At least, that was what I saw.

I had not yet learned how little of what I saw was true.

Chapter 3 — The Empty Chair

Shortly before the ceremony, my sister Samantha came into the preparation room and asked whether Hannah had joined the wedding party outside.

“Is Hannah with you, Christopher?” she asked, looking around the empty room.

I assumed she was helping the photographer.

But her assigned chair was empty.

“I thought she was outside taking pictures with the bridesmaids,” I said.