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It's been two days, two whole days and I had been thinking of my life, my situation.
I was still left wondering how someone took my place and was circumcised instead of me as I was told by little Mary and what was most amusing about this whole scenario is that I realized that little Mary always arrive just in time to save me though it was only being twice.
Lest I forget, though there's no way in hell I was going to forget the fact that today is my wedding day.
I was to be married to Mr. Aldron Jones though I don't want to.
I have no other choice.
---- Malisa -----I had been debating on the pros and cons of running away and after hours of thinking, I realized that running away is indeed the best solution for me at this moment.I decided to escape after breakfast as it would be a very stupid move for me to escape before then.As I didn't even know where I was going to escape to or whether I'll be able to eat while I am at it.'' Lord, please show me away. '' I muttered.Perhaps it's because I have been crying all night as I just couldn't hold back my tears.I found out that crying makes me light-hearted and better.So well.My voice feels very hoarse now from all the crying.I badly needed a cup of brewed tea.As if my Wish was granted the next moment.
Chapter 8.The next time I awoke, I found myself back in my room.I was tied to my bed from all sides like a mentally ill patient.I tried to recollect what happened earlier but failed.' How did I get back here? ' I thought.Then I heard the door opening and my mom's displeased face came into view.' Did they know about my escaping? ' I thought." I never knew that you will still attempt to escape despite knowing the consequences of your actions, I am very disappointed in you, how could you do this? Don't you care about the reputation of our family? , How dare you to try to drag us down with you! " As she said this, her eyes were blazing red with anger." If not for the fact that you are getting married today, I would have given you a tight slap. " She added.As expected.She then moved closer to me on the bed and carefully untied
Chapter 9The men came into view.They were just five in number.One teenage boy of about my age or older probably.While the rest were old men." Stop this Wedding, now! " They Announced." Why should we do as you say? , How dare you to barge into this temple during this auspicious ceremony and order us to stop the wedding? " The groom said harshly." Well, well well, it's for your good, Mr. Arnold. "" Meaning? "" You wouldn't want to be shamed on the Red Ritual right? "" Stop speaking in parables! Go Straight to the point! "" Hm, we have a case here, this young guy here claimed that both he and Your so-called pure and the innocent bride had been in a sexual relationship for about a year now. "" What! " Almost everyone echoed.' What's going on here? '
Chapter 10At the village square.It was just a large area of land surrounded by Young Trees and shrubs.From afar, it looked like a forbidden Forest but when you get closer then you'll realize that it isn't a forest.I was tied to one of the trees in the middle of the forest.The place was now crowded with our village people.Some were Sympathizing with me while some were mocking me.The men there were cheering as they were very excited to see me get publicly disgraced.Others were judging me with their eyes.I felt so ashamed of myself though I was Innocent.I wished that the ground should just open up and swallow me up but oh, well is that even possible?Or is it just a figment of my imagination?I wept but no one paid attention to me, they all looked at me with disgust.Even my mom, who gave birth
Chapter 11.Malisa's POVThe next time I woke up,I saw myself in a King Sized bedroom on a very soft bed.I was confused.For a moment I thought that I had already reincarnated to another world but it seemed not to be the case.The room was well lit with white lights.I tried to stand up but fell back due to the light feeling I felt, it felt like my body was completely weightless.Then the door opened and a young girl came in As she walked closer, I discovered who it was." Hey, Sis Malisa, how are you doing? " She inquired in a concerned tone." Hm, I ...am ..fine. " I didn't know why but my voice felt hoarse." I see that you need some water, wait a sec. " She said and almost immediately a glass of water came into view.She helped me seat u
Chapter 12.Malisa's POV.I was awoken by the continuous knocking on the door. Which was followed by Mary's voice." Hey, Sis, are you awake? " " You can come in now. " I told her with my barely audible voice." Hm, okay. " She replied and soon she entered the room.[ A/N: I hope you guys haven't forgotten that Mary Evans is just Twelve years old, seems like I am trying to remind myself of this fact here, * Wink * ]She walked slowly towards my bed and I sat up." I hope I didn't disturb you? " She inquired innocently though the answer was very obvious as she disrupted my peaceful sleep.Seeing I didn't reply to her Question, she pursed her lips in guilt." I am very sorry, Sis, I was just worried about you since you hadn't had breakfast
