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.

to do

would never agree to

But she remains silent.

have to-? I pause as

have to stay

I don't I'll only rile my father up more and then there will be no negotiations with

At all.

do I have to marry someone? Someone I have never met? Just the thought makes tears well up into

father starts out calmly, "You do not have enough practical knowledge in regards to the business industry: "That's it? That's

I ask in bewilderment.

in

need an outsider to show me these things? I

me

far more than

her father to rely upon? "I have

babysit you and show

hope, that maybe, just maybe, he'd be

wants me to, just so I get his

I can be looked at the same way he does

I always seem

the ropes and he will be a huge step in the right direction to bringing more

in complete and

it? This

to open

say something, I

of human rights and self independence,

sag in defeat and all I feel like doing is curling

squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I finally

can barely even look at my father nor my mother and so I let my sister drag me

takes a while

whispers as she

her voice makes me snap out

on the bed, wrapping my

whisper so low I barely

to where I'm sitting and kneels down onto the

"I knew."

She says.

eyes snap to meet

remorse swirling in them as well as pity

just makes me more

fuel to

you tell

I ask sharply.

back, stunned at my

She hisses back-equally as sharp— but then composes herself as she takes in

to tell you but at the same time I couldn't.You know

trying to plead with me to

more than you think you

witnesses the side he has specially

can't do this

I say forcefully.

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

just stressed because of work.He'll never

me and make me

she's saying is far

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