Chapter 8
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NORA
"Marriage? You want me to get married to Damon, Mother?" I questioned as my mom's words kept replaying in my head, over and over again.
"Yes, what is wrong with that? Have you not been missing him all this while?" Emma sounded on the stairs, and I glared hard at her.
"Are you sick in the skull?"
"What!!!"
"No tell me, are you sure you are okay? Weren't you the same person teasing me about Damon? You mocked me for being single, and you rubbed it in my face that I haven't gotten over him, that I still don't want to let go and move on. So how can you all set up my marriage with Damon after realizing all that he did to me??" I half yelled.
"You can't blame me , sis; I wasn't aware until now, so don't blame me. You should feel happy; at least you still like him or so" she said, rolling her eyes at me.
"So you all think I still like him? A monster who toyed with me and played with my feelings and cared less about me, yet you expect me to still like him and then resume the place of his ex-fiancée in his life?" I couldn't believe what these people were saying; it all felt surreal to me.
How can I go back to the same person who never considered me and never had regard for me? Four good times he cheated on me, for four good times and he never felt remorseful.
Even when he apologized to me, I knew it wasn't from his heart; he just kept saying it to keep our relationship.
It always made me wonder if someone was backing the relationship up, someone was pressuring him to stay with me or something.
I can't marry a man who frolics around with other women. I can't be with a man who looks for anything under a skirt, I can't be with a man who doesn't care about a woman respect and dignity.
No, I can't. I can't be with such a person.
"Duhh...we all know you still love him, so stop acting surprised and...."
"Don't speak to me, Emma, I haven't forgotten what you did to me. Do you hate me? Or did I offend you in some way? Okay, wait, are you trying to get back at me because of the little fight that happened in the morning?" I've asked myself over and over why my sister will turn her back against me, and this is the only thing that keeps coming to my mind.
She got mad this morning; she was angry, and then when we were going to the party, she suddenly loosened up, only for her to be on Damon's side when the scenario broke out.
"Tell me?"
"I'm not like you , sister; when I see things that are not right, I speak out. I felt ashamed and embarrassed. If it was up to you, sis, wouldn't you have done the same thing? I've known Damon okay, because he is my friend, and I know what he can do and what he can't do, and..."
"And I was lying when I said he cheated on me, right?" I finished her sentence for her, and she only shook her head.
"Look don't drag me into this, I'm out of here" She turned around and climbed the stairs as my eyes followed her up until she was out of sight.
She's friends with Damon? She knows what he can do and what he can't do, and I, her sister, am something else.
"So tell me, was it you or Father who suggested this marriage thing again?" It was time to face my mother, and she needed to tell me a lot of things.
"What are you saying, Nora? Weren't you the same girl who wanted to marry him years ago and"
"Do you hear yourself? Can you listen to yourself, Mother? You just said years ago, and that was approximately 3 years approximately ago and you think that was enough for me to heal up and move on?" This was all surprising—that my family is suddenly agreeing to me marrying Damon with them being aware that he is an asshole.
"Look Nora, you are my eldest daughter, and I want the best for you, Damon knows you a lot, and he is the only person who understands you. Forget what happened 3 years ago, forget the show he just put up hours ago, and look at the future ahead. Look at the days and time ahead of you both; you will make a perfect couple that magazine will feature you both on" My mother said with a smiling face, and I stared at her in shock.
I couldn't believe they were the ones saying this…like my mom was actually saying this.
They were all speaking like they had been brainwashed or something. Hearing my family say nice and good things about Damon baffles me a lot. Were they threatened or something, or is it a business plan or proposal that needs to be signed, and I'm the trade here?
I don't trust these people; the Hawk family always tends to hold up a lot of secrets and mysteries, and I know whoever brought up this marriage must need something, or rather, have a motive to accomplish.
I stared at my mom one last time before walking off the stairs, heading to my room. They want me to marry Damon; they want me to be his love and wife again; they want me to resume the old position in his life, and it saddens me.
But why? Why am I sad or surprised? My family is always going to do what they wish to do, when they feel like it, and when I'm down and broken this way, then their plans will be accomplished.
No, I'm not that naive girl of before; I'm Nora, the banker and accountant, an owner and CEO of her bank enterprise. The Hawk family wants me back, but I won't give them the satisfaction that I don't want him, Damon, their precious son, grandson, and nephew, back.
I will play along; I will act like a pro drama queen and let them all think I'm going to get married to him whilst I drag the marriage ceremony and slowly break Damon.
The humiliation he caused me today, along with the heartbreaks he served me years ago—he's going to pay for all of it. I will make sure that he kneels and kisses my feet while begging for my love back, but I won't give it to him.
He wants a real game, right? Then he will have it.
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