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

never agree

But she remains silent.

do I have to-? I pause as I take in

have to stay

up more and then there will

At all.

to marry someone? Someone I

father starts out calmly, "You do not have enough practical

I ask in bewilderment.

head in

an outsider to show

just me asking

something far more

upon? "I have other things I need

you and show

that maybe, just maybe, he'd be

wants me to, just so I

be looked at the same way he

always seem

and he will be a huge step in

stand there in complete and

this is it? This can't

to open

have to say something,

instead of rattling off into a motivating speech of human

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

encouragingly

my father nor my mother and so I let

and own self belittlement, it takes a while for me to realise I'm standing

Sarah whispers as she pulls me

me snap out of the little

and take a seat on the bed,

low

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

"I knew."

She says.

eyes snap to meet hers,

remorse swirling in them as well

makes me more

fuel to the

didn't you

I ask sharply.

back, stunned at my

She hisses back-equally as sharp— but then composes herself as she takes in a deep breath and

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

to plead with me to forgive

know him more than you think you ever

witnesses the side he has specially

can't do

I say forcefully.

convince one person of my strong will then maybe I can convince

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

says trying to relax me and make

that what she's

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