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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)

Alice crumples, Alice visibly crumples and I am left thinking about why.

She's really thinking of why she's practically falling down unable to stand up anymore.

"Are you seeing what you're doing to us?" Adrian says.

I can see a few tears glistening in his eyes and I wonder if they are all acting because it looks like a stage play to me.

Okay I had been joking when I had been crying before. I had been joking when I had been crying earlier. I just used my emotions to make it look more believable but right now x they both look like they also want to cry and I am groaning in frustration at this.

I calm down as quickly and I began this little farce, a little bit of a laugh at the end.

Alice looks like she might kill me, she looks like she might kill me because the stare that she's directing at me is hard.

"I'm sorry" I say reaching out and i grab her hand.

"I really can't tell you anything right now"

"Why?" I say looking at the both of them, for some reason this sparks a little bit of distrust in me.

It makes me feel like they do not trust me, it makes me feel they do not trust me enough to entrust me with what is going on here.

I'm guessing that the word trust is being used a lot because that is what I feel this is all about.

They don't trust me to let me know what is truly going on here and I am hurt at this.

"Aderyn, nothing is wrong with you" Adrian says looking at me.

"You are perfect, you are beautiful, you are resourceful you are oddly deadly when you want to be but still there is nothing wrong with you"

"Then how am I still alive?" I say quick enough as i look at both of them.

It would have seemed a strange question to anyone else but to both of them.

They simply look at me with appreciative looks on their faces.

"You are still alive because you have a will to live. You are still alive because you did not want to die".

Adrian's words seem wise and sagely but that is not the answer that I'm looking for.

"You know that is not what I am asking about?" I say looking at him and he nods his head.

"I know what you are asking about but yet, you are not really meant to know about it now"

"And you guys know about it?" I say looking at the both of them and the both nod at me with sad smiles on their faces.

"When will I finally get to know what is going on here?" I say looking at both of them and Adrian smiles at me.

I almost want to ask how long is very very soon but yet I realise that will be too inconsiderate to ask.

This is a very emotional moment. I laugh silently.

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