My Teacher s Daughter

Flash Marriage To My Best Friend's Father

Madel Cerda

I was once the heiress to the Solomon empire, but after it crumbled, I became the "charity case" ward of the wealthy Hyde family. For years, I lived in their shadows, clinging to the promise that Anson Hyde would always be my protector. That promise shattered when Anson walked into the ballroom with Claudine Chapman on his arm. Claudine was the girl who had spent years making my life a living hell, and now Anson was announcing their engagement to the world. The humiliation was instant. Guests sneered at my cheap dress, and a waiter intentionally sloshed champagne over me, knowing I was a nobody. Anson didn't even look my way; he was too busy whispering possessively to his new fiancée. I was a ghost in my own home, watching my protector celebrate with my tormentor. The betrayal burned. I realized I wasn't a ward; I was a pawn Anson had kept on a shelf until he found a better trade. I had no money, no allies, and a legal trust fund that Anson controlled with a flick of his wrist. Fleeing to the library, I stumbled into Dallas Koch-a titan of industry and my best friend's father. He was a wall of cold, absolute power that even the Hydes feared. "Marry me," I blurted out, desperate to find a shield Anson couldn't climb. Dallas didn't laugh. He pulled out a marriage agreement and a heavy fountain pen. "Sign," he commanded, his voice a low rumble. "But if you walk out that door with me, you never go back." I signed my name, trading my life for the only man dangerous enough to keep me safe.

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It all started with the sounds of basins being pulled out, metal boxes being banged and whispers of people here and there.

"Shasmi, get up! We just have 5 minutes before the matron comes" says a girl waking up her friend who was yet to wake up.

Yes, it was a boarding school, a girl's boarding school.

Shasmina was having a wonderful sleep and did not want to get up until her bestfriend Tiana woke her up.

"Is it already 4:30am?" Asked Shasmina or Shasmi as everyone called her, in a sleepy tone as she slowly pulled out her blankets.

Before Tiana could answer her, the voice of the matron could be heard moving closer towards their dormitory.

"Hehehe! You girls are joking with me! It's already 5am and you are still in the dormitory? Let me find you still in there! Let me find you! You are going to slash the whole school and make it clean!" Said the voice of the matron who was moving really quick along with a huge stick in her left hand.

Panic was written all over Shasmi's face.

Her bestfriend, Homemate, Dormmate, cubemate, bedmate and also deskmate Tiana, was already dressed up ready for class.

She quickly rushed out of the dorm as Shasmi took a small paper bag, packed up her uniform, toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, shoe polish, shoe brush and locked up her metal box.

It was an offense to jump through the window but at that moment, she wasn't ready to get caught by the matron so she quickly jumped out of the window in her night gown.

The bell sounded to alert them that it was time for the morning prayers commonly known as the morning glory that was handled in the school dining hall since it was huge.

Shasmi rushed towards the back of the Dining Hall(DH) where most of the students had filled in and began to dress up.

She had not showered but she had to dress up since the school principal should not find her in her night gown.

The school principal always attended the morning glory since she was a prayerful woman and she was the one who kept conducting the prayer session.

She always made sure that everyone attended the morning glory for 30 minutes before heading to class for the morning prep which would run as from 5:30 to 6:30am.

Only the Muslim students were exempted from the morning glory as they would be at the school's mosque having their prayers too.

Shasmi was almost done dressing up when she realised that she dint carry her school shoes.

She knew she would be dead if the school principal would find her like that.

The worst of all was that it was on a Monday!

"This is going to be a long day for sure!" Said Shasmi to herself heartily.

The praise and worship had started and the students were singing but Shasmi was not at peace.

She looked at the corner and saw Tiana who was dozing off already even before the prayer session began.

Before she could call to her, The principal caught her.

"My daughter, you are sleeping during morning glory?" Asked the principal to Tiana who got woken up from her sleep.

She could not even answer.

"You are joking with God young lady and I will never allow that in my school. See me after morning glory" said the principal to Tiana who knew she was up for a punishment.

Other students who were dozing off quickly woke each other up after they heard her speaking to Tiana.

Shasmi had to pretend that she was enjoying the praise and worship not wanting the principal to notice that she had only socks on without school shoes.

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