5. Marriage? No!

Elie

I woke up lazily in the morning and I am still in bed, suddenly I smelled a very beautiful fragrance in the room where I was sleeping, for once I thought mom spared room freshener and that makes me sleep little more and that fragrance was so beautiful that I am still smiling without opening my eyes and when I opened my eyes I was completely shocked, I was in the unfamiliar room it's not my bedroom I started to scan the room still sitting on the bed that was more comfortable than my actual one all I saw was a beautiful room and my beautiful portraits and pictures and mind-blowing arts, painting and beautiful flowers like roses, Jasmine and many more that I don't even know their names the whole room is covered by white and golden paint and tiles. 

I have to admit I haven't slept like this in weeks away from those nightmares.

Slowly, removing the blanket from my legs still in a little sleep, I saw my legs it was covered by a beautiful red skirt wait and also red matching top it looks like a dress that I was wearing, it was a red dress and matching earrings, I don't know but I am looking damn beautiful when I saw myself in the big golden mirror the mirror itself was so beautiful..... 

I saw shiny red sandals near the bed it looks like ruby but it's not I picked them up from the floor and started checking the sandals it was so beautiful I can't take my eyes off them.

Veronica.

That name suddenly echoed in my mind as I recall that she was with me all the time during the festival, she gave me her dress and these sandals after we left the house, lying to my parents, it's hers. And then again my memories got blank.

I hear the sound of the door open it was a big door matching the room where I saw a lady in a white frock and blue apron she's probably in her 40s I thought. When she saw me she gives a big smile and looked at my hands I followed her gaze down to my hands and I realized I am still holding those ruby sandals, "you can wear them it's your only. " she said still smiling, " I know what you were thinking, like who I am and what I was doing here so let me introduce myself I am maria your maid and.. " than she stopped talking and started looking at my dress she was looking me like she never saw a girl wearing a dress before I guess, she spoke again, "you are looking beautiful in that red dress there is no doubt that why our Sir loves you so much " Sir??? What she is saying...am I dreaming or what? After listening to her five minutes talk I realized that everything that is happening here is real. 

She was about to say something when I interrupted her, " look first I didn't get what you were saying and what I am doing here and what this place called?? Who is your Sir?? Wait wait wait is your Sir brought me here if yes then why? I don't even know him I didn't touch anything I swear just lemme go please." I hurriedly told her.

When did she see me panicking she chuckles lightly and said, "you're so funny my darling but don't worry.. you didn't remember anything? Ohh than in that case don't worry I will tell you but first get ready today is your wedding day "

And before I could say something, I saw another maid comes to the room and handed over a beautiful white dress with matching accessories to maria who calls herself my maid, "Our Sir, doesn't like to wait much especially when it comes to his things " she said with a big smirk.

When I heard her all I thought was like God please say this all is nothing less than a joke I sat on edge of the bed in sudden shock that I got after hearing all this when I look up to them the new maid who just came into the room said something to Maria in ears and left. 

She looked at me and I think I saw that she realized that I was in sudden shock because of all this but when she spoke, I realize, she doesn't understand a bit. Stupid woman. I thought in my mind.

"Come on get up from bed I know it's hard but everything will be fine." She was saying in a sad tone, "but it comes in every girl's life to marry a man become his wife, his children's mother, and take all responsibility I know I am also a mum so don't worry I will be there with you if want anything just tell me, okay?". 

I rose a brow in confusion and laugh lightly an in disbelieve tone " no no no no no...... I started chanting these words like I was about to cry (just like you all guys I also don't understand what the hell on earth is happening to me) without wasting time I said to the maid Maria that I want to meet her Sir or whatever she calls him if he didn't show up I am not going to wear anything and also I am not leaving this room I said all this like I am giving her a warning and I make my face look serious that she doesn't think that I am joking or something I want to talk to him personally, is all I said. 

"but... Huh look I am maid here and my job it's to get you ready make sure of your comfort zone but I don't know what happened between you and sir, first, wear this and come down he will be there then talk to him as much as you want and don't do anything stupid cause he doesn't like it and guests are already started to coming, " she responded. 

"I am not going anywhere I want to talk to him right now, right here personally"

"look I a.." she was about to say something but my anger didn't let her speak. " Noo!! " I shouted so hard that I am pretty sure that guest can also hear she sigh defeated and said, "okay I will let him know that you want to meet him" and left the room without arguing. 

I got up from my place and started to scan the room and this time I am seriously scanning the room not like last time when I was appreciating the beauty of this royal room I started checking with drawers first that was near my bed but it was empty I discard the pillows from their place to see what was under them and the mattress which was much heavier than I could imagine but soft as well maybe because it's the size I thought but somehow I manage to peek under-mattress than the bed and I even check bathroom all I saw was soaps and shampoo that I use every day there was big bathtub like around pool and mirror it was different from another one I saw the in-room it was also beautiful anyway. 

After getting irritated I walked over the to closet and open its door that it was so big that I can't even call it a closet but a personal mini-mall where you can get anything you want. 

I step inside the closet and saw varieties of perfumes and Huda beauty's make up (my favorite brand) after checking the make up I opened a perfume bottle which looks so expensive that just to buy this single bottle I need to save my whole month salary, (that's a different story that I've no job)

I sprayed a little perfume on my wrist and sniffed it was like I am in heaven damn it! after sniffing a couple of times I rubbed out other perfumes as well and started to sniff them, all perfume was so good and after checking them, I walk over to the cupboards and saw that there were so many dresses and other clothes that if I wear them daily still I will have so many clothes left that I can continue wearing it till the end of next year.

After checking almost everything in the room I sat on the sofa with a sigh of annoy that was near the closet room I saw some sandwiches and juice packs on the beautiful glass table with the golden lining just like the room, ignoring the food I stroll over to the window which opens up to the ocean view it's a balcony when I open the door fresh air hit me up and all stress that was inside me gone there was a bench a white bench with a pattern of colorful flowers and matching mini table. 

Sitting on the balcony all I was trying to think was what happened to me last night and most importantly who will be that guy and what we want from me? Why does he want to marry me? 

Why me? How he knows my all favorite taste I love white and golden, I love mango juice, I love that makeup and dresses, perfumes that I always dream of, even the sandwich I ate was onion-free and full of cheese and mayonnaise just like I always eat in the lunch..... How he knows that???

Sometime later, a tall brown-eyed handsome bodybuilder man with a beard who was wearing a black tuxedo came into the room and after looking at him I recollect that what happened to me last night as my both hand is on my mouth, he is the same guy from my nightmares " this can't happen no no this is can't be true..." I said in a disbelief tone like I am finally going to cry. 

But then I hear his velvet voice "but unfortunately this is happening and this is the ugly truth that you have to face and it doesn't happen to you if you've trusted me............."