Aenni

Luna Zhang leaves her family and dreams for her lover 
who later on disappoints and leaves her
she meets another man who brings something new to her life
an experience she can never forget
but he only regards her as a possession

sealed by fate

I'm standing at the altar waiting for Matthew to arrive

the priest looks at me ...very impatient he seems

"when will the groom be here?" he asks me

"I'm sure he'll be here soon...I hope so"

the room is filled with tension an awkward silence one can't stand

the only relief I would get was from a passing car hoping for it to be Matthew.....not once but twice

I get startled by the priest again

"ma'am if the groom doesn't make it you can set another date , I have another wedding to officiate and I don't want to keep the other couple waiting "

"okay but just be patient I know he'll be here soon"

minutes stretch on and I can't bare to wait any longer

I take out my phone trying to call him

the devil must be trying to play tricks on me

without failure I continue calling him until he declines my call

"the audacity" I mumble to myself

without wasting any time I walk out not giving the priest a second glance or apologizing for wasting his time

I'm sure even now he thinks I'm such an unruly girl

"get out ! you ungrateful daughter!" my mother led me out throwing my things away treating me like I'm a piece of shit

"if protesting against you and your stupid family's traditions results to this then I swear I would have left ages ago!" I snorted back

"I always wished for a son ..not a prostitute in disguise...Luna you're barely 20 and you're rebelling against us just because of a man you barely know?" my dad pleads with his hands folded

"atleast that same man loves and trusts me

he understands me and treats me better

unlike you .....you only think about yourselves, wealth and high status father wake up from that dream of yours" I speak while grabbing my bags ready to leave with Matthew

"then never turn back regard us to be dead you have no father , no mother neither do you have any family to support you and claim you as theirs

you're a disgrace to the Zhang family!"

hearing those words stung me even further

but I'm brought back to the present when the taxi I called for honked at me

"you ready to go ma'am " asked the driver

"yes please take me to lane Oakland street right next to...."

"yes yes I know right next to the jubilee statue " replied the driver he looked very pleasant and kind a keen resemblance to my father

my family wasn't always well to do

but as time went by our status improved

I don't know what type of business my dad engaged in but all I knew is that it brought 3 meals a day

within a flash my papa as I used to call him was now able to afford the lastest cars

by the time I turned 16 we were considered to be rich and wealthy

but that's a story for another day

upon reaching the house I noticed something odd very different

I saw Matthew pleading and begging asking for time

a contrast to his normal arrogant behavior

the taxi drove away leaving me to witness the scenario alone

with Matthew bruised and battered

the man being talked to walked out

he looked very different compared to the men in the premises wearing a three piece business suit

which tightly hugged his muscles

I could barely see his face as darkness loomed around him

It felt like an eternity staring at him

"get her!" those words brought me back to reality

his voice had something alluring to it

deep yet smooth rough but comforting

before I could act one of the men dragged me away

I could only see Matthew receiving money from the guy and happily shaking hands with him

Unfateful day