Chapter Four—The unwanted bride I scrambled to my feet, throwing the fruits back into the pile of spoils before I was caught and probably whipped by father again. The mud on my skirt was however going to earn me some scoldings,. Although it was unavoidable, father wasn’t one to reason. Cecile’s screams were even louder, I could hear father trying to calm her down. I gulped hard, knowing I was at fault somehow….it was only a matter of time before she came gnawing at me. And so she did. In a matter of seconds she was in front of the stall. I took a step back, terrified by the pure unbridled rage in her eyes when she pointed at me. “You!!!!” “Me.” I quivered. Father rushed out, holding onto her before she lunged at me, “Cecile relax. Nothing has been confirmed yet.” My sister bawled, trying to wrangle free from my father’s grasp, “She’s ruining my life. She’s ruined everything!!” “Calm down, child,” father pleaded with so much genuineness,
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