Fate in Captivity

Chapter 8- The Start of Fate

(Aubrey)

I am still confused, what is he going to say about mine? Would they also have a divorce? No, I doubt that, whenever mom and dad were together they looked always like a newly-wed couple. They were always sweet to each other, holding hands and clinging to one's arms while walking and I am just acting like their servant beside them. What more do I have to know? Dad is only staring at me without saying anything as an introduction for this serious talks we are about to have. My mind wanted to leave and run towards to Zy, she must know about it, or should I talk to her parents first? Ugh, I also don't know what to do. 

"Aubrey..." Dad called me and my spine suddenly felt the shivers I haven't felt since the day they announced to me that we are now rich. 

"Just spill it dad." I arrogantly said to him, I wanted to looked cool and just unbothered, but in the inside, I want to know it as soon as possible. 

"Alright, I just heard it a while ago. Your mom..." dad keeps on stuttering, I can't understand the thought of his sentences. 

"Come one dad, talk straightly." I said to him. My nervousness is now gone and I am now just frustrated of him. I can't just wait to hear all the details and now he is still thinking words on how he can say it. 

"You have prepare yourself first---"

"Dad, I already prepared myself since thirty minutes ago, just tell me." I cut his sentence and crossed my arms and started demanding for it. 

"Your fiancé just arrived here and we would have dinner with them later." he finally said those words he is wanting to say since he arrived. I expected this day to come but I did not know that it would arrived this sooner. I just let out a deep sigh and sat back while looking at him. 

"Sorry daughter, I know we may be forcing you---"

"No, it's alright. I don't have time to date so be it you can do whatever you like." I coolly said to him and he smiled at me. 

"You grew a lot, Aubrey." dad said and patted my head. He stood up and left without saying goodbye. So, he just went here just to say those things? We can just have talk in the house with mom, why would he have to go here?

My mind and will to run out and tell everything to Zy suddenly vanished, I don't have now the energy to stood up nor call someone to help me prepare my clothes for tonight. I heard the door opened and I saw my secretary stood in front of me, she only stare at me with pity in her eyes and I just smiled at her.

"What reaction is that?" I said to her and she sat across from me. 

"Your fate is playing with you." she said to me and I just chuckles. 

"No, I would say this is just the start of my fate, no one knows the ending just some never ending hopes." I answered to her and stood up. 

"I think I must shop today." I said and she smiled at me. 

"I will personally go with you." she said and I just nods. 

She is Alyssa, my cousin. I hired her as my secretary because she is the only relative I am comfortable with and the one I could probably trust aside from my friends, the one knows everything about me and the one who always comforted me. 

"Would you come to the dinner later?" I asked her while we are now walking inside the stores. 

"Of course not! Why would I come with you?" she answered and I saw the disgust on her facial emotions. 

"I am just asking, how could you react like that?" I said to her and I scoff in disbelief. 

"I am not one of your family, why did you think I would come?" she said and gave me some clothes hang from the store. I looked at it one by one and I don't think this is my style. I put it back and she still gave me some clothes she may encounter as we walked. 

"I am just wondering maybe you could now go to one of those dinners." I answered and keep on checking out the clothes. 

"Stop giving me dresses, It's not what I feel to wear right now." I said to her and she looked at me irritated, she on by one put back the dresses she is holding. 

"Then? Would you wear gowns?" she sarcastically said to me and I just rolled my eyes. I walked towards the section full of suits and corporate attires. 

"Come on, you were about to go in a dinner with your soon to be husband, he is not some meetings you need to attend." she nags at me and I just ignored her, trying to pick and great style. 

"Do you want him to put the marriage off?" she asked and I stopped moving those hangers, I smiled and got those coordinates. 

"Maybe that's my plan." I whispered to her and walked towards the fitting room. 

I started trying these clothes I brought one by one, I don't want to act like I do prepared myself for him. We are stranger to each other so I don't need to wear grand clothes and acting being pretentious and high. We just have to eat dinner, knowing each other just for the sake of formality and ending the night like we are not about to see each other again. Actually, I am cool about it, arranged marriage? I would be definitely fine, he may also have the same reactions and emotions like mine, he may have other person he loves or he is longing to be with, I just need to ask for forgiveness to him later. 

