Marriage: Impossible Novels & Stories

"You will be in it for the money. See him as a bank and the money he'd give you as a loan. He needs you for his own personal reasons and you need him. You're both using each other Lila, nothing is wrong with that." Lila shook her head at that. "Everything is wrong with it Ema." She said as he sat down on the couch. "I have dreamt of my marriage since I was a little girl. My husband would be madly in love with me and he'd be willing to worship the floor I walked on. And my children? I dreamt of having a lot of them. And some pets, a few dogs and a cat that would be the Queen of our house. A contract marriage is the complete opposite of that dream. Ema, I just can't."

No! Political marriage. No no no no no. This is not happening!

Hell, I can go bankrupt right now, and I wouldn’t care. “Dearly beloved and legally skeptical,” he begins, “we are gathered in this very extra, highly secretive nightclub setup to witness the union of Enrique and Aria. Two beautiful disasters.” The crowd laughs. “Marriage is not about perfection. It’s about finding someone you can annoy for the rest of your life, while looking hot doing it. If these two can survive fake contracts, secret relationships, kidnappings, midnight attacks, falling overboard, and getting arrested at the airport … they can survive this.”

Then she burst into laughter and said, "No wonder you changed boyfriends every week. Men always think with their smaller head. If you play their game seriously, they will surely run away in panic." Eva stuck out her tongue at her and laughed. "Does that include your husband? Or do you get sweet torture from your husband every night?" Hazel threw a pillow at her. She thought she had changed the topic away. Eva lay beside her, her head propped on one hand. "I still can't believe that you're married. And to a young, rich man at that." Hazel sighed. Getting married was easy. They could easily go to the Bureau of Civil Affairs to get a marriage license. What was difficult to get was divorce.

Cairen should have been the one in this situation, but now it was me. The thought of marrying the person I despised, while Grace adored them, was insane. "I understand how difficult this must be for you, honey," Grandma said with a comforting smile. "If you don't want to go through with it, I may have to give up everything." I shook my head, knowing that if this marriage went through, the Verdan family's reputation would be forever tarnished. "I can't let that happen, Grandma. Our family's fall from grace would be inevitable if this marriage takes place. Although I didn't have a choice, I must find a way to prevent it from happening."

Richard was stuck. 'Kids, adult relationships are not as easy as you think. We cannot just get married because both of you made a wish, that only happens in the movies, my dear kids. We have to love each other first, and then there are so many other parts of us that need to work hand in hand so that if we get married, we will be happy. But you guys want me to marry her instantly? I can assure you that your mom would not jump on your idea as quickly as you think, trust me' Richard announced.

I called Saurya and Veer on conference call. R : Hii guys. V : What happened Saddu? R : I am getting married tomorrow. You guys have to be here. S : What the hell dude. Don't mess with this topic. V : Be serious Raghav. R : It's truth. Grandma has fixed my marriage with some old friend's granddaughter. V : Raghav think twice. Divorce is prohibited in your family. Arrange marriage is fine but don't take decisions in moments. S : If you want we can talk with dadi.

―He stays with me. ―Yes but—‖ he glanced at Jeremy who was focusing on his toy—―what about us. You know. It is our wedding night.‖ Her eyes grew wide. ―Oh. Don‘t worry about that. I understand. You don‘t have to feel awkward about it.‖ ―Awkward about what?‖ ―Your inability to...consummate the marriage.‖ ―My inability to what?‖ he shrieked.

"What! What are you saying?!" "I Have to end our marriage, Tameka!" "No, no, no! Why?! Why is this happening? It isn't right. It's insane!"

It was something utterly impossible and beyond reason! Axel's earlier statement must have been out of a sense of responsibility, not based on feelings! The problem is, marriage isn’t just about responsibility, but feelings need to be involved too, right? Aura can’t possibly get married without feelings. How can you go through marriage without a basis of feelings? Can a marriage like that last long? It feels unlikely! Impossible! "I'm serious, Miss. I can’t let you abort our baby. But I also can't let you bear this alone! I have to take responsibility for what we've done together!"