The Forced Arrangement

The arrangement

Hi I'm Selena Backam and today is my eighteenth birthday. I live in a single story house in with my parents in Northwood a small town in Minnesota near the Iowa and Wisconsin borders. I graduated from Northwood high last year a year early. I also got into an online college on a full ride scholarship based on my grades. Enough about me let me tell you how I ended up living with seven boys I had never met before.

Morning of September 14th 2015
Selena's POV

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Selena, happy birthday to you." Sang my mom and dad when they came into my room waking me up. They set a cake in blue frosting on my lap with eighteen candles. "Thanks mom and dad I love you guys." I told them then I blew out my candles and made a wish. They smiled then left the room so I could get ready for the day. I took a quick shower brushed my teeth and hair then I put on a light blue jean jacket a black tank top and my light washed blue jeans.

I walked downstairs and my mom was talking on the phone and she looked upset, and so did dad. I sat at the counter and waited for her to hang up the phone.
A couple minutes later she hung up and looked like she was going to cry.

"Mom what's wrong" I asked her. "Selena just know that what I'm about to tell you we did because we wanted you to have a better life than we could provide for you" she replied. She looked at my dad and they stared at each other for a minute before my dad nodded and turned to me. "Selena when you were born we were in a really bad place and didn't have much money." He started then my mom took over. "We almost had to put you up for adoption but we were friends with these six couples that also had little kids." Then dad too over again. "We made a deal with them if they would help us out financially we would promise you to there boys on your eighteenth birthday." And finally mom finished. "You were only a couple months old at the time but all the boys really loved you they were like your bodyguards it was so adorable you eight were inseparable so we agreed to the deal you meet them in two hours." I thought about this for a minute before I responded. "If we were inseparable why don't I remember them, where do they live, and why didn't you tell me this before?" I asked. "When we made the deal we decided it would be best if you didn't know about the deal so we moved from Crescent Hill to Northwood an hour away and all seven of the boys live in one big mansion in Crescent Hill." My dad replied. "Did they know about the deal?" I asked. "Yes there parents all grew up telling them about the deal and about you they all can't wait to meet you." Mom replied that time. "What about the rendezvous? Fort Atkinson is next week I can't miss that event we've been going to that event since I was little." I said in a panic. "The boys have all been to rendezvous together we took them to a couple before we moved here and there parents took them to a few when they were little and we made sure that the parents would make sure the boys would take to some events if you were still in to rendezvousing." Dad replied calmly.

I nodded feeling kind of hallow. I turned and went upstairs to pack my things I would be taking with me.

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I finished packing my clothes and my personal things including a my baby blanket from when I was little,a picture of me and my parents, a necklace from my grandma, and all of my rendezvous clothing outfits. The boys apparently already have a period correct set up that we will use. I finished zipping my last suitcase when my mom called me down.

I brought down my four suitcases and walked into the living room. My mom and dad were standing by the couch holding on to each other for support. "Are they here yet?" I asked them. "They'll be here any minute your mom and I just wanted to give you your birthday present before you left." Dad pulled a a long thin black jewelry box out of his pocket and handed to me. I opened it and almost burst into tear it was a locket with a picture of us last Christmas in it. I pulled them both in tight hug as we cried our eyes out "We're going to miss you honey." They said through the tears. "I'm going to miss you guys to we'll see each other at fort Atkinson next weekend right?" I asked. "We'll be camped in the usual spot and we reserved a spot for you near us if you can make it." My mom said. I turned around and my dad put the locket on me.

Then the doorbell rang. We went and answered it. Standing out side the door were seven good looking guys. "Are you ready to go?" The oldest looking one asked. I nodded and turned to give my parents on last goodbye hug. Then I grabbed my luggage and stepped outside. Two identical looking boys grabbed my luggage and took them to a limo. I looked one last time at the house I grew up in and waved one last time at my parents then I climbed in to the limo with seven stranger men. I don't even know there names.

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Thank you for reading my story picture above is Selena. If you have any questions about my story feel free to ask me any question and I'll answer to my best and fullest ability. I also love to hear what you have to say and I appreciate constructive criticism. You will meet the boys in the next chapter
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