Chapter 8

I stood there feeling empty,I knew he felt nothing for me but how it hurt badly was on another volume.

It was all because I wasn’t good enough,my sister “Katherine”had all the beauty,all the brains,all the curves,I was only her shadow… only her unexpected creation.

No wonder boys I’ve ever liked only seemed interest in me to get to her.Sigh

I let out a deep heavy breath as I counted my chest to make the pain subside. My throat felt sore from screaming silently and before I could ache some more.Mia saw me devastated in the hall corridor.

“What happened Olivia?”She asked with a look or worry and disbelief.

“He.. he doesn’t like… me”I said, pouncing on every word,split like a fire setting rain.

“Then how on earth did he agree to wed you already?”My heart sank into an epilepsy.

What?.. How?… Wasn't he like the one who just gave me the worst rejection of my life ?

Thoughts spiraled in my mind. It didn’t make sense,none of it did.

“Are you sure of what you’re saying Mia?”I asked and she could see the aura of confusion fazing me.

“Have I ever lied to you?”she asked with a smirk.

“Yes a couple of times on your own benefits”I said,because she might be always there for me,but she’s human,and human lie especially if it’s people close that only tells you what you want to hear.

“Then follow me back to the hall room”She said, dragging me out before I could even clean my ruined eyeliner and fix my dusty dress.

“You look like a mess,”she said, teasing,and she was right. I did,a man's hot mess.

It didn’t take long before we found our families,smiling at each other.

“Darling”My mother called,huh was Katherine back?.. I looked back to check because what is darling?,I am not her darling and she knows it.

“My dear child,you are one of a kind , please sit”I sat anyway with fake smiles and a sudden thrawl in my stomach.

“Xavier has come to a conclusion… he will wed you”I almost garbled my saliva,I had so many questions but kept a straight face.

“Would it hurt you to smile a little”My mom said,I could see the color of how she really was.. like she was warning me to behave better.

“Like I said,our families were always meant to unite”

His father said with a snarl on his face.

Something was off,he was looking through me as if I was a casted shadow in my sister's piece.

I looked up to meet Xavier’s eyes,it was as expressionless as always. He sat with his arms and legs crossed,giving that vibe that he wasn’t interested

“Que será será”He finally let a word escape his mouth.

That was a mix of languages,it translated to “what will be will be”

“What should never be,what mind games are you playing with me now Xavier?”I asked in my mind,and just as my thoughts were linked to his,he gave a smirk and looked the other way.

No matter how my brain tells me to be happy about this,the reality would always bring me back.

I had traced his name on every notebook.Every journal I had written,silly letters I’ll write and then burn.I had dreamed of a home with him,his chest as my comfort and calm me dirty,his tongue buried in my mouth.

But !,this was not the right way I had intended to vow,he wasn’t in love with me… no teacher or eye opener would have to lecture me on that. So there must only be one reason

“A demand”,I thought to myself,I am sure he is just fulfilling his family demands,and if I step into this loveless marriage,it would be worse than not having him at all.

“Aren’t you happy?”He finally spoke to me.

His eyes were heavy,filled with resentment,a feeling that flashed in his eyes enough for you to see the other side,unyielded resentment. My breath caught in my throat.

This wasn’t a look of a man choosing his bride,it was the look of a man who had fallen was cornered to surrender.

A man who had fallen victim to decisions,he looked at me spelled unforgiveness.

Yes he had accepted to marry me, but I knew he would never forgive me for it.I knew this was an ill fated marriage.

And for a minute I had regretted why I had picked up Katherine's phone call,regretted why I didn’t have a chance to run away with her,because this wasn’t the beginning of a fairytale, it was the beginning of a war menace.

“Will the wedding still take place today?”My father,the only unpsycotic person in the room, asked.

“Like I said, a wedding must surface today”His father had answered.

“Wouldn’t it be better if peaches settles this in and then comes back tomorrow ready”Mrs Avery had cuddled Mr.Sinclair, always working in my favor.

“Who cares about if peaches settle in,this isn’t feelings notice,this is business,what do you think the guest would say?”He said angrily at her.

“They would see through it,look at her she’s a mess,she’s fidgeting,what would they say if they see her instead of Katherine,and worst of all dining in fear,won’t that make your name spill in the mud as a ruthless in law”

Mr.Sinclair looked at her and finally took her point,he agreed to postpone the wedding till tomorrow,where I am more “comfortable”

And then it hit me,so cold.Guests outside would soon rise to their feet, expecting to see a glowing bride walking toward her groom.But they would see only me. The imposter.