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 do

know she would never agree to such a

But she remains silent.

do I have to-? I pause as I take

have to stay

up more and then

At all.

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

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

I ask in bewilderment.

his head in

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

me asking for his help in

far

upon? "I have other things I need to take care

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

maybe, just maybe, he'd be there

do everything he wants me to, just so I

looked at the same way he does my

always seem

and is well known in the industry.Damien will show you the ropes and he will be a huge step in the right direction to bringing more fame

stand there in

it? This

to open

to say something,

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

defeat and all I feel like doing is

my shoulder encouragingly and I

even look at my father nor my mother and so I let my sister drag me to wherever she is leading

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

as she

just hearing her voice makes me snap out of the little

a seat on the bed, wrapping my arms around myself for

whisper so low I barely hear

and kneels down onto

"I knew."

She says.

snap to meet

see remorse swirling in them as well as pity and

makes me more

adds fuel

you

I ask sharply.

back, stunned at

composes herself as

you but at the same time

plead with me

more than you think you

she barely witnesses the side he

do this Sarah.I

I say forcefully.

strong will then maybe I can

time to relax okay.Give him a few days.He's probably just stressed because of work.He'll never do

me and make me calm

she's saying is far from the

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