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I've never really had any friends, I spent my days studying, trying my best to be good so I would get good daily reports and occasionally sneaking a peek at the other kids as they came back from school.

The only friend or acquaintance I had ever had was one of the housekeepers daughter's but we were banned of seeing each other once my parents found out about our conversations; they told me never to relate with her again.

I wondered why they didn't want me to have any friends but they told me it would be best for me to concentrate on my studies and not have anyone distract me; I didn't like this but who was I to go against what my parents wanted I knew they were only doing it for my best interests.

Luna and I talked about what we could in our short time together.

I really loved her company, sometimes when my parents were out we would sneak out to the park and get some ice-cream she would tell me what her school was like and we would also talk about boys and normal stuff teenagers talked about, she always told me that my family was sort of dysfunctional.

She had an older brother that we saw occasionally, his name was Jamie and I got along with him too.

I could tell she didn't really want to elaborate on it because she didn't fully trust me and didn't  want to get into trouble and have her mom get fired or anything.

She and Jamie were the closest things to what I could call a friend. They m made me see things in a different light, things like why have my parents home schooled me all my life and why couldn't I go out as I pleased or at least try to make some friends, but those thoughts were gone as soon as my parents explained that they only wanted the best for me and all Luna was doing was planting absurd thoughts into my mind.

Now as my mother was telling me I was about to get married to someone I barely knew or even loved I didn't know what to think, I knew I wasn't allowed to date at least not until I was done with college and took over the family business. I had imagined finding someone and falling in love with them I'd never had a boyfriend before I hadn't even talked to any boys my age so I knew nothing about them, I was kind of worried about getting a boyfriend at first, Luna always told me not to worry though she said, and I quote "please you shouldn't be worried about bagging a man, a man should be worried about bagging you" I smiled softly at the thought of her she always complimented me and told me things like I was beautiful and stuff and any guy would be lucky to have me but I really doubted her words, I truly didn't think I was anything special.

"Wait, married I-Uh I don't get it we never discussed that in any-"

"yes, yes" my mother says interrupting me, "I know we never discussed it with you but your father and I have been talking about it for a while now and we decided it would be good for the company, the family your marrying into also has a company, one even bigger than ours and we have decided to merge through marriage this way you don't have to go to college once your done high school"

She has a big smile on her face as she speaks to me and I can see how excited she really is about all this "We're having dinner with their family next week by the way so make yourself look presentable, Leave us now, we have work to do"

I just stared at her, but stopped after a few seconds seeing as it was rude to do so, she didn't even give me any room to share my thoughts she just dismissed me, I wasn't really happy about the idea of the marriage but I also didn't mind it at the same time if it meant I would be helping my parents and the company then of course I would do it but it's just that all of this was so sudden and I didn't know what to think. It seemed my look of surprise hadn't been completely gone yet because ,my mother spoke up.

"oh don't give us that look Callie, think of it as us doing you a favor, it's not like you would be getting a suitable life partner anytime soon, I mean look at you"

My mothers speaks up beckoning to me, I knew I wasn't anything special and my parents always made sure to remind me of that, it was always important for me to stay humble.

'Pride was not a virtue'

"Yes mother, I appreciate what you both are doing for me thank you, I'll be in my quarters,goodbye".

I desperately try to keep my tears from falling as I turn my back and leave the room closing the doors behind me, I fail myself as I let the tears slowly fall down from my eyes.

I know I should be happy for what my parents are doing for me, but right now all I feel is pain and I have no idea why.

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