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 to

But she remains silent.

I pause as I take

to

father up more and then there will be

At all.

I have to marry someone? Someone

will be good for the business; my father starts out calmly, "You do not have enough practical knowledge in regards to the business industry: "That's it? That's why you're making

I ask in bewilderment.

head in

need an outsider to show me these things? I have you, don't I?"

know this isn't just me asking for his help in

something far more than

upon? "I have other things I

you and show you the ropes.’ My heart breaks

that maybe, just maybe, he'd be there for

wants me to,

be looked at the same way he

I always seem

show you the 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

stand there in complete

is it? This can't

to

say something, I

rattling off into a motivating speech of human rights and self independence, a hand settles

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

hand squeezes my shoulder encouragingly

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

self belittlement, it takes a while for me

as she pulls me into

voice makes me snap out of

a seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around

so low I barely

over to where I'm sitting and kneels

"I knew."

She says.

meet hers,

can see remorse swirling in them as

just makes me more

adds fuel

you tell

I ask sharply.

back, stunned

composes herself as she takes in a deep breath and

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

plead with me

than

witnesses the side he has

do this

I say forcefully.

one person of my strong will then maybe I

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

me and make me calm

that what she's saying

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