Her past

She paces restlessly in her room, while Ren sits on the edge of the bed having a blank expression on his face as he stares into space.

"Look at me, Ren... I swear I didn't tell them to say that, OK? You have to believe me. I... I didn't know that they were going to take it this far and...and..." She sighs briefly and runs her fingers through her hair as she plunges herself into the sofa that's just opposite her bed.

"What do we do? I'm not ready to get married. I'm still very young and..."

"It was all your fault. You could've just let me handle this and not ever show up here. Now, look what you've got me into. Shit! I don't want to get married," She laments angrily, and he scoffs.

"This is not the time to blame me, Ren. My parents are going to frustrate me to death if I don't do this..." She pauses and bites her bottom lip. How the heck is she going to say this to him?

"Look... I'll pay you any amount of money you want, I promise. Just uhm... Let's get married, OK? I know this is