HOLLOW (adjective)
1
: having an indentation or inward curve : concave, sunken
2
: having a cavity within <a hollow tree>
4
: reverberating like a sound made in or by beating on a large empty enclosure : muffled
As always we are to use the third definition of the word.
The Wedding
An empty hollow feeling came over me as I stood on the altar with the rest of the wedding party and watched my sister, the bride, float down the aisle on the arm of my father. The day seemed like a fairy tale because every seemed perfect.
From where I stood I could see my mother in the front pew, head held high basking in the glorious day. An event that had reached A-list status as this was the most talked about affair of the summer. Her eldest was about to give her hand in marriage to one of society’s finest.
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The organ music had come to a halt and the guests settled down on their pews. The pastor asked the couple to join their hands and face one another. My sister looked down at her own hands. Then she looked into the eyes of the man she was to marry and shook her head from side to side. I held my breath as she took a step backwards and I exhaled as she turned towards me. I held out my hand for her to take, and together we walked down the aisle, ignoring the confused mumbles and whispers and we headed out of the church. And headed towards real love.