"Anna, are you okay?" My mom asked carefully."Are you trying to force me to get married to someone?" I asked pained by their words. "Yes!" They both chorused.God, the shamelessness of my parents. "Mom, Dad, I just returned from school yesterday. Heck, I am supposed to be having some respite here, but instead, you both are trying to force me to get married?" I yelled. "Well baby, we just felt..." My mom was still speaking when I stormed out of the kitchen in tears. "Let her be." I heard my dad tell my mom. I ran back to my room and filled my pillow with tears. Yes, I have always known that my parents believed in arranged marriages. Theirs was an arranged marriage and though it had worked for them, I was certain that I didn't want that life for myself. Hell, maybe if Jeff hadn't broken my heart, I wouldn't be in this mess. I was still crying when my mom climbed up my bed and snuggled close to me. "I am so sorry dear." "I don't want to hear it." I sniffed. "I know you are mad,
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