Mismated

“Wait up”… she screamed running to the school bus, but it left her, again… She didn’t even know why she still bothered to wait for the bus to appear. “Run freak”, her step sisters drove past her laughing loudly. She flipped her middle finger at them and sent the poor stones flying with a kick. Life sucks. Aramina was simply tired of living with her stepmother and the bullies she had as sisters. “High school is almost over”, she consoled herself for the hundredth time since she came into existence.Aramina hated life in general, everything sucked, but the worse part of the deal was herself, she was one unusual girl; she didn’t get tired as quickly as the other kids, she barely got sick and despite the injuries inflicted on her by her family and school bullies, she never had a scar the next day. It doesn’t exactly bother her that they thought she is a freak, it scares the losers away after several attempts to break her failed.The actual bone of contention was that she had a height

It took him two weeks to decide to meet her again, not because he didn’t want to, but amidst the couple of meetings he had, he couldn’t overcome the sense of guilt of not being able to protect his mate.He waited by the roadside, he knew from his sources that she always headed home this way.He had waited over two hours after school closure before he saw her walking toward him. She had shades on, with an ear pod, the sun kissed her hair making it shine. Even in her school uniform, he could tell that she was beautiful. ********Aramina had and seen him from afar, her heart had started beating fast again, but she maintained a calm demeanor. From school, she had heard the girls drooling over the guy that was on the road as they passed him, damn, he was fit to drool over, but what the hell did he want? “Hello, mina”, he greeted, totally unaware of the stir he was causing. She paused, no one had ever called her that, it sounded so soothing and sexy, and ….what the hell was she thinkin

As Aramina got home, she could perceive her stepmother's perfume, she came back early…well, another month of hell before she decides on another country to go to.But she hadn’t expected to find her bags on the balcony. She knocked at the door, and since it was bolted from the inside, her stepmother stepped out along with her two daughters, she was a beautiful woman, and a good actress too; she often pretended that Aramina was the best thing she had ever happened to her but indoors, Aramina must do things according to her rules. The basement with its little window was her room, this was despite the fact that the house had over seven rooms.“…and the little princess arrives, my my, what are these fabulous clothes you are wearing, Zee here tells me you’ve been going around sleeping with men for money” Zee was the most devious of the two sisters, always quiet, but with the personality of the devil. She didn’t throw tantrums like Nina, she was the observer, who watch, plan and execute fro

“Where are we going to Caleb?” Aramina asked, she wasn’t really a fan of surprises because she had a bad experience from a prank her stepsisters had pulled on her when she was young.“Zach said not to tell you” Kaleb answered looking sheepish.Aramina glared at him and looked out the window.They drove into the airport,“My job here is done,” he said as he led her to the entrance of the private jet, do go in”. Aramina climbed up the stairs, a hostess smiled at her and said, “Mr. Zach is waiting for you ma”.Aramina stepped into the cubicle and saw Zach; he was on a call apparently speaking to someone from another country since he was speaking a different language, as he felt her presence, he turned and suddenly stopped talking. He looked at her with a look Aramina could not decipher, it was so impossible to read the emotions in his eyes; he got off the call and purposely worked towards her.As he came in front of her, he stood for a few seconds before he said “you look beautiful Mina”

A few miles from the building, she saw the landscaping of the site; hedges cleanly trimmed in an up-side-down form, wired with different colored tiny lights, The driveway was filled with red petals which drifted scattered as they drove in, and sculptures of different persons were placed at the center of various water fountains in the compound. The expression on her face showed that she wanted to know things about the sculptures. As they turned to a corner, she saw a huge white castle with pergolas crawling on the walls. She was super excited, that she forgot her initial squabble with him. Zach packed the car in front of the castle, came out of the car and opened the door for her to come down. He offered his hands to her and walked her into the castle. He had a scowl on his face, like someone who swallowed a bitter pill, but Aramina was too happy to actually bother with the look on his face, not as if he had ever smiled.Everywhere in the castle was dark and Zach told her to wait at