Married

I stock the clothes in the wardrobe, the wardrobe couldn't contain all of it so I had to keep it somewhere else. Am going to give some to Vanessa and the others, this will teach him a lesson, let's see if he his going to continue with his stupid attitude.

I wonder if mom will like some of these dresses, I'll send her some. I made a mental nod in my head.

The was a knock on my door and when I opened it, I Vanessa. It looks like she has been assigned to me, there are other maids in this house but she is the only one who comes to attend to me.

"good evening Ma'am," she bow her head, I think I am going to talk to Mason about this, I don't like the way am being called especially from someone who is older than me.

"evening Vanessa, how are you doing?" she smiled and said "am doing good. It is time for dinner." I nod and followed her down stairs, the sweet aroma emanating from the food made my stomach grumble and my mouth water.

"good evening Mason," I took my seat with the help of Vanessa who pulled my chair for me.

The person sitting next to me didn't even bother to reciprocate my greetings, but it is fine, I don't care if he does or not, what I care about is this delicious meal in front of me.

Half way through the meal, I decided to talk about the maids addressing me as Ma'am "Mason," I called, for the first time since we began eating, he raise his head to look at me.

"I was thinking, can the maids call me by my name? I don't like being addressed as Ma'am, most of them are older than me." he didn't say anything, so I took it as a yes.

I smile mar my face but it didn't stay for long, what he said made me remember what I have gotten myself into. He said "tomorrow we will be going to the court to get married, we are going to go buy you a wedding gown first thing tomorrow morning."

"why do I need a wedding gown? I don't need one." he stare at me, his eyes drilling holes on my forehead. "did I say you have a choice? you should have read the contract before signing. You don't have a choice in this, you do as I say and you don't complain." I grit my teeth in anger, I can't believe this.

"you won't control my life, I am not a slave." I smirk form on his lips "actually you are, for one year you are going to be my slave. You are going to do what I say and if you don't you will pay for it. You should check the contract, I believe you have your copy of the contract" my throat turn dry, what have I done with my life?

"this is not what we agreed on, I didn't sign up for this." tears well up in my eyes ready to spill out.

"actually you did, you signed up for this." the tears flow down my cheek, I stood up and left.

I lock my door to and cried, I should have stayed home, I shouldn't have come here, I cried myself to sleep.

The next day, Mason and I went to buy me a wedding gown, I am going to be a married woman, no I am going to be a slave.

With the aid of a sales girl, we got the right gown for me. A make up artist came and did my make up, Mason and I went to court, the ride was a silent one, my eyes turn moist but I fought the tears.

Standing in front of the judge, I was forced to put up a smile on my face "we are here to join this two people in holy matrimony, do we have any objection?" he ask the people in the crowd who were none other than the servants in the house.

"okay then, "do you Miss Arrey Amaya Besong take Mr. Mason Campbell to be your lawful wedded husband, in truth and a spirit, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?" I was silent, I didn't respond to what the priest said, I look at the crowd who stare back at me.

With a tight smile on my face I said "I do." he turn to Mason and said "do you Mr. Mason Campbell take Miss Arrey Amaya Besong as your lawful wedded wife, in truth and in spirit, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?" I heard him respond "I do."

We took the rings, I held his hand and with the ring I said "Mason the feelings I have will never change, I will harbor it for the rest of my life." I saw his mouth twitch, this is because he knows the meaning of my words.

He took my hand and with the ring he said "you already Know how i feel about you, there is no reason for a vow." he slip the ring in my finger.

The priest said "by the power vested in me, I know pronounce you husband and wife, you may know kiss the bride." I thought he wouldn't kiss me but he did.

He cup my cheek and kissed me, I broke the kiss with a force smile on my face. In the car I decided to talk "there was no need for a kiss, you could have avoided it." he turn to look at me and said "even if I didn't do it there, I will still do it in the future, plus we are going to have sex."

I closed my eyes and turn to face the window, it is what I signed for. when we got home, he told the butler to send my things to his room 'I can't sleep on the same bed as him' I said to my self.