In love with two hearts

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ves otherwise. I may have everything material I could ever want

appy. They don't allow me to do anything without their permission or consent, which makes me feel trapped and suffocated. I wa

my high-end private school uniform. I bru

I was considered beautiful by my peers, with a curvy figure and long, toned legs. But despite my physical beauty,

. As I entered the dining room, I saw

ning, Dad

Ashley," my dad

my stomach grumbling as the smell of

otten what we talked abo

in, It's too early for that

o you, so mind your own bu

st the beginning of what would

bag slung ove

t even finished you

e," I said, trying to

, his voice thunderous. I sat back d

you rejected his marriage proposal. I want to know why

someone I don't love, even if it's what you want. I have t

Ryan is your betrothed, and you will marry him. I don't c

even know what I want yet. I can't b

voice cold. "You will do what is expected of you

t, your father is just trying to

lk to your husband about this, then don't try to make excuses for him. I'm leaving."

ulled into the parking lot. And as fate would have it, the first person I saw as I steppe

ed him and kept walking, but he g

is grasp. I was livid, my heart racing and my fists c

r we graduate, we're going to get mar

d disgust. "I've told you a million times, I don't want to mar

marry me, then who are you

don't want anything to do with you. You're toxic, a

a mixture of anger and disbelief. I ran to my friends,

ever-ending cycle of frustration and hopelessness. But I held onto a small glimmer of hope, believing that a miracle would

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't make you happy. You should be free to make your own decisions and choose your own path in life. Don't let anyone tell you how to live y