wallowing the fear I had in me,

My voice sounded foreign in my ears as I tried to make it sound brave. I s

portant now. You are here becau

said as confusion marred my face. He laughed quietly. "Your father borrowed

ared at him. I was hoping that he would tell me that it was a lie, but from the looks of things, it didn't look

pilled milk, I decided that I would make things better. "Okay, I have he

eren't clown costumes, nor did I recall pursuing a career in stand-up comedy. I let him have his laugh. "Oh, Sara, for

?" I

ddenly he disappeared without a trace. I got to find out about his death a week a

wes you, but I am not my father. I will do

wipe out the m

so kind of you, sir," I

ing," he said. That was wh

ould that b

marry my so

eathing. It felt like I had just been handed my life sentence. For the next 30 seconds, I sat immobile,

mean, who still arranges marriage in this era!? Heck, I can't marry someone I just met, not t

percent sure that you woul

s not happening

und by contract to ma

wed me the last clause, which stated that failure to pay up the deb

ght under the clause. How could my father, my loving and ever-caring father,

harvest-he paused-do you have good kidneys?". He took the h

till won't fetch me all my money," he said. "So th

e rang. By then, all my body was shaking. How much bad n

e is stable, he urgently needs a transplant. Now, Sara, I can provide for him. I'll get a donor, a

I don't say yes, I might have only my family to bury. I

tal bills for your grandpa. I will have that settled. All you need to d

I do that?

y, say yes to marryi

my eyes shut. On opening them

it," I said i

orrow at 9 a.m. Don't be late,"