Her head has been spinning ever since Wilde's visit. She couldn't quite put her hands on the matter . Marriage? Marques? Wildes? What are they planning? What can they gain from doing all these? Anyone could see the schemes behind all these. And all she has to do is be a pawn in their game right.
She was sure God was not on her side anymore. No, God has never been. Sister Anne was lying about that. Through all her therapies and sessions she was just feeding the lamb enough before it was being sent to be killed . Ruth knew this time neither Mother Anne Anne nor Mother Josiya was going to take her side or hear her plea . They all are just happy that they can be of some help to Vincent sir. She could hear some of them even saying that "Wow , Vincent sir really chose someone from our orphanage to be his daughter in law . Isn't she lucky?"
" You know there are people lined up to join his hands, To wed their daughters to his son,he could have had any girl right?"
Ruth was sitting in the corner looking out the windows thinking how she could reject this proposal . It was true that day when the wilde's asked they also told her to take her time to think and feel free to answer. She could remember what Vincent told her
"Take your time dear, think it through and choose the best option for you like we did ,we choose you. And it's only up to you to make the decision now." His words rang through her ears again. And it felt like a threat now.. more like the truth.
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Ruth was in the university library, doing her assignments and putting her head off the subject. Zake had class and couldn't even join her for lunch . It was then she noticed someone who was seated beside her was looking at her.
" Hey" the person finally said something "I Am Isaac." He looked at her to introduce herself.
" Ruth " she smiled at him leaning back on her chair. He did the same before asking
"You have been sighing for the past twenty minutes and you seem worried, are you okay?
It took her by surprise and she didn't expect this from a stranger. She laughed amused and said
" I am fine.. thank you for asking and sorry for the disturbance,I didn't know I was sighing loud"
"I didn't mean it like that but you really looked sick "
Indeed, all this was sick but she warmly smiled at him and said "Just had a lot to think about"
"Coffee?" He asked standing up and she welcomed his offer.
Half an hour later she was in zake's car explaining how she met Isaac and how they ended up having coffee.
"You know Isaac seemed like a nice guy"
"Yeah and i'm gone for half a day and all others seem like nice guys to you right?"
Ruth laughed out "why ..you worried i'll abandon you after I make some new friends ?"
Zake looked at her with a goofy look and pouted saying
"Yeah baby, I'll be all alone if you leave me . Don't go anywh.. "
Ruth smacked him on his shoulders, angry he was fun teasing her. She crossed her arms and sat looking ahead . She always did that when she was angry with Zake.
"Well .. you didn't tell me what got you sighing like that?"
It was then Ruth remembered she didn't tell him about the proposal, should she tell him? But then ,she'll have to explain how she met them. What will she make up for it?
The car came to an halt and she got out quickly without having the right lies to tell him . Stood waving goodbye to Zake saying "Next time" And walked onto her home of almost two years; Mary's.
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"What!" Lee gasped hearing this new found piece of information. "Vincent has finally lost it" He looked at Marques, who was smoking his lungs out.
"Can't blame him though , if it was me in his position i would have done the same " Marques turned sideways to glare at his only friend.
"Don't give me the look boy, What are you, five? Eight? You are fucking 26 Marques,you should be glad he only did this at this age of yours, he could have done this long ago. After all, it's all yours, The Empire , it's today or tomorrow, but any day be it, it will only fall on your feet. "
"And you know how much I despise the idea of that. And yes, why out of all time now? And why her?" Marques asked, taking another long drag from his cigarette. visibly irritated.
"She is like the best he could use for now" Lee was staring at Marques " A pawn to all his problems."
Marques now knew his big game , The Step Up.
Vincent, the saint has everything planned out, the Empire, people's trust, and his mother's support all rested on Ruth and this hell of a marriage now. There is no way he could go against this, because Sam's life was in line.
Lee was correct, he was not aging back .And he himself appeared to be a shame , at his age,he couldn't protect his mother or his brother from the devil of a father. It was then the ton of truth splashed on his face like cold water, he wasted his 11 years counting nothing but the losses he had over the ones he should have protected. He never questioned his father, for making his mother be followed by a man. Even inside their home. He calls it security, ass with his security and reinforcements. She is held a prisoner, like his younger brother, he knows, he knows it well. But he never came from his high to question all these.
He is a big boy ,he thought. Beyond these cigarettes and cocaine he had a life, but that was once, once before he was seventeen. He couldn't forget that day, He still can't. Maybe he stopped maturing then, stopped being the gentleman his father always taught him to be. But who can blame a boy of seventeen then. No, nobody should!
But everything Is clear now. If Vincent is his father, playing the Big game, he should've known he is his own blood. Two can play the game. If Vincent wants him to take over his Empire, let it be, after all, he has been trained for that day his entire life, boarding special school till seventeen was for nothing. And nobody should forget who made it to the newspapers every year, they wrote him as an 'all rounder', they called him a 'prodigy'. Medals and trophies and articles were boundless.
It's time the world knows the man he has grown up to beyond his broken self. It's time the world knows who is standing on the podium. Not behind his father, but in front.
And it's finally time Vincent knows that the Trance has been lifted from his son, Marques .
And it's certainly payback time.
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