The AC was on full mode but still the air in the room was bit like chilled and suffocating as if an unknown force bending you according to his need hard on ground averting the courage into an endless pool of fears, sorrow and sadness, my neurons seems to be awaken alerting my brain to ran as far as possible.
The other party were sitting on the opposite side of the Table and we were(Lan's) on these side of the table, both the Elder's and our pa's were looking straight in their eyes as a challenge to fall back, to be dominant.... Thanks to the office boy who came in to serve the tea and broke the concentrated yet deadly silence in the room but the next thing happened was a shock to us audience (Yes, including me) .
Four of them started laughing and their laughter filled the silence converting into a cheerful ambiance ,I was looking at them with an bewildered expression like they have loose a screw in their butt,here I was fidgeting and freaking inside by the meeting and my plans of escape were loosing their chance of survival but after looking at those 90 passed over idiot old mans that were laughing like a maniac in love my anger rose, my chain of thoughts broke when Grandpa Lee
started talking.....
" Suo lan , It refreshing to meet you again after 20 years.....You have surely grown into an amazing old man".
Lily : 0_0
Granpa : "oh I know that,what do you expect an old chick with wrinkles holding a stick and binoculars as specks.
I don't know if they were praising each other, taunting or critizing, but purely it reflects the chemistry they once share in their childhood as best friends.
My dad and uncle Lewis are not that of a friend but they are not enemy also but aunt li and Aunty are one hell of a best friends...they were inseparable.
"Sh..(Back to point)... Then a man entered from his look and appearance it seems...Mr Bay, The most atrocious and shrewd lawyer of Capita City. He has never disappoint his client and neither do his 'victories ' to offenders.
My heart has started beating fastly ,an unknown silence frazzled over the room making my brain admitting the truth that I'm not ready, I'm still a little girl who passes time by watching cartoons like Pokemon and tom and Jerry.... I'm just 21 year old.....Why me for Marriage.... There are many girls 'who are willing in our clan '.... Its not like I'm special."
The only thing that I so desperately wanted to run away from, it seems like it is always a step ahead of me and was looking for a perfect chance...
"Mr. Bay is everything ready?, Elder Lee asked in his orotund voice, he replied with a humm and transfer the file to me..
(FlashBack)
" Master a parchment in name of Lucious Volks has been arrived, hearing the maid the elder who was busy reading book looked up in astonishment, "bring here. "
Inside the letter~
Dear Suo lan,
Warm love,
Life is an infinite circle. It had not been poosible at anytime to have enlightenment ever since that day when you and I have our introduction and over a course of time it change into friendship then best friends.
Our clan Volks are enemies of your clan for thousands of years but I dont want that hatred and bitterness to continue and glow till each one of us die at the end and reduces to ashes : all our hard work will be died in vien with another generation following the same path of hatred.
What I mean is to tie the knot that can hold the clan and bring them close to each other.
My purpose for writing you was to take our friendship to next level as at Lewis and Li Lan times we cannot make it but now I want to make it possible and Lewis has also agreed.
Regarding that matter,I'm asking a hand of your granddaughter Lily for marriage to my grandson Alexander Volks and this time we should make it to the marriage.
I hope pride and prejudice will not be mattering between us otherwise the consequences will not be good.
Warm regards to you and your family.
~Lucious Volks
It rose the tension between both the lans
as it was not a mere marriage proposal but the future of both the clans.
(Present)
The papers were now in my hand, my body was sweating as if it's a summer season with sun just above my head on... Terms and conditions were stated in the papers-
We both should develop a healthy relations, if one of them want to part it should be after ten years (my mouth gape at these,they are fully prepared).., if they both agree to divorce, but it should be after giving an heir to the Volks and then can file for it (I don't believe that such things matter).... If the heir is a girl then they should try again for the higher possibilty and again if it's a girl then they can divorce but after ten years...(Now I'm definitely sure they are a bunch of psyco's living in medieval era)
"What the ... I'm not a fucking production house that produce baby per months.... It was clear that I will not sit and agree to what fate has decide.Actually I was already prepared.
but one thing was abnormal or making me unable to accept why they are contracting marriage papers just like they do in novels where years of rivalry between two reputed families is turned into marriage full of hopes and believes.
"Be practical, she was assuring herself but unknown to her , destiny has already started the game of chess where everybody was his pawn following fate as his command, the more you will defy the brutal it will become to accept.
"Umm... Elder Lee before signing this papers,I want to talk about some conditions but in the presence of Nathaniel only", she said in stoic and bending voice making everyone gasped in surprise and shocked seeing at her timid self not believing their eyes granddaughter of Suo being was such an obnoxious girl.
I was clueless why they are looking with their pitiful gaze, it's not like I have just presented myself to Lord Alexander Volk himself that to on a silver platter or something. Ignoring their curious stares I was just focusing how to make Nathaniel agree to reject me and convinced him a better future without me.
At first I saw the change in old man, he was shocked but then continued his poker face and whispers something in his secretary's ear and said,
"Okay , He is boarding soon anytime he will be here. " He assures me but I already checked the flights landing specially his were running late due to some technical problems whom is he buyingwith his excuses ,a baby?
We waited for him, everyone console me specially Grandpa(that motherfucker was trying to surpress me), they persuaded me to confess and they will try to consider it but I was not a damsel...
After feels like hour my eyes showed a glimpse of victory my plan worked and anyhow I can save myself by these forced marriage.I can fulfill my dream and also to my freedom.
I have already done my homework the flight is late by 2 hrs so it's impossible to be here inexplicably the situation were under my control , I was all set and ready to act as pitiful maiden whose husband ran away on the day of marriage so that I escape from here as fast as possible
But my fate...
I was busy gathering my things when I heard a creak sound followed by opening and closing of the door, the sounds of his well polished shoes were reverberating in the hall imposing his daunting presence.His each step were emanating power and authority just like dictator claiming his kingship.The dark and dangerous aura he carries is enough to subjugate and frightening the person infront.
His eyes were as sharp and piercing as eagle prying over it's prey more of scary and ghoulish.
There was a pin drop silence in the room all of them were sitting with wide eyes and mouth agape like they had just seen a ghost in the room but suddenly all of them stand up and bow down to him showing their respect to him leaving his and her families.
"Alexander , you have come at the right time, Elder Lee exclaimed happily.....oh why not!
" wait, what?! she was shocked as hell not even realizing her whole body was starting to shiver.
A...lex...ander !!!!