p class="MsoNormal"strongChapter 20: Unthinkable Arrangements!/strong/p
p class="MsoNormal""…An arranged marriage?" Said the youngest Blight, reaffirming the information she had just received. Amity's day only went from bad to worse… Usually she would be argued with her father as this was ridiculous. Though the tired woman simply sat there calmly, expressionless. In all reality she had just been hurt beyond the point of caring; completely numb altogether./p
p class="MsoNormal""Okay… When do I meet my to be husband..? when do I marry?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""You've been scheduled for a date in 3 days, as he's been waiting for you to get back for quite some time. His name is Robert Bump. He's twenty, and son of a very wealthy business in Magnolia. The wedding is two weeks from today." Amity's father briefly explained, visibly upset with the whole arrangement./p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'Amity Bump'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal""Excuse me father, I'm ready to be dismissed, I'd like to go to my apartment…" Said the greenette, mind once again wandering./p
p class="MsoNormal""Of course. I expect a full report of what had took place in your absence, see you later Amity."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Yes father… Later…" said the shattered girl, standing up and wandering out./p
p class="MsoNormal"That day Amity wandered the streets, not yet ready to go home, bag still in hand. A chilling breeze filled the air everywhere she went. The young Blight felt like a stranger to her own town, looking in through a glass window. She walked, hands tucked away; watching happy children laughing and playing throughout the town park. Couples at the local noodle shop, holding hands. Parents shopping at the markets streets, picking out new clothes … in a world filled with people who had each other… Amity stood as an outsider./p
p class="MsoNormal"Finally, she found herself standing in front of the lone wooden door leading into an apartment… something in her too scared to enter. Once she opens the door, it'll be all over. The whole journey she had taken, all that time spent, after Amity opened that door; it'll be the final piece to the puzzle of reality. That everything really is back to normal… But it had to be done./p
p class="MsoNormal"The lights had been off, as she lived alone. Surprisingly, despite Edric, Emira and Viney supposedly taking care of her place; it hadn't been chaotic. In fact, all dishes had been done and put away, hardwood floors swept, and laundry put away. Amity's bed had even been made. Although only 8 pm, the business woman stripped herself of the warn out clothes, and put on a pair of thin aquamarine blue colored shorts and a cotton candy pink tank top. She crawled under the untouched cold sheets, fluffed her pillow, and laid on her side to look at the nightstand./p
p class="MsoNormal"On her light purple nightstand was a number of things. A black flexible reading lamp, a heavy business procedures book written by her father, a digital bright green alarm clock, and the old grom picture… in it she looked so thrilled, as she was back then, as she had been standing by Luz. All of them in the photo had large smiles on their faces, as they were young. The woman then placed the photo face down. What would she do? What could she do? Those similar thoughts played through her mind until the drowsiness consumed her./p
p class="MsoNormal"Amity was soon engulfed in a dream so real… she opened her honey orbs and peered around. Only to notice a masculine silhouette at her balcony. The double doors had been locked, the person discovered once shaking the door knob. The greenette slipped out of her bedding and practically glided to the entrance, staring in shock at the unseen figure. That hair…. She unlocked the hinge barrier only to be blasted by cold breeze sucked into the room ; but that hadn't been the only thing that came in. span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanspan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanspan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""L-Lu…" she whispered as a hand met her cold pale face, Luz's thumb tenderly tracing her cheekbone./p
p class="MsoNormal""W-what are you…?" Amity started asking before she got lost in the feeling, face redden with blush./p
p class="MsoNormal""Shh… I just had to say goodbye…" the other girl responded firmly, looking into the honey eyes with such passion; as the two drifted closer. The brunette still kept one hand at Amity's face, the other around her waist. Both pale thin arms encircled around a muscular neck, once again engaging in a kiss. This one more intimate, passionate, deeper, and enchanting then the first./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Amity then woke up, dawn already arriving, tucked into bed./p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'It was only a dream.'/em She thought; but to her dismay a draft was coming in. the greenette furrowed her brows; staring at the ajar balcony doors. She soon crawled out from bed and closed it, slightly confused./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"A loud knocking came from the door a yell came shortly after, "IT'S US MITTENS!" her brothers voice was heard "AND ME!" she heard Willows voice. Amity rolled her eyes./p
p class="MsoNormal""I'll be out in a minute!"/p
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p class="MsoNormal"Emira jumped in excitement, "I can't wait to take mittens shopping for that date!" she exclaimed, a little worried about how her sister feels but she still wants to hang with her./p
p class="MsoNormal""Not before me and Gus take her to the noodle shop for her favourite dish. Isn't that right Gus?" which the man nodded enthusiastically. Of course, no one in town was happy Amity was going to get married, but it was out of their hands./p
p class="MsoNormal"The youngest Blight soon closed the door behind her, now in everyday clothes, looking flustered./p
p class="MsoNormal""Are you ok Ami?" asked Willow, just as Amity was turning around with something sarcastic, she sighed and smiled./p
p class="MsoNormal""Never been better, Willow." She said with sadness in her voice. she then turned to her sister,/p
p class="MsoNormal""Hey sis, I'll catch up with you later. I just want to be with my friends right now.." she told her sister in a distant tone./p
