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I am getting married," I yelled and closed my mouth immediately, how did I let that slip. He hasn't even called me. I don't even know if he has accepted the proposal or not but here I am blabbing and telling my parents about the so called marriage to a strange man, who could be a serial killer or a murderer, maybe one of my parent's enemies.

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"Xiao Ming," my mom called and I snapped out of whatever was going on in my head. "Yes mom," I answered. "What did you just say?" Dad asked. I took three quick breathes and turned to him. "Yes dad," I whined. "I did not approve of any man…" I cut him off before he could finish, I didn't want him asking me question even I do not know the answer to.

"Yes dad, you do not know him because I did this for myself and I picked a husband who loves me and not someone who is after my family business, I do not want a gold digging, back stabber. I am going to die soon so might as well as make decisions for myself in the next 365 days. It won't kill you not to have so much control over everything in my life, will it?" I asked. I was probably taking this whole thing to the next level.

I sighed and took in the atmosphere, it was tensed. I looked at mom's shocked face and dad's unamused state and forced a smile. "I will set a date with him and I am sure you will love him. Trust me for once dad. I swear I didn't make a mistake," I said and dashed up the stairs before anyone could stop me. I really hope I am not making a mistake.

My phone felt a little too heavy for my sweaty palms, I dropped the phone on my bed and stared at the screen anxiously waiting for it to ring or even a text, I was not asking for too much, was I?

Every single beep or ring made my heart skip, I would rush to my phone only to find a message from the law firm or a call from a possible client. I loved being a lawyer but sometimes I wished I was given a chance to grow up like everyone else, but here I was holding the title of being the youngest female lawyer in Singapore.

The hype was worth it but no one actually knows what I went through to get there, from being home schooled all my life, to being constantly watched in university, funny how I thought I was going to be free in university, but it was just another endless controlling moment. I was taken to school and brought back home immediately I was done with my classes for the day, never allowed to mingle, except for business purposes.

I am tired of that life, I never got to be a child, never got to live the way I want, make mistakes and learn from them or not. I could not die knowing I never got the life I wanted but everything depended on a man I was paying to marry me and I don't even…

My phone ringing interrupted my thought, it was another strange number, what if it was another client, I crossed my fingers and reached for my phone. I was about to answer the phone when I lost connection and my phone went off.

In a panic, I stood up to look for my charger but the energy was too much for my weak body. My muscles got weak and I held onto my headboard, it stopped me from falling. "You have one year, there's no rush to die," I said to myself. I took deep breathes and calmly tried to look for my charger but I couldn't fine it.

'Why is life messing with me now, I can't afford a dead phone. I always were my charger is when I need it but now that I need it, it decides to grow wings and fly' I should be calm and not worry too much. It is somewhere open, somewhere I never thought it would be that. I searched my bags and everywhere it could be but I didn't find it.

Searching for things when you need when you need them can be so frustrating. I tried retracing my steps to the last time I was home, but that was a week ago and the stupid charger could be anywhere.

Taking a deep breathe I decide to arrange my messy room, you never know how messy you room is, until you shift things around while deciding to look for a freaking charger.

I cleared my table and made my bed but I still couldn't find my charger, I gave up the search and ran to my parent's room. Picking up her charger I ran to my room, I connected my phone and…