Arranged to love

late as I had thought becaus

least I could do was to look presentable. Thankfully, my mothe

rrings when I heard a

id to whoever

nce, I turned to see m

beautiful”

“ I replied as a matter of fact. And of course , I lo

aid “ you should just

r something I know is a fact”

return. She might be strict but we have the bes

irs already or this would be a wa

are, but th

t she meant when suddenly

, what’

me harder aga

are really doing th

e her face with tears brimming in her eyes about to fall . Oh, no if she st

not forcing me, I am doin

to beg for my f

we can’t have our visitors to think

an’t” she

nstairs with your brightest smile and I will be ri

n” she answ

r guests waiting, you first

ile and then turned to leave not

ute to gather my thoughts. I w

y at all and the media has

ed soon and his parents were afraid he would die a bachelor, so they decided to pick a wife for him.

Not like I care but I would want my husband t

head down humming to what the girl was whispering to him. I could already guess that they were siblings . His head was full of locs of hair falling on his face cascading unto

g everyone to look up and at me. I became more nervous

rizing eyes, might I add, air was knocked out of my lungs and his

at guy from the coffe

ace, shock, surprise and whatever adjective

he s

ed was his mother asked and that was when I knew that

h no proper introduction” he expla

uld have paid for the laundry if you hadn’t practically begged m

llowed me to the restroom if I was pressed at that very moment, so of course

lty because I had

en’t to be blamed, w

nd

nd that was when I noticed the

ing at us weirdly. I turned red in emba

st friends” the girl broke the awkward silence , clapping her hands in excitement and winked at

itial journey to take our seats and might I add, I was happy at the i

ms. That embrace had a soothing effect on me as it seem to slowly calm my nerves .

he continued pointing to the man

ion of his son with strand

d feeling a rush of embarrassment hit as I rememb

ning up to swallow me so I could avoid this situation, a maid came

ining, the table has been set” my mother

ike her life depended on it telling me stories

their seats. Well, something surprising happened, Alex helped to pull out my chair for me to which I mu

in fact ,it was livelier than I had imagined with everyone makin

riefly as if to collect her thoughts -how mature – before asking “

ed as I smiled at her , she might be few

thank

to her, El” her mother q

sy” she said using one of her hands to cover her mout

” I replied. “ I

ce like she won a lottery and I was sure she would have

words that at he could have in a lifetime in two minutes , I am

ust want to know” and continued eating. I have a feeling that the conversat

eats like there was a burning coal on their seats and went to the stud

shion trends and Elora was chipping in once in a while before going back to text whoever she was text

ch intensity that could make one melt. He finally stood up to approach me and then

are giggling about “ he said pointing at our mothers who were giggling like schoolgirls. “ so, why not make the escape together since we both don’t want to be here” he finished. That’s sou

eath in the fresh air before turning to look at him , scrut

he wind beating the flowers in the garden, ev

lence.Since I could not come up with

all smile forming at

oing to be your wife” I said stretc

inute , contemplating his next action

d shook my hand with smile, dec

e your husband, which I know you know already

and I don’t have anything to s

unbelievable, you had a lot to s

t bring that

oking down at me with

wo

mise?? I

prom

nd for someone who doesn’t ta

ke it might rain soon “ he

about “ he continued as I turned to see that the women has finished