Arrangments (Louis Tomlinson Fanfiction)

Chapter 3

My eyes flutter open and adjust to the bright sunlight coming through my window. The gears in my head instantly start churning. What have I done? Did I offend the Tomlinson family with my abrupt behaviors? The events of last night are such a blur and I am completely ashamed of my actions. I never even bothered to say sorry last night. Oh gosh I hope they arent still here.The whole arranged marriage is a total foreign concept. I had heard about it, but never thought it would be a reality. No twenty one year old girl ever would. I want to dance, in New York. I want to start a famly with Caleb. I want to live my dream.

Selflessness, I think of how my father was selfless. Everthing that he did was for the benefit of someone else. This whole marriage was planned to benefit our family as a whole. I need to learn from my father, and trust his opinions. It’s going to be a very difficult journey, but I have to do it. I have to do it for dad. I reassured myself as I prepare for the day.

I pour some cereal into my bowl only to be told by my brother that we will be eating together with the Tomlinson's again. Crap. The door bell is ringing, and I haven’t even had time to formulate a decent apology. Here goes nothing.

“Good morning Louis, Mr. and Mrs. Tomlinson. Come on in,” I say with the most sincere smile on my face. I escort them to the table where breakfast is neatly laid out. Waffles and berries; my favorite. Louis pulls me aside and asks if we can talk somewhere private. I nod and lead him towards the living room.

“I’m sorry that you had to find out like this Estelle,” he began, “I completely understand how you’re feeling. I had other plans too but sometimes life puts those on the backboard for something better to happen. I respect your father very much and I promise to put all my efforts into making this work.” I barely know this guy, yet I find his words comforting. “We can do this together,” he mumbled, as he held out his hand.

“Together,” I smiled. We walked back to the table and an immediate silence fell over the room as everyone waited for my decision. I explain that we had come to an agreement, but before we move to London I need to sort out some issues here. Louis’ parents told us that they will be going back to England tomorrow and that Louis and I would join them in a week. Louis would be staying at our house until then, giving us the opportunity to get to know each other and prepare for this, well whatever you call "this". His family said their final goodbyes and went on their way.

Louis' been at our house for two days and I have learned a lot about him. He’s quite different from me in that he simply lives life in the moment. Growing up he was always carefree. He did what he wanted when he wanted, gaining him a few tattoos that his parents still don’t know about. He told me about his four sisters Charlotte, Felicite, Daisy, and Pheobe. He seemed very protective of them as any older brother would be. I told him about my love for dance and my close relationship with my older brother Ezra. The whole situation is really weird and I’m not really sure how I feel about Louis, because my mind is stuck on Caleb. I have put this off for long enough and I need to tell him. I slipped out of my house and made my way down the block to Calebs.

“You’re kidding me right?” Caleb shot. 

"I didnt know this was gonna happen either, I never wanted to hurt you!" I said back.

 “You don’t know whats good for you,” he barked as he took hold of my arm. His tight grip causing so much pain, and I cant help but let the tears flow from my eyes.

“Caleb stop. Let go!” I screamed.

“Get in the car. We’re going to New York just like you wanted.” His voice is cold and full of anger. Fear strikes my body and my vision is blurred by the amount of tears. This is a side of him that I’ve never seen and I never want to see again.

“Get away from me!” I shrieked. “Leave me alone. I never want to see you again. Maybe it was for the best.” I squirmed out of Caleb’s grip and began sprinting down the street. I crash through my front door falling right onto Louis. Great. He is the last person I need to see right now.

“Gosh, what happened to you?” he questions as he takes me to the couch. I sit in his arms my tears staining his shirt. Not knowing what to say I remain silent.

After a few minutes I manage to whisper, “I broke up with him.”

“I’ll take it from here. Thank you Louis,” my mother interupted, pulling me off the couch.

“He hurt me mom. He asked me to run away with him. How could he do that to me? I thought he would understand,” I croak.

“He doesn’t deserve you sweetie. Just try to put it behind you. Be the bigger person. You have more important things to focus on. Don’t let a person like that defeat you. If he really loved you he would let you go.” she calmly spoke. I wasn’t going to let Caleb bring me down. Not forever anyways, but I feel terrible, and I just wanna eat chocolate.