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

would never agree to such a

But she remains silent.

pause as I

to stay

more and then there will be

At all.

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

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

I ask in bewilderment.

dad nods his head in acknowledgement but

you can show me.Why do I need an outsider to show me these things? I

all know this isn't just me asking

something far

to rely upon? "I have other things I need to

to babysit you and show you the ropes.’ My

hope, that maybe, just

he wants me to, just so

be looked at the same way

seem

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 the right

there in

it? This can't

to

to say

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

sag in defeat and all I feel like doing is curling up into a ball and crying for a whole

encouragingly

look at my father nor my mother and so I let my sister drag

a while

as she pulls me into

just hearing her voice makes me snap out of the little trance

seat on the bed, wrapping my arms

whisper so low

sitting and

"I knew."

She says.

to meet hers,

see remorse swirling in them as

makes me

adds fuel to the

you tell

I ask sharply.

leans back, stunned at

herself

am.I wanted to tell you but at the same

asks, trying to plead with

him more than you think you

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

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

trying to relax me

that what she's saying is far from

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