We pull up to my favourite restaurant, Oasis. We step out of the car and we walk into the restaurant. The hottest greets us and asks if we have a reservation.
"Yes, reservation for six under the name Summers, has the other party arrived yet miss?" My father voices speaking kindly to the hostess. I stare at my parents with complete confusion, another party? For my birthday lunch? I sigh and shrug it off.
The hostess politely nodds and says * follow me, this will be your table. I will send a waiter over right away!"
My mother says "thank you dear and dismisses her.
I sit down in-between my parents in the booth. Across from me are what looks to be another family, a older man and women who look slightly more aged than my parents. Then straight across from me is a striking man. He has darkly colour hair, tanned skin and bold blue eyes that are boring into me. I am informed that the elderly couple is Mr and Mrs Knight. The name sounds oddly familiar, but I don't think anything of it. I find out their sons name to be Elliott Knight.
Mrs Knight suddenly speaks " I have heard it is your birthday Nevaeh, happy birthday dear!"
I mutter a thank you wondering why it seems as though these people know me.
Suddenly my dad claps his hands together and says "shall get to the business part of this lunch?" The elderly couple nods with kind and excited eyes.
Before this business is mentioned the waiter comes to the table, "hello, my name is Hailey and I will be your waiter today is everyone ready to order?" We all nod silently. She proceeds to take our orders. She turns to me to get my order and I try my best to ignore the blue eyes from across the table piercing into my soul.
" I'll have a chicken salad, and an iced tea" I say as I am not feeling super hungry. Hailey nods and leaves our table. Shortly our food is brought to our table and we start to eat.
"Honey, are you ready for your last birthday surprise?" My mother asked, I simply nodded a yes. " You are getting married to Elliott!" She spoke excitedly pointing at Elliott.
My jaw dropped and my chocolaty brown eyes started to water. "What? Why?" I screeched. "How could you do this to me?" I spoke lettingletting a tear fall down my cheek.
I looked up at Elliott to see him smiling his eyes dancing with amusement.
My father started to speak calmly, "this was a contracted deal between your grandfather and Elliott's grandfather. It must happen." I stared at my parents with betrayal, then my mother spoke again, "sweetie you know that we love you so don't be mad, oh but also we are going to take you home now, we have movers packing up your things once we get home Elliott will pick you up because you are moving in with him." I let out sobs and for a split second I saw Elliot's gaze soften.
My parents practically dragged me outside to the car, and then proceeded to drive home... To my old home I guess.
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Betrayal (Arranged Marriage)
RomansNevaeh Summers had a normal life, one she considered to be great. She didn't have designer clothes, an abundant amount of money, or a enormous amount of friends. Aside from her few friends, Nevaeh did not fit in at school. However she was a true opt...
