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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