Chapter12 Decided?

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"Bri, Brille," I looked around. Someone just called me.
I was lost in past memories of my high school.
My head drew back quickly as I saw my uncle Mark, smiling at me.
I quickly threw myself into his arms.
He is like my second father. He is my maternal uncle, the brother of my mom.
and father of Ivaan, Ruhi, and Nancy.
"How is my doll?" he cupped my face, smiling down at me.
"I'm good," I sit on the couch looking down at the floor.
Noting is time that Zuriel is forcing me to marry him and I don't like him a bit. We just can't even stand in the same room. How am I supposed to marry him when we hate each other so much?
"No, something is wrong to tell me now," he asked me as his eyes tightened.
I knew it. I just can't be able to hide this anymore from him. He can see in my eyes and tell what is running in my mind.
If I put my head downward, there is no way I can hide it more.
"Actually, uncle, you know Zuriel Richardson," I said, looking down at the ground.
"I know everything already," he said, looking into my eyes.
"What, you know everything?" My eyes widened slightly.
He nodded, "Yes, and I wanted to tell you something," he said, and I tilted my head backward.
"You have to marry Zuriel Richardson, Bri," he said.
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I looked at a set of pillow covers that are spread around the couch. I think Aancy would probably put them here. I can smell fresh laundry from them. Oh, they just got cleaned and washed.
I quickly took them and started folding them.
"I need to text Zach about important documents he needs to email me," I murmured while my mind seemed to not be focused on anything.
After my last conversation with my uncle, I'm just not sure what's going on around me; everything appears to be a jumble in my mind.
Why does Uncle want me to marry Zuriel? If he knows very well that I'm not happy, then why?
I tried my best to make him understand, but all he said to me was that it's very important for me to marry Ziriel. I just don't know what and why he was talking like this, but I'm sure there is something he is hiding from me.
I just don't want to marry Zuriel. He is very cruel and ungrateful, and I just can't bear him.
I lay on my bed but was startled when my phone buzzed.
I received an unknown number.
"Who's this?" I asked.
"Too bad you didn't remember and have your soon-to-be husband's number, isn't it?" he said, and I rolled my eyes.
Like I ever care, he can go to hell.
"What do you want?" I retorted and gripped the phone harder.
I'm sure soon a murder will happen at my hands. He really drives me nuts.
"Okay, enough rubbish now." "Listen, we're going to get married tomorrow," he said.
"Are you drunk? What rubbish are you talking about?" I heard all the sounds around me go silent, and my blood felt like it was freezing in my veins.
"I don't have time to waste on you; just behave properly at a wedding; I don't want my father to have any doubts about us," he said before hanging up the phone.
What the fuck just happened is this is true, but I didn't even say yes to him then.
I quickly called my uncle.
"Uncle Mark," I said as soon as he answered the phone.
Bri, I was about to call you. Tomorrow is your wedding with Zuriel," he said, and my body stiffened.
and eyebrows drowned together.
"Uh... uncle you know," I said quietly.
"Yes, now listen, you know everything right," he said, and I closed my eyes.
Flashback
I literally screamed at Uncle Mark, "Whydo I have to marry him? I won't marry him and finalize."
"Bri, you have to understand, it's for your profit," he said, and my head snapped at him.
"What does it mean?" I asked.
My hands began to shake, and I clutched them.
Only I know how desperately I'm trying not to scream or break everything in the room when I asked.
What does he mean by that, did I hear right, no no I must have mistaken hearing him
"I don't understand," I said and gripped the pillow cover so hard.
"Actually, Bri, when you were in San Francisco for your studies, something happened. Sales of your company were very low, and slowly many big shareholders backed up. Everything was so messed up," he said, sighing.
"I... I don't understand. Ivaan never told me this," I murmured.
I didn't know this. My company was at a great loss if I shifted from the couch, not feeling comfortable.
Ivaan was the one who managed the financial and marketing departments of my company.
Ivaan will never tell you because he never wanted to burden you. I also never wanted to tell you this but Bri, now I don't have any other option either. You just have to know the truth. That's why I was pacing you to get married to Zuriel. You know very well that if you don't marry him, then it can happen that the company can get a major loss.
I quickly hung up the phone and put my hand on my head. What is going to happen now?
I'm not ready to be married, not with Zuriel but to anyone.
My head started feeling dizzy. I just wanted to sleep. Only sleep can help my mind calm down.
I quickly took the blanket from my bed and lay on the floor, hiccuping.
Whenever I was tense, I started getting hiccups. Not every time, but only rarely, but yes, it happened to me.
I always like to sleep on the floor rather than in bed; it just gives me a strange satisfaction.
I closed my eyes, I turned around, but dam, why am I not able to sleep?
"Oh, probably your happiness that tomorrow you're going to get married to the prince of your dreams," my inner self mocked me.
"Ughh, shut up," I said, closing my eyes tightly.
I just can't seem to focus on anything around me. What if I'm making a very wrong decision by marrying him? What if my life will get spoiled?
But then, whatever the consequences, I just want to sleep, but sleep is not coming to me.
What is wrong with me? I think I should go somewhere else.
Yes, I know what I will have to do now. When the priest asks me to say "I do," I will either deny it or most probably run away on my marriage day.
I quickly sat up and put my hand over my mouth. Why didn't I think of this earlier?
Yes, the most reliable thing will be that I will run away tomorrow on my marriage day.