Chapter 13.Malisa and little Mary went downstairs with the stairs and then Malisa began to observe her surroundings.The Living room was very big and spacious, it was very clean and tidy to be honest the house looked like a Kings palace just that it looked better than the ones she had seen.Hand in hand they both got to the Dinning table where their food had been served.The dinning room consisted of a Semi long rectangular shaped table which had Three chairs on both sides and two head chairs.As soon as they reached there they were Approached by a middle-aged man with two maids walking beside him.They all bowed as they greeted the both of them. " Good day, Young Miss and Young Madam. " Malisa at first was shocked by their greetings as she w
Chapter 14 Evans Enterprise.Inside a large office with a simple interior design, a man sat on the Exclusive chair as he read through some documents on his laptop. Then a knock was heard on the heavy sandalwood door. " Come in. " The deep velvety voice of the man was heard.The door opened and a younger man walked in.The man was putting on an all-black suit.He walked towards the older man before speaking up, " I have done what you've asked me to, President. " He said.The man in reading glasses finally looked up " Oh, Good job. " " Thanks, President. Here is the file. " He said handing over a spiral-bound document to him.The man in glasses collected the file from him. " Okay, you can leave now. " " Alright, President.." The other man said as he certifi
Author's note. * Don't let the world run over you. You have to fight! * **** Hello dearest readers... How are you all? You know, I feel so overwhelmed right now... I still can't believe that Persistence is finally over... As I said before, it's dedicated to all females and most importantly to the dreamers... Guys! Please don't give up on your dreams! Keep Pursuing it till the end! You can do it! So well, Malisa and Aiden's story hasn't ended yet as there would be a part two... I'll inform you guys about it when it's out... In the meantime, you guys can check out my other books. The Better Place : A very emotional story about decisions and how they affect our future. It's dedicated to my deceased friend, Jemmy.... ( Book is completed with 180 chapters . Available on, Goodnovel and Web Novel. ) Depressed ( love yourself ) : A unique book on learning to love oneself and building a strong self esteem... Also a book on Self discovery. ( Book is completed and is
Epilogue. * People who don't chase their dreams never get to live them. *****Five months later... It was February 14 known all over the globe to be a day of love... And it's grandly celebrated in Paris which is known to be the city of love... Due to this, all the students in the music department in the college including, Malisa and Franchine were in school recording a love song for the day... The song was titled, Summer love... Since Malisa had a very beautiful and Angelic voice, she was in charge of singing the stanzas while the others sang the chorus with her.... They did this for some hours before they were dismissed when the music instructor was finally satisfied with the piece... They had produced. As their car was parked outside the campus, Malisa and Franchine had to walk through the campus. Due to this they were able to watch the grand valentine day ceremony in their college... Students from all departments participated in the celebration... Singers fr
>* Sometimes you get a good card and sometimes you get a bad one. You just have to deal with it accordingly. ****** Happy 70 chapters! * Days later... Malisa and Franchine were discussing at the school canteen during free periods." So you began your training in the military at age 15? " Malisa asked, '' Franchine who was munching on some chips in front of her... " No... 14. I graduated highschool at age fourteen so I enrolled into the military that year too.. " " Wow. Really? " " Yep. So I served there for like 7 years before then traveling to Beijing where I practiced martial arts for 3 years before coming back earlier this year. " " Oh my! So you are 24? " Malisa inquired with a shocked expression." Yep... Do I look that young? " She smiled... " Of course you do. I thought you were nineteen or twenty... " Malisa said truthfully... " Well... I guess I have got a nice body build then... " " Yeah... So what's your plan now? " " Nothing much... Just studying music
>* When you have a goal. You stick to it. You never lose focus. *****The rest of the day went okay till it was time to head home... Aiden had lots of work to do. Franchine was responsible for driving Malisa home. The two young ladies were on their way to the car when their road was blocked all of a sudden by some ladies and men. Malisa was indeed surprised at this... She somehow had expected a confrontation but not on the first day... Like today! At least they should be allowed to breathe freely before confronting them... Malisa and Franchine both paused in their steps simultaneously as they awaited the other party's reaction. The other party consisted of three ladies and a man all dressed alike.It goes without saying that there were cult members. And, Malisa wondered what they have got to do with them. Since they never showed signs of being interested in the cult in the first place.So why...Franchine on the other hand wasn't a bit surprised at their confro
