My arranged marriage: Cinthia Zulu

Part 1: Prologue

My arranged marriage

Hey there I'm Cinthia Zulu, I'm 17 yrs old doing grade 12, live in  Sandton with my family...my younger sister( Cardecia Zulu:14 yrs)my mom(Beauty Zulu:39) and my dad(Sihle Zulu:45)

I have two friends namely: Anele Khumalo:18 yrs
Zenokuhle Wiliams:17 yrs

POV: Cinthia A very alerting ring wakes me from my sleep, and I drag my sleepy body off my bed and woke my baby sister in the next room. Went ahead to take a shower, thereafter I put on my school uniform, and did my bed. I went to check on Cardecia who naturally has a hard time waking up in the morning, she's up and is already doing her hair.Cardecia:hey sisMe: hey Hunny, you don't look too goodCardecia: yeah, I'm nervous- it's our first day of school in the year (FYI we come from December holidays)Me: relax and just keep your cool dude, you don't want to mess up on the opening dayCardecia: you make it sound so easyMe: yeah yeah whatever, let's go eat breakfastCardecia: yeah sure(Got downstairs dad was already eating, mom was nowhere.)Me: hey paSis: hey DaddyDad: hey babiesMe: mom's gone already Dad: yeah about a while agoMe: rightWe finished, went ahead to brush our teeth and we left before dad to catch the school bus.

We arrived at school then exited the bus.
I bid goodbyes to my sis and saw my friends at the gate and I just ran to them and jumped at them group hugged

Me: bitches
Zano:hunny
Anele : baby how's you
Me: I'm good I just missed you guys
Zano: I know we missed us too  joking we missed you
Me: yoh usaphapha even on the new year wena( The bell rang) lets get to classes matriculants
Anele: you besengkhohliwe nokuthi sesibaphethe laysgele- I'd forgotten we're the seniors in the school
Zano: ow yeah

We got to our classes and I won't bore you with school details( we just didn't do much at school but catch up with friends)

After school we went to MacDonald for lunch and went our separate ways home FYI after school I don't like using the school bus, only my sister does.

One month later
School's been great and we are now revising because in a month we will be writing our tests.

Morning
Me and my sis did our hygiene processes then wore our school uniforms as usual, went downstairs found mom and dad arguing for the first time after such a long time. I don't recall seeing my mom and dad fight this year
I wonder what caused the commotion
They turned and saw us and immediately kept quiet I wonder what's going on here or maybe they just don't want us to see them fight
Mom: I just can't believe this and she took her bag and walked out
Dad: sighed and took his briefcase ,put money on the table and just walked out too
Cardecia: that's new
Me: I know right and  I think I've lost my appetite( just got busy with my phone)
Cardecia: mmh whatever lemme eat.

Few mins later the bus was already outside we took the money and left and locked the doors.

We got at school at as usual separated and I greeted my friends and went to class. School was school I won't bore you with the details
After school we went to steers and ordered burgers and drinks and ate then went home.

When I got home I saw two cars ( rolls Royce: navy blue and Range Rover:pink)
Mmh nice cars must be dad's friends
I got inside and greeted everyone, it was a women same age as my mom and a man same age as my dad and a handsome guy maybe at his late 20's ,ok.

I went to my room and saw my sis on her phone blushing so hard that I laughed at her she quickly hung up her phone.
Me: who's that making you blush
Cardecia: my friends
Me: liar you're dating aren't you
Cardecia: okay yeah you got me
Me: dude you're still young oh by the way who are they downstairs
Cardecia: I don't know what I last heard is the said" we're here to collect our reward"that's all. Weird right
Me: yeah do you think mom and dad could be in some illegal business
Cardecia: nah no ways I don't know what it could be
[Knock knock]
Me: come in...ow mom hey
Mom: hey babies, sighs uhm Airela( my mom calls me by my second name) please wear a longer dress and cover your head
Me: what why... ow you want me to serve the guests, well sure I'll be right down
Mom: actually no,they are going to be your in laws...(cardecia:in laws)...yes Carrie in-laws
Me: as in marriage parents
Mom: yes baby you're getting married to their son
Me: what no! I mean ma I don't even have a boyfriend so how and where am I going to start with a husband!?

Me:...do I know the guy?
Mom: no you don't
Me: are you telling me I'm getting married to someone I don't know  this is like you're abandoning me, mom you arranged my marriage?
Mom: yes hunny we did
Cardecia: what! Are you selling my sister? This is my one and only sister and she's going to see marriage at such a young age...she didn't get to enjoy her life and she's still in school and now she's got to get married to some stranger and yet you call yourselves parents, how dare you mom and dad!
Me:: mom you... I don't even know why I'm still calling you mom(crying) you're no longer my mother
Mom: babies..don't say that, you don't understand!
Me: ow I understand very well, u don't love me mom and that's it you know what lemme wear this and cover my head since I'm someone's fiancé
(I wore my grey long bodycon dress and a black doek my sis was crying all along)
Cardecia: why aren't running away and complying with their evilness huh
Me: what's the point babe...let me just go and I'll be visiting you and we'll keep in contact okay?

I went downstairs and kneeled down
Mom in law: hey sweetie I'm Rosie George and I'm going to be your mom in law and his is Hennessy George your dad in law and your brother in law Mercy George
Me: greetings
MIM- don't worry we'll take good care of you and you so beautiful my son's going to love you.
Me: thank you
MIM: we'll be coming tomorrow to fetch you.. good night

I went back to my room and cried with my sis till we slept.

Well at that time, I guess I was too young to understand what was really going on.