SAMANTHA, OR SAMU AS EVERYONE CALLED HER,,,,,,,,,,
**UNWANTED ENGAGEMENT** SAMANTHA, OR SAMU AS EVERYONE CALLED HER, WAS THE MISCHIEVOUS VILLAGE GIRL EVERYONE SEEMED TO ADORE. SHE CARRIED HERSELF BOLDLY, ALWAYS IN A BLOUSE AND SKIRT THAT DREW EYES, NEVER SHY OF ATTENTION. MY PARENTS LOVED HER DEEPLY, AS THOUGH SHE WERE THEIR OWN DAUGHTER. BUT FOR ME, THINGS WERE DIFFERENT. I WAS A CITY BOY—RAISED AMONG BOOKS, COMPLETED MY STUDIES, AND SECURED A TEACHING JOB IN THE CITY. THE VILLAGE WAYS FELT FAR AWAY, AND SAMU WAS A REMINDER OF EVERYTHING I WANTED TO LEAVE BEHIND. FROM CHILDHOOD, SHE HAD BEEN RELENTLESS, ALWAYS TEASING ME, HITTING ON ME, CHASING ME WITH HER PLAYFUL LAUGHTER. I, ON THE OTHER HAND, ONLY FELT IRRITATION, EVEN DISLIKE. HER CONFIDENCE UNSETTLED ME, HER CLOSENESS FELT FORCED. YET DESPITE MY PROTESTS, MY PARENTS DECIDED OUR FATES. THEY ARRANGED AN ENGAGEMENT I NEVER ASKED FOR, TYING ME TO THE VERY GIRL I SWORE I COULD NEVER LOVE. BUT DESTINY OFTEN LAUGHS AT STUBBORN HEARTS.
About SAMANTHA, OR SAMU AS EVERYONE CALLED HER,,,,,,,,,,
**UNWANTED ENGAGEMENT** SAMANTHA, OR SAMU AS EVERYONE CALLED HER, WAS THE MISCHIEVOUS VILLAGE GIRL EVERYONE SEEMED TO ADORE. SHE CARRIED HERSELF BOLDLY, ALWAYS IN A BLOUSE AND SKIRT THAT DREW EYES, NEVER SHY OF ATTENTION. MY PARENTS LOVED HER DEEPLY, AS THOUGH SHE WERE THEIR OWN DAUGHTER. BUT FOR ME, THINGS WERE DIFFERENT. I WAS A CITY BOY—RAIS...Read more