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

know she would never agree to such a

But she remains silent.

have to-? I pause as I take in a deep

have to stay

more and then

At all.

marry someone? Someone I have never met? Just the thought makes tears well

enough practical knowledge in regards to the business industry: "That's

I ask in bewilderment.

in

do I need an outsider to show me these things? I have you,

me

far more than

her father to rely upon? "I have other things I need to take care

babysit you and show you

maybe, just

wants me to, just so I get his

looked at the same way he does

I always seem

ropes and he will be a huge step in the right direction to bringing more fame to us.’' Without one last fleeting look, my father sits down and resumes

in

it? This

to open

have to say

of human rights and self

and all I feel like doing is curling

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly and I

mother and so I let my sister drag me to wherever she is leading me

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

Sarah whispers as she pulls me into

makes me snap out of the little trance I'm

the bed, wrapping my

low

over to where I'm sitting and kneels

"I knew."

She says.

to meet hers, hazel

can see remorse swirling in them

just makes me

fuel to

didn't you

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned

composes herself as

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

plead

know him more than

for Sarah, she barely witnesses the side he

can't do this

I say forcefully.

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

a few days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll never do something like this, it's probably a big scare

me and

know that what she's saying is far

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