meant to him. It could be twenty or two hundred for all I knew.
“The main hall is about half full. The general said that he is guessing that there are at least a dozen or more families left to arrive,” Kye replied.
Still not a straight answer. I didn’t even know how large of a room it was to even begin to guess how many people fit in it. He was watching me for a reaction. Yes, I wanted to hide under the covers on my bed, but no, I wouldn’t do that. I had a role to play. I understood that. Part of marrying Seth was to be my father’s daughter. It made somewhat logical sense, but that still didn’t mean my stomach wasn’t making me want to puke at the thought of a room full of people that would analyze every little detail about me.
“Are you ready for this?” Kye was concerned. I didn’t blame him. If he knew me as well as he said, he should be worried.
“Ready?” I replied.
Yes, I was nervous. I hated all this parade me around for everyone stuff, but it wasn’t like I hadn’t already done the same thing several times now in the past. That part was a bit annoying but as time clicked on, I was more nervous about Seth for the moment. The more I thought about it, the more I worried. I had broken up with him. I had broken his heart. He said that he didn’t believe me for a moment, and Ty had told me several times how much Seth loved me, but I still worried. Until I got time alone with him, I couldn’t be certain that Seth had forgiven me.
“Ah-hem.” Someone coughed from one of the front rooms attached to the hallway.
I stood and followed Kye to the other room.
Seth’s father was standing in the doorway. He hadn’t crossed the threshold, but stood just outside it by the guards.
“I was asked to escort you to the dinner,” he told me. I looked behind him expectantly. Seth wasn’t there.
I tried not to be, but I was saddened without Seth there. His absence made me worry further.
The general turned and began to walk down the hallway inside my father’s home. He didn’t say anything to me, but I got the feeling I was expected to follow. Aside from our little venture out to see my mother arrive, I hadn’t left my rooms. Now with guards outside my room, there was no way I could explore.
The general kept at a leisurely pace as he made his way through the maze of hallways. That didn’t settle my nerves any. I was about to be introduced in front of a crowd and still didn’t know if Seth forgave me yet. I used the drawings on the wall to try to distract me from worrying about him, but it didn’t work. The pretty intricate pictures could not keep my thoughts from going back to Seth. The plan to save us all was for me to get married to him. What if he didn’t want to marry me now?
The general’s silent stroll gave me way too much time to think. Kye and Ty walked behind me, silent as Seth’s father.
When the general finally stopped in front of a door, I wasn’t sure I wanted to enter. I could feel Seth in the room as my stomach did flips. I felt for my parents, and found they had yet to arrive. I still had to wonder about the ceremony. They’d been gone all day.
Music called from inside the room, and talking could be heard from where we stood, unseen in the hallway. There was a party already in motion, but that didn’t make me feel any better. I already knew that, as the new outsider, people wouldn’t just let me walk in and disappear.
The general began to move to the doorway while I stood in my spot. I wasn’t ready for all that came with tonight. I wasn’t certain exactly what had been planned, but I was sure that I wasn’t going to be able to just hide away for the rest of my life. What my father wanted was taking responsibility. I wasn’t sure if I was ready for that. After all, I was just a kid. I should have been off at college, still growing up without all the responsibility of really being grown-up. The moment I walked through that door, everything was going to change.
I felt
“The main hall is about half full. The general said that he is guessing that there are at least a dozen or more families left to arrive,” Kye replied.
Still not a straight answer. I didn’t even know how large of a room it was to even begin to guess how many people fit in it. He was watching me for a reaction. Yes, I wanted to hide under the covers on my bed, but no, I wouldn’t do that. I had a role to play. I understood that. Part of marrying Seth was to be my father’s daughter. It made somewhat logical sense, but that still didn’t mean my stomach wasn’t making me want to puke at the thought of a room full of people that would analyze every little detail about me.
“Are you ready for this?” Kye was concerned. I didn’t blame him. If he knew me as well as he said, he should be worried.
“Ready?” I replied.
Yes, I was nervous. I hated all this parade me around for everyone stuff, but it wasn’t like I hadn’t already done the same thing several times now in the past. That part was a bit annoying but as time clicked on, I was more nervous about Seth for the moment. The more I thought about it, the more I worried. I had broken up with him. I had broken his heart. He said that he didn’t believe me for a moment, and Ty had told me several times how much Seth loved me, but I still worried. Until I got time alone with him, I couldn’t be certain that Seth had forgiven me.
“Ah-hem.” Someone coughed from one of the front rooms attached to the hallway.
I stood and followed Kye to the other room.
Seth’s father was standing in the doorway. He hadn’t crossed the threshold, but stood just outside it by the guards.
“I was asked to escort you to the dinner,” he told me. I looked behind him expectantly. Seth wasn’t there.
I tried not to be, but I was saddened without Seth there. His absence made me worry further.
The general turned and began to walk down the hallway inside my father’s home. He didn’t say anything to me, but I got the feeling I was expected to follow. Aside from our little venture out to see my mother arrive, I hadn’t left my rooms. Now with guards outside my room, there was no way I could explore.
The general kept at a leisurely pace as he made his way through the maze of hallways. That didn’t settle my nerves any. I was about to be introduced in front of a crowd and still didn’t know if Seth forgave me yet. I used the drawings on the wall to try to distract me from worrying about him, but it didn’t work. The pretty intricate pictures could not keep my thoughts from going back to Seth. The plan to save us all was for me to get married to him. What if he didn’t want to marry me now?
The general’s silent stroll gave me way too much time to think. Kye and Ty walked behind me, silent as Seth’s father.
When the general finally stopped in front of a door, I wasn’t sure I wanted to enter. I could feel Seth in the room as my stomach did flips. I felt for my parents, and found they had yet to arrive. I still had to wonder about the ceremony. They’d been gone all day.
Music called from inside the room, and talking could be heard from where we stood, unseen in the hallway. There was a party already in motion, but that didn’t make me feel any better. I already knew that, as the new outsider, people wouldn’t just let me walk in and disappear.
The general began to move to the doorway while I stood in my spot. I wasn’t ready for all that came with tonight. I wasn’t certain exactly what had been planned, but I was sure that I wasn’t going to be able to just hide away for the rest of my life. What my father wanted was taking responsibility. I wasn’t sure if I was ready for that. After all, I was just a kid. I should have been off at college, still growing up without all the responsibility of really being grown-up. The moment I walked through that door, everything was going to change.
I felt
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