THORNS AND ROSES
er to take the document, and she quickly bli
ing her brow as she quickly g
s immediately afte
ses her head abruptly, her eyes darts from he
arriage?", sh
gnment or something?, speak up why are you all silent?" She trie
r, putting a hand on her sho
ok at you my dear, I'm proud to have you, but also the fear lingers, I'm scared of losing you, and this seems to be the
n asks, the room is grave silent
I had to live in submersion of my potentials, when my peers will travel out for a show I'm stuck here, isn't that enough?, why do I have to pay for a debt that
?, who says I wanted a contract marriage in the first place?,
cruise" she smiles as she changes the word, spreading her hands in the air, " he proposes and we get mar
but never thought she was going
he had to be cautious so as not to be kidnapped in a bid to fo
ng her hand as she squats and begs, she tilts her
do you expect me to marry someone I don't love, a person that I have never
ith his head hanging low, he wiped off the bead of sweat
e and it seems that th
ave, and eventually pass it to your children?, do you like the way you have been living?, that is devastating my dear, I wouldn't wish that fo
ords stops him
believe this", her voic
k, but I can't even leave the house in peace, I can't work late!, I can't travel!, I can't do anything!, I can't even hang out with m
"I agree, I'll do it". She shuts her eyes as the
was deter
careful and alert in all her endeavors and now once ag
get married, if this is my fate, so be it, I agree", h
he solution then I'll do it" Joan murmurs as she seizes the paper heading
e starts regretting a
ith guilt as questions
nto the living room, panic surging all o
wrinkles, "What do you mean by t
n't answering, there isn't even a sound coming from her room, she claims she accepts the marriage but I
ers, he thinks she is just
be signed by both parties tomorrow, she'll be a wife, not just yo
ide here", Mrs. Dave storms out returning swiftly
rtly, her voice echoing in
indeed
*
in the living room as it clocks midn
her daughter was out in th
s had changed their mind
ds, please Lord, help us", Mrs Dave c
a knock on the front door woke M
s in, she stretches, yawns and covers the light
n the liv
while waiting for Joan, i
stead, she receives a good number
n dressed in a more elegant suit than the others says wit
eyes search the neighborhood,
k pleasantries not accepted I see", he re
surely you kno
mouth opens no words come out, her eye
s again gett
e needed documents for today, you wouldn't want to keep him waiting f
ghtened in a
ve asks as he slowly makes
em in", he opens the door properly
h two men as they
n his face as he ordere
do?", Mrs Damie
ore on ever
n in persuading his Wife, "Darling, please get J
es tightly as her heart fell, Mr. Dave struggl