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old. After 3 years of struggling, I finally landed the
d to the cold stares and whispers
father's death, everything changed. She turned cold,
ier to pin the blame on someone else, someone who was just a child at
etter. I was sent to live with my grandfather, but l
d whipped through my hair, and my tears
with each desperate step to escape
d car horns blared, but none of it mattered. Nothi
Who runs away from thei
e crushing pressure and the unk
ress now felt like a restri
r, it was a suffocating nightmar
ut I needed to get home and change
Throwing myself into the backseat, I blurted
d look on the driver's face did
ney on me," I told the driver b
get out of the tight wedding dress t
d a part of the dres
what was happening, the front door flew open with a bang. M
ld stammer a
er, you still have the audacity to dishonor our family like this?", yo
I stood there, stunned and speechl
s streaming down my face. "I have a job
she sent another one across my other c
ur mouth shut you've caused enough
leaded. "Please, let me go. I
rds me as I retreated backwards till he pinned me ag
inal." Don't try anything funny. I won't warn you again.
break free. There was no escape. Not from him
fix the torn dress. "Now smile," she said softly, tapping my
and unnatural. They led me out to a decorated
ought me had left, ti
front, as the driver in a black tuxedo drove off, my reflecti
in my eyes had been rep
ce my fate. The driver parked the car, and I was ushered out, a makeup arti
y hands as we walked down the aisle, flowers being thrown above
urch was overly decorated and one wou
the church, surrounded by a small yet distinguished gathering of high-society
teeth. I forced another smile which wasn't obvious beca
ressed in an elegant white suit with a
ldn't stop beating fast. Just then, I approached the altar,
me. He was asked by t
d there, my mind struggl
d the veil, and our e
ed to freeze as we stared at each other with my m
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