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That’s Crazy

The wedding was wonderful. You know I had to control Daddy’s

guest list. He would have had the whole town there if he could have,
and, of course, there were some crashers. There were about 200

people and we partied hard at the reception. The other sign I should
have recognized about Leroy was that he did not have many people

attending from his side of the family. I just assumed it was because we

were married in my hometown. The only people present from his side
of the guest list were his siblings, parents and five friends.

Leroy probably could have said the same thing about me, because
no one from my mother’s side of the family attended either (which

stemmed from me having to ask my mother and her “Boo” to leave
my home three years previous). I was officially kicked out of my

mother’s family for that stunt.

My crazy cousin was present, totally out of place, with wild hair

and knee-high stockings under her dress. She had been diagnosed as
bipolar at the age of twenty. You see my cousin and I were raised like

sisters and I prayed she did not show her true self in front of my new
family. Especially, since she was the only one representing the

mother's side of the family.

Around 9:30 pm, Leroy and I went to the suite and consummated
the marriage, while everyone continued to party on the town. I was
angry because, just like my Daddy, I like a good party and I wanted to

hang out with my friends. The next morning, people were coming to

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