Pamela Grayson ran into her room and shut the door. She stood with her back to the door and let her tears run down her cheeks.
Her gentle sob became loud. She has no way to relieve herself from this nightmare she woke up to find herself in.
Why, why does it always have to be her?
Every unpleasant experience in the family must be either blamed on her, forced on her or she had to bear the brunt of it.
Every plate that broke in the house was blamed on her, every pipe that licks was definitely her fault.
But this is the height of it. How can her parents not be concerned about her happiness and future that they decided to marry her off to an incapacitated man?
"Listen to me Pamela, we have no option but to force you into this marriage. You are the only chip in our hands and there is nowhere we could turn to…" Freddie Grayson explained.
His words were like needles, poking Pamela's heart. Her palm clenched in pain. The pain in her heart was hurting her.
Isn't family the most important inheritance anyone could have? Why is her own family the oasis of her pain?
They would hurt her feelings, trampled on her self esteem and the next minute drag her to do their will.
"You should be good and do what your father and I have decided for you. We have raised you for twenty two years and treated you like a princess.
This is the time for you to behave like a filial daughter and make us happy. You will marry the young master of the Hayden's family…" Freya Grayson.
Freddie and Freya Grayson were Pamela's parents. The parents she grew up knowing, the ones who raised her. Even if they are the worst of parents any child could have, Pamela had no one else to call her parents except them.
Pamela sniffled and squinted. Did her mother just say they treated her like a princess?
Isn't her situation worse than a maid's? At Least a maid would have a share of her meal after she cooks and have a period where she would be off duty to take care of herself.
But not her. She stays in the tiniest room in the house and sleeps on a narrow bed that gives her no space to turn easily on her side when sleeping, otherwise, she would fall off.
She's the eldest but Emma lives more comfortably and satisfied than her. She does the entire chores in the house while Emma remains on the couch, and stays chatting and commenting on the latest events on social media.
The real daughter they treated like a princess was not her but Emma. She's the maid and Emma is the princess, more domineering than the fairy tale princesses.
She(Pamela) had to work part-time to pay her tuition fees while her parents would go any length to help her sister get every single thing she asked for and those she didn't ask but they felt she would need them.
She's not jealous of her sister but she should also be treated a little bit like a member of the family and the eldest daughter.
But now, when she just graduated from college and was thinking of getting a proper job, they called her and told her to marry Louis Hayden.
Without putting her happiness and opinion into consideration. They slated the wedding to take place the next morning.
She was informed a few minutes ago with the sole purpose of preparing herself to be a bride the next day.
And now, they claim to treat her like a princess? Princess of Grayson's kingdom,she guessed.
"Get ready, in a hour, Louis Hayden's parents will be here" Freya declared and Pamela's heart beat almost skipped.
Leah and Ellis Hayden would be visiting them? She slowly found herself going down on her knees.
She started sobbing afresh. Is she going to be married off to a man she has no feelings for. To say the least, the groom is incapacitated.
Louis Hayden is the richest business tycoon in Oak city. He was the best and the richest until three months ago when he was involved in an accident that left him in a coma.
And now, her parents want her to be married to a man who might never come out of coma for the rest of his life.
No parents would push their daughter into such a marriage except those parents are Mr and Mrs Grayson.
An hour later, there was the noise of a car honking and Pamela came back to her senses. She stood up from the floor and went to the bathroom to relieve herself.
It wasn't long, she heard her mother knocking on her door and ordering her to open the door at once.
"Pamela, you won't disgrace us, will you? So come out and say hello to your future parents in-law" Freya Grayson coaxed.
And this time, Pamela found no strength to sob anymore nor to reply to her mother. She cleaned her tears but the more she cleaned it, the more the tears flowed down.
What had the Hayden's come for, to finalise the plot they had with her covetous parents at the expense of her happiness.
"Come out already Pamela. You should dress in your best and portray yourself as an ideal daughter-in-law to be…" Freya was persuading Pamela when the latter interrupted her.
"I don't want to meet anyone and I am not interested as well in your arranged marriage. It would be better if you tell your friends that or better still, get Emma married instead"Pamela declared.
Pamela finally found her voice to refute her mother. She was shocked and disappointed at her parents when they announced her marriage to the young master of the Hayden family, to her.
It's her wedding but she was the last to be informed about it. They had to tell her about her own wedding taking place in less than 24 hours.
Freya was lost. How dare this pumpkin refuse their kind gesture of marrying her off to such an influential family. She should be thanking them rather than being an ingrate.
If it weren't for the billions she would be getting, she would not have supported the union in the first place.
"If you dare to say no, I will expose the truth…"Freya was going to spill the beans when Freddie came over just on time.
"What were you going to say, Freya?" Freddie asked, squinting and trying his best to be calm.
