Recap
"Ok so what's the other bird?" I asked still going up the stairs
"Well, we have finally fixed a date for your wedding" my dad said in firm voice, making me trip and almost break my head on the stairs.
Well, it's a good thing they invented railings, right?
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Daniel's pov
'Say what now?' I said in my head but what I really gasped out after I had caught myself on the stairs railings was "pardon?". I turned around and faced everyone
"Your wedding date has been set, you just need to pick the wife, hopefully a good one"my mom said so easily like that sounded totally sane
"I think I really need hearing aids because I-I'm now hearing things" I said putting my index finger in my ear and seriously wiggling it
"Daniel don't be sarcastic" my mom said with a little pout on her face
"I'm not trying to be, I was being serious" I mumbled
"Don't be silly we've been preparing you for this your whole life" my dad said in his usual hard voice
If by my whole he meant when he told me two years during my sister's wedding when he curtly told me that I'll be next, then I might as well agree with him. Because for my dad, a ten minutes notice is equivalent to a year notice
"Yes but no one told me I would get married at fifteen is that even possible?" I asked in an hushed tone to my dad, as you can tell, I'm a bit scared of him
"We'll discuss the details later, just go get ready. You've wasted enough of our time" Dad said dismissing me, using a harsher tone than before
"Yes sir" I replied knowing not to argue with him, not like I'd ever, but even my mom knows to drop a matter when he speaks in that tone
I completed the rest of my journey up the stairs, went into my room and flopped into my bed, not believing the plans that my parents had made concerning my own life without asking for my permission or even speaking to me
"Come in" I said as I heard a knock on the door
I sat up on my bed once I saw my big sis come into the room. She and I had never been close but she had always been kind to me. So we could hold a decent conversation with each other
"Hey bro, how are you doing" Liliana asked sitting next to me on the bed
"What do you think?" I replied with a sigh
"Well, I know how you feel. Because I felt the same thing when they announced my marriage to me" she said with a small smile
"But you were eighteen and I'm fifteen there is a big difference" I said, trying so hard not to yell
"Yes that's true if you look at it that way" she said
Is this lady insane or just playing stupid, I thought, but I didn't voice that out I just raised my eyebrows at her
"Don't give me that look, I'm just saying everything worked out well for me in the end and I'm happy, so there is a possibility that happens to you too" she said hitting her shoulder against mine
"There is also a higher possibility it doesn't work out and I end up committing suicide in the end right? "
"Yeah, I guess but... "
"Daniel! What's taking so long!"we heard our dad's voice
"Well that my cue to go and your cue to start getting dressed" Liliana said, immediately jumping up from my bed and heading towards the door
"Congrats on the baby by the way" I said to her
"Thanks" she said turning around "also, don't worry too much about this marriage stuff it'll work itself out and also just know mom and dad just want the best for you" she completed leaving the room and shutting the door
"Yeah, if they want the best way for me to die they definitely found it, I can't believe them!" I said to my empty room
I got up quickly from the bed, put on something I thought was appropriate and walked out of my room
Going down the stairs to join them, I mumbled "Well, let's get this 'celebration' over with
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Getting back from what my family called celebration but I call agony because they were celebrating something insane, all I wanted to do was go to my room and sleep because tomorrow was another school day, sweet!. From one pain to the other.
As soon as I entered into the house I started heading towards the direction of my room but stop when I heard my dad's voice say "Daniel, come join me in my study"
My dad's study was one of the places no one, apart from my mom, was allowed in without permission. Even Pearl, the youngest in the house knew not to venture or go near there.
So hearing him say that, I knew he was going to tell me something very serious. Walking behind him to the study I started fidgeting without cause
He reached the door to the study, opened it and walked in while I just stood outside not knowing if I should walk in or not
"Daniel you can come in"I heard him say from inside
Taking a deep breadth I walked in and saw him seated at his table
"Sit" he said offering me the opposite chair
I quickly sat down waiting for him to speak
"I just have three things to say say to you then, you may leave my office" I said looking at me straight in the eye
"One, it's our family's tradition for the male to get married at sixteen, so don't even think you are going to excape this marriage. I didn't tell you the age before because I didn't think it was necessary" he said, I raised my hand signally that I wanted to say something
"Yes?" He asked, giving me permission to speak
"But I'm fifteen" I replied
"And that brings me to the second thing I wanted to say to you, your wedding has been set to take place on your sixteenth birthday. And lastly" he said, bringing out some files and handing them to me. "Here are the proposals sent in by interested families. I initially wanted to pick one for you but thought I should let you have a say in this at least. And I trust you'll pick out the best one that profits our family" he completed
'Thank you so much for that kind gesture, it's really appreciated' I thought mentally rolling my eyes but kept quiet and nodded my head
"So, pick one now so we can start planning" he said pointing to the documents in my hand
I thought for a moment then said "Sir, can I get two weeks to study them properly, since my birthday is in a month and a half?"
"Well, that fair enough but two weeks nothing more nothing less, understood?" He asked
"Yes sir" I replied
"You may leave" he said
And with that being said I walked out of the study thinking how my life could possible be this horrible!
Coming into my room, I remembered that I hadn't done my assignment which needed to be submitted tomorrow morning!
Great! Just great!