21. Unexpected Suprises

Julian’s POV:

“You must be joking, mother.” I chuckled sardonically.

She definitely had to be joking. I thought we were gone past the bullshit matchmaking game she enjoyed playing. She had set me up with yet another girl? When was she going to give up and understand that I was never going to get married to any of those girls she picked out for me.

“I’m not son, and the sooner you understand that I’m being very serious about this, the better for you and that girl, Marilynn.”

“It’s Ashlynn, mother. You should also know that I’m being serious about marrying her. And the sooner you understand that I’m fucking serious about her, the better for you and whatever girl you’ve arranged for me.” And with that, I stormed out of the living room despite her calls for me to come back and her speech on how a child should be respectful and not walk out on their parents.

I slammed by bedroom door shut and that was the sharp cut that faded my mother’s angered voice. I let out a pent up frust