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I opened my eyes to another day, knowing it would be the same as yesterday. It would start off with porridge wit blue berries and skim milk. Then there would be the classes. Math, History, Science, and Reading with Language. There was a chance of chicken with salad for dinner. Since it was Friday we were allowed to have meat. Showers and story time would then follow. Afterward we would get twenty minutes to make it to bed and fall asleep. If you were caught talking you would be punished with homework. Which we never got, so it was a severe punishment.
Six years ago I was put in here by my parents. Three years ago 50 students’ parents died. One Hundred moms and dads died, one by one. Nothing has been the same since.
Tomorrow I would be turning 15. That meant that I only had one more year before I could eat whatever I want…but that also meant that I would be getting married. We are told that we are stuck between he medieval times and the 2000th century. At first none of us believed them. But now we do. For we follow all the things that women would do growing up back in the medieval period, except with a modern twist. That is only one of the reasons though. The other main reason is that we have no contact anywhere but here. Every store keeper and every shoe maker knows everyone by name. At first it was creepy, but now its not. They are friendly people and according to our teacher we have to be nice to them because they could become our father-in laws. In one week I will start having a “courting period” instead of story time. During that period I will be stared at, flirted with, and danced with. Only 16 year-old males and older may enter that room.
Bells rang out that it was time to get up. Groaning I got up to wake my friend so she wouldn’t be late again. Every girl shared a room. We didn’t get to pick. When you first got here, they gave you a certain room with a girl you didn’t know. Clarissa and I had become friends over the years.
“Claire! Wake up! You don’t want to be late again, do you?” I shook her until she awoke.
“Huh? Oh! Am I late?” dazed Claire looked up at me.
“No but if you don’t hurry up we will both be, now come on” I jogged over to the bathroom. In it where two sinks, two mirrors, one tub and one shower. Seeing that I was here first I choose which sink I wanted.
I was going to start saving my showers, since soon I would no longer get them. I would only be aloud to take a milk bath. The whole point of a milk bath was to make your skin softer and smoother. I had one week left, because only the 15’s get to take those, and it take a week to get settled into the 15 routine.
“Reyna are you excited about your birthday tomorrow?” Clarissa asked coming into the bathroom.
“Yes and no. I mean I am happy that I am getting closer to getting out but not about getting married. I mean I guess you could say I am afraid of getting pregnant once I am married. Oh and another thing is, who will marry me? I don’t think anyone will…but…”
Clarissa and I kept quiet after that. Even as we left our building to walk down into the eating area. Once in line I leaned in to whisper into Clarissa’s ear.
“I am taking you with me tomorrow, is that okay?”
“What do you mean?” Clair looked at me like I was talking about escaping.
“Oh Claire, I meant shopping. You know as a 15 I will only be allowed to wear skirts or dresses, don’t you?” I asked.
“Oh! Really? Reyna that’s so sweet of you!” Claire put down her tray so she could hug me.
“Claire can’t breathe! Thank you… but you will need to bring at least a 100. for I will get punished if I get caught bringing you home with nothing” I brushed off my shirt.
“Psh! That’s no problem. So are you ready for the ceremony?”
“I’m pretty sure I am going to do fine with it. I mean, apparently all you have to do is answer some questions, and spend time with the health teacher… Do you know who the health teacher is? I mean every ceremony we have I see those girls come out with a different look in their eye, yet they aren’t allowed to tell…” I looked around to make sure no teachers had over heard me.
“Yeah… That’s true. At least we our still allowed to be bedroom buddies, until you leave. Right?” Claire asked.
“Of course. Trust me, I will never forget you. Even when I go. You’re like a sister to me Claire”
We sat down at our usual table; number 25. The tables were numbered so that teachers could call you out with out causing much trouble. Which was weird since our warden was heading directly to our table instead or calling out.
“Miss Reyna, I would like a word alone with you. Now, please” saying so she turned and walked towards the door.
“Claire, can you please put my dish away?” I whispered quickly.
“Sure, no problem…” she said quietly.
I rushed to catch up with the warden. Fearing what she had in store for me.
“Now child when we get into my office, I want you to just sit and listen, am I clear?” the warden asked.
“Yes madam” I tried to make my voice less shaky than I thought it was.
We entered her office. The whole room seemed to be decorated in brown. She pointed to a leather chair. I assumed she meant go sit down. So I did.
“Since you will soon be in your 15 year. I would like to inform you that you will have a different type of courting period than the rest of the girls. Reyna your parent’s gave you a spouse at birth, or in other words you are in an arrange marriage. Your fiancé I have not met, but he will be traveling here within the week. Which means he could be paying a surprise visit at any moment. Including that I want you to stop taking your showers, and start soaking in a milk bath each night for an hour. You will be excused for being up late. Am I heard? Oh and you will have to go without breakfast today, your meal time is almost up. And since you could be taken away from here, to live with your fiancé at anytime, I do not want you missing any classes. I apologize for your lack of food, but you will have to head for now. If you have any questions come to me during story time. Here is a letter he has written to you. Read it when you have time. Now, good day” she handed me the letter and gestured towards the door.
