Betrayal of love

I am Michell Cooper. I am the last child and baby of my family. My mother gave birth to 4 girls. The other 3 girls have all moved out of the house. My mother is diabetic. She has been battling with it for like 4 years now. It breaks my heart anytime I see her take drugs. I wish there was something that could make her be well again. We have a caregiver who stays with us in our home due to my mother's health. My father was the best thing that could ever happen to her. He stayed with her and ensured that she was taken care of anytime the doctors came to the hospital to treat her. She was advised not to involve herself in any draining work. For that reason, my mother resigned from the work she was doing. She was a nurse. She loved that job so much that she was always delighted to treat her patients. She was always jovial and playful with them. Little did she know that she was going to also fall sick and be bedridden for a long time. My mother was a good mother during our childhood days. Even in her sickness, she is still a good mother to us. She is recovering really fast, and I am so happy and grateful to God for that. I had an amazing relationship with my sisters, and they have been caring to me. Jamie, my first sister, who is in her early thirties. She is blessed with two girls and a boy. She got married to her husband, Jack. They have been lovers since their college days. Jack was once addicted to drugs, but he was able to overcome it due to Jamie and a psychiatrist. My other two sisters are twins, Clara and Janet. They are always together. They are in their mid-twenties. I am closer to the twins than to Jamie, maybe because of the age difference. But there was nothing I hid from Clara and Janet. They understood me so clearly and never judged me for whatever thing I did. Clara and Janet started working and feeding themselves at the age of 15. Clara and Janet are ambitious, and they are very hardworking babes. They moved out of our home at age 20. They moved to South Korea. Our parents did not want to approve it at first because of the distance, but they later agreed to it. I am so happy to be in Nath's life. There are no words that I could use to describe the life that I share with Nath. Nath gives me butterflies, he is the guy who stole my heart. I have been friends with Nath for a very long time, and it isn't because our parents are friends. We visited each other after school. He was that brother I never had, he was there for me, through thick and thin. He was there when no one, including my parents, were not there. I understood Nath so much, and he also clearly understood me. Little did I know that it was all a very big lie. Nath deceived me into dating him in college. We dated without our parents being aware of our relationship. Nath was always flirting with some other ladies, right before my presence! Without considering my emotions and my feelings, I thought what we shared together was a special one. I saw myself as one of his girlfriends. He went to parties with his numerous other girlfriends . He no longer had time for me anymore, as compared to when he had time for me when we were still friends. I was heartbroken because Nath professed love for me at first. I thought he loved me wholeheartedly. Jamie, Clara and Janet were all aware of this phase that I was going through, but I pleaded with them not to inform our parents about it most especially because of our mother's health. I complained several times but it was all avail. When I thought Nathan had changed to be a better man, he came begging, asking me to take him back into my life. Nathan secretly recorded a s****l moment between the two of us without my consent and posted it on the school portal. I trusted Nath with all my heart. I never hid anything from Nath at all. I wanted the ground to swallow me. How could he do this to me? All I wanted was a relationship that would lead to marriage. The news of the s*x tape spread, and it got to the management. Nathaniel was called to the disciplinary committee, and he was punished and ordered to delete the video, which he did. Nathan was suspended for his actions for 6 months. After sharing our intimate video, I became a laughingstock among my classmates and students in the school. I could not move freely in school without people pointing fingers at me. I was depressed. I have tried committing suicide 4 times. I was bitter, annoyed and just wanted to leave this world. Nath broke me. Students were impressed and excited about Nathan's action, and they thought he was actually clever for recording our intimate moment. I was depressed, but my friends stood by me, always encouraging me to be true to myself. When all of these were happening, my parents had no knowledge of what was going in my life. I tried so much to hide it. I pleaded with my parents that they should allow me to leave the state. So that I can start a new and fresh life over there. Though they did not know the reason for my request. But they granted my request. On the last day of school, my father came to pick me up at school. I was very happy that people would not be able to laugh at me and I would be able to put my past behind me. I had a sleepover at my friend's place. My other friends came over. We played games, watched movies, and we talked about the things that we loved about ourselves. We talked about our first kiss, our first love and our first heartbreak. We talked about our struggles in school. We talked about the guys in our classes. These people were there for me. They were my lifesaver. When I am sad, they are sad. When I cry, they cry. I am forever stuck with this set of people for the rest of my life. The next morning, I boarded a plane that would drive me to my new destination. In less than one hour, I got to my new destination. A fresh start! My first mission in that state was to find friends just like the ones that I left in my own state. Friends that love me wholeheartedly, friends that love me for who I am. I took a walk to the coffee shop thinking I would meet people who would be friends with me, but I was unable to meet people around my age there. I met people way older than my age. I went back to my apartment to unpack my things. I cleaned up the whole apartment. I slept off due to the stress that I put myself through. It was my father's call that woke me up. Guess what? It was my father's call that woke me up the following morning. My father informed me that I would be needed at home. I got scared because it hadn't been up to 24 hours since I left home, and I got a call. I was scared and anxious. I was worried about what could have happened. I rushed to the bathroom to brush my teeth and have my bath. I booked a plane ticket which would take me back to the states. In the meantime, I was busy unpacking my things back into my bags. Not like I have already unpacked all of my things. I got home and I found out that my parents had arranged a marriage with Nath. What a nightmare! I couldn't believe my ears. How could my parents do this to me? Nath who betrayed my trust for him?