THE GREAT MISUNDERSTANDING

After speaking with Riona and Ashley, We went downstairs to meet the worried gazes of everyone. Raymond rushed up to me. ' What happened to you Arianna? Are you alright?' Raymond says.

' Gracious me! Too many questions, does this look like a court house?' I asked in an attempt to annoy him.

' Stop your nonsense. Do you know how worried we all were?' Raymond says. He is fond of acting like a big brother. He doesn't have any siblings so he was " eager to grab the opportunity" as he likes to explain it.

' Chill out dude! Nothing much happened, I just met Ken, got dumped, then drank and crashed into an old friend.' I said trying to sound as casual as possible.

' How dare he? Wait! and you are not even bothered?' Raymond asks giving me a suspicious stare.

' Common Ray! I am Arianna Havana, did you expect me to go a month with red eyes and haggard expression? Please.. they are many fishes in the river and they can tell my how many great guys they've seen.' I replied.

' Arianna that's not how the saying goes. It is simply there are many fishes in the river excluding your additions.' Riona says.

' Well that is a very stupid saying, I mean what normal human being will break up with a fellow human and then go look for fishes to date.' I explained. It is simple common sense. It's a pity that common sense is commonly uncommon.

' Arianna sometimes I wonder how you graduated high school with that stupid mentality of yours.: Riona says.

' If we gave you 👓 glasses, made your hair into a ponytail, replace your fashionable clothes with baggie shirts and pleated skirt you would make the perfect nerd. Seriously, you should have studied sciences, go prove your hypothesis in the lab.' I say.

' Well I have a hypothesis that I can prove. The more Arianna gets smacked, the wiser she will become. I am sure you won't mind us testing it out?' Riona replies.

' Well what'd you know? Would you look at the time? I have an appointment with the... the fishes that were meant to introduce great guys to me. I should get going, hehe.' I say as I nervously laugh while backing away.

Ashley and Raymond laugh their intestines out; who blames them, they aren't the ones three centimetres away from death.

I immediately start running and Riona isn't relenting in her pursuit. What happened to Ashley's responsibility? Why wasn't she saving me? Raymond will definitely not help me, after all that is " his Juliet." Isn't it so stupid how someone will like Charles Dickens book? What is so interesting about Juliet being locked in a high tower by her adoptive mother and having hair very long that she used to get her Prince charming up to her room. Why didn't she just cut off the hair and climb down the tower herself, some people are so stupid.

( AUTHOR: Seriously, how did this girl pass through high school? She can't even identify a Shakespearian book)

I felt my life flash through my eyes but then...

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' Yes come over tomorrow, so we can choose the design.' Sasha says on the phone.

' Sweetheart, that's the seventh designer. I think that's enough.' Lucian says while trying to sound sweet despite the irritation building within him.

' Come on Lucian. We don't get married everyday.' Sasha says smiling wildly.

And that's a good thing, Lucian thought.

It hadn't been up three ours since they left the Andersons' home. But Sasha had contacted 7 designers, 5 catering companies and four event planning company. It was really getting on his nerves each time he estimated how much would be paid to each of them.

He couldn't wait. Once he got his hands on Sasha's property, he would live the life he was born to live. It was just a matter of time.

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Raymond held Riona tightly and said to me, ' Run Ari. Hey dude follow her and help stall Riona.'

' Thank you Ray, I will make sure to give you a huge discount on Riona's dowry.' I said as I run out, Fred right behind me.

I ran around for a while and finally stopped when I accidentally twisted my ankle. ' Ow!' I exclaimed.

Curses Rio! I have sprained my ankle and the front door is about 30 steps away. I guess I should raise the white flag, I'm the little one here surely I will be forgiven.

I limped carefully and slowly till Fred squatted before me.

Was he offering me a piggyback? How long has it been since I got a piggyback? I smiled stupidly as I climbed on and said a thank you. Just then I heard Riona's voice echo through the house. ' Just wait till I get my hands on Arianna Olivia Havana.' She says.

I gasped. She used the full name. No way was I raising any white flag; he who runs away, lives to fight another day.

I whispered into Fred's ear. ' Let's hide in the garden. Hurry!'

' As it pleases her royal Highness.' Fred replied.

I giggled, this guy had a great sense of humour.

We headed straight to the garden and I went to hide in my tree house while Fred offered to make sure he wouldn't let Riona get close to my hiding spot. I sat down comfortably and started completing a few of my designs.

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Damien had stopped at some random House so that the person Ashley sent with him could leave.

Immediately the person turned around, Damien secretly followed all the way to Arianna's Villa. He saw Arianna and was just about to call out to her when he saw that she wasn't alone. It was the guy from earlier and he was offering a piggyback? Damien watched Arianna smile like a 5-year old child and got on. She whispered something into his ears and he smiled and replies. Then Arianna giggled again.

They were behave like teenagers who had been in love for years. But if Damien remembered correctly she said she had just met this guy.

Ken was right! This girl wasn't as innocent as she posed to be. Even his keen judgement sense was momentarily decieved. He called for someone to pick him up and then left. Annoyed at Arianna and her family; but mostly himself for believing them.