Two

💘 MARRIED AT SIXTEEN 💘

     (Love filled with Bitterness)

Written by: Authoress Ricky

   ✍️ Episode Two✍️

Everyone was busy except me; I was in my room dressing up for the birthday party that would start at 7:00 tonight.

Lucy came early, and I assumed she is here to help me, but it turns out she just sat on my bed doing nothing, but I couldn't complain because I don't want to ruin our friendship, not even on my birthday.

The makeup artist got finished, and she excuses herself.  I examine myself using a mirror, and it was pretty good."Lucy checks this out; what do you think?" I show her my face, and she gasped.

"What?" I asked, and she smiled.

"You are so beautiful," she said, and I glowed.

"You terrify me; anyway, when is Jasper coming?" I asked.

"Do you miss him because this is the fifth time you are asking between just thirty minutes?" she said, and I blushed.

Particularly I admire Jasper a lot, but like I always say, I don't want want to ruin our perfect friendship because of my selfish desire. Friends like Jasper and Lucy are like a rare gem that you can't find anywhere; even if I am from a wealthy family, they treat me equally, and I love it.

"Just tell him already I told you it wouldn't ruin our friendship." she walks up to me and places her hand on my shoulder.

"I can't do it. What if he doesn't think of me that way" I stare at myself in the mirror at our front. "Try your luck," she whispered, and I sigh.

"Hey, I will go check things downstairs, and it almost Seven, so don't waste time here," she said and nodded before she walks out.

I stood up and admired the dress I was wearing. It was a red dress with a shiny diamond stone on it. It was revealing my curves and stop just before my kneel.

I did a breathing exercise and walked out of the room. I turned to close the door." Happy Birthday, sweetheart" it was Jasper.

"Thank you," he hugs me, and I felt comfortable

"This must be for me" I took the flowers in his hands and sniffed the scent.

"Yeah, dear," he smiled.

"How do I look? "I took a spin, and he gazes at me for a while, pretending to be studying me.

"Bad?"I asked, looking at my dress.

"Still looking for a better word because you are wonderful," he said, and I laugh.

"Thanks," I replied, and he gave his arm, and I took it as we walk downstairs together, looking like a couple.

My dad was greeting some people; I guess they are his business partners. When he saw me, he asks me to come over, and  I rolled my eye. He is going to use me to gain a contract again.

"Martha, been a while. You are looking good today" he stretches his hand forward, and I took it.

Crazy people don't know I am their daughter age, and Dad won't even say a word or go against it. I bowed and excused myself and went to meet my Mom.

"Happy Birthday, dear" she hugs me, and I smiled. "Thank Mom", I said as I rest my chin on her shoulder. She pulled away and stared at me.

"You look wonderful", She said, and I smiled."I already said that "Jasper interrupted as he walks towards us again, and I smiled.

"Jasper," Mom hugs him, and I watch the both of them do their thing smiling. Mom Like Jasper since we were kids and love the Mutual feelings between the three of us.

"Mom, have you seen Lucy," I ask, scanning the big Living Room.

"Yeah, but I guess she would be busy tonight" Mom pointed toward a direction, and I traced her hands, seeing Lucy talking to Noah.

Noah is my dad business partner so, they once tried to hook up together, but I ruined it as usual because I don't ever want people like him to have anything to do with someone I love.

"I will just go hang around and greet my personal invited friends," I said.

"I could accompany you," Jasper added, and I smiled."You are such a sweet guy" I hit him playfully and wrap my arm around his, and mom watch us smiling to ourselves.

"Mom, "I called, and she throws her hands in; I am just kidding anyway.

"He is my friend, and you know he could have done better," I added, and she smiled.

"What were you thinking? Martha" Jasper turn his gaze at me, and I just shrugged.

"Silly", he pouted, and I laugh.

We walk through the crowd until Dad called everyone attention to give his speech, and I smiled, still standing beside Jasper, and Lucy is nowhere around.

"Firstly, I thank Everyone present here for this great occasion; it a pleasure to see you respect my invitation and came here to celebrate with my Sixteenth daughter birthday" The crowd clapped.

"Now to the main business of today, let welcome my only daughter and the only heir, Martha Justin," he clapped, and Jasper walks me up to the stage, and the crowd won't stop clapping.

"Thank you" I bowed.

"Now, in the count of three, we will make a toast to this memorable day" he raises his glass, and everyone did.

"1.....2.......3" I cut my cake, and the crowd did cheers. The happiness in me got overfilled, and I can't stop smiling so hard that it leads to my cheek burn.

"Now, let get to the party," Jasper screamed like it was a kid party, and I can't stop laughing.

"The party continue after her engagement" A dark old man walk up to the stage, and the crowd gasped.

If I describe his look, he is at least a bit older than my dad; he put on a black suit and a hat covering his face a little bit. "What a joke. "I laughed, and when I figure out no one was laughing, I stopped and faced Dad.

I don't understand the kind of contact Dad is making with the older man, but it was a face of bewilderment.

"What going on here? "I inquired; Dad and Mom quickly rush up the stage and hold me. "It been a while Paul Justin" the old man stated with a smirk on his face, and he removes his hat, and Mom gasped.

"What the f**king hell is going on here? You are ruining the party. Just tell this old man to leave," I yelled, and everyone gasped.

What would happen to me if I go to school on Monday. They would mock me because my party got ruined by an unknown beggar.

"Let settle this matter", Dad pleaded, and I was getting pissed off.

"Just tell me what going on here," I yelled.

"Martha, it happened some here ago, and you are betrothed to him" Dad finally say something I could understand, but if I could hear him, well-betrothed means being married to him!!!.

"Mom," I turned to her, but she just stood there doing nothing.

 "She is married to an old man."

"She is the source of dad income."

"Perfect, she is damn too proud and needs to be taught a lesson."

Different opinion from the crowd and tears roll down my cheek.

"Are you telling me I am getting married to this old thing?" I ask as tears roll down my cheeks?

"No, he might be here for something else, the deal had been over a year now, and there is no way it still exists, "Dad assured me.

"I know this would happen", the old man said and brought out an old piece of paper and stretched them to my dad, who snatches them angrily, and his eye widened as he read them.

"But...... But Nicole, "the old man interrupted him.

"Since today is the day everyone came to celebrate her good day, why don't we give her a double celebration because she will be engaged" the man screamed to the crowd with his old deep voice.

"Dad, say something", I cried, but he just shook his head.

"Mom", I called, and she did the same the old man won't stop smiling.

"You are getting engaged, little princess; he loves an innocent girl like you," he said like he had an empty brain.

But what does he mean by he would Love me? I am not getting married to him?.

✍️ Authoress Ricky ✍️

         To be continued.

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