The Rose: The Promise of Eternal Love

Ghweneʼs Point of View

Three days had passed and I am still here inside my room. Locked. Aunt Rosette made sure that I couldn't escape. I stood up and sat on my bed. The digital clock beside me stikes at six o'clock in the morning. A new day and the third day of being prisoned in my own room. I sigh.

My wedding with Yuan is approaching on the next day and I really don't want to get married with someone I don't love. I looked at my windows that's badly closed. I knew there are guards outside and its really hard to get out of here. The door of my room open and Aunt Rosette come in.

"Still planning how to runaway here?" She asked mockingly and smiling at me, evil. She's holding a tray of my breakfast and placed on the table not too far from my bed.

"Whatever you do, Ghwene. You will never be able to leave this room. You can't run away from your marriage with Yuan on the next day." I coudn't speak as much as I am not showing any emotions towards her. I just stare at her smiling like an evil queen.

I was wondering why I need to marry Yuan when their interest is on my dad's business?

She maybe already poison's my dad's brain and become submissive to her. To the point that he just let this woman forced me to marry someone I don't love. I know that they're only doing this for their own interest. "Get ready for tomorrow. Yuan and his father are coming here. You need to be presentable when you face them." She remind me and left.

I really can't stay here long. Even though its hard for me to get out of here, I still make a way. The door of my bedroom open again and its Scarlette. My cousin. She walked coming in without asking if she can. "Are you happy?" She asked.

"Happy that you'll gonna marry the person I love, Ghwene?" Scarlette and I can't get along eversince. And the fact that I will marrying Yuan, I'm very sure that her hatred towards me added.

"I will not let you marry Yuan, Ghwene." She said in a gritted teeth.

"I know Scarlette. And I won't mind. Yuan will be yours and our marriage will be cancel but-" I intensionally hang what I'm saying as I examine her face reaction. "But what?" She asked impatiently.

"But you'll gonna help me get out of here. And thats when all you wants gonna happen. I'm not willing to marry him either."

She raised an eyebrow at me but I could see in her eyes that that was exactly what she wanted to happen. "All right. It's two oʼclock in the morning. There are no guards outside your room and outside the mansion."

"Get ready. Iʼll just come to you when the time comes," She said and I just nod.

I almost can't wait but I have to. I took a shower first then packed my belongings. As the hours passed, I am ready and Scarlette just come in time.

She motioned for me to follow her. Since it is early in the morning, the guards are resting at this time. But I can't get out because my bedroom was locked and I don't have a key while Scarlette has.

We went through the backgate.

"I turn off the CCTV in the monitor room. The guards are also asleep there," She said.

She took me not far from the mansion when we finally succeed to escape. "Now, donʼt come back."

"But-"

"You wanted to get out of here right? I'll jusr give you what you want. Nothing can stop me and when you come back..." She approached me and held my arm tightly. "I will kill you." She said.

I got nervous but she immediately let go of me and then smiled. "Goodbye, Ghwene." I don't know where I should go.

I canʼt cross highways because someone might see me. I am well known in our city because Dad's business is in the highest top rating so we are known here as the richest. I passed through grassy and dense jungle. Itʼs scary because itʼs still dark and I might be bitten by a snake here but I have no choice.

I'm wearing a white t-shirt, it overlaps with my denim jacket. I pair these with a skinny jeans and boots. Typical gangster look. I'm not like Scarlette's fashion that always being dressed and in high hills. I'm just a simple person.

I want to slap myself because I donʼt have a flashlight expecting I will be in situation like this. Damn. Everywhere I looked, were trees and grass. But Iʼll just cotinue to walk.

I checked the time on my phone and it tells four-thirty in the morning. My foot hurts when I walk so I must have better rest first. I saw a big tree nearby. So I went to it sat down under its. And my eyelids getting heavier as soon as I choose to rest.

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I woke up suddenly because I heard the birds chirping around. It means the sun is shining. I got up to continue walking. I don't know how far I walked last night. And stop again when I saw someone from a distance.

It's wearing weird; whole black like warriors still masked. I was nervous when he looked at me while holding a knife so I ran fast.

He also run chasing me. But I also immediately stop when another man blocked my path. I turned around behind me and the man from my back is already in front of me aswell as other men like them encircle me.

I fought back. I stepped on it to cause the man to fall. I was about to run away when I felt it grab my foot and pull it so I fell and hit my forehead on a rock there.

I stepped on the man again but I still couldnʼt run because the other man was holding a gun, it was pointed at me while I was just sitting here on the grass.

I could feel blood dripping down my forehead and my vision was blurring. I heard the shout of a horse and its footsteps approaching and suddenly the two men fell down and lost consciousness. I just leaned against a tree because I was dizzy.

I donʼt know why... but before I completely lost consciousness I saw a man approach me but I didnʼt totally see what it looked like.