The Forbidden Lovers

Third Person's POVElissa‘s 18th birthday crept closer. As the anticipated day arrived, her excitement vanished, when her father made a huge announcement.“Elissa, I made the decision to remarry” His father’s words struck Elissa with a force she hadn’t anticipated.“ That’s not fair, Dad.” Elissa protested, her voice tinted with sadness and rage. She can't believe what she heard.“How can you just replace mom like this?”, She continued talking while looking at her father’s face, searching for empathy. She felt betrayed when she saw her father’s face, remained like his usual serious-looking face.Her father sighs a deep exhale. “ Elissa, life moves on, we need to adapt and continue living. You're mother is gone and she will never come back” Her father replied like it was not a big deal.“How can you move on that fast? Mom just died 2 years ago!” Elissa’s voice cracked as she shouted and her tears ran down her cheeks.Alfredo’s eyes flared with a mix of hurt and frustration. The room se

FREDRINN'S POV~Ringgggg~ Ringggggg~My sleep was abruptly interrupted by the noisy ringtone of my phone. Groggily, I fumbled to answer, realizing it was a call from Marco, my friend and workmate."Hey, Fredrinn! You alive, man?" Marco's voice sounded through the phone, mixed with laughter.What's with him , It's too early to call.I rubbed my temples, trying to shake off the remnants of sleep. "Yeah, barely. What's up? Why are you calling me this early?""You won't believe what happened last night. You disappeared with that girl and left me hanging at the bar. Smooth move, buddy! " Marco teased."Wait, what? What are you talking about man" I asked because I was still half asleep to understand what he was saying.What is he talking about?"You left me dude with a girl saying you would only help her hail a taxi, but you never came back. I need an explanation don't you think? I was too tired working alone while the bar was full of people." He said, sounding a little mad at me."Don't t