Chapter Two
I still couldn't believe the words I heard from my father, it was as if the world was falling apart. I went to my room thinking of what to do next. I had nothing in mind to do, but I took my phone to call my mum."Mum, I need you to tell dad, Nathan and I had no feelings for each other, we are only friends and our friendship is not the one that could lead to marriage, mummy please, beg dad for me"My daughter, your father can not change his mind, and it is not necessarily you have feelings for each other before marriage, you can marry and start developing the feelings, your father has been thinking of this since but when Nathan's father came here to tell him, he was even happy, I think they are making the best decision for twoor you, you have known Nathan for years, And I know him to be cool, handsome, or is there anything wrong?"My mind was reeling and my thoughts were a jumbled mess. I wanted to tell my mother about what had happened, but I was paralyzed by fear and uncertainty, I was afraid of the consequences, and I knew there was no going back"What are you thinking of""Huh, nothing, it is fine, just do as you all want" I said trying to control my tears."Alright, I will get you a new dress, so you can put it on before the arrival of your husband to be and your in-laws"I ignored her and she left my room. I closed the door angrily."What kind of parents do this? Who I try so much to avoid, who I do not want to see will be the person I would keep seeing when I wake up and when I am about to sleep,he will be my constant presence ,is this not wickedness? I was ready to embrace new things and new people in my life just then, everything turned upside down, Well, I know there is nothing I could do, but listen Nathan Reddington, I am not the girl you think I was, just because I let the things you have done slides away doesn't mean you will have the opportunity to do same this time, no,"I went to bed without eating dinner and I didn't even know when I slept off.The next day, I was still sleeping but I woke up after hearing sounds. I opened my eyes and saw my mum inside my room."Good Morning Bride to be, you are still sleeping, have you forgotten your in-laws are coming today, well this is the gown you will be wearing today, make sure you get up soon" My mum said leaving a gown on my bed.My headache already, I was struggling to get up because of the stress I had passed through. I got up to go and bathe, and I already heard noise coming from the living room."Who are those shouting?" I said to myself.I didn't let the noise distract me, I went to the restroom to take my bath.I went to my room after bathing and I saw my mum already inside."Since I woke you up you just finished bathing, your in-laws are out there waiting for you""What? Don't they have a house? Early this morning?""Shut-up, what if they hear you?" My mum said in a lower tone."That is their business""Common, do what you want for do and put on your cloth, if you dad furiously come here, you won't like yourself""Okay, just excuse me, I will be there soon" I said and she left.I put on the cloth and sat down in my room, pressing my phone.Minutes later, my dad came in."What has gone wrong with you Mitchell? Don't you know your fiancee is waiting for you? And you are here pressing the phone, are you sure you are okay?""Fiancee? I am sorry dad" I said, and followed him out.On stepping out of my room, Nathan and I had eye contact, my heart began to race, my heart started beating faster.I went nearer to them and greeted the family."Mitchell, how are you doing?" Nathan asked, pretending everything was fine."I am fine" I pretended also."Can you see? This is the reason I said they should marry, they have known each other for long, their parents are friends and business partner, they are good match""Yes they are, and even before you came here to tell me that, I have thought about it before, that is why I didn't think twice before accepting ""And why didn't you tell me that?""That doesn't matter now, what matter now is that they are getting married soon""I have always loved Mitchell since, one day I even told my son to ask her out so I can be sure that Mitchell is coming to the family, after hearing this tell me why I should not be happy" Racheal, Nathan's mother said.Everything looked like a dream to me, Nathan and I couldn't pretend for long. If it was then, we would have been talking and probably, going around, I wonder why those people who called themselves our parents couldn't notice that."Hmmm, I am happy you all are happy for what is going to happen soon, we don't need introduction, because we already know who is who, we know each other and we have been working for long, in a few years time, we will see our children handling and controlling our company, well, let's leave that aside, what date are we choosing? I want it so quick" Alexander, Nathan's father, said."Just the way you want it quick, same way my wife and I want it so quick too, nothing is actually delaying us so I think the middle of next month should be okay, there is money and I am not sure if there is anything that should be delaying" My father said."Not at all" Racheal added.Chapter ThreeThe wedding was elaborate the way they wanted, but none of my friends came.Even my friends in college were not present. After I shared the news of the wedding to them, they made it clear to me they won't be attending, not because they do not have the chance but because of what had transpired between Nathan and I.I never questioned them because I was not happy with the wedding either.Nathan's father gave us one of his houses to live in, to avoid living with the family. We started our new life there, but for the first day, we didn't talk to each other. I was in the living room and Nathan's father called."Hello, Good Morning" I said after picking up."How are you doing my darling?""I am fine and you, thank you for everything you do""You are welcome, you know you are my daughter not my son husband, you are now my daughter, well I want to ask where you had like to go for honeymoon" The phone was on loudspeaker, so Nathan heard our conversation.Immediately his father
Chapter FourI continued pretending like a happy bride, though I am tired of pretending but I would rather not talk because I knew no one cares about how I feel.I was in the living room chatting with one of my friends at college and she was asking how I tend to cope with the situation. I was thinking of replying when I saw Nathan walk in with a woman. They went straight to the room without even saying a word, and I ignored them too.Minutes later, I could hear sound from the room and I knew something was going on already.I told my friend everything he has been doing, though she suggested that I inform my parents, but I insisted, because I need no stress They walked out of the room, their faces flushed and their clothes disheveled, I pretended not to even see them, to avoid any interaction."Darling, is this the lady you were forced to marry?" The woman in which Nathan brought in, asked."Yes, she is the one, she looks weird right?""Yes, very, I can't wait to be staying in with you
Chapter FiveI watched him leave the house with no pity, he got what he deserves, I never thought someone would do that to him. That serves him right. This was just the consequence of his own action.I wanted to call my friend so we could celebrate what had happened, but I had a second thought that it is bad to celebrate someone's misfortune. I was about to drop my phone when my phone rang, it was Nathan's mother who was calling me."Hello, Good Morning" I said after I picked up the call."My dear, do you see the video people have been sharing?""I saw it and I have been wondering, I was asking Nathan how it happened but he left home angrily""I have been calling him but his phone is not reachable, where is he?""I asked him where he was heading too but he didn't say a word, I have been worrying, I was thinking he was coming over there, so I thought of calling you""I didn't see him, what is wrong with Nathan, why has he chosen to disgrace me""Mum, Nathan betrayed my trust, he went
Chapter OneAs I waved goodbye to my friends from my father's car, a mixture of emotion and feelings filled my heart. Knowing that I might never get to see them again was heartbreaking, but the fact that I am starting a new life entirely brought great joy to my heart."At last! I won't be seeing Nathan every now and then" I said silently and breathed in and out deeply."So you should be ready to travel tomorrow" My dad said while driving his car.I wonder why he didn't allow his driver to come and pick me up from school, probably because today was the last day in school for me."So how is Nathan, I should have carried him and dropped him first but I am sure his father would have arranged how he would get home" As soon as I heard his name, my heart began to race.Our parents knew we were close but they never knew we had dated each other.After the relationship ended we hardly talked to each other.We got home and I saw the glinting ray shining on the hinge of the door. My mum stood the