HIS BROKEN EX-WIFE

An Arranged Marriage

Nina

A mouth later....

Nervousness coated my appearance, and I could barely breath of think properly. I had a silent prayer going on in my head while I head on the pregnancy test strip.

Please don't be positive...

please don't be positive....

I chanted the words in my head.

The first red line appeared and it had my gulping down. My eyes fixated on it was cell in my body screaming at with the numerous consequences of it turns out positive-

My body shook with tumor. The second f red line appeared and fir second there I couldn't think were I was in a trance.

The strip fell from my hand and the taunting voice of my inner conscience taunt at me. What are you going to do now Nina. Undoubtedly how would I explain myself to them?

That my jerk of a scumbag boyfriend took advantage of me? and now I'm pregnant with his baby were I didn't even know we're the hell he was. Daniel had disappeared that night without any single trace. I hadn't bother reaching out to him because it was if no use but now ...what happens now.

Seating on the toilet, I had my head hung low, in shame and disappoinment. I could barely even fend for myself and now another life was being added into my care? what heaven really having me this played with?

I seat there for a considerably amount of time, gathering enough mental preparation I couldn't summon. I pushed the door of the public toilet open, while gripping on the test strips an evidence that some bastard child was growing inside of me.

Walking to the sink, I turned on the tap before slowly lashing my eyes on the mirror. I looked horrible and mostly unhealthy. I didn't know how I survived for the past one month but I did and it wasn't easy.

I grew up in the honey coated side of live, never had to face any problems or challenges. My dad was wealthy so I didn't actually really knew the ture meaning of living in abstract poverty until now.

After that day with Daniel, the cops came for me immediately I stepped out the building. I was handcuffed like some filthy animal and I had to spend in jail for two days before my dad's lawyers bailed me out. It was the most horrible two days of my life, however I didn't know that I had more horrible days ahead.

I splashed what we across my pale face. Dark circle hovering around my eyes. I had lost a lot of weight as it was a result of stress.

Stress running around trying to look for ways to help my father out of this. Everyone and everything we knew bailed on us. Money was the center of attraction in your life and once you lose it, you stopped me the center of it all.

"Hmmm excuse me Ms, would your mind turning off the water." A voice reached my hearing and it has my tracing my lifeless eyes in her. She had a srucb and a white coat on. She was one of the doctor's here. I simply paid heed to her request my turning off the water.

I since lacked the energy of communicating with people, because they would only see how vulnerable and pitiful I appeared. I didn't say a word to the lady. I drew out some napkin and was about walking out the restroom.

"Huh, you forgot something." And when I twitched my head backwards. I saw her pointing of the pregnancy test strip.

I inhaled closing my eyes slightly and I could already see the self empathy she had in her eyes towards me. Lately that was the only emotion which people have me.

I picked it up and the heard her utter. "You know it's not always the end. I mean getting pregnant isn't the end of the world and their are other worst things than getting pregnant. I hope you won't do something you would regret. Babies are gifted from God-"

"And I did wish he takes his gift back before I never asked for it." He was yet to answer the rest of my prayers and the worst way he could think of f*****g up my life was giving me such a stupid gift. I flashed an annoying look at the doctor before wording. "I would be more than happy if you take my gift since you feel like pregnancy is such a good thing. People like you are like hypocrite." I chuckled at her before walking out.

A gift? I moved internal..I f*****g hated his gift of his.

I tossed the strip into the nearest waste, finding my feet to my dad's wards.

Carefully, pushed the door open to find my father in the worst condition imaginable to me. I couldn't see the once healthy man who smiled at me, who would take me that everything is going to be okay.

"Dad...." I called out to grab his attention. He seemed like he was in a serious conversation on his phone. Thought he was still weak and recovering he hasn't stop finding a way to get us out of this mess.

I knew he felt terribly sorry whenever he's eyes meant mine. I still hadn't questioned him about the accusations bring placed on him by the national security. To the world, he might be a terrible person, and a bag father but to me he wasn't. I only saw the man who wanted his family to have a good life.

His eyes twitched, having his eyes fall on me. "Princess you're back. Any hope with Neth?"

I smiled, shaking my head. "She hasn't called back, but I know she will."

Neth was helping me find a job through her father's connection and it was because of them that was why we are still standing in the first place. Her family was the only people who didn't turn their back on us and even risk their reputation.

He returned the smile with tenderness. "I'm sure she will." Thought he tried smiling, I could still see the voidness in his eyes. Then he patted the side next to his bed. "Come seat near me princess."

I seat on the comfortable bed and I felt like crying but held onto my tears. I could be string for him, for us.

