Choice

The First dance

Suddenly my eyes met Kate, my friend who I told that Irene was getting married. God! She was my only friend. I looked away, to ignore her the best but her eyes were still on me. I saw Irene, her eyes were not on me but a little beside me and I looked up to see that she was staring at Caleb.

And he was staring at her, what was happening? If they liked each other, why didn't they get married? Why me? Why did Irene back off from the promise she made to dad?

She could've married him for six months and who knows she could've fallen for him too as she liked him so much. And I was sure that Dad wouldn't have minded making six months marriage till-death-do-us-apart for his precious and only daughter.

Tears crawled down to my cheek, Kate suddenly appeared from no where, she mumbled, "Don't cry, lets talk." I needed someone to talk so I just nodded.

Caleb eyes fell on me and he immediately left my hand, letting me go. He didn't care about those tears, he was busy talking with Irene with his eyes. Not that I minded but I still felt my heart hurting so badly.

"What is all this?" Kate asked as we got out of hall, and she dragged me to the dinning room.

"I am married, can't you see?" I said and I cried harder. She hugged me, and I hugged her back. I kept myself like that for few minutes.

"It is not Irene who is getting married, It is me." I continued to mumbled while my head rested on her shoulder and my eyes were closed. "I am not telling you why and how? Because I can't. But you're my friend so I beg you to pray for me to get better. I have been through a lot, Kate. Pray to God that he gives me courage to fight all the circumstances. He isn't listening to me."

"Ssh- don't cry. You're strong girl. You have been through all till now, and in future you will as well. You're not broken, you're not weak. Don't feel that. You're alright, dear. Just stay strong. I don't know what's happening and I respect your choice of not telling me but all I can do is pray and I will. And all you can do is adjust, stay strong and don't give up hoping and praying." Kate consoled me, I parted away. I heard my mother calling for me, I looked around and I saw mirror.

I adjusted my makeup and then me and Kate walked outside the dinningr room leading us to hall. Where dance was started. Before I could ponder much, my mother popped in front of me, "Where were you?"

"I--"

"Just shut up! Go to Caleb, and dance." She ordered as If I was her servant or something, I looked away and stood still at my place. She grabbed my arm, squeazing it a bit too roughly, "Do you want your dad to give another finger print on another cheek, No? So, go and do as I say. Don't make people suspicious." She left my hand and I even after fighting a lot with tears couldn't stop them.

My eyes wandered in hall to find that Caleb, he was nowhere to be found but then I saw him. I saw him with Irene, his eyes were glued to her and her both hands were on his cheek, grasping him so possessively. His hands were swiftly gripping her waist. I could see that they were talking. I headed to them, a fake small smile plastered on my face which I gave to guest while passing by them.

"Caleb, you need to--" Irene stopped whispering to him when her eyes fell on me, and I felt someone standing behind me, I gave a quick glance and it was Katerina. Irene put off her hands from his face and he put his hands off his waist immediately, Irene cleared her throat and started to say, "Scarlet-"

As I hated my family, I hated her too. It was all because of her, if she liked him so much so why didn't she fucking marry him? Why didn't she take a risk? She liked him, and if she would have married him even just for six months it was nothing wrong but for me, it was more than wrong. I didn't like him and so didn't he. He hated me in fact.