What is there that needs thinking?
What?!?!...
"Dad you can't be serious..."
"What do mean Jasmine..."
I think I didn't hear him correctly...
Does he want me to get married?!
As in married married?!
"Baby..he is a good man...you know Iden Knight my collage friend...he told me that his son Elijah wanted to get married and he asked specifically for one of my daughters .."
Ok...
I really think he is serious...
Wow...
I never thought that today when I wake up from sleep I would face this..
Marriage?!
Really?!?!?!...
I don't even have time for this bullshit...
The problems at my work was enough to cause me a killing head ache...
Why this?!?!...
"You said he asked for one of your daughters...why me?"
He just looked at me with a blank face...
"Dad.."
He just rose his eye brows at me...
Okay...
"How about Lily...she is perfect.."
Still..
Blank face...
"She's pretty...wonderful...cheerful...and most importantly...older that me...at a perfect age for marriage.."
He blinked twice...
This is really starting to get on my nerves...
"Dad...I'm really tiered and I do-"
"I tried this the easy way like how you always say I should.."
What??!?!
You didn't try...
Like..
At all...!!!
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that Iden asked for one of your girls hands and I gave yours to him.."
What does he mean?...
"What do you mean?"
"I mean I already said yes..."
Oh my god..!!
"Dad..!!!"
He jumped out of his place a little bit...
"Oh Geez...lower your voice a little bit..."
You see this is what he always does...
Its like he already takes the decision and then comes up to you segestioning it even though he is ten years past of picking it...
I took a deep breath in...
Then out...
I think he saw how devestated I was...
"Oh come on Jasmine..."
Come on and do what?!
Did he expect me to come in from work today sit down with him to talk..have him tell me that he arranged me a marriage with someone I've never seen before...and kiss his hands out of gratitude for that!?!?...
"He is a wonderful guy...He is smart...good looking...great...nice...gentleman...everything you could ask for..."
Yeahh...
But I didn't ask for anything...
He was silent for a second..
when there was no response from me he started to talk again...
"He is even The CEO of there family business and he is only 28 years old..."
"Dad I'm only 25.."
He took out a breath...
"And Lily is 27...he age is perfect for h-"
"I said yes to you not to Lily.."
Why does he keep interrupting my words!?!?..
I mean yeah he often does that and rearly listens but..
It's more annoying than usual today...
Alright..
Lets play this game..
"Dad you need to let me at least think about this.."
He rose both his hands in the air..
"What is there that needs thinking?!"
Ummm...I don't know...
Maybe the thought that I'm getting married to someone I've never met before...only heard a few stories of...
Or maybe because saying yes means that my whole life is going to change...
Or maybe because this is my marriage life we're talking about?!?...
I could go on for ever...I swear...
"Jasmin..trust me...no one knows what's better for my daughter more than me.."
Umm..maybe the daughter does?!?!...
"Dad...I'm sorry but this is shocking and I'm so tiered and-"
"Ohh...you need some rest...because his family is coming tomorrow to see their bride.."
HELLO!?!?!
HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING TO WHAT I'M SAYING!?!?
"Dad.."
"Jay enough..It's really late...how about we both get some rest and you think about this over night ok?!.."
And before I Could even add a word he just got up...
said good night and walked away..
I stood still in my place for a few moments..
I needed to Absorb this...
Dad was always like this...making life decisions for us...all of us...under the thought that he knew what was best for us since he was our father or what ever...
I wanted to cry...
So bad...
But I couldn't...the anger within me was so much more...
It kept turning each tear to more and more of its self...
This is unbelievable...
For how long am I going to be a puppet like this...
Marriage?!?!
Seriously..
No sorry let me refrain that
Arrange Marriage!?
I took a few more moments to contain the anger for second to get to my room...
I rushed there...opened the door and closed it...
I left my phone and changed into my pajamas...
And finally...
What felt like for ever...
I got to lay in my bed...
I couldn't take the thought that my father simply said yes to something like that without even Consulting me..
I tried to remember if me and that Elijah guy even met before...but I don't recall that we did...
I don't even remember dad talking about this Iden friend much often...
They just went to the same collage i think...
And what Remained of their relationship was a business one...
I mean...
How can he do this to me...
I swear...
Something within me isn't just feeling right about all of this...
And I hate to admit it but..
This time I don't think I'm wrong...