A promise: That changed my life

Siya

Laying my novel aside on the bed, I came downstairs to the living room, after hearing my parents shouting at each other whereas my twin sister Adah was standing at the corner of the room, crossing her hands around her chest.

I took the last steps slowly, observing the situation.

"What happened?" I inquired, catching their attention on me.

My dad sat on the sofa, annoyingly while Mom gave me a worried look. "Ask your sister!" Dad said.

I move my head towards her as I called her name in short form, "Ady?"

"It's nothing, Siya, our parents got a bad habit of making a fuss out of nothing." She responses with a hint of sarcasm in her tone.

Mom shot her a glare, "You mean to say, we are the one who makes a fuss? huh? and what you think you are doing?!' She exclaims.

"Tell me, what on earth I've had done wrong, Mom? I just want a bit of freedom in my life!" Ady says, yelling.

"You do nothing wrong, Adah it's us who done wrong by giving you so much freedom already," Dad spoke with frustration.

"I don't remember when was the last time you ever give me something that called 'Freedom'. " She uttered.

"I sent you to the college let you wear expensive modern clothes when I had no money instead of Siya that too going against your grandfather who warned me that it's useless to educate girls, cause at the end of the day, they just gonna get marry and will go to their husband's house and you still think, we haven't given you freedom?" Dad questions, furrowing his brow.

She fakes a chuckle, "Ohh please, Dad, you just stop there with that old thinking, you haven't done a favor on me by sending me to the college or giving me expensive clothes it was your responsibility as a father, and even if it's a favor that doesn't mean that you will force me to do this marriage for your so-called promise without my wish."

say that to us, " Dad says, I wanted to ask him more but I decided not

have my right to decide whether I want to marry or not especially to

and dad left me to stand in the leaving room alone, and along with confusions and questions as they went to do their chores. Nevertheless, it's their

I am

wrapped my all-time favorite, pink shoes around my feet, and left the house,

gonna scold

his legs above the little lake and looking up in the

behind, "Boo!" but he didn't seem

you know."

am sorry." I apologize, sitting next

me." He looks

are my childhood bestie," I trailed, putting

you just because of our

you!" I said, kissing him

by my sudden act as he chuckled, "You

so what you called me here for?" I ask, crunching the

sad glance, "Siya...I

I hugged him and in return, he just

to Pune for three years and I

"Ohh, it's n-nice," I said, looking at

something to

"What?" I questioned, puzzled.