p class="MsoNormal""Uhh… sure mittens, see you in a while." with that Emira grabbed Edric and dragged him away so Amity could walk to breakfast with her friends. span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""…An arranged marriage?" Said the youngest Blight, reaffirming the information she had just received. Amity's day only went from bad to worse… Usually she would be argued with her father as this was ridiculous. Though the tired woman simply sat there calmly, expressionless. In all reality she had just been hurt beyond the point of caring; completely numb altogether./p
p class="MsoNormal""Okay… When do I meet my to be husband..? when do I marry?"/p
p class="MsoNormal""You've been scheduled for a date in 3 days, as he's been waiting for you to get back for quite some time. His name is Robert Bump. He's twenty, and son of a very wealthy business in Magnolia. The wedding is two weeks from today." Amity's father briefly explained, visibly upset with the whole arrangement./p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'Amity Bump'/em/p
p class="MsoNormal""Excuse me father, I'm ready to be dismissed, I'd like to go to my apartment…" Said the greenette, mind once again wandering./p
p class="MsoNormal""Of course. I expect a full report of what had took place in your absence, see you later Amity."/p
p class="MsoNormal""Yes father… Later…" said the shattered girl, standing up and wandering out./p
p class="MsoNormal"That day Amity wandered the streets, not yet ready to go home, bag still in hand. A chilling breeze filled the air everywhere she went. The young Blight felt like a stranger to her own town, looking in through a glass window. She walked, hands tucked away; watching happy children laughing and playing throughout the town park. Couples at the local noodle shop, holding hands. Parents shopping at the markets streets, picking out new clothes … in a world filled with people who had each other… Amity stood as an outsider./p
p class="MsoNormal"Finally, she found herself standing in front of the lone wooden door leading into an apartment… something in her too scared to enter. Once she opens the door, it'll be all over. The whole journey she had taken, all that time spent, after Amity opened that door; it'll be the final piece to the puzzle of reality. That everything really is back to normal… But it had to be done./p
p class="MsoNormal"The lights had been off, as she lived alone. Surprisingly, despite Edric, Emira and Viney supposedly taking care of her place; it hadn't been chaotic. In fact, all dishes had been done and put away, hardwood floors swept, and laundry put away. Amity's bed had even been made. Although only 8 pm, the business woman stripped herself of the warn out clothes, and put on a pair of thin aquamarine blue colored shorts and a cotton candy pink tank top. She crawled under the untouched cold sheets, fluffed her pillow, and laid on her side to look at the nightstand./p
p class="MsoNormal"On her light purple nightstand was a number of things. A black flexible reading lamp, a heavy business procedures book written by her father, a digital bright green alarm clock, and the old grom picture… in it she looked so thrilled, as she was back then, as she had been standing by Luz. All of them in the photo had large smiles on their faces, as they were young. The woman then placed the photo face down. What would she do? What could she do? Those similar thoughts played through her mind until the drowsiness consumed her./p
p class="MsoNormal"Amity was soon engulfed in a dream so real… she opened her honey orbs and peered around. Only to notice a masculine silhouette at her balcony. The double doors had been locked, the person discovered once shaking the door knob. The greenette slipped out of her bedding and practically glided to the entrance, staring in shock at the unseen figure. That hair…. She unlocked the hinge barrier only to be blasted by cold breeze sucked into the room ; but that hadn't been the only thing that came in. span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanspan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /spanspan style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p
p class="MsoNormal""L-Lu…" she whispered as a hand met her cold pale face, Luz's thumb tenderly tracing her cheekbone./p
p class="MsoNormal""W-what are you…?" Amity started asking before she got lost in the feeling, face redden with blush./p
p class="MsoNormal""Shh… I just had to say goodbye…" the other girl responded firmly, looking into the honey eyes with such passion; as the two drifted closer. The brunette still kept one hand at Amity's face, the other around her waist. Both pale thin arms encircled around a muscular neck, once again engaging in a kiss. This one more intimate, passionate, deeper, and enchanting then the first./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Amity then woke up, dawn already arriving, tucked into bed./p
p class="MsoNormal"em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"'It was only a dream.'/em She thought; but to her dismay a draft was coming in. the greenette furrowed her brows; staring at the ajar balcony doors. She soon crawled out from bed and closed it, slightly confused./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"A loud knocking came from the door a yell came shortly after, "IT'S US MITTENS!" her brothers voice was heard "AND ME!" she heard Willows voice. Amity rolled her eyes./p
p class="MsoNormal""I'll be out in a minute!"/p
p class="MsoNormal"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/p
p class="MsoNormal"Emira jumped in excitement, "I can't wait to take mittens shopping for that date!" she exclaimed, a little worried about how her sister feels but she still wants to hang with her./p
p class="MsoNormal""Not before me and Gus take her to the noodle shop for her favourite dish. Isn't that right Gus?" which the man nodded enthusiastically. Of course, no one in town was happy Amity was going to get married, but it was out of their hands./p
p class="MsoNormal"The youngest Blight soon closed the door behind her, now in everyday clothes, looking flustered./p
p class="MsoNormal""Are you ok Ami?" asked Willow, just as Amity was turning around with something sarcastic, she sighed and smiled./p
p class="MsoNormal""Never been better, Willow." She said with sadness in her voice. she then turned to her sister,/p
p class="MsoNormal""Hey sis, I'll catch up with you later. I just want to be with my friends right now.." she told her sister in a distant tone./p
p class="MsoNormal""Uhh… sure mittens, see you in a while." with that Emira grabbed Edric and dragged him away so Amity could walk to breakfast with her friends. span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span/p