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The event set-up

Ring!!! Alina wakes up with the sound of the alarm with one eyes close she reluctantly departs from her pillows wet with drools. "Oh... who ever invented time doesn't understand the feeling of sleepy." She hastily make way to the bathroom to splash water on her face to waken her sleeping muscles. before getting herself under the shower. She hastily get dress for work grabbing a sandwich and a cup of coffee and taken it in a hurry as if she is being chase.She step out of her apartment door. "Good morning World!" she yell as she face the outdoors. The caretaker of the apartment complex, used to her just gave her a wave. the passers-by looked at her as if she has loosen something in her head. She commuted going to work and hoping to make it on time before the van with the equipment for the event set up departed.  When she was almost at her destination there was a built up on the traffic that she decided to make a go for it. "Anyway I will reach th
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The Wedding

Alina  goes to the motion thinking that it was just a dress  rehearsal and the sooner it finished the sooner she will be on her way back to the office. She was surprise though, that  if this is just a rehearsal the people was dress formally as in reall wedding ceremony. "Maybe they just put so much seriousness on the ocassion." She thought to herself, she tried to concentrate on the wedding march."You can do it Alina just think that you are marching on he isle for your wedding." She told herself looked forward and tried to locate her suppose husband. She  was daydeaming as she took step after step towards the altar. She was  met at the altar by a huge man who is dress in tuxedo."Oh my!  he is a huge fearsome  man he looked as if he doesn't even know how to smile." she smiled as she thought, what would happened if she is truly marrying a huge man as this one. Would she survive if ever they will have a fight. His hand are
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That Man Jordan

When Alina reach the office, she was met by a barrage of inquiry and foul words by her collegues. Miss Elaine approached her and ask."Where have you been Ina? You know we are short staffed, that is why I absorbed you here even though I know that you don't like to be assigned here.""I'm sorry Miss Elaine, I was caught up." She said unable to explain the real reason why she was late getting back."You're sweating, and pale Is there something wrong? Do you want to take the day off?"Worriedly  she said taking in Alina's unusual palor."No, I'll be fine, I just need a while to pull myself together.""Really Alina? I was worried and called  Miss Gomez but she said you just left.  That was two hours ago. Are  you sure your'e fine.""Yes, thanks Miss Elaine."  Alina thought 'Wow two hours? she spend two hours with that fiasco  and that man Jordan?' "What are friends for Ina, I told you if its only the two
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Alina's compromise situation

Come Saturday night Alina was so excited to get together with her friends although she is not a nightlife person she enjoy being with them. Since she doesn't have a car she hitch a ride with Joan. They eat and drink and burst thier lungs out singing.  when she got a call, she thought it was her grandma checking  on her. Unable to decipher what the other person is speaking she excuse herself to leave the room. When she was out in the entrance  she dialled the number but got no reply. pissed off she decided to go back , but suddenly she felt  dizzy. She took hold of the wall at the entrance  to steady herself. She wondered she may not  be a heavy drinker  but the amount of drinks she consumed was far from the amount that will knocked her out, but still she felt dizzy and hot. that's when she felt  someone is behind her. "Joey what are you doing here?"  she tried to fight the dizziness and put a brave face towards t
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The proposal

Alina step inside the studyroom with  so much awe. the room was huge  bigger than the whole area of her apartment. Jordan settle behind the table where he motion Alina to sit at the chair infront. "I have to apologize for the inconvenience my men had cause you during the day of the wedding." Alina was surprised with the sudden one-hundred-eighty degress change on that man Jordan. "I knew it! there was really such a mistake on that matter." she answered  "So to make amends I am offering you an amount to your choice including some things you wish name it you can have it if it is on my capabilities."  He open the drawer and retrieve a checkbook. Alina was making calculation on the amount to complete her saving to buy that dream car. "Anything?" She had to be sure. "Anything your heart desires as long as you stay married to me."He said with sacharine smile. "What?" Alina's eyes ready to pop out of its socket when she he
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Alina's plans

