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p to what led me here, t

pressure I was feeling right now and the hostile looks I got from Rhys made my white wedd

't muster a smile. His eyes felt like lightsabers and his gaze was cold and angry

e had an agreement, and I'd broken it. It wasn't until the priest spoke that I came back to the moment. The cerem

priest asked if I took him to be my

ng the crowd to notice what was going on but he held tight. I felt a tear roll down my cheek, but I didn't both

though everyone else seemed to enjoy it, particularly my family and the

r and pain inside, and talking to the same person who had put

and. There was a hint of a smile on his face, one that I couldn't trust. I hesitated before taking his

nd a room and pushed me inside before shutting the door. Thankfully, I had saved myself in time or

iated me in case you don't know. You were the one begging for this and I gave you a golden chance but you chos

o with this anyway. I couldn't watch my family suf

e you just made the worst mistake of your life, Cerise. I may have married you, but I'll never be yours. It goes both ways, Cerise. Don't expect

d brightened up, even though it would barely hide anything. The door opened Milli

finally getting married to the love of your life makes you shed tears of joy." She said, oblivious

r marriage." I took the tickets and hugged her. "Thank you so much." I sa

an already toxic marriage without

mother. My heart was very heavy with the sorrow and pain th

ng my shoulders. I didn't say anything. She just grabbed my hand and

ndow to let in natural light. She sat beside me and too

terrupted her immediately, because she c

had been married to dad this way, I would have listened to you." I fired back, sur

k this up. We are hoping for you to make this work out for all of us. Please love him like your husband, even if you don't. You're going to spend the rest of your life with him

surprised if he wanted me dead, mother. You don't understand how disgusted he looks whenever he sees me

hat this could be for you, you should also consider what will happen to us if you hadn't done this. It's not like I don't care or something. I do, I truly do. But if there was any other way

torrent. It was a very hard time for the both of us, but just as she had put it,

? My happiness? My freedom? It was over now, there was nothing I coul

my friend's, like I told you. But I couldn't couldn't think about how you would feel if I

ce had fallen now but I had seen a glimmer of understanding in her eyes.

back. I was happy that she let me shed tears and didn't ask any questions. I was already a sobbing mess by then and she held me, her arms right a

to endure the life

ull of problems. Eventually, the exhaustion took over and I fell asleep in her arms. When I woke up that night, my head