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I am! I

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that I was getting in his good b

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o get married.

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an order. I turned to my mom, and

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a joke, Etha

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get into one!

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bend you to his will, even go

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pinion. You are going to

to get marrie

arried at 27.

b a knife into his eyes. The st

to me as it gl

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of them dict

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to end up in a loveless and c

or me. Never have and ne

insult me or your mother un

anything more to say even if I

lting over

arried as soon as poss

so soon? I'm tired of yo

up for deb

do you enjoy tormenting your

ream out in

ease." My

m dictate our lives? This is th

to the edge, and she left." I s

than me by

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was no point arguing with him

t I think

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out imme

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as if he hadn't just dropped a b

e, she's a great cook, but at

thing

table. It held empathy and co

er. It was my

but she could do nothing. Her f

ldn't be breached. My dad was re

im, but there was n

ould rather not get m

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rr

his spoon and l

not getting married?"

to obey you blindly. What's

least give him two months of pr

sa

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to the fact that I'll be spendi

ioned my mom. She rolled her ey

la

d. At that instant, I knew he

s going to change my life. I bra

ready because nothing prepar

rried, I'm cutting you o