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

never agree to such a

But she remains silent.

have to-? I pause as

have to

more and

At all.

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

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

I ask in bewilderment.

head in acknowledgement

do I need an outsider to show

this isn't just me asking for his help in

something far

upon? "I have other things I

to babysit you and show you the ropes.’ My heart breaks at

hope, that maybe, just maybe,

agree to do everything he wants me to,

looked at the same way he

I always seem to fail

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 the right direction

stand there in complete and utter

this is it?

to open

have to say something, I need

into a motivating speech of human rights and self

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

my shoulder encouragingly and I finally

at my father nor my mother and so

in my thoughts and own self belittlement, it takes a while for me to

as she

makes me snap out of the little trance I'm

on the bed,

whisper so low

comes over to where I'm sitting and kneels down onto the floor beside

"I knew."

She says.

to meet hers, hazel

in them as well

makes

adds fuel

you

I ask sharply.

back, stunned at my

composes herself as she takes in a deep breath and shakes

at the same time I couldn't.You know how Dad

to plead with me to

him more than you think

barely witnesses the side he has specially reserved

do this Sarah.I

I say forcefully.

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

probably just stressed because of work.He'll never do something like this,

me and

what she's saying is far from the

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