ARRANGED MARRIAGE

PAULA

I am in my bedroom, lying on the bed, thinking about my first night and my first time with Sergio. It just had to be with him, no one else. It is almost three hours since he dropped me here, and he also hasn’t called or texted me about his arrival in France. It is not a long flight to France, so he should be already settled by now.

When I got in the house earlier, I expected everyone to be on my case, but that was not the case. My brothers were all here, but they seemed to have something important to talk about rather than scolding me. So, I went straight to my bedroom, and still, no one followed me then, but I am grateful because that gave me a chance to work on my new designs for my fashion show, but I just realised that I am going to need a sponsor. That should not be a problem because my father is here.

I get off the bed and put on my slides. Before I could get out of my room, my phone rang and I excitedly jump back on the bed to answer it after reading the caller ID.

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