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 agree to such

But she remains silent.

I pause as

to stay

more and then there will

At all.

sentence; "Why do I have to marry someone? Someone I

out calmly, "You do not have enough practical knowledge in regards to the business

I ask in bewilderment.

nods his head in

outsider to show me these

know this isn't just me asking for

far more than

father to rely upon? "I have other things

the time to babysit you and show you the ropes.’

that maybe, just maybe, he'd

agree to do everything he wants me to, just so I get his stamp

looked at the

always seem to

son, Damien, is a very respectable young man and is well known in the industry.Damien will show you the ropes and he will be a huge step in

there in complete

is it? This

to open

to say something, I

instead of rattling off into a motivating speech of human

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

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and

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

in my thoughts and own self belittlement, it takes a while for me to realise I'm standing in front of

as she pulls me into

voice makes me snap out of

passed her and take a seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around

so low I

and kneels down

"I knew."

She says.

eyes snap to meet hers, hazel against

swirling in them as well as

just makes

fuel to

didn't you

I ask sharply.

stunned at my

Serena.’ She hisses back-equally as sharp— but then composes herself as she takes

sorry.Ser.I really am.I wanted to tell you but at the same time I couldn't.You know how

asks, trying to plead with

more than

she barely witnesses the side he has specially

can't do this Sarah.I

I say forcefully.

I can convince one person of my strong will then maybe I can convince my own self that I won't go

time to relax okay.Give him a few days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll never do something like

says trying to relax me and make me

know that what she's saying

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