But when he arrived at the church, he was kicked out because he wasn’t on the guest list. “You don’t understand. I’m the bride’s brother,” he tried to tell security. “I wanted to surprise her today after I got back from deployment.”
“If you were the bride’s brother, you would have been on the list anyway. Your name isn’t there, and there’s no way to guarantee you’re telling the truth,” the security guard explained. “I’m going to have to ask you to leave.”
Desperate, Mark searched the room for a familiar face, but there was no one he could recognize. “Can you at least take me to the bride’s room, then? Then I can prove to you that I am her brother,” Mark asked.
The security guard shook his head. “The bride and her entourage are already getting ready to walk down the aisle. If you’re not on the list, there’s no way I’m letting you in, and that’s final. Please leave before the ceremony begins,” he told Mark.
After realizing that the security guard wouldn’t let him in, Mark went home. He didn’t want to cause a scene at the wedding and put his sister through unnecessary stress.
Instead, he prepared to spend the day alone and visit his mother and sister the next day, so as not to spoil the party.
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