>* God will do for you what you cannot do for yourself. *****The first day at college was nothing like, Malisa had probably expected it to be like....Contrary to what she had been expecting, there were many black students too... Just like her. Those she recognized as black Americans. There were also many Indians and Chinese.There were practically people from different continents...So she didn't feel any awkwardness as she had expected she would feel. Wait, could it be possible that Aiden knew about this fact and that's why he chose this college especially for her and also assured her that she'll be fine. Malisa couldn't help smiling at this thought... She often wondered how caring and loving he could be to her... While all the new students sat in the registration hall waiting for the vice Chancellor of the school to address them...Malisa felt a presence beside her, looking up she saw a young looking lady around her age or above. " Good day, Madame. " The lad
>* Don't stay stuck living someone else's dreams and not finding your own. * ***** Minutes later, the awards ceremony finally took place... " On behalf of AGT I present this golden award to you... " The head Judge said as he presented the golden award to Malisa... Malisa accepted the award with shaky hands but the moment she received the award... She became confident once again and lifted the awards up in the air. " I did it! " Only those who knew of her story would be able to understand the deeper meaning behind her words... Though some other people could feel the intense emotions in those three lettered words too... " Congratulations, Miss Bree... " Another Judge congratulated her too with a smile... " Thanks... " Malisa replied with a bow... Later, after all the formalities had been done and Malisa and she received her cheque too... She headed backstage where Mary and Aiden were waiting for her... Surprisingly she also found Gabriella there...Jus
>* You do what makes you happy. If you don't know what that is. You're gonna have to find it. *****Malisa wrote her entrance examinations a week after with ease. While waiting for the results the family of three went on a vacation to New York as Malisa also prepared for the singing competition she was to participate in..****The night before the competition, Malisa couldn't sleep as she just kept tossing and turning... Mary, who was in the room with her, got very worried and went out to the other room to talk to her brother about what's going on... Aiden was just preparing to sleep when he heard the knock at the door... After finding out that the one at the door was Mary, he gave her the permission to enter .. and she did. " Wassup, Little Mary? " Aiden inquired sitting up on the bed... Mary didn't reply to him Immediately as she walked towards his bed side and sat at his side.... " Have you ever been very nervous about something before? " She asked instead of repl
>* You just need to keep trying till you win. *****The car soon arrived at a fair... Malisa was surprised, she didn't hear of a fair going on... So how is it possible that there's one going on without her knowledge?Well... I guess she had forgotten that she can only know about something that Aiden wanted her to. If he didn't want her to know then there's no way she would. " So what do you think of my surprise? " Aiden's voice Interrupted her from her thoughts. " It's not bad. " She smiled... " I'll take that as a compliment then... " He said parking the car in the parking lot. Just before Malisa could open the door on her side, he had already turned over and helped her to... " Let me. " He said, opening the door and then holding out his hand towards her..Malisa smiled, taking his hand. " Merci. " " You are welcome. " The fair was filled with people from different races who came to celebrate. " So what's fair about? " Malisa asked Aiden as they walked towards the c
>* What I have come to realize is that God's plan takes time. *****The ground was a little wet as it had just finished drizzling...Nevertheless, the weather still looked very good and perfect for an outing... Malisa, who was wearing a simple flare gown and sandals, walked ahead of Aiden to the car.Unlike other days, Aiden was putting on something more casual... Just a simple Chelsea shirt and pants... His hair was combed very nicely making him look very young and dashing... He didn't look like the usual way he does today.Rather he looked like a college student who was going out on a date. Though the aura of the Presidency was still there... Well... It's not like he could let go of it just because he wanted to anyways... The duo stopped in front of a blue Jeep... Aiden had decided that he was going to take it out that day as it's been a while since he last took the vehicle out for a ride... " The car looks very new Indeed. " Malisa couldn't help but comment, stari