The Arranged Marriage

Arielle

Arielle Pov
It's been almost ten months since I married Jax. And in a few months, we'll both be free and get back to our lives before we got arranged. At first, I hated it. I was opposed cause I'm straight and it really shocked me that I will be arranged with a girl.

I was on my room when my Dad called me in his office. So I went to him and saw his face so serious. I wonder what he would talk to me. I sit on the chair in front of his table.

"Is there something wrong?" I asked and put a smile on my face. He looked at me  like he's having conflict on himself.

"Tomorrow, we'll be meeting someone" he spoke, I got nervous with it and suddenly thought that he might be planning something

"W-who?" I asked, he took a deep breath and looked at me

"The Vaux's. I will be arranging you with their daughter. She's a nice one, and you'll like her too." he spoke, I was puzzled. What? Arranging me to a girl?

"Dad, you know that I won't have any problem with you if you want me to arranged to someone but, Dad I'm straight. Why with a girl?" I spoke with confusion on my face, he sighed

"She's the only person I can trust you with. And her dad already agreed to it since he also wants her to get married" he spoke. But why to a girl? Can't he trust me with a man?

"And there's no one else you can trust me with? Did she even know about this?" I spoke,

"Her dad will talk to her today, so she'll know she's meeting someone tomorrow. We'll be there with you, and her parents too." he spoke and eyes becomes soft,

"This is the only thing I will ask you to do, Arielle. Please, I can't marry you off to someone I don't know. I saw how she grew up, she's kind and nice. You will like her. I'm assuring you, she won't hurt you" he spoke while looking at my eyes,

"Forgive me for doing this, Arielle. I just want you to be with a person who I know will take care of you." he spoke and held my hand, but I still can't believed he arranged with a girl.

"Dad, can't we just let myself choose? Or can't it be a man?" I pleaded, but he shakes his head.

"I'm sorry, sweetie. But she's the only one I trust for you." he spoke, I can't handle it anymore. I rushes to my room and cried myself. Why can't they just let me choose someone to marry?

I ignored my dad the next day. I didn't talked to him or even bother looking at him. And now I felt bad to it, cause he just wanted the best for me and I take it as a bad thing.

At the restaurant. I saw Mr. and Mrs. Vaux with a girl beside them. She must be it. She's wearing a suit, and hair tidied up. I admit, she looks cool. But still, I don't think I can marry her.

We greeted them, and I hide behind my Dad. She was polite, wonder if that's only for a show. I greeted them and they talked.
I just look down the whole time, I don't really care about this. Her parents were nice and kind, but I wonder if she was too.

I put on my uninterested look and didn't bother to talk or just look at the person across me.

Then they insisted that we should talk. She stands up cause she agreed. I sighed in my head and leave, she followed me.

She said things that made me annoyed, she told me she didn't want this. Good that we have that in common. She talked and I can say that she's a cold person, she didn't even care about my feelings.

Then she asked me questions about my work. I answered it and I think that's just being professional and I get to knew some things about her. She said she hate people, and seeing me like this making her realized why she hate them. I hate her too.