I cleared my throat and tried to remember the speech I had practiced. I had been writing it since Carrie asked me to be her maid of honor. While Jon had gone the humor route and Travis had decided on playful yet emotional, my speech went full on sappy.
I was determined to make everyone cry. Happy tears of course. I was no sadist.
"While Jon may have been Gabriel's first love, Carrie was mine." I started, " My name is Lacey and Carrie is my best friend. To be honest, I've never really felt like I fit in. It's something I have struggled with since I was a child. Being mixed race in a very white, suburban area, it can be polarizing. I didn't have many friends as a child. I was shy and it was hard for me to meet new people. Then I found Carrie. In Carrie I found my person. Carrie was kind
