Arranged (On Hold)

A2: I should've took karate.

'Oh Please No!'

Liam [The photo on the sidebar: Brant Daugherty]

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"Aunty Ellie, can we please go to the park with me and Uncle James" he drag James 'ssss' when he said his name. I chuckled "Of course! You want to go now?" I ask him, he nodded vigorously.

"Hold up there mister! You need to go potty first!" Sara said picking him up "But mommy!" he whined "Come on!" she whispered to him.

We reach the park, it was actually not hot at all as I thought it would be. "Mattie! Slow down!" I shouted as he run towards the slide, he nod his head. I say down on the bench near the slide with James following my moves. "Where is Logan?" I ask "He went to meet up with a family friends" he said shrugging.

"So let's chit chat! To catch up! Do you have a girlfriend?" I ask "Nope, you?" he ask, I gave him the look.

"Owh! Yeah! You're in an arrange marriage!" he realize "Well that's stupid! How would you know you love him? If he never met you and vice versa" he ask "I don't know" I whispered not caring. "Why did you agree on this anyway?" "I didn't, I have no say in this" I said twirling my fingers around, he sighed obviously not agreeing with the whole arrange marriage thing.

"Aunty Ellie!" I heard Matt shouted, I rushed over to see what happens to him "What?" I ask to see nothing around him "The bouncy ball just went that way!" he pointed to the pathway "Alright come with me" I said grabbing his little hand.

I search the bushes on the pathway with Matt standing by me. As I stumble from bush to bush trying to find the stupid red bouncy ball Matt brought to the park, I felt somebody walk by, three of them, It's all guys judging by the size of their shoe. I look up to see them...

Liam Adam, Jake Crawford, and Martin Maslow glaring right at me. The three douches that ruled my high school. The trio who ruined my chilhood and my teenage years. "Get out of my way!" Liam shouted looking down on me with a scowl look on his face. "S-sorry" I accidently stuttered which is the worst bad habbit I have when I'm nervous and/or scared, I stood up holding Matt who looks terrified. "I know that stuttering, Bella?" Martin, the eldest yet the childish one of them.

"Awe! It is Bella the freak! Huh? I see you got contact lenses now! How are you sweetie? Remember us?" he ask laughing for no damn reason, "How about we give you a little taste of your high school memories, you missed it?" Liam grab onto my cheeks. I started to panic not because can literally hold me up a few inches off the ground, well that too, but Matt is standing right behind me whimpering.  They started by kicking my knee making me fell down onto the concrete then they slap me "Mattie, go to Uncle James, go! Please hurry!" I shooed him, not wanting him to see any of this.

He ran back as Liam and the guys kept kicking my stomach, "Go cut yourself! B*tch" already did actually, i thought. They spat at me and pull me up by my hair as I whimper and was about to slap me but I heard James shouting. Don't they had enough? The answer is simple, no.

"Get away from my sister!" James growled scanning the trio's faces. I could see he was scared of them. Who would not? James is as tall as the three, but not as scary looking and intimidating as them. But again, being a good brother he is, he masked his terrified expression.

"Go away! and stay away from my sister! Listen! Or I will call the cops!" he spat to them as I cry on his shoulder. They give me a glare before laughing and walked away. Hopefully forever. I never cry when they do this to me back in high school, but I always thought they moved out of town or something or maybe even take a chance and be a better man but I guess not and it took me by surprise. They started to bully me with words before high school but when high school starts, they'd do it pysically.

"It's okay now Bella, they're gone!" James rub my back.

When we reach home everybody was downstairs watching some reality show or something. My eyes widen thinking that  I have bloody knees, messy hair, probably bruised leg and arm, not to mention a sting red cheeks. I'm not letting them see this.

I ran straight towards my bathroom and lock it. I stand there looking at the mirror holding my shirt up, bruises and bruises. It's just a few though, when I was in high school it was a lot! What kind of jerk does this? I should've took Karate when I was young.

Liam, Jimmy and Martin are my biggest enemy at school, they'll meet me in the morning at my locker ready to beat the sh*t out of me then embarrass me at lunch time somehow and lastly beat me up on my way home again.

"Ella? Ella! Open up!" Chris shouted behind the door, James must have told him. Snitch.

I slowly unlock the door then sit back on the faucet counter.

He look at me worriedly and carefully touch my cheeks, "Bella" he whisper examining the bruise. "Come on let's clean those bloody knees of yours" he said holding my hand and carefully walk me to my bed and sit down.

He grab the first aid kit from the medicin box at the hallway and gently press some cleaning acohol on my knees cleaning its blood.

"Thank you" I said when he was done, "It's alright, Bella" he said smiling up at me since he was on the floor.

"Bella, have you cut again?" he ask not looking into my eyes "No! I would never do that again! I promised to you, to James, to Sara and to mom and dad! I promise I'll keep that promise!" I said.

"It's good to know that. I promise you, I'll protect you " he said giving me a side hug. I give him a warm smile "Now go wash your face and change, we're going out in a family dinner, dad said something about meeting the guy" he said obviously about the guy who is arrange marriage to me, I sigh and nod.

I change into a mint colored sleeveless dress that hugged my waist line and have a skater skirt, put on white stud earrings, brush my hair and put it up high ponytail with a mint color bow. I put on a simple makeup trying to make a good impression and re-check myself on the full length mirror behind my door. The skirt part of my dress actually made me look a lot taller that I am even though it's like a knee length skirt.

"Bella! Are you done? The restaurant is quite far! So come down!" Mom shouted, I nodded to myself, grab my white clutch which is filled with a small mirror, my phone, my wallet, lip balm and an emergency wide tooth comb.

I turn off the lights, lock my door and went downstairs. "Oh my god, Bella you look fabulous and mature! You know, even though you're wearing a high top instead of heals" Sara rolled her eyes playfully. "You look amazing too!" I compliment her, she's wearing a little black flare dress with a white lace around her waist paired with white hoops and black studded heels. "Thank you" she said "Mattie!" she yelled behind me.

Little feet come running across followed by Chris and James. Mattie is wearing a button up blue shirt and black dressy pants and baby converse, while Chris and James are wearing dress shirts, blazers and ties "You guys clean up good. Are you sure I'm not under dress?" I ask "No, you're not. Don't worry, sis" James said putting his arm around my shoulder.

"Guys come on! So who's going with who?" dad ask motioning over to the cars. "Ella, you come with me" I heard Chris said protectively, I nodded as I walk towards his car. James went with mom and dad. I sit at the back with Mattie who's sitting on his car seat.

"Aunty Ellie, you look pretty!" Matt yelled "Awe, thank you Mattie! You look cool for someone who is going to a fancy dinner" I giggled, I bet he has no idea what I was talking about.

We reach there after 50 minutes, mom's not kidding when she said the restaurant was quite far. I re-brush my hair and went inside the restaurant following them, James was behind me though.

"Reservations for Avergy and Adam" dad said to the waiter who stood behind a podium near the door. My eyes widen when I heard the name Adam, I turn to look at James, his eyes widen too. Adam? As in Martin Adam? Dad's best firend and the father of...Liam Adam? Oh! Please no!