Bride In Distress

It was past midnight. In the silence of the night,Zoe tossed about in bed. She could not sleep for her mind was full of thoughts. This was not her room but an obscure hotel away from home.

What an irony it was. Here was a young bride who was to be married in two days time and instead of feeling excited and radiant, she was feeling miserable and depressed. Tears trickled down her face as she recalled the events leading to her impending marriage to Michael. He was ten years her senior and could easily pass as her uncle.

Zoe knew it was useless arguing with her unreasonable father concerning the arranged marriage. An unrepentant gambler and alcoholic, her father had incurred heavy debts over the years. Michael was his ‘saviour’, saving him from the wrath of those merciless moneylenders who threatened to expose his debts publicly and to destroy all that he possessed. Michael, his good friend, had agreed to pay all his debts with the condition that he could have Zoe as his wife. Zoe’s mother had no objection, as she believed Michael to be stable financially and generally a good man.

Zoe rebelled openly but to no avail. She felt used as a sacrifice for the family in that through her consent to the marriage, she could save the family from public embarrassment. Were there no other ways? Zoe felt that the solution need not end in a permanent bond with a prefect stranger. Surely she had the right to choose her life partner with whom she had to commit to for the rest of her life. The hot tears flowed, more freely now as she brooded over the helpless, unfair situation. Those were tears of anger towards her parents and tears

Of fear towards the days to come.

As expected, neighbours and friends started addressing her as Mrs. Tay. She winced a little, each time she was called by that name for the term sounded so alien and repulsive to her. Could they not observe that she was devoid of joy ever since the registration took place?

The clock struck one. Zoe was jostled back into reality. She had left home unannounced so as to sort things out. Somehow the quietness of the night and the ticks of the clock soothed her anguished mind. Perhaps,she need not submit to the eternal misery. She wanted to be in control of her life instead of allowing her parents to have the final say. Perhaps she could go away to somewhere unknown, leave a note for Michael, explaining her heartfelt thoughts and leading to a secret pact with him to eventually return all the money owed to him within the three years. He had to be persuaded and convinced that she would not make the best bride for him. Would he agree to that? Ultimately, if things could not work out, she might contemplate committing suicide.Zoe pondered over these morbid thoughts repeatedly in her mind. She was determined to end her life rather than live in misery with a stranger .....

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