Alina came down for supper that night and to her delight Jordan was absent in the dining room she was serve by female servant named Martha. She was a good natured woman and Alina easily gave in to her friendliness she gives Alina advises about married life much to Alina's discomfort." Probably the woman was unaware that I was just tricked into marrying her master." Alina thought. . Since Alina gew up with her grandmother on the father side, she wasn't able to have experience a motherly attenion That Martha posses. Her father died when she was small and her mother remarried leaving her with her grandmother. She doesn't have bad feelings for her mother because she is much closer to her grand parents and she thought later on that she might just be a burden to the newly wedded couple trying to build a family of their own. Her step-father was distant to her so she didn't bother to get close to the man thinking that it may cause jealousy on his behalf for her to seek her mother's
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Alina's failed attempts

With limied sheets to use Alina decided to again resume her plans of tying the sheets and went to the walk-in closet to hide what she is doing eager not to be noticed she closed the door and went over to what se planned.When the maid returned to retrieved the tray she saw the door of the closet slowly ajar she went over to it and peek seing no one she uses the key to lock the door and went on her way out of the room. Alina heard the door of the room open ned she immediately hide in one of the racks of clothes. but when she head the lock of the closet click she was in panic. " Blast! that maid! she locked me inside here what am I going to do How am I going to get out Oh my goodness. why ever that maid does not use her head she didn't see outside. Then surely I am here!" then inner self reprimand her. "You hide yourself how was she to know you are here? " With nothing left to do, she just passed the time looking at her sorrounding, she was wondering what is hap
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Trap in the closet

The next day Jordan arrived from his business trip .He went to see Allina, Martha said she never came down for breakfast and she never answered when she was called. Jordan heart was beating faster he hasn't checked on her this morning he was afraid if she did succeed in escaping.When he opened the door he saw her covered with blanket from head to toe. He went nearer she  was shivering he touch her and realized that she had high. fever and her foot is bleeding. Heart pounding he quickly call the Doctor, cover her with more blankets. After a while her shivering lessen . Jordan felt guilty for putting the girl in this situation may be it's better to come clean with her and ask for help instead of making demands.The doctor said that her wound got infected when the stitches were burst open. " Not to worry Jordan she just need to rest that foot and a lot of Tender loving care. Avoid to much action and exerting effort on that foot. The doctor smile, He is the
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The marriage set -up

"AHA!" Jordan was behind Hugh who holds a bunch of keys, gave Alina a fright She thought she had succesfully pick on the lock only to find out that Jordan had allowed her tocome out of the closet and she is caught red handed with a wire trying to pick onthe lock. Jordan was amused at the ingenuity of the girl to find ways to be free, only it always failed. "Come out now Madam. Hugh said Alina looked at him and apologised. "I'm sorry Hugh I did not mean to hurt you, It's just that you are always caught in the way." She said regretfully."I know, Apology accepted I hope it won't happen again." He replied there was a subtle smile on his face that she caught that makes him not too frightening."I can guarantee that it, if you keep away from that man." pointing at Jordan. "I will keep that on mind." He said pensively, Alina observed that this man always seem to be a thinking all the time, he rarely speak and always have that look of ' physically present
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Alina's first visitors

Alina spent the night weighing the pros and con of Jordan's proposal it seem that she has a lot to gain in exchange for her freedom which is for her is not easy to give up. Her only concern in relation to freedom is her grandmother. She has to visit her regularly to check on her, and the other is her work. she needs to release every positive or negative emotions through her work. She is quiet uncomfortable to the feeling that she will be lying to the elders, her grandmother and his grandfather.The next day Alina was ready to make her own conditions to Jordan's proposition. She went down on her plight going down the stairs she heard voices, ad saw suitcases line beside the door. one of the women a tall long legged woman who resemble a crane with her long legs which was emphasized with her black mini skirt and gray crop top she guess to be a model. "Oh, what do we have here?" she is sizing up Alina from head to foot. "Please have our suitcases delivered in our respec
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