chapter 1

"NO!" I shouted.

"Anak c'mon Xavier isn't that bad, para din naman to sayo" mommy said calmly.

"Ma! Ayoko sa kanya, O kahit sino pa yan ayoko sa Arrange  Marriage."

"Darling, Xavier is a good man, remember what I've told you about their family? Anak malaki ang na tulong ng family nila sa business natin."

"Ma, we could pay our gratitude in a different and better way, this won't do. Kahit na makasal kami, we surely won't work out" I stand out.

"C'mon anak, I know it's like 10 years already since you've last saw him. You two are a perfect match since before" she said with a wide smile.

I rolled my eyes in response.

" Oh! Now your acting like this huh?!" She said with a threat.

"Mom I'm just saying na you can't force love, you can't force someone to love a person they doesn't want" I calmly said.

"Exactly, kaya nga siya eh."

"What do you mean." I scrunch my face.

She just smiled in response.

I can't fucking believe this, I'm marrying someone already. This can't be, this is a big no,no,no for me. I can't just marry someone I haven't met for the last ten years, Yes fucking Ten years. I must do something, something to cut this off.

"Talaga? Did mom really said so?" My sister, Heather said.

"Of course, that was what she said" I said while walking back and forth on the hallway like some stupid woman.

"And? What's your plan now."

I sighed "I don't have any! That's why I'm telling you this so that you could help me about it!."

"Ano naman matutulong ko, eh wala naman akong alam dyan. Just ask kuya or something, I really don't know what to do" she said in a lazy tone.

I glared at her "Bakit pa kasi ako?! Pwede naman ikaw!" Sighal ko sa kanya.

"Hell No!!" She raised her voice "And hindi ba, childhood friend mo yun?" She added.

I raised my brows, but she giggled instead.

"Yieee, kinikilig na yan.Uyy namimiss." She teased.

"Hoy, hindi friend no. Enemies kaya kami nun, hate ko siya, hate niya ko. Tapos ang usapan."

"Sus, bitter ka lang kase hindi siya nag paramdam sa sampung taon na nawala siya. Baka naman personal request to ng Xavier mo" she giggled.

"At bakit naman niya gagawin yun" I raised my brows, "Knowing Xavier is my first enemy, kauna-unahang taong sinuntok ko."

"WHAT!" She shouted.

"You heard it right" I laughed.

"How could you do that to him!" She scolded me like a mom, "Ate you're such a bad wife."

Nawala ang mga ngiti ko ng sinabi nya iyon, And before I could even protest her phone rang.

"Si ate?" She looked at me with confusion,"Ah talaga! Okay sasabihin ko na" Her smile widen.

Ako?

She said goodbye to whom she talked to, And grabbed me.

"Anong ako? Sino yun?" I asked.

"You need to fix yourself" patuloy nya parin akong hinihila.

"Bakit? Ano ba kase yun!?" Hindi ko mapigilang mairita.

"Fine" she sighed, "It was mom okay, she asked me to get you ready tonight. Cause we would be having a dinner" she smiled.

"Sus, dinner lang pala eh." Dami pang alam dinner lang naman.

"With your future husband, and his family of course" abot langit ngiti nyang sabi.

"No, hindi pwede." I grabbed my hand from her, I gathered my things to think of a plan. A plan for this to stop, arrange marriage my ass.

"Where are you going?!" naiirita nyang sabi.

"Finding a way for this to stop, obviously" I search the area to find my car key.

"You can't stop this! Ate your name is on the line!! Be responsible naman!"

I turned to her "Be responsible?!!! You're telling me that shit because you haven't been on my shoes. Heather I know that you're rooting for us,pero hindi nababalik yung nakaraan,this won't work. I be someone stupid if I let this nonsense arrange marriage to control my life!"

I grabbed my keys and walk away. I rushed to the parking lot, I opened my car door. I was stunned for a moment when I saw Heather's reflection.

"Ano kailangan mo" I said without looking at her.

She was silent for a moment.

"Nothing, I'll just text you the address."

Hindi na ako umimik at pumasok nalang sa loob ng kotse. Wala na akong ma isip na magandang plano kundi ito nalang, hope it would work. I stepped on the gas, and drive to a friend's house for a favor.

"Nababaliw ka'na ba Harper?" Lilith said, she's the great best friend of mine.

"No, I know what I be doing, so please Lilith bare with me. I don't have any other choice." I begged

Wala na akong pake alam sa ano pang sasabihin nila, if this is the only way to stop the 'wedding' I would do this with all might.

"Siguradohin mo lang na hindi ako mapapatay ng asawa mo" she laughed.

I glared at her "what are you talking about, hindi ko pa siya asawa and never ko siyang magiging asawa."

"Okay whatever, ano ba ang gusto mo'ng gawin ko miss sunget?"

I smirked "Madali lang naman."

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