“Yes, madam. Good day” my legs shook as I stood to leave.
“Oh and Reyna? You still will proceed with the normal 15’s ceremony” she spoke quickly since I was almost out the door.
“Okay” I replied before shutting the door.
The class bell signaled that meal time was over and that it was time to go to class. I sighed with relief. I hated rushing to class. Clutching the letter to my side I picked up my speed and rushed to Math. Our math teacher was not someone who you wanted to be late to, without a pass. I walked in with a crowd, thanking them in my head for being here to block me out of view.
I sat down next to Claire. Knowing that she was waiting with a whole slew of questions. Thankfully Mrs. Slavington came in and announced that we would be starting something new today. Claire had no time to ask me anything until after classes. Which didn’t help her case, since I was famished and tired.
“Reyna, please tell me what happened” Claire gave me her puppy eyes.
I sighed. “I will after we get our food. I haven’t had anything all day. But yes, I will tell you everything. I couldn’t keep this from you even if I tried”
“What? You haven’t had anything to eat all day? Reyna it’s almost 5 o’clock p.m.! Come on, hurry. We have to beat that line. I’m surprised you haven’t fainted by now” Claire squeezed my hand to let me know that she was here with me.
Even with hurrying. There was still a line, small at that, but non the less a line.
“Darn it. There’s still a line. I’m sorry Reyna, I thought we would get here before them” Claire apologized to me.
“Don’t worry. At least it’s only a small line. Just think tomorrow, we get cake!” my stomach grumbled at the mere mention of food.
“That is something to look forward to. But as of now, I don’t want you to think of food. At least not until it’s your turn to grab something” she glanced up the line to see what was taking so long.
After what seemed like forever, the line ahead of us became nothing, and we were free to grab our food.
“No wonder it took so long, there’s the choice between a cookie and a brownie. I think I will choose a brownie today. It looks more filling….” I murmured to myself.
“Okay Reyna, I will let you take a few bites, but then you have to tell me everything” Claire gave me a look that said if I didn’t do so, I would end up with something slimy in my bed tonight.
I swallowed before answering her. “I already told you I would tell you, so if you would, please let me eat some food”
It took some time to eat a few bites, since I didn’t want to mess with my stomach. But true to my little deal with Claire, I started to relate what the warden had told me.
“So… Um, you know courting period? Well I will have that, but just in a different way… I guess when I was born, my parent’s had put me in an arranged marriage… Hold on Claire, let me finish. I guess, no one knows who he is. Not even the warden. He is traveling here sometime this week. No one knows when. And the reason the warden didn’t let me come back to get food was because she doesn’t want me missing my classes, for my fiancé might take me out at any time to go and live with him. And from tonight on, I have to take milk baths! I am so going to miss my showers! I have to take an hour long bath too, but luckily I will be excused for being up late… But still…. Oh and he wrote me a letter” I took the letter out of my sweater pocket.
Claire stuttered before whispering to me. “So…you mean to say, you could be taken away from here, at any moment, and be married to someone you don’t even know?”
“Basically, yes….The bell! It’s time for story time, I’m afraid I can’t sit with you tonight. I have to go ask the warden a few questions…” I stood and waited for Claire to get up before going to put my plate down.
“Will you be missing story time every night now?” Claire set her plate down on top of mine.
Together we walk towards the hall that split two ways, one towards, the main offices, and one to the library and reading hall.
“I do not think so. And most certainly do not want to. For it is the only real time we get to spend together” we had stopped and were now lingering at the mouth of the two hallways.
“Okay… Well I guess, see you in the morning, since I probably won’t see you until then” Claire hugged me before jogging up to the rest of the girls.
Sighing I turned to walk down to the warden’s office. My mind kept going back to the letter in my pocket. I still hadn’t read it. I think its because I am afraid of what it might say. It didn’t matter. I would read it tonight when I bathed.
Before even approaching the warden’s door, I could here arguing. Timidly I raised my hand to knock on the door. Two voices shouted to come in. I wondered why one of them sound distinctly male… I opened the door to the office. No one was there. That’s when I noticed that there was another door. It was barely open, yet I didn’t want to interrupt. So instead I sat down in one of the leather chairs. Within a few minutes the arguing stopped. Small words were exchanged before the door was wrenched open, and a man came storming out. He stopped when he spotted me. I cowered into the chair, the man was huge. Well when I was sitting down he was. That was my theory until the warden stepped out from behind him. He must be around 6’4 or 6’5, somewhere around that range. The warden’s eyes bulged.
“No, no this is improper, Reyna please leave”
“Yes madam” I tried to edge my way around the man, but he just stepped in front of the door.
