THORNS AND ROSES

slams her clenched fist on the t

k you are?", she

as he tried to accomm

nfused as Joan picked up her bag and her o

s in the world, Damien? why him?" She sobbed

oom as they exchanged glances, trying

d now you want to walk out again?", Mrs Da

et her finish, "with that, you all have witnessed this

's before the end of the week, or give up their daughter to marry Mr.Damien,me..., you do not have a choice here as even if I sell you and Triple the amount, it

blackmail", Jo

nt you anyways", Mrs. Ivan cuts in,

eces as her brain processes the sharp

mother too, how would life look living

I'll handle it my princess, Mr. Dave, Joan's father

as not with this man, get another groom, his brother if he has one,

mien replies again after a short pause, his

as if it's something I should just shrug off, if you haven't been in the shoe I

to breathe adjust h

le with you, you made me suffer so much Damien, now you expect me to ju

ehead creased, his eyes slightly

usion stretched fu

pause, she

ar, how could you?", she yelled in anger, her lips pr

the way you locked me up in the lab?, The way you made fun of me and always got the whole school laughing at me? The way you made them send m

o had to hide when people passed by, you weren't the one who had to sit at the back of the class alone so that no one could see her, y

s she spoke and her

lowly Tears began to well up in her eyes, Mrs. Dave ran

et's leave already", Mrs Ivan thund

s were choked back by sobs as sh

she had buried floo

once again as she broke down, tears flooding he

Joan" Damie

nt not knowing what else to say or do and for a minute you would thin

aybe you need to toughen up a bit, it's just chil

imed in shock, not expecti

Joan hard but Dami

er it" he sneered as he shru

ng his men to follow as he too

cument, and she s

ce stopped Dami

signed th

as a graveyard as eve

dsome face glowing under the bright white lights of the courthouse, after a s

ed was

ere ma

ast signings and arr

till wiping tears that kept streaming dow

outh agape, confusion envelope

ing closely, while Mrs Ivan seized

e we forced you, proud gold digger, this is shameful and pathetic, I do not accept you, so if you know what's good for yo

s she catwalks towards the ex

e hugged her parents, his mind racing with thoughts

ust the b