A Secret To Die For

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

As if the lightning stroked inevitably Lavender Magnolia Smith when she heard about her father's decision tonight. She stunned there with her blurry eyes almost bawled into tears. Both of her hands were suddenly cold with clasped fists. 

"You must marry him to switch your sister!" exclaimed her father. Michael Smith stood in front of her, making the decision. His stern face glared at Lavender because she has to blame for what happened in the past. 

"Why, Daddy?" at last, Lavender spoke something after a few minutes her freezing throat.

"Because you are the one who let her run away!" Michael pointed the guilt at her straightforwardly. 

"But she doesn't love him. Angela has her boyfriend. She's pregnant with him!" Lavender tried to defend her sister, Angela, who just run away with her boyfriend two hours ago.