the hell are you?- it sounded like Llinos, but Phoenix couldn't be sure as she was still half asleep.

-Hmm?

-For fuck's sake, Phoenix! You're late to the hairdresser's appointment!

Oh! That. True, it was Eurwen's wedding and she was a bridesmaid. She took a glance to the clock on her nightstand and realized that she was very late.

-I'm coming, Lli! Don't worry.- she said as she jumped out of the bed, her feet getting caught on the sheets.

-You're still home, aren't you?- Llinos knew her friend, and how she could never ever be on time.

-No, I'm not, I promise.

Phoenix rushed to the shower and washed herself as well as she could in two minutes. Her hair was still soaking wet when she arrived at the hairdresser's and her stomach protested as she hadn't had time to eat anything. Llinos shoved her unceremoniously into a chair so they could start getting her ready. All the other bridesmaids were already done and were nibbling on some cookies. Phoenix ogled at them hungrily, but it would have been difficult to eat while having the hairdresser try to yank all her hair off her head. Instead, she stared miserably at the mirror to see how her wild red curls became a tame cascade of silky copper hair. Phoenix sighted, would they ever learn that silky hair lasted a heartbeat on her? After half an hour more of pulling and detangling she was done. All the other bridesmaids had already put their gowns on and that was when she realized she had made a terrible mistake. The look of panic on her face didn't go unnoticed.

-No! No! Tell me you haven't forgotten your dress at home!- Llinos shrieked.

Phoenix bit her lip and nodded.

-Don't worry, I'll catch up with you at the church.

-I promise I'm going to kill you as soon as this is over.

Phoenix waved at her and sprinted back to her house. The dress was hanging on her closet, completely wrinkled. Well, she didn't have time to do anything about it. She put it on destroying her hairdo on the process. Where had she left the shoes? They had to be somewhere. After looking for them for ten minutes, she found them under a pile of bags on the living room. Did she need anything else? Her handbag! Luckily, that was the only thing she had prepared beforehand. She hurried to the church and cursed herself when she saw that the bride was already there, she would need to sneak up through the laterals. As she was approaching the gates, a strange cracking sound started. Phoenix stopped, startled, and saw how large cracks appeared on the walls of the church. In less than a minute, the walls crumbled entombing everyone that was inside.