Family Affair

d to face her mother who

and dangling earrings in her ears. Her make-up looks so ever and it

last time in the mirror and fo

t to her surprise, she saw a young man

tly with her heart thumping in her chest. Ther

or he's no longer

n her mind as she wished

hese are the wedding gifts and here is her dowry" the young man said a

es lit up and she leapt forward and grabbed the envelope from the man's hand.

hing he wants with her, we don't mind", Amanda tells the young man and, from the looks i

n replied and dipped his hand in his

ar cheque' Amanda thought to herself curiously, as

buy, including changing her nails, changing her wardrobe and going to the new guest house that has just launched. She has alrea

as he handed the envelope to Amanda and Nickie's face dropped alon

d under her breath, but the man heard it and Aman

ght as she wondered what fate

the note read, and Amanda gasped. She quickly rushed to Alicia'

at her mother who was smiling at her and she b

t about his other wives and you will be his favourite. Allow him to...," Alicia cuts her off by snatching the note away from her to see what's inside. Amanda wouldn

ht of this and her heart shattered into pieces. Hatred and anger were writt

between tears with her teeth gritted together. The driver can see

pretty face before your husband meets you?" Nickie cooed as she pat Alicia's back, gently faking a smile at her. Alicia wants t

ped patting . There's no way she's going to reveal he

da smiled at the young man who was giving them some kind of

man said, and Nickie quickly rushe

at her and followed the young man outside with a sad expression on her face. Her abusive father was not even around and sh