RUNAWAY

- LILY KRESH -

This white dress looks so weird on me. The wedding will be held tomorrow and I'm here trying out my dress.

'They said he is disabled. How will we get married then?' that question suddenly popped up in my head. 'How about our first night?' While thinking about that, my face turned red. I have never touched a boy before, so I have never even had my first kiss yet.

"Well, that is the last thing I should think of."

I really hope my future husband is not a scary person. It's fine if he is not perfect, because I'm not perfect either.

I prayed a lot after I heard I would be marrying the guy.

"Please God, please don't send a violent guy to be my husband. Please, I'm begging. I'm tired of being beaten. Even if he can't talk or walk, I'm fine. As long as he is a good person, I'm willing to be his wife." Even my tears falling non-stopped.

But, I also do not have much choice. If I stay here, I will be a crazy person later on.

'What if he is an abusive man? What if he likes to punish people? What if he kills me after knowing he needs to marry me? What if..?'

All kinds of thoughts are lingering in my mind. My head hurts. I wish I could run away from here. Run... RUN?

My eyes widened. Even if I don't know where to go, there is no way I'm going straight to hell. My life is my first priority.

THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING

I don't have many things to pack. Some money was found in the drawer in the living room. I'm sorry for stealing, but I need the money for food.

I sneakily went outside the back door. Our front gate has a lot of guards guarding the area. My only choice was to climb the fence.

My heartbeat is beating so fast right now. 'Lub Dab Lub Dab'

After a few minutes sneaking out, I have my freedom back. OMG. The last time I went out was when I was 7 years old. The smell is so good. Fresh air finally! I no longer have to smell that stinky basement.

'Where should I go first?' A shelter is the most important thing right now. Since my money is not that much, a hostel is great for me.

HAH HAH

My breath is shortened. It's almost 1 hour of me walking but there is no cheap hostel at all. It does make sense since Kresh's mansion is located in wealthy people's residential homes.

DRIP DRIP

What a bad day. It started raining. I need to be fast in searching. Right now, it's almost midnight. I might have to sleep beside the trash if there is no hostel.

I'm very tired right now. I just want to sleep. That's all I can think of. I slowly closed my eyelids.

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"HURRY! HURRY!"

As I was opening my eyelids, I heard a lot of noises. People running can be heard. My eyesight came back to me.

'WHY AM I BACK HERE??'

Not just am I back to the Kresh mansion, but I'm also wearing the wedding dress. I'm confused. Was it a dream?

"What are you thinking of right now? Wanting to run away from your wedding?" My mother's voice can be heard.

I turned my face to look at her. "Mother? Ackk.."

Suddenly, my hair was yanked from above. It feels like all of my hair is gonna be ripped out.

"I THOUGHT YOU HAD LISTENED TO MY ORDERS! IF I DID CATCH A GLIMPSE OF YOU RUNNING AWAY AGAIN, YOU WON'T BE SAFE"

I can just whimper quietly.

"Madam, the groom's side is ready. We could go now."

My mother looks at me with threatening eyes. "OBEY ME"

I walked slowly to the car. I feel very hopeless. I can't do anything, can I? Tears dropped from my eyes.

A few minutes later, we arrived at the hall. We were standing right outside the big door.

My heart feels like it is gonna pop out right now.