This Is My Life? (OHSHC Fanfic)

Chapter 1

I sit in a lounge chair facing the sunset. I read Hana-Kimi volume two, while listening to music from Akaito X Kaito, my favourite anime YouTube channel. As I read, a male dressed in white comes up to me and taps my shoulder, telling me that it's dinner time. I thank him silently and go to put some proper clothing on, because I'm in my bikini by the pool since I swam in the morning. I put on a cotton dress, one my father had picked out for dinner tonight because I am meeting my fiancé for the first time since I found out about the arranged marriage with the largest, most well known family in Mexico, my home. I am desperate to leave that house even thought I just got back. I greet the guests, and am surprised.

"Marcus? You see her in school again,yet do not recognize her?" my father says to the young man I am supposed to marry. "You two used to be childhood friends, but then Andrea got sick and had to go to Japan, and when she came back, you were with someone else." Marcus looks at her, then at his father then back at me.

"Andrea?" he asks, not certain it's me. I nod. "How you've changed An," he remarks, using my nickname. Our parents leave, and I stand on my tip toes to try to kiss his cheek, but being 4'10", I fail. I love him, but know he will probably never love me, and am disappointed. I have become mute since I left for Japan. Marcus asks a lot of questions, mostly yes or no so I just shake or nod my head. He finally gets angry when I don't speak, and stalks off to find his father. I try speaking, but I can't anymore. Later on, during dinner, Marcus' father asks me most of the same questions that Marcus asked me. Again, I don't speak.

"Why won't you speak Andrea?" Rob asks me. I just shake my head, indicating that I don't speak. He doesn't understand, and just yells.

"How come you're not speaking?!?!"

My father explains that I can't speak anymore, and Rob starts yelling at him about agreeing to a marriage between children when I can't even speak. I cower in the corner, but they don't notice so I go to the piano and start playing Con El Viento A Mi Favor by Jaci Velasquez. As I play, I sing the song. I have a voice, and proper working vocal chords, I just don't trust people enough to talk around new people. And yes, I consider Marcus and Rob to be new because I haven't seen them since I was nine. I wish I could talk to them, but I can't.

"Te quiero abrir mi corazón
Yperderme como niña entre tu voz
De tanto tiempo en soledad
Hasta llegaba a pensar
Jamas me irías a encontrar

Y ahora alverte frente a mi
Hoy me a vuelto a sonreír la vida
Y se borro mi herida

Y ahora que te tengo en mi corazón
No te dejareir de mi interior
Te adueñaste de mi alma
Y del aliento de mivoz
Ahora voy
Con el viento a mi favor

Te quiero abrirmi corazón
Y perderme como niña entre tu voz
De tanto tiempoen ansiedad
Jamas podria imaginar
La paz que solo tu me daz

Yahora al verte frente a mi
Hoy me a vuelto a sonreír la vida
Yse borro mi herida"

When I finish, I hear someone clap, and two sets of feet stomp off, one yelling at the other. I turn to see Marcus smiling at me, even though I can tell he's upset about something. I smile slightly, clearly upset.