"Hey Marie and Kate!" I call as I open the door to my dorm.
"Yeah?" Marie asks.
I hold out my hand and say: "I'M ENGAGED!!"
Marie starts to scream and we hug each other.
"What's with all the yelling? I am trying to get some sleep here." Kate yells as she enter the room.
"Renae's engaged!" Marie scream.
"OH MY GOSH YAY!!" We all start screaming and hug.
"I have to call Sam, Cammie, and Thomas." I say as I get my phone.
"Sam?" I say on my phone.
"Yeah?" Sam answers back.
"I'M ENGAGED!"
"OH MY GOSH GIRL!! YAY!!"
I hang up the phone with Sam and I call Cammie.
"Cammie?"
"Yeah?"
"I"M ENGAGED!!!"
"YAY! How are you going to tell mom and dad?"
"Meet with them at dinner. Tell them I am getting married and I am majoring in art."
"Oh crap."
"Tell me about it."
The next morning I wake up and hear Marie making coffee.
"So how are you going to tell your parents?" Marie ask.
"Ethan and I are having dinner with them tonight."
"Oh crap."
"You are telling me."
"Since the college for this year is over, where are you going to live?" Marie asks and to be honest I haven't thought about that.
"Ethan is living in an apartment, I could move in with him. Or move in with Sam till Ethan and I get married."
"So have you done 'it' yet?" Marie questions.
I laugh and say: "Nope, we wants to wait till marriage."
"Oh, you will probably need to move in with Sam."
"Yeah that's what I was thinking."
"You excited about getting married tomorrow?" I ask her while changing the subject.
"Yes, don't stay out with your parents to late cause my girl's party is at 8."
"Okay, I can do that."
***
At work Maggie and Dave couldn't stop looking at my ring.
Now I am getting ready for my dinner with my parents. Annabel is coming to.
I am so nervous. I decided to wear a red dress with a v shaped neckline. I even wearing Marie's black heels. I go all out on my makeup, a lots of foundation, and a smokey eye shower. I pulled back my hair and wear in a bun.
"Wow. I acuatlly look pretty." I say to myself in the mirror.
"Wow, you look amazing." Ethan says as I walk along side him to his car.
"You look very handsome." He is wearing a black suit with black dress pants. His dark coffee hair is getting long and it's in his face. He needs a haircut. But he still looks amazing.
"You nervous?" I ask once we are in the car.
"A little but not to bad. Just remember: I love and support you no matter what."
"Thank you. I love you to."
"Hey mom. Hey dad." I greet my parents as Ethan and I enter my parent's house.
"Nice to see you again, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson." Ethan shakes my mom and dad's hand.
"It's a pleasure." My dad smiles. We all walk and sit at the table.
"Hi Renae. Hi Ethan!" Annabel smiles as she joins us at the table.
We fix our food. Mom made chicken salad.
We all eat in silence till mom asks: "Renae, what is it that you wanted to tell us?"
Everyone stops eating and looks at me. I look to Ethan and grab his hand.
"I have decided that I am going to major in art."
No one says a word.
"Ethan and I are getting married." I add.
"Really Renae?" Mom sighs and adds: "Throwing away your future for some silly dream and marrying a guy you hardly know?"
"Mom. I am following my dream and I love Ethan." I defend myself.
"Mrs. Anderson if I may-" Ethan begins but then dad yells: "NO. Ethan we do NOT need your opinion."
"Renae, this is bullshit. You can't possible think that we will support you in your stupid dream and by marrying this cripple." Dad continues.
I stand up: "I will NOT let you talk to me like this. I am NOT asking for your permission. I am an adult. This is my life. I choose to follow my dream and I LOVE Ethan."
Mom stand up and states: "Fine. Ruin your life. But don't execpt me to pay for your college or come to your wedding."
"Fine by me, come on Ethan, let's go." I grab my jacket and Ethan's hand. I begin to walk away with Ethan in his wheelchair.
"Wait Renae." Annabel calls and she runs up to me. "You can make this right. Just be a doctor and don't marry Ethan!"
"HOW DARE YOU SPEAK ABOUT ETHAN LIKE THAT." I scream. "I am DONE with all of y'all shit. DON'T except me to call you my 'family.'" I scream and walk with Ethan to the door.
"Go fuck yourselves!" I spat and I slam the door behind me.
"You go girl." Ethan smiles.
"Thanks sweetie."
"Come on honey, let's get out of here."
"You did amazing." Ethan smiles once we get in the car.
"You really think we can do this? Me follow my dream and get married?" I ask.
"Of course we can darling. I just got a job at a publishing company that pays good money. I have an apartment. I have enough money saved us for us to get married. We don't need your parents. Fuck them." I laugh.
He continues: "My family fully supports us. We can do this babe." He grabs my hand and looks me in the eyes: "Baby, we got this. Don't worry. I am here. I love you."
"I love you to sweetie."
"I have a question." I state.
"Yeah?"
"The semesters almost over and I have no where to live. I could room with Sam."
"You can move in with me babe." Ethan grins.
"Really? I thought you wanted to wait to have sex till marriage."
"I don't want you living with Sam if you don't have to. We are getting married so go ahead and move in with me."
"What about sex?"
"Babe, I can control myself. Let's do this. Move in with me. Let's start our life together."
I smile, lean over, and kiss him on the check. "Okay, let's do this."
YOU ARE READING
Beautifully Broken
Teen Fiction"She is broken from the inside. He is broken on the outside. But together, they make something beautiful. Something, beautifully broken." Renae comes from a family where success is everything. Her brother is a doctor who works on curing cancer. Her...
