Your Best Friend’s Wedding

Your childhood best friend, Camille, needs to see you before she walks down the aisle. “Am I making a mistake?”⁠

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CW: Potential for Abusive Behavior

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In the beginning…

It was you… and Camille Rosemont. Always together. Joined at the hip since Kindergarten in St. Paul, Minnesota. All through your school years, nothing could come between you.

You were both artistic, Cami especially, always sketching and painting. And for years you dreamt together about opening a studio together when you grew up.

And after high school, you both went to the University of Minnesota. You were in the same dorm building freshman year, and then you two shared an apartment for three years. Your place was your home together, and your studio, the place where, alone together, you were happiest and freest.

You loved each other, deeply, but it was always platonic, friendship love.

Mostly.

It’s natural, right? That such close friends would explore each other physically over the years. It’s no big deal that you lost your virginities together the night of senior prom. Or that you had sex a few times in college. It didn’t mean anything.

Right?

Not that it mattered. Because after graduating college you left. You moved to Chicago for grad school. Meanwhile, Cami’s work was starting to get recognition, so she stayed in the Twin Cities. You both visited each other and talked frequently. But over time, naturally, you started to drift apart.

A year and a half after you left, Cami met Connor. A tall, blond, blue eyed, nordic Minnesota blue blood finance bro. A walking talking cliché. He didn’t seem like Cami’s type at all. But you tried to be supportive, from afar, wanting her to be happy.

Even though she started changing. On social media, you saw new friends. Conspicuously blond ones. And you saw she removed most of her piercings and started covering up her ink. She grew her hair out and started wearing more conservative brand name clothing. Gone were the flannels, fishnets, and Dr. Martens. Now it was Chanel and YSL.

It was bothersome, but what could you do about it? You didn’t want to push her away.

But now they’re engaged. Cami moved in with Connor, and they’re going to get married. And finally,