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on the door. I walked up to the door and pulled it open
lady like my height. I am 24 years old. I was wearing a long blue nightgo
egin, and I had pulled my hair into a bun shortly
asked Agnes, looking at her f
med me. I sighed and replied, "But we just finished having our dinner now in the dining room.
w, but he's downstairs with your mom, and the guests
soon. Let me go and ease myself; I'm coming," I
ather's enormous white mansion. We live on the outskirts of the city, precisely in the countryside. It could be ref
love me, as my mother taught me to be kind and helpful to those around us. We were prepa
r me to get married. My father is an understanding man, but after a few bachelors have
or me, and he couldn't just give me away to any male suitor who would probably treat
plex house surrounded by
bration was ongoing, we had many visitors, and the gu
gnes stepped out again and told me, "Your da
e him. I suspect what he had to tell me was private so tha
e office. Likewise, I knocked gently and heard my
lked into the enormous office, which had two
and said, "Come, Amara, come have your seat before the fireworks
om my parents. My mother was clad in a red nightdress, and my dad wore a white garment and black trous
inform you about our arrangement. We have been keeping it from you, but now is the time to inf
him, the man who lives in the city wit
lington Briggs, and you will be going to the city
married to your friend's son? When? I cannot remember g
hout remembering it and also wishing to settle down and have my
ot fully married to Darlington Briggs, but you will have to live with him to s
already married to the man you're saying is your best friend's son? And doing what
s paid all the necessities for your hand in marriage for his son. So Darlington Briggs is your husband while you're his wife now. The only difference is that Darlington didn't co
to the city to be with him. Mom?" I looked at my mother's fa
"Amara, calm down.
e the bustling lives of city people. I want to remain here, where there's no noise and wild li
trust Mr. Joshua's son to take care of you, so you'