Forced into Marriage (a harry styles fanfic)

Chapter 1 (Rewritten)

I never thought my father would do such a horrible thing just thing.

I had just back inside from tending to the horses. I saw my Mamma in the kitchen, and my father in the living room.

"Afternoon Papa." I say cheerfully

" Afternoon Maria," He replies, " We need to talk my dear." he says gently.

" Yes Papa?" I ask.
"Maria, do you remember the man in the suit that came by yesterday?" he asks. "Yes sir." I remember because I had never seen a man in something so...crisp. And he had this powerful aura that had surrounded him. But I was confused because I didn't know where this was leading going.
"Well he is the landlord. He owns this land. We don't have enough money to pay." He says then hesitates. "But he offered a deal and...and I took it."

I smile. "Great...but what does this have to do with me?" I ask

He sighs. "The...the deal was to..." Papa took a deep breath as if this was hard for him. "The deal was to marry you to his son and in turn he would let us live on this land for free."

My heart begins to race, my hands start to get clammy. I start to think about what he said and it hit me. I'm sixteen-which is when it's legal age to get married with parental concent.

"No no no." I say and begin to hyperventilate. "You would sell your only daughter. I thought you loved me. But you gave me away so willingly as if I was an item."

"Maria!" My father says and tries to grab my hand but I move away. Tears began to fall down my face as I turned and ran to my room.

I lay on my bed and wonder if my father even loved me anymore. My bedroom doesn't have a door so anyone could just walk inside, so my mother takes advantage of this and walks over to me.

"Shh my dear girl, it will be okay." I didn't believe her. "Your father is only doing this because we need a place to live and the only way to do that is to keep our land." I still said nothing.

"You should have seen him crying so hard that day , he also slept in your room on the floor last night to make sure you were still there ." She says. I didn't respond, I felt guilty for getting mad, but I was still so angry.

My mother soon leaves my bedroom. I realized just how tired I was so I went to without dinner.

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The next day Mamma woke me up earlier than usual. "Wake up my Dear, its time for you to go." She says. "I'm leaving already?! I exclaim sadly. My mother nods with a saddened expression. "Can I at least know where I'm going?"

Mamma bit her lip before replying "Your going to England ." She was trying not to cry and stay strong for my sake.

"Where in England?" I ask.

"Your going to Londan, Englad to meet.....your future husband." She says.

She starts to walk out of the room and motions me to follow. " Mamma, don't I need to pack my clothes?" I ask. " No Honey, just your bathroom suplies." She says.

When I was done packing and got dressed, I ate breakfast with my parents. Then my father takes me to the airport though he seems uncomfortable here, my parents tried to stay away from society as much as possible. When its time to leave I say one more thing I need to say.

" Papa please don't do this, prove that you still love me and cancel the deal." I say while crying. " I'm sorry Maria but I already signed the contract." He says with tears in his eyes. I look away. Land was more important then me.
I don't even say goodbye as I leave. I just look back one last time. Then board the plane. I would have enjoyed the experience if I wasn't so upset.

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Thank you Nadirnclaw (@.BiscuitGod) from quotev for the incredible chapter cover.

~Euen