HIS POSSESSION: LOOK, LIE AND LOVE

Freya trembled , her gaze locked on her mother. “ You are going to sell me off ? To someone I don't even know ?” She asked , her eyes covered with mist . Astrid smiled slightly, reaching out for her face , she held it calmly , “ I am doing this for your own good” Astrid replied , a wicked smile curved on her lips . “ Besides I am not selling you off , am simply marrying you off to happiness , you should be grateful” Astrid said bluntly , her eyes laced with ruthlessness. Freya's heart sank , tears streaming down her cheeks . “ Why ? Why don't you treat me like you treat Allison, you care only for her and not for me , why don't you sell her off then” she voiced , her voice cracking with every single word she uttered . Astrid turned cold , her face devoid of warmth , “ you should know that as the eldest, you must be wise enough to take care of your younger one , do you want Allison to do your job ?” She said , her eyes boring into her harshly . Freya's feet went cold by her words , it was her job to sell herself to some stranger and take care of her sister ? A sister who doesn't even care whether she dies or lives ? She let out a self deprecating smile . “ I won't marry someone I haven't even met , I won't” Astrid drew closer , a small smile laced on her face . But beneath the facade laid daggers of death ready to plunge deep into Freya if she refused once more . “ If you don't marry him, I will throw you out of my house , so be a good girl and go get ready” she said and turned to walk away . Freya clenched her first , “ I will leave never to return , I will never marry anyone you plan for me!” She retorted stomping her feet on the ground . The atmosphere went stiff as Astrid stopped in her tracks , she turned around almost immediately and the next moment the entire building shook with the sound of a slap . Freya held her face , her head bent to the side . Astrid grabbed her jaw harshly , “ You might be forgetting something, you have no choice ! I own you and even if I want to sell you off to entertain pigs , you can't do anything about it !” She said and rashly pulled her hand back. Freya lost balance and fell to the ground . She groaned with pain as her buttocks hit the hard floor. She looked up to meet her mother's gaze but all she saw was a ruthless woman who would do anything to be in charge . “ I was kind enough to raise you in school , be filial and get married , else I would sell you off to the sailors , you don't want that do you ?” Astrid questioned and walked away, swaying her hips from the left to the right . The sound of heels reverberating throughout Freya's body, it was taunting her , letting her know her place was beneath those heels . A bitter smile spread across Freya's lips, raise her in school ? That was a joke ! Her eyes flashing with defeat and pain . She caught sight of Allison who was walking towards her like she owns the world . She had a mischievous smile, her body movements mocked Freya and her vixen appearance showed a huge disparity between morality and immorality . Allison immediately feigned pity, putting on the cheapest facade ever worn . Freya scoffed , why don't you learn from your mother ? “ Sister , am sorry , mom had to do this , I- I told her not to but she wouldn't listen , am really sorry” she said covering her face feigning tears . Freya gripped her dress in anger , her teeth gritted that they could break off her gums . “ Aren't you happy? Finally got rid of me like you always wanted . “Your” mom would do anything to make you happy, wouldn't she ?” Freya asked , all emphasis on ‘your mom’. Her gaze tore through Allison’s facade seeing what she was made of. Allison brought her hands down , still maintaining her pitiful gaze , “ what are you saying sister , she is also your mother . Mom loves you , she just doesn't know how to show her affections, sorry it has to be this way, I will attend your wedding” The last sentence was the last straw that broke the Carmel’s back . Freya stood up , pointing at Allison fiercely . “ Why don't you get married instead, you love weddings right ? You want to come ? Be the bride b***h !’ she barked , wanting to tear off the facade on her face . Allison took several steps back , bursting into tears “ what did I do? I only care for you, it is only right if I come to my sister's wedding , why be so mean ?” Freya trembled with anger , giving Allison five out of five stars for her great acting Performance . If there was more stars to give , she would happily give up more for her . She was unbeatable yet unreal . .. Allison spotted the bodyguards and cried harder , they looked bulky, no doubt Freya was getting married to an old man , haaa , mom was really the best , sending the witch off the house . Want to become a successful doctor with me too ? You can go and die ! “ Sister , I heard your husband is an old man , serve him well, maybe he might be kind enough to let you further your education” she taunted maintaining her calm demeanor. Freya's heart sank , an old man ? Further her education? Was she going to be nothing but a bed warmer ? No!!! She won't. “ Besides you really look like you would do a good job” Allison added , further spiking her . “ You …” Freya raced towards her with the intention of hitting her . The bodyguards who were close to her acted quickly and captured Freya . “ Come with us” one of the them said and dragged her into the black Mercedes Benz . Freya kicked and thrashed the air refusing to leave with them “ let me go !! Mom please ! I will do whatever you say , please help me !!” She yelled but Astrid was nowhere to be found . .. Allison flashed a grin showing how excited she was about the entire show that just pulled off . Freya got aggrieved and thrashed harder but the bodyguards were stronger than her and threw her into the car . Her head hit the car frame , sending her wriggling in pain . She bursted into tears shocking the guards . She didn't exactly know what was making her cry , the fact that her own mother sold her off to someone she didn't know and hadn't met . The fact that Allison finally got the chance to taunt her or the fact that she might not continue to pursue her career or the fact that her head crashed on the door frame . The pain was too much , the physical pain she felt melted and collaborated with her emotions , making her sob harder . She held her heart as the car went into motion not taking away her pain . The pain journeyed with her and for a split second , she actually wondered , what kind of fate awaited her ?