Maiden Wreath

Part 18

Mirth was behind this! Who else was behind this? Who had made the deals now? I was too confused to put anything together anymore. Why would he ask something like this anyway?

"I am very disappointed in you right now, but because Rig has come to me with his request I must honor it. As I've come to believe based on these good people's explanations, you have misled Dalek with your words. Yet you accuse others of misunderstanding you and chisel that it was his decision!"

Fainting sounded so much better idea now – play a little dead, perhaps they pity me and let me go. And that's how self deceit takes its wings.

"I did not wish to deceive him in any way," I started again with what I told them so many times now. "I only wished him to understand that if his attentions were based on feelings he harbored for a mere image of me when I was only a child, then he might be making a gravely mistake and he'd better think this through. That's why I asked him if it wasn't better if we'd learn to know each other before the engagement was even under consideration!"

 The moaning around me indicated that's where the dog lied and why everybody were heavy as rock on keeping the groom and bride apart as long as they possibly can before the marriage.

"I now realize!" I raised my voice to hush them, "I now realize I have made a grave mistake and thus created more fuss than it's worth. But I respect him too much to let him make such a mistake!"

Another blow of disappointed moaning filled the room and I felt like a cornered puppy. Just as I was about to bring out my second reasoning I felt a wave of cool air flow over my neck.

"You sound like I'm a brainless straw pile incapable of thinking on my own about this BEFORE I came to your brother for your hand!" Dalek barreled over the room, making me jump on my spot.

When on earth had he arrived? Well, he didn't sound quite like he was regretting his decision or anything and I now understood, why it seemed like I was doing all the talking while he kept his mouth shut and let me take the blame.

"May I speak with her alone?" he asked, still panting as if he'd run here. They left fast, giving us some privacy, before he started yelling. "I'm not as dimwitted as you believe me to be, woman! I use my brain quite often! I ended the engagement because you asked me to - not because I hadn't thought it through! I only consent to play your little game, because I was too amused at that moment!"

I was speechless – this whole time he did it, because he was amused? So that's why Magnus was so well informed all the time – obviously this diverted cock was boasting with his next move! And me, little fool, was so intertwined in my own world that let it by without noticing.

"I did not ask you to end the engagement!" I argued back the moment I got my voice back, letting the amusement thing go as right now my brain just wasn't coping with it well. "I asked you to wait!"

"I did exactly that!"

"Apparently not – you called it all off! That can hardly be called waiting! It's more like... like..."

"You wanted more time to learn to know me! I gave you that by ending this so you wouldn't feel pressured! What more do you want?"

"Oh thank you so much! "After making it quite clear you weren't the man to wait?" I snarled.  "You used me! You learned all what you wanted about me and then just decided you didn't like it! That's why you did it! Delusion goes fast when truth is reveled, especially if you use the bride only to amuse your tiny little ass! You liked the girl who I was – I can't give you that anymore and unless you wished to learn it during our marriage I think it was pretty good to bring the issue up now, when you still had the chance to leave! No matter how it was done."