Pay It Forward

"Hey, are you alright?" Elle asked once she was done washing her hands. 

The crying immediately stopped. "I'm fine. Just a little overwhelmed. Thanks for the concern though."

"Do you want to talk about it? Sometimes that helps."

"I…this isn't really something I can talk about. I'm okay. Just…um…could you check to make sure my makeup's alright before I go back out there?"

"Of course," Elle said compassionately. 

The stall door opened and her heart sunk when she saw the bride. It seemed her suspicions had been correct. She seemed surprised. "Hey, you're Cherry's friend. And Collin Dawson's wife." 

"Yeah. I guess you saw us together earlier." 

The bride nodded and washed her hands before swiping at her eyes and sighing when she saw how puffy they were. "It totally looks like I've been crying, doesn't it?"