Serena Mclane's P.O.V

"What?"Is all I manage to get out as I sit there in my seat.My fidgeting hands come to a halt as I now fist my t-shirt in a tight grip.My mind is completely blank at the moment.

I can't seem to be able to process his words.

"Dad" I finally manage to get out,

"You can't mean that, you wouldn't.I whisper as I look at him for confirmation.I want him to just start laughing, and then hug me and say it's all a big joke, that the entire ordeal was just that"

 A big joke.

But no, of course not.My father never jokes, not with me at least.

"You know I don't like repeating myself"

My father says sternly as he looks at me.

Even though we're sitting face to face, it's as if he's looking down at me.

As if he's judging me, finding all my faults and insecurities and displaying them right in front of me.

Taunting me with everything.

"B-but the business, father.You-I- you wanted me to take over the family business but I-.How?" I ask, finally giving up.

I barely have the ability to speak.

The shock potent in my words.

"I told you, I do not repeat myself"

He says standing up now, having to actually repeat himself.

"Well you're going to have to this time Dad!"

I exclaim as I now too stand up.

The anger is as clear as day in his eyes as is in mine.

It's like fire against ice.

Unfortunately for me, I'm melting and can't do anything about it.

"Roger!"

My mother says as she too slips into the study with my sister in tow.

Just then everything dawns on me.

They knew.

Both of them knew and neither of them had the decency to tell me.

I could have at least been prepared.

"Samantha please"

Almost immediately my mother silences herself but still walks up to my father.

I glance at her with pleading eyes, begging for her to reason with him.

She is my mother.

has to do

would never

But she remains silent.

do I have to-? I pause as I take

to

rile my father up more and then there

At all.

I have to marry someone? Someone I have never met? Just

do not have enough practical knowledge in regards to

I ask in bewilderment.

nods his head in acknowledgement but doesn't say

I need an outsider to show me these

isn't just me asking for

far more

father to rely upon? "I have other things I need

babysit you and show

that maybe, just maybe, he'd

me to, just so I get his stamp of

the same way he does

I always seem to

in the industry.Damien will show you the ropes and he will be a huge step in the right direction to bringing more fame to us.’' Without

there in complete

it? This

go to open my

say something, I

instead of rattling off into a motivating speech of human rights and self independence, a hand settles

and all I feel like doing is curling up into a ball and crying for a whole

squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I finally

look at my father nor my mother and so I let my sister

own self belittlement, it takes a while for me to realise

she pulls

snap

a seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around myself for comfort."You

so low

where I'm sitting and kneels down onto the floor

"I knew."

She says.

snap to meet

swirling in them

makes me more

adds fuel

you

I ask sharply.

back, stunned at

then composes herself as she takes in a deep breath

the same time

plead with me to forgive

him more than you

Sarah, she barely witnesses the side he

can't do this Sarah.I

I say forcefully.

will then maybe I can convince my own self that I won't

of work.He'll never do something like this, it's probably a big scare just to make

says trying to relax me and make

that what she's saying

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