Pamela became still, she wanted to hear where her mother's sentence would end but it got interrupted again. Why would her father always interrupt her mother? She had lost count of how many times her mother always began that same sentence but her father would always interrupt her. And again, he did it. He always gets to interrupt her whenever she wants to hear the full sentence. For the love of it, she wants to know what it is that she always wants to expose. Soon, she heard her parents talking in hushed voices before the sound of their footsteps faded away. Freya returned to the sitting room with a smile "I'm sorry to keep you waiting, my daughter had a mild headache and took a pill. She wouldn't be able to come downstairs. She apologises and I also apologise on her behalf. She is more than eager to be married to the young master tomorrow" Freya lied. Leah and Ellis Hayden exchanged glances. It was more visible to detect lies in Freya's words than to stare back at o
Ellis tried to evade the same thought in his heart. But now his wife asked him the same question he doesn't want to acknowledge in his thoughts. He looked away, Leah and himself had thought of the best way to preserve the properties and assets of their family with the hope that Louis would eventually come out of coma and be fine. "What option do we have left?" Ellis replied in a tone that made it detectable that he was heartbroken. They have to do this for Louis, they need to make this decision for him despite knowing he might not approve of it when he wakes up. They are between the rock and a hard place. The wedding has to take place, they had to do this to keep Louis' hardwork intact till he becomes alright. "We can find another bride, one from a responsible parent and not from Grayson's family. Her mother doesn't look noble to me"Leah suggested, raising her head up and looking into her husband's eyes. "We haven't met the girl. She might probably be a white Lily that
Lucas was having a great time and didn't know when Pamela came nor when she left. Suddenly he seemed to realise the door wasn't properly shut. He completely forgot to keep the door bolted. He spared a quick glance at the door and found it open slightly, than normal. But then, since no one was watching, he would be more cautious next time. At that moment, he was in ecstasy and couldn't pull out of her slippery pussy. "How will you put up an act when you discover my sister is married?" Emma asked, as she placed her head on Lucas' torso. She had been with Lucas for 11 months now. He had visited her sister on one fateful evening. Pamela wasn't home that day but she was, and her mother. She had seduced him and that was how they became glued with each other. She was giving him what her sister couldn't, hence she won him over. But then, she was seven weeks pregnant and her mother had decided that they get Pamela married, get the money from the Hayden's family and use it for
Leah didn't get a good night's sleep over the night. She was worried about what Louis would think when he regained consciousness and discovered he was married. Will he accept the marriage and understand that they had no option at that point than to get him married and save his company. Sitting by Louis' bedside, Leah held his hand as a lone tear fell off her eyes. She sniffled. Who would believe that her son, the rich young millionaire in Oak city, has been reduced this pale thin fellow on the bed before her? "Louis I don't know if you can hear me or not, but I want you to know that whatever decision your father and I made on your behalf…." Leah trailed off. She couldn't control her emotions. She felt her voice choking and she sobbed quietly. She took a deep breath and then continued "...yeah whatever decision we made, was taken only for your interest and good. You know how much we love you and our world revolves around you, alone. Wake up soon, son. I am losing it. I do
He didn't look at Pamela's face, of course he couldn't. He can't see her pain anymore. He had seen enough of it and now, it has to be the last pain, though the most excruciating one she would get from Freya. From the day Pamela got into that family, she had experienced different levels of abuse, bullying and irritation from her mother. But everything was going to end. That is the least he could do for her. It has to end. The union might not be a convenient one nor what she wanted, but he wants her to get into it and leave. The one she loved and wanted to be with doesn't deserve her. Rather than let her heart shatter in pieces when she discovers Lucas' true colours, she should rather take a walk, first. Pamela stood before her father, she wants to know why he also treated her this way but her father wouldn't look at her. He looked away and she understood it, that he was avoiding her gaze. That's enough for her to know that he was guilty of what he did, of being a part of
Her heart was pounding fast as she saw the thin pale body of Louis Hayden lying on the bed. The room would almost be described as a hospital ward. Different equipment installed in the room and all connected into Louis Hayden's body. She looked from the helpless man on the bed to the different equipment in the room. She knew then that his family hadn't lost hope on him yet. They believe he will be fine. They had kept their hopes alive and looked forward to seeing their son come alive again. He was on life support. It doesn't look like he was breathing and for the first time since she was told she would be getting married to Louis Hayden, she broke down in tears. This was the popular young billionaire in Oak city. His name was on every lips and his presence was accompanied with much prestige and recognition. Here he is on the sick bed. Or maybe she should stay on his dying bed. He can't help himself and at this point, it seemed no one could help him either. They
"We are sorry Ma'am. On behalf of the others, please forgive us. I promise I won't misbehave again. I will know my place henceforth…"the butler pleaded. Pamela glanced at him, he looked remorseful and his head was bowed. Romeo didn't spare him a glance and was going to Walk past him when Pamela spoke "Forgive them this time. I'm sure they will change for the good". Pamela wondered how Romeo knew about it. Was there CCTV footage that exposed their disrespectful attitude? Last thing she knew, she didn't say a word of it to anyone. They probably might be thinking she made a report about them. Anyways, she knew her conscience was clear as Crystal. "It wasn't my decision Mrs Hayden, Mrs Leah Hayden gave the orders" Romeo replied. This truly was not his decision. His boss' mother did. "I will have a talk with her, she's my mother-in-law after all" Pamela chimed. She smiled and Romeo shrugged. As Pamela was driven in Louis Hayden's car, she cannot imagine that she wo
"No, please stop this already" Pamela chided, wiping the tears off Leah's eyes. How can she suddenly change in mood, wasn't she smiling a few minutes ago? Leah smiled through the teary eyes and said "Thank you". She held Pamela's hands again and gave it a soft squeeze. "Louis is my son. He's the only child Ellis and I have got. You have no idea how pathetic our condition has become since that terrible accident that left him in a coma. Especially when the doctor said he might not come out of it and if he by chance did, he probably might end up a vegetable for the rest of his life. This is the hardest part of an experience any parents could have. I feel like I am dying every single day when I wake up and remember that my son might never come back to me. That he would never walk through that door and called out to me mum. The thoughts of it haunts me every single day…"Leah sniffled and looked away. Her eyes had reddened and she was trying to hold back the tears from com