Rekindled Love
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d was coming to pay my bride's price. I was filled with dread, as if
aid, pulling me from the gloomy thoughts. "I
lt angry and frustrated. I couldn't believe my dreams w
hen. There she was, preparing food for our guest. Seeing her b
ll that?" I asked weakly, my concern clear. She noticed my pale
ful attitude made me even more anxious. What could she do? It wouldn't surprise me
alled from the living room, holding out a piece of fabric. I felt an urge to bury
ning up. I noticed her face, filled with sadness, and wondered what she was
rise, the dress was beautiful. How did he know my size? It was glamorous, and for the first time,
ped of happiness and freedom. Yet, amid the turmoil, I felt a flicker of hope. After days
voice brightening the room. It seemed she was genuinely excited
you weren't happy about me getting marri
that kind of man. I'm just trying to keep your father
pretend to be happy," she said, starting t
eup and dress made me look stunning, but the thoug
in a corner, feeling resentful and wishing everything would fall apart. Sweat formed on my f
hat I saw shocked me. An old man stood before me, frail a
his voice weak. The compliment felt he
s sad eyes seemed to hold years of pain. He looked much older than
feeling a scream rise in my throat as his bony finger tappe
g my face as if to comfort me. "You look so beautiful; I can't take my eyes off you." He winke
ly happy-maybe it was a good thing for her that her only child was getting married today. I chose to go along with t
I felt betrayed-betrayed by my father, who had made this happen without consi
ost a part of myself. My identity, dreams, and hopes for a happy future were
e, merely watching my fate unfold. I knew I had to take a stand-somehow, some
ad to pretend to be a happy bride, even as my heart felt heavy with sadness. My mother's eyes
, ready to face whatever came next. I would find a way to rec
piness, no matter the cost. Today would not be the end of my dreams but rather the start of a new c
ctate my choices; today, I would t
orld that I was more than just a pawn in my father's game. This was my life, and I d