After a while of walking around the city wondering about her life and future, she finally got back to the hotel. She sat in the cafe in the hotel to drink a glass of water before going back upstairs to the room to rest. As she was sitting there, she saw a board that said wedding hall. She went inside to look around with no one there. It was like any ordinary wedding hall with chairs lined up and an alter. She took a seat on one of the chairs in the back and remembers the time she promised with Mark when they were kids.

[FLASHBACK]
Annie and Mark sat on the stairs outside in front of the church playing as kids. They were 12 years old.

Mark (*says to Annie) : Promise me something Annie.
Annie (*asks) : what is it ?
Mark : promise me that we would be there for each other on the day of our wedding.
Mark : no matter if its yours or mine, we would be there for each other.
Annie (*says with a smile) : okay.
Mark : i need to hear you say it.
Annie : i promise Mark.
Mark : and if we dont get married to anyone, we could marry each other.
Annie : i really like that. (*smiles)
Annie (*asks) : do you ever think that i would meet my birth parents again ?
Mark : your mom died and she's in a better place now.
Mark : for your dad, i hope that one day he would come back for you.
Mark : he would be here to guide and protect you.
Annie : i hope so too. my foster parents are great people but i just wish they were mine.
Annie : i wish they were like your parents, always caring and loving.
Annie : my foster parents are always working but they did care for us really well.
Mark : your foster parents aren't any different from regular parents out here.
Mark : they took you in because they care about you and want you.
Mark : just like how we accepted you in our family.
Annie : thank you. i dont know what i would do without your family.
Mark : we're always here for you, we stick together.

Annie and Mark smiled at each other.

[FLASHBACK OVER]

Annie smiled as she sits there thinking about the past. Mark came inside of the wedding hall to see Annie sitting there on the chairs staring in space. He took a seat next to her and they talked....

Mark : Annie. I've been looking for you for the last hour.
Annie (*says with no eye contact) : the last time i checked, you wanted no part of me.
Mark : i didnt say that. i asked for your opinion.
Annie : i dont want to talk about it.
Mark (*asks) : what are you doing here then ?
Annie : i was just doing some thinking.
Mark (*asks) : at 1 in the morning ? its already late, lets go back to the room.
Annie : no.
Mark (*asks) : what do you mean 'no' ?
Annie : im not going to let you do this to me again. i dont any part of you anymore.
Annie : thats why i have given up on us being whatever we are.
Annie (*begins to tear up & says) : i didnt even know why you came back home to LA.
Annie : things were fine without you here Mark.
Mark (*shakes his head & says) : you dont mean that. i know you Annie.
Annie : you don't know me anymore.
Mark (*asks) : what do i have to do to get the old Annie back ?

Annie cried with tears falling down her face while looking at the ground. Mark leaned in towards Annie so she could lean on his shoulder to cry on. He hugged her tightly and she begins to say....

Annie (*asks as crying) : the things we promised as kids, don't you still remember ?
Mark : of course i remember.
Annie : the wedding promise in front of the church when we were 12 years old.
Annie (*asks) : don't you remember that ?
Mark : if the both of us doesnt get married then we would married each other.
Annie : right.
Mark (*asks) : why dont we do that now ? get married to each other.

Annie leaned away wiping her tears away and looks at Mark confusingly.

Annie (*asks) : are you crazy ?
Annie : we cant get married without our families here.
Annie : and i thought that you liked Jennie.
Mark : she wasnt my type anyways.
Annie (*asks) : what is your type ?
Mark : that doesnt matter right now.
Mark : since we're already here, lets get married.
Annie (*asks) : are you out of your mind ? have you been drinking ?
Mark : no, im not crazy. i really want this.
Annie (*asks) : what about GOT7 ?
Mark : i love the guys to death so we'll work something out.
Mark : whats important is that we're here in this wedding hall.

The priest dressed in a suit came towards the podium at the front and sees Mark and Annie. Mark grabbed Annie's arm to the front and they got married to each other. They signed the papers and Mark paid for the fee. Mark and Annie kissed each other once the ceremony was over. Then they went upstairs to their rooms. They were happy and a little drunk from the night. They slept the entire night and morning in their separate rooms.

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