He took hold of my hands, in his dry fragile ones. "I know this isn't the life I promised you child and I know it must be incredibly hard, facing the world alone by yourself. You must felt so scared but you didn't give up and it's something that gladdens my heart." He squeezed on my hand.

Lately we had been having heart felt talk.

He continued, "I have been a bad father to you Nina...I have failed you."

"No..you have not father, you haven't failed me, instead mom is the one who failed both of yours by running away. A family stick's together during desperate times but she didn't." I haven't set eyes on my mom for the past one month. She run away without thinking twice. Did I blame her? yes I did and probably even more.

"I'm really sorry Nina. I'm really sorry that I had to make you pass through such a hellish life because of my wrong mistakes." He then lowered his head, like he wouldn't face me in the eyes. "I have arranged your married with someone Nina and the boys people will come pick you up tomorrow."

I blinked at him, unable to process the suddenness of the boom shell he dropped at me. "I don't understand what you're saying dad, whose marriage."

But instead if answering my question, he say something different. "The boy's family is wealthy and they will be able to take care of you properly. You wouldn't have to worry about food for shelter because you will everything. You will have your princess line back accompanied with a caring husband."

I found myself slipping my hands away from his. I tried hard not to believe, to think that he was joking.

"It isn't funny dad, you and I know that I'm not ready for marriage. I don't have the wish of getting marriage." Then my head had focused on my stomach. How could I get married without someone else's baby growing in my womb.

"It's for the best Nina, and you will have your old like back. The boy even promised to allow you further your education. You can go back to school and continue your purist."

"I didn't want my old life back if this is the means I'm going to get it. I can't leave you dad and I can't get marriage either."

"You can't or to won't." I finally felt his eyes back on me and it was still. "I'm not going to drag this conversation any further than this Nina. I have already told Zack to back your things, the boys people will pick you up tomorrow and that's finale and not a word about this to anyone not even Neth."

Fumbling with my hand, I couldn't now bring myself to face him. I wasn't a rebellious child, I always listened to their wishes but this time was different.

"You don't understand dad.."

"Then make me understand Nina." Came his stern voice.

Whispering my voice came out. I knew it was useless wanting to hide anything from him. "I'm pregnant dad, and it's Daniels."

Immediately I flinched my eyes closed,hearing the harsh shattering in the glass.

"What did you just say!!! you're f*****g pregnant!!! with that scumbag of a boy's child?" He was yelling, I thought. He never yelled at me.

I held back my tongue.

"I f*****g ask you a question! so f*****g answer me." It was the first time he was using the F- word in me too. He never it.

Tears soon found there way to my eyes. "I'm sorry dad, I know that I have disappointment you."

"How could you have allowed that boy get you pregnant Nina. What did your mother and I tell you about keeping your virginity Nina."

I sniffed, answering his question. "That it was only meant to be taken away by the man I'm going to get marriage too."

He slammed his hand on the bed having my jerk and immediately I got off the bed. "Then how the f**k could you have allowed this happen? what would I say to the boy's people. That my daughter who I took time in raising, plagued around with some f*****g i***t and got pregnant."

"He took advantage of me dad." I told out low.

"And so f*****g what! it was because of your own f*****g ignorance." How could he even say that. He knew that I was always careful. "This is all your mother's fault.She was the one who made me agree to the boyfriend thing in the first place because if I hadn't this wouldn't have happened.

Partly I blamed mom too.

Uncontrollably, my tears came out and I was suppressing the urge not to sob.

"You have completely ruined everything Nina! everything is ruined!" He shattered things in the on the bed stand while breathing heavily. I had only seen him lose control once and it was when I was nine. He and mom had a serious argument and it was somehow related to me.

"I'm really sorry that I let you down." But then on the bright side, I wouldn't be forced to marry a completely stranger.

Then the doctors voiced echoed in my hearing. Maybe this child was really a gift, I couldn't be forced-

"I'm such they won't mind another additional member to their family." I heard dad say and my eyes shoot out horror that him. What was he saying. He fixed his eyes back at me.

"He doesn't have to know that your pregnant. How many months is it now." He pointed that my stomach.

And subconsciously I reached to wrap my hand protectively round my stomach. I shuttered. "One..one month."

He shook his head thoughtfully. "Then it isn't that bad. You just have to make him sleep with you and everything will be settled. He won't have a doubt about the child's paternity."

I couldn't believe what was coming out from his mouth. "Dad can you listen to yourself." He was already placing on deceiving an innocent man who probably had a proper moral standards.

He wanted to trick an innocent man.

I wasn't married to him yet, but I had already felt a sense of betrayal towards him.