Chapter 5

Hence, she left there without saying a word. Her father was surprised by seeing her reaction. Feeling a little embarrassed he said to Daniel, "Perhaps she was unable to take a decision so quickly, that's why she left like this. "

"But don't worry we'll talk to her and inform you about her final decision by evening." Nichole's father assured them. Both Daniel and Jack were also surprised by Sarah's behavior. But there was nothing that they could do at that moment. So they stood up to leave. Before leaving Jack said to Sarah's father, "OK, we'll wait for your call. "

After they left, Dr. Albert Fernandez looked at his wife with disappointment. After waiting for so long, there was finally someone whom they considered a suitable match for Nichole. But Nichole almost ruined their hope of seeing her as a bride sooner.

But they couldn't give up so easily. So they decided to talk with her one more time. So they walked towards Nichole's room. As they entered her room they saw her lying in a daze on her bed. Her father stood in front of her bed while her mother sat beside her and started caressing her hair

She then said to Nichole, "Why are you behaving like this, Nichole? Have not you promised us that you'll get married to someone sooner?"

Hearing her mother, Nichole started crying and replied, "Mom, why are you so desperate to send me away from this home? I don't want to leave alone both of you but here you are consistently pressurizing me for getting married."

"No, you are lying. The real reason for your resistance is something else. Do you think we don't understand you?" Nichole's mother said to her coldly.

"Mom, what you are trying to say? " Nichole asked her mother with confusion.

"I am trying to say that I know very well that you are not getting married because you still love Ryan."

"Nichole, it had been five years since he left you, but you are still waiting for him. Who knows, he might also have been married by now. Will you wait for him to return for all your life?"

After hearing about her mother, Nichole got surprised at first. She never expected that her parents could see the bottom of her heart. She always tried her best to convince them that she had forgotten Ryan but they always knew how deeply she loved him.

So she again lied, " Ryan has no place in my heart and mind. The only reason for me not getting married is that I don't want to leave alone both of you. "

This time instead of her mother, Nichole's father replied," We'll not be alone after your wedding because we are not only your parents, we are also life partners of each other. After you leave us, we'll take care of each other. But after we leave, there won't be someone to care for you. That's why we want you to get married in front of our eyes. "

"Nichole, it's more painful to see you sad and lonely rather than keeping you by our side forever. "He finally broke into tears.

Nichole felt like her heart was torn into pieces seeing her father crying like this. She stood up and hugged her father tightly. Both father and daughter kept crying like this for a few seconds. Then she said to her father, " Please don't cry like this, dad. I always wanted to be the reason for your happiness. But today I have made you cry so badly. How a bad daughter I am ?"

Nichole's father wiped her tears and said to her, "You are not a bad daughter. You are just a little stubborn. "

"But I'll not be that stubborn anymore. I'll listen to you and I'll do whatever you want me to do." Sarah replied to her father hugging him again.

"At the moment, I just want you to get married to Daniel. My heart will be at peace only after I see you being settled down in your life. "Nichole's father said to her with all fatherly love.

"OK, I promise you, dad, I will get married to whomever you want me to get married to," Nichole said to her father as she placed her hand on his hand.

After hearing her words, Nichole's father pecked her forehead happily. He then said to her, "I am going to inform Daniel that you have agreed to this wedding." After saying this, he turned to leave. But Sarah stopped him.

"Wait, dad, please give me one message to him that I want to meet him in the evening so that I could have a better understanding of him."

"OK, I'll inform him about this as well." Sarah's father left after saying this.

After that, Nichole's mother also hugged her. She then said to her, "I am very happy for you Nichole. My heart says this marriage will lead you to the happiness that you have been deprived of for a long time."

"For now, get some rest, so that you could look refreshed when you meet your future husband." Nichole's mother said smilingly to her as she patted her head and left.

Nichole lay on her bed again and was lost in her thoughts. Ryan.....it had been a long time since she heard this name from someone else. Although she never forgot this name, when she heard it from her mother's mouth, she felt like someone has touched her weakest nerve.

She started recalling all the moments that she had spent with him. Though she didn't realize it at that time, those moments were the most beautiful moments of her life.

She was in the sixth standard when her father got transferred from New York to Las Vegas.

When she got admitted to her new school, she was scared of being bullied by students of that school. As she entered her class, her heart sunk seeing completely new faces. As she was shy, students started making fun of her. They started hooting. She was about to cry when suddenly a student stood up from his seat and came closer to her. He then stood up beside her and asked the other students to calm down. They immediately fell silent after listening to his order. He then held her hand and made her seated at his desk.l beside him. After that, no student dared to bully her.

That student said to her, "Don't be scared. From now on, nobody would do anything wrong to you. If you have any problem with anyone then you can always ask me for help. I will always protect you in case you face any difficulty in your life."

"Friends?" He asked as he placed his hand in front of her. Sarah smiled and shook hands with him.

"My name is Ryan, what's your name?" He asked her again.

"Nichole." She replied to him with a smile on her beautiful face.

At that time she was too young to understand the meaning of love, but she was surely moved by his kind gesture.