I could feel my heart pounding in my throat, the trickle of cold sweat down my back. And I asked myself yet again, why did I agree to this? But no. I knew why I had, it was because so many people depended on me, for their safety, security; their lives. I had to risk this, after all Father had always said "better sacrifice one life for the many," - but I never thought i would be the sacrificial lamb. I guess the concept makes sense logically, but never did I think that this would be the fate that awaited me. strongly, I'd always believed in making your own path; mentally sighing, but I used to believe in a lot of things that have now proved to be unworthy of my time. I breathed in sharply, air hot and tense. I forced my head up and stared him straight in the eyes. I was met by two cold bleak eyes that stared back at me, lifeless. And I could only hope that there was some humanity in them, somewhere.
The white lace itched. And I was using all of my will power trying to distract myself from the torture of it that I didn't hear the priest ask for our consent into the marriage. I could feel the eyes of the room upon me, waiting for me to speak those terrifying words that would bind to this man forever; till death do us part. And without my permission my traitorous tongue moved repeated a practiced moved that I'd been forced to repeat so many times. And it came naturally; they were just words, simply words. And without too much effort I had condemned myself to a life, a life that would risk everything.
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RomanceI didn't know what I was feeling anymore. He was cute, sure. But did I really want to go through with this? No. But I had no choice. It was now or never, and as I stared him down as I walked up the aisle I knew that there was no turning back. Zara...
