There We Are

"Mum! Mum!!" She was running after her mother who was busy getting ready for the function.

"Anna get ready! You have to be presentable when they are here. What are you still doing?! Go!" Her mum was getting plates on the table now.
"What is this?! You never ask me for my permission. You decide everything by your own self and you go on deciding who I got tied to?" She crossed her arms and stood still waiting for her answer.

"Your dad and I were into this, not only me,"
"But you never asked me! Me! I'm the one going to live here. Hello," She put her hand up asking.
"Everything is decided when you were busy with your degree. We thought you would be okay with it. Now its too late to cancel this," Her mother carried the rice bowl outside to the dining table.

That got Anna speechless. It is no use. What's the point when the groom's side is on their way already. And everything is already prepared. Her dad's on the phone with the groom giving direction. Anna's brother's helping with the decoration. 

Its the first wedding engagement in Anna's family and its an arranged engagement. Its their only daughter's wedding and they want it to go on perfectly well.

Anna stumble up the stairs and got ready. She wore the dress her mum bought for her when she wasn't around. She was on her best make-up so this wouldn't upset her parents. She sat on the chair inside her room thinking.

All Anna wanted was to get married to someone she loved. Someone she thought she will meet after her graduation and start working. To get to know this person and become friends, then fall in love and then to get married. But Boom, out of nowhere Anna's parents called her when she was on holiday with her friends, saying they got her a groom.

"Anna!" She heard her mum calling her name.
"Coming!" She stood up and took a deep breathe. All she is hoping is for the groom to be as her expectation.

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"Dad! I'm stopping this engagement!" Max was on the car with his whole family. He was forced to go with no choice in his hands.

"You shut up and listen to your elderly. Can you?!" His dad was driving and scolding him at the same time.
"Since when did I told you guys I wanted to get married now! I'm not ready yet and this is not what or how I wanted my marriage life to be, to get tied to an unknown girl!" Max was so frustrated.

"Darling, I promise you  won't regret. She is my friend's daughter and I know they would have brought her up well. So behave son," His mother tried calming him down.

"I will stop this. This is so unfair. I will have my own way, you will see,"
"That' it! You stop this engagement, you are out of this house!!" Max father put a stop to the driving and turn behind to face Max full face. That intimidated Max and he kept quiet.
"You are 28 Max! You are our only son! We want to see you get married before anything happens to us, me and your mum. We are no more youngsters. We are getting old, we want to see you have a life,to hug our little grand kids. Can't you do this small thing at least? One more word there. You are out,"

Max shut up and sighed. This better be good was all he can say.

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"Come on, come on in," Anna's dad was welcoming the groom's family inside the house with wide smile.

The other side of the family shook hands and came in.

"Anna," Her dad called her and the mother.

"Have a seat. Let's talk after we have something to eat ok?" 

"Sure, sure!" Max father agreed.

"Anna. I want you to behave. Don't give that frog face of yours to our groom's side. Understand? Here. bring this in front to the table," Her mother warned her and passed her glasses of drinks where she have to bring it to the visitor. She just nod and walked of quietly.

On the other side, Max was wavering between telling the bride's parents about him not interested in the engagement or should he just get married to her. He really wasn't ready to this because its not easy for him to  get into a relationship that fast and he had his own ideal girl.

"Oh dear, look at her," He heard his mum awe-ing and looked up. He saw a pretty girl with blue dress walking towards them with a long plate balanced with glasses of drinks and mumbling something. And he heard, "Please don't fall, please don't fall," She was concentrating on the glasses not to fall. That made Max smiled. Cute he thought. 

"Hello," Anna put down the glasses on the living room's table and gave a hearty smiled to the groom's side.

"Hello there Anna," Max's mum was so happy to see her.
"Anna, this is Mrs Kimberly, Mr. Bennet and their son Max,"
"Hi, I'm Anna,"
"Come on, sit down darling," Max's mum held her hand and ask her to sit next to Max where there was an empty seating.
"Don't they make a perfect couple?" Anna's mum joined in after a while.

"Oh yes they do," Max's mum agreed.

All the both of them did was laugh at it.

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It is their wedding day. Its gonna be the second time Anna and Max meeting up after their first meeting at Anna's house. None of them wanted to see each other after the engagement. 

Anna's friends were all teasing her when they got to know she is being arranged married. 

Max's friends were the same too but Max was supporting Anna ever since he first eyed Anna. He knew he wouldn't fight back to stop this marriage. During his working hours, he sometimes starts thinking about Anna. The way she fiddled with her hands when they sat together. The way she responded kindly to his parents, the way she looked at him when they introduced them selves. The way she smile. He agreed to himself that she is pretty.

"Anna, you ready?" Anna's bridesmaid was her bestie and she was hyperventilating with happiness.

"Kiara, Kiara, calm down. I am the one supposed to be hyperventilating not you," That made both of them laughed.

"Isn't is so strange getting married to a stranger! Oh my god, if I were in your position I would definitely done something weird," She shrugged her shoulder in bewilderment. 

"Ok, ok, you should get up and go now. Oh and I love you Anna finally you are going to have a life of your own. All the best!" She hugged Anna before letting her go.

"Thank you Kiara," Anna smiled.

"Maxey~" Max's friends were all surrounded him in the waiting room.

"Jake, stop it!" The guys were in the teasing mood while Max was actually nervous.

"You must be lucky you wife is so pretty, smart, and an awesome girl man," 

"Thanks there guys,"
"I think its time for you to be there," He his dad's voice.

Max took a deep breath.

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Both of them were in the groom's house and in Max's newly decorated room.

Anna was sitting on the end of the bed post fiddling with her fingers.
Max came out of the bathroom wiping his hair with the towel.
Its gonna be their first time being together after the wedding.

"I have something to say," Anna and Max voiced up together.
Both of them looked at each other.
"You go first then," Max said.
Anna wanted this straight up and not bring up any confusion.
"Look, this was not what I was expecting. I always wanted a guy who can take my breathe away. So first get to know, then become friends, then go out together, then fall in love and the get married. But the problem is we are already married, so we leave that aside and take in the get to know each other first?"

Max was amazed by her. Max wanted to smile at her but he kept to him self and nod in agreement. He thought this girl is definitely gonna make me love her. Anna divided the bed by putting the bolster in the middle and went to sleep.