"Meridith, you're getting married"." Huh?" I said." Yes Mer" my father put in," you're getting married tomorrow, remember when you asked if you were moving out and I said yes? This was what I meant"
When ever my mum calls me Meridith, it meant that her decision was final but what I didn't understand was why my Dad even agreed in the first place .The part about getting married tomorrow stunned me more than even the marriage part.
"We are sorry we didn't tell you earlier but when they came with the proposal even we couldn't take it in and especially on the day they insisted it happen". Now I was angry,I couldn't believe my father just spilled out this nonsense from his mouth."Dad!" I said,"I'm damn sure as hell that I ain't getting married,not soon and definitely not tommorow, you know what? you can rave and curse and tell me of how big a disappointment I am but I'm definitely not getting married tomorrow"
That was when she broke down and started crying.It was very shocking,my mother was a very logical and forward woman who rarely spoke and when she did she spoke for a long time but what she says makes you sit down and think about what she said properly. This was the second time I had seen her cry. The first time was when gram - gram died and now this. I couldn't move at first and when I got my self she was already composed even though her cheeks were flushed and her eyes red. The expression in her eyes were filled with some thing like pity, pain, and a bit of regret. She herself had no control over what was going to happen to me.
She says" I'm so sorry, They seized it all, they planted bombs in the factory and said they would sue us for endangering their lives,they also temporaryly seized Harry's scholarship and we can't afford those fees, I don't know what to do, he says his son needs a wife and I'm sorry... I'm so sorry Mer" and then she started sobbing once again. I felt my heart shatter in pieces." I'm sorry maa, I didn't mean it like that,if my getting married to that person makes you happy,I will not jeopardize our lives just for my happiness . I will get married to that man, I promise.