I went out of the fitting room and put the clothes I fitted on the counter, the cashier rang it for me and I just pay her with the company card. We went out holding these paper bags and we directly went to the shoes section, I just want to have a comfortable shoes but still it should be heeled. I started browsing and decided to got the shoes displayed in the store, I don't have the time luxury to pick and try it one by one. 

*Phone rings*

"Hello?" I greeted upon answering the phone. 

"You must be my soon to be wife?" I stopped walking as soon as he said that line. I remember this voice and I can't forgot that easily. I did not answer right away, thinking even if it could be a familiar voice, it may have been a scam or something. 

"You already forgot me? What a shame." he said to me and just chuckles. 

"Unfortunately, I did not. What a shame." I answered and copied the way he spoked. He laughed out loud and I can hear him panting, did I really said a great joke?

"You really speak the same, Aubrey. I can't wait to meet you later." he said and hung up on me. What a jerk.

"Who is that?" Aly asked me and I just looked at her. 

"Nothing, just some retarded man wanting to be sane." I answered to her. 

"It must be him, right?" she asked to me but I did not answer. 

"I must be right, I can't believe it!." She exclaimed and began laughing out loud. Ugh! Now, I regretted saying that I am comfortable with her so she knows everything about me. 

"Shut up! We need to go." I firmly said to her. 

"You really still wanted to go even though you know who is your fiancé?" She said while still laughing. 

"Right! We need to buy new clothes, get me all the dresses you took earlier. I'll go in my office first, get in in a minute." I authoritatively said to her and she stopped laughing and looking at me. 

"What are you doing? Run!" I said to her and she started running towards the shop we went earlier. I am just laughing while I saw her sometimes slipped because of her heels. that's what you get from teasing your boss, hmp!

I just walked towards my office as I need to prepare, I changed my mind, I decided to look at my fullest tonight. The man who just called me, we do have some history together, both pleasant and unpleasant memories. I already forgotten about it, but that's how fate would play you, it would suddenly dig up your past and show it in front of you like it did not happened years ago. 

I entered the room and I sat down on my couch, how could my parents arranged me to a person like that? Then, I just remembered, his family owns the biggest brand of fashion collections. Why did I not think of that? I am such a fool. 

How should I face him later? Should I treat him indifferently as my parents don't know that we already knew each other? Should I act like nothing happened? Or should I ignore his existence overall? Ugh, now I hate this arranged marriage thing!

"Aubrey! These are the clothes you asked, please choose what you prefer, ma'am." Aly suddenly broke in and holding five paper bags I think? She put it down on the table and said those words in sarcasm. 

"What should I do, Aly? Should I tell them I am not feeling well?" I said to her and she just rolled her eyes. 

"After he called you? Not feeling well? I don't think so." she said and started to open those bags and laying each dresses on the couch for me to pick. 

"I hate that guy, I hate his guts and I hate his attitude." I am now started complaining to her. She sat in front of me and pat my lap, I looked at her and she's looking with me in concern with her eyes. 

"Aubrey, just think of me. I hate your guts and I hate your attitude. But I am still here working for you."  she said those words to me in serious and genuinely. 

"Shut up, witch." I said to her and began choosing what to wear. I just heard her chuckles and looks like I have no choice. 

"I am just answering your question, don't be mad." she said to me but I just ignored her. 

"I want to wear this." I said and pointed to a blue dress. 

"I knew you would pick that, I already thought of the shoes and bag you should use." she excitedly said and get the other paper bag we got from earlier. She give it to me and i looked at it.

"Alright, let's stick to your suggestions." I said and get those.

"You need to leave, I need to change my clothes." I said to her and she looked surprised. 

"Oh right! Then I should go." she said and went outside. 

I started changing, from my top and after some minutes I finished changing. I don't know why I do have to do this on my own, my parents just really forgot that we can actually now afford stylists and all that. I stopped fixing when someone knocked on the door, the same as before, I did not answered but it opens automatically. Aly went inside with playful smile on her face. 

"What do you want now?" I said while still fixing the fit of the dress. 

"Let me fix your face, I mean, your make-up." She said and held out make-up pouches she's hiding from her back. I suddenly felt fear, should I really trust this woman? What if she would destroy my night? What if she would have her revenge on me?

"Don't looked at me like that, I am not a killer." she said to me and started grinning. 

"But you could really kill me." I mumbled. 

"Don't say that, I haven't made up my mind yet." she plainly answered and grabbed my wrist to forced me sit on the couch. 

Please, please save me from the hands of this woman.

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