Aranged Marriage

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I never thought my family would force me to move in (live with) and then be married with someone i did not love. It started a week ago the day after my mom bought me a dress, I should have known as I never wear dresses like this one before.

A week ago

"Anny please come down we have guests." My mom says.

I nod still looking out my balcony window at our beautiful back yard that is enclosed by the woods.

"Oh and change into the dress I bought yesterday." My mom says.

It must be a very important guests as mom bought me a sweetheart neckline almost champain color dress that cost a fortune. I nod and walk to my bathroom to get ready after setting my sketch pad down. As I get into my private ensuite bathroom I look at myself in the mirror still not liking how i look. I like i am 5 feet 3 inches, but my body shape and hair color i do not like. I get dressed and put on my flats that matches, they came with the dress. Once i walk down stairs i see a ton of people. I start feeling scared and shy, but i know if i do not go down then i will not be able to go on the field trip next month, the last one of my senior year. I walk down the stairs and not even two seconds passes before my father calls me over.

"There you are sweetie." My dad says almost like he knew I was taking my time.

"I want you to meet some important people." My dad says.

I just nod as I know if I want dad to agree to the trip I have to play nice, be an obeyant daughter even though I will be turning 18 this year.

"This is Jack CEO of Mickinaly." My dad says.

I think of where i heard that business before and it clicks. The business is the underground parent company of the clothing companies.

"This is Jace Vice President of Mickinaly." My dad says.

After a while i just nodded and blocked everything out as there is too many people to meet and keep everything straight, well it was getting boring as this is not the business I want to work in.

I plan to be a elementry teacher not an accountant like my mom wants me to be. Nore a buisness manager like my dad wants me to be.

When dinner was done cooking, ready to be placed on the table, i help set the table as mom places the name tags. As soon as I am done with this the door bell went off, doing its big bell sound (like almost a church bell as our city has one about twenty five miles away). I walked to the front door and opened it seeing a mysterious man. There standing in a black satin Italian suit is a man i have never seen. By the looks of it he is in his mid 40s to early 50s about the same age as my dad. Then my dad walks up and lets him in after a manly hand shake. We all walked to the table and i can not stop looking at my dad then the man.

Deep down I knew something was about to happen as my dad never acts like this around anyone besides the in-laws.

After the appetizer,various ones from minstone soup to my favorite fried squid, my dad introduces us in a sense.

"Everyone i have announcement." My dad says making everyone quite down after he stands up.

"As you all have met my daughter and came here with a hushed announcement. Jake and my daughter will be man and wife next week." My dad says.

What did he just say? This must be a joke or a prank, please be so. As I look to my mom and see it is not I felt my plans flushing down after being burnt to ashed. I get up excusing myself and ran to my room knowing full well what would happen if I make any kind of scene. How could my own dad do this to me?Is this punishment for not wanting to be a business manager like him? How would he know my plans unless he has spied on me, but how?

I tae a deep breath pacing my room.

I do not know this guy named Jake as earlier tonight was the first time seeing him and meeting him. How are we even supposed to be in a marriage? How am I supposed to be a elementry teacher now? We cant now as I am to be wed to him next week.

There is a knock on my door, but i do not say a word. As I stare out my window wondering how long did my dad plan this a guy walks in.

"Anny?" A guy asks.

"Anny i am sorry we could not meet before it was annouced, but we will be married. I am not a ruthless man, so we will not have kids until you are ready, but we will be getting married next week.  As we are to be wed next week tomorrow you will be moving into my house. As so i need you to think of what is the most important things the rest i will buy or replace." Jake says.

Replace? How is he going to replace all my dreams of the future? I only asked and planned one thing for my future, to go to college and become a elementry teacher. Maybe this is dad's punishment for last year getting an acceptance letter from Hardvard, Brown, and Yale (all really far away from home).

I turn around faceing Jake with tears streaming down my face. Jake moves to me and whiping them off as he looks into my eyes.

"I have heard so much about you." Jake says after he starts wipping my tears away.

"I have seen you twice before tonight and i knew then how special you are." Jake says confusing me more.

"When?"

"When you came to visit your dad at work. The first time was when you were wearing black leather jacket, a red silk shirt, black jeans, and black leather boots. Your silk smooth hair down shinning when the lights hit it making you look like an angel." Jake say.

I remeber that day. I visited dad to tell him about the field trip and beg him to let me go. I knew it was a slim chance since the field trip would take us to Italy, but i had to try.

"Anny i hope you will at least learn to love me." Jake says then leaves my room.

What am I going to do? I can run away, but that will degrace my family and I have no where to hide. Maybe I could bargin with them at least to let me have that one dream come reality.