Roses in my Grave

"The perfect man" Chapter 3

TW: death, shouting
Today was my 16 birthday this was the only birthday I didn't even wanted to wake up to.

I went down to the living room there was no presents, no birthday cake, only her and a tailor who apparently is her friends aunt. I can't believe it I waiting 4 years for this nightmare to happen and it begun.

The tailor who's name was Barbara Kings she put me a woman's dress it looked big on me but she said it would attract the perfect man she chose to me. I didn't like that idea at all I'd rather be with Mary more than anyone else right now she would help me out and we would take a peaceful walk around the deep forest.
Once the tailor finished a brunette guy came in the front door like he was the "blue charming prince" he looked nice? I don't know the fact of getting an arranged marriage and having to be with him for long time it seems like I don't have another choice.
"Oh you are Linda Markton I've heard a lot about you my'lady"
I cringed at that sentence and wanted to excuse myself but didn't really wanna seem rude
"Yeah...and you are?"
I wanted to seem the least rude after all I didn't wanna end like dad.
"My name is Marcus Peterson"
I never heard that name in my life, it seemed like such a sophisticated name it wouldn't be anyone in this town for sure maybe from Germany? Greenland? Whatever, I need to get over this before she and dad make me do something
"Oh you two should take a stroll down the town and talk with each other before the wedding tomorrow!"

When she said that my heart sank. Did I really need to talk to him and get to know him, I really didn't trust this idea but I guess I had no choice.
As I walked down the town I stopped to sit down and looked around I squint my eyes because I saw something sitting in the forest, I got up and ran up to the forest I think Mr Charming Clown won't mind me leaving for a few minutes?
As I got closer I saw that it was actually Mary sitting in the same sport crying just like 10 years ago I sat down next to her just like ten years ago.
"You know, that Mr Guy my parents paired me with is sooooo ugly I bet we would make a better pair wouldn't we?"
She chuckled and hugged me, I hugged her back but before I could lean in for a kiss I was interrupted by a shouting I looked back and so did Mary I saw Marcus and a group of guys coming with a torch towards us, he was screaming in German I didn't understand what he was saying but he was mad I took Mary's hand and began running to the deep forest, I couldn't stand loosing her.
"Mar Mar they are coming after you! You need to run as fast as you can!"
I closed my eyes and ran with Mary I couldn't loose somone else because I understood it why they wanted to take away Mary away from me because I got explained her mother was a criminal and Mary got blamed for it and she was supposed to be taken away. I kept running until I didn't hear them anymore and took a turn we hid behind a tree I took a deep breathes i sat down and cried I was stressed I didn't wanna get married, I didn't wanna get Mary away from me, I didn't wanna live in constant expectations..
"Mar Mar what are we gonna do? We need to get out someday..And the fact that they had torches what are we gonna d-"

I wasn't interrupted with shouts but if not from Mary's kiss, I had to take 2 seconds to realize she didn't fall or anything. I heard this guys again I was gonna grab Mary's hand and start running away but before I could even grab her she smiled and stepped out of the tree we were hiding in
"THERE SHE IS! GRAB HER!"
I saw how Mary was standing there I held my hand over my mouth as I saw Mary get beheaded in front of my very own eyes.
I was alone now