Betrothed✔️

Chapter 19

Things were blurry as I wandered into an house. It felt familiar but distant at the same time. Like I knew this place at the same time I didn't . The usual faces who appear in my dreams turned nightmares start appearing. The five year old me , a few years older boy Quin, Aunt Soph and few other faces. I have no idea who they were but they were the cast for my dreams.

"Kiara, you will be meeting Quin only after few months now , so go play with him and don't sulk. " Aunt Soph says.

"Why is that mama gets to stay with dada while I don't get to stay with Quin" I ask getting upset with the idea of not seeing the elder boy for few months .

"That's cause mama and Dada are married . " Aunt Soph tries to convince.

" Then I'll marry Quin too. " I fold my arms as sign of my firm decision.

The women in the room laugh at my decision and aunt Soph ruffles my hair. Quin looked at me as if I was just bluffing words. But the young me wasn't kidding .

"Won't you ask Quin if he wants to marry you? " Aunt Soph who I called mama says, challenging my decision.

I fold my arms and turn to the boy in question and give him a stern look. He just simply looks at me before uttering
' I don't really care much with how things turn out ' with a straight face.

" So, Quin , does that mean you don't disapprove her idea ? " The lady who wasn't aunt Soph asks I'm a teasing manner. Though Quin bore a straight face , his ears gave him away as they turned red.

" Let's just go get you some cookies, Kiara. They ask too many questions." Quin says as he takes my hands and walks to the kitchen.

Two men were in the kitchen. One of them had the same green eyes as Quin did and had a straight face . The other wore glasses and  had a smile as he took the cookies out of the oven. I settle down on the table and eagerly wait for the cookies to cool down . The man with glasses kisses my forehead before handing me a plate of cookies.

"Dada , why does mama say I won't play with Quin for few months ? I don't want to miss him." I complain as I pout.

"Oh honey , it's cause we will be back in Britain , while Quin will return only after few days after uncle Henry finishes his work here. " Dada says.

"Few days ?" I ask excited as the days to wait decrease.

" Oh Ben ! You just ruined everything. I was trying to fool them both and her you go spoiling my fun " mama says.

The now named Ben or dada just shakes his head in defeat.

I found myself in a car with mama and Quinn's mom on my either sides. While dada sat in the passenger seat. Everyone was just busy with their own conversation while I showed off my new found braided grass ring that I claimed to be given by Quin earlier. Things were quite merry before everything turned into a nightmare.

The merrily chatting elders were now silent with blood gushing out from them. I cried my eyes out as mama slowly closed her eyes. Quin's mom tried to assure me that everything was gonna be okay. But nothing could calm me down.

Panting I wake up from the nightmare. A part of me was confused cause Quin's mom was Brian's mom, she called him Quin too. Were these just my memories that I forgot or just a nightmare I made on my own. I needed answers but I had no idea who I had to confront for them.

A worried Brian rushes to my side and tries to calm me down. But, little does he know that his soothing words fell to deaf ears. The questions in my head were all I could think of.