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" How about we help each other?" He says and I look up at him, eyes still wet from the tears streaming down my cheeks, heart freshly broken from the public humiliation and betrayal that was Lucas's breakup. I can faintly make out the first droppings of snow floating magically under the light of the street lamps. It's that time of the year, a time for wool coats, a time for relaxing, none of which I'll be doing. "I'm an orphan with a wicked aunt and a boyfriend who left her because she has nothing to her name, how could I possibly help you?" I say another sob escaping my lips. "Marry me" he replies and my eyes widen in anger. Is he mocking me?. I look into the eyes of this stranger and see he's dead serious. "I need a wife, you need a home, marry me and you'll have all you want". I nod.

A Snowy Marriage (A Christmas agreement)

"You hate him don't you?" I ask her and she nods her head "with passion"

I smile and the three of us giggle at this.

We have a five-minute break again and it surprises me exactly how fast these fights are going considering the number of people that are entering into it once more now.

I wonder exactly how rigid the rules of this place are.

"I thought they said that once the time for signing up with tokens was over, the entries for the games will be closed".

Both of them practically smile at this.

"I'm guessing that we should have informed you, there's nothing like law and order here, there is nothing that can't be changed for the right amount of money"

"Are the tokens money?" I ask both of them and they nod at me.

"They might not be now, but for the right price, for the right favour, these tokens can easily become a considerable sum of money"

I'm looking at both of them and Arden is mortified because she realises she's the one that had been speaking just now.

"You don't have to feel bad for telling me" I say and she nods her head.

"I thought talking about money would get you a little bit sad" she says to me and I think I know why she does this.

When i had been telling them of my life till now there is one part that had stood out, one thing that had stood out in my life when i had told them of my life.

I noticed exactly how I was living differently.

When I was with my aunt I lived like a cretin. When I was in my parents, money wasn't a problem, when my parents were still alive I could get anything that I wanted, but the moment my aunt got hold of my inheritance, the moment she got hold of my parents assets and the money in the accounts and assets, I stopped receiving money

I had stopped receiving money for upkeep, for food, for basically anything that I wanted to do, I started leaving cashless and I had to work for what I would eat, sometimes that money is even stripped away from me by her daughter and she would not say anything about it.

I was the literal definition of poor just a few weeks back and I'm guessing Arden thinks it will be a touching matter for me.

"There is no need to feel bad, so whatever you are saying, i know that you guys would never want to hurt me" I say to the both of them and they smile.

"It's also nice knowing that I have two new sisters" I say and the smile that is on their face practically grows wider at this.

Alice almost releases a few tears at this and I wrap her in a hug.

Your sister would be proud looking at you" I say and she sobs openly into my shoulders.

The blares sound again and it is time for the next fight.

Chapter 143