“No, she will not be leaving. No one shall boss around my fiancée, except for me” the man’s voice was deep and commanding.
But that didn’t stop me from retorting. No one was going to tell me who could boss me around. Even if he was my fiancé.
“Oh? So you can boss me around? We’re not even married. And not to mention I know the warden better than I do you. Which to me seems a shame. As it is to known that I will be your wife, whenever you shall decide. But for now, please excuse me, so I can go talk to someone who actually cares for me” the words came out of my mouth before I could stop them. I could tell that they had hurt him.
“I am sorry, that was uncalled for…” I hung my head but still tried to get to the door.
Unexpectedly he grabbed my arm and turned me towards the warden.
“What…” I was silenced with a hush. Well who knew how’d this marriage do, I mused.
“Unless you want me to take Reyna away from here right here and now, as she is just underage, and has not yet learned what she is to learn from the ceremony. I suggest that you take us to a room, where we can get to know each other. Now”
“I’m sorry sir, but you can not take her away, at least not without any of her clothes, and that takes time. In which I could very well call the authorities on you. Now how do you think that would sit with her?” the warden nodded at me.
“Clothes can be easily replaced. Now if you like to show us to a room where we can talk that would be nice. You can put another adult in the room, if you do not trust me” he added slyly.
I stiffened. What was he talking about? Obviously he felt me stiffen, because he grinned down at me and tightened his grip. Which was starting to get painful.
The warden sighed deeply, it seemed she was tired of arguing with this man, my fiancé.
“Fine. But all I ask is that you two remain on separate chairs, I will not put an adult in the room, but outside it. I know of a room, it is a bit shabby, but it will do for now…We must go through the back, so no one will see us” the warden pointed to the second room.
“Are we a secret, warden?” I’ve had my share of secrets, but I didn’t want my life to be a secret.
“Of course not, dear. It’s just that we don’t allow this for everyone”
I nodded and walked closer to the warden as we left her office and walked towards a dark building. It shocked me to see that it was the teachers building. No student was allowed in there. I guess I would have to explain even more to Claire tomorrow… That is if I am still here.
“Okay, I am handing over my lovely student to you, and I trust you to keep your word. I will send someone as soon as I can find someone, till then, you shall be alone, in the room, I will give you directions to it. I can not lead you to it for I still have a whole school to take care of. I will see you in the morning Reyna. Have you decided who you want to take on your trip tomorrow?”
“Yes. I have decided to take Clarissa with me” after all, Claire was the only person who I felt like sharing all of my secrets with.
“Okay then, well this is how you will get to the room…” the warden gave my fiancé the directions before saying goodbye and leaving me, with a total stranger.
“May I have your arm?” he asked politely.
“Um…Of course” I said lifting my arm to link through his.
Unfortunately that brought us closer together. Which probably wasn’t that bad, for him.
“Where are you going tomorrow?” he squeezed my hand.
“Shopping for my 15’s clothes” I sighed, why did I have to dress differently just because I was a year older?
“Oh, yes I forgot that was part of the ceremony… Ah! Here is the room that your warden wanted us in”
“Its so quiet in this building… Well compared to the dorms” I knew I was rambling but I didn’t care.
“Does that bother you?” he opened the door to the room. It was roomy with two leather chairs and a leather sofa. What was with all the leather?
“No, not really. It’s just different, that’s all” we had entered the room, I remembered that the warden wanted us in separate seats. So I sat in one of the chairs.
“So I assume that you already know everything about me. Since your warden, has let you stay in this room alone with me” my fiancé said sitting down in the chair next to me.
“Actually, no, I know nothing about you other than that you are my fiancé, and that you are male”
He seemed shocked by my answer.
“Have you not read my letter?”
“No, I haven’t had time. And I was told to read it when I had time” which was only half true.
“Hmm….. I see. Well then… Its not fair that I know more about you, than you know about me. First off, there will be no calling me fiancé. My name is James, and that is how it will always be. I am 26 years old… You know I have waited all my life for you to grow up. Correction…I have been waiting since I was 6 years old, for my lovely wife to grow up. When they took you away to here, I was sad that I wouldn’t be able to see my fiancé until she was of age, so I moved. Not far, but just out of town. I have a big estate out there. Which will soon be partially yours… ”
“Soon? When are we to be wed?” I asked for my sake as well as Claire’s.
“Well, my dear… I guess as soon as we can plan a wedding and find you a gown. Which might be hard… After all, I know nothing about dresses” James pursed his lips.
“I thought that was my part. I mean to find the dress, after all I am the one who shall be wearing it”
“Oh…Of course. I’m sorry, my mind blanked at that detail” he shook his head, as if to clear it.
“It is okay. When shall I be allowed to look for such a dress? I don’t believe I will have any free time anytime soon….”
“Hm…. How about tomorrow, when you go shopping?”
“No, because I have to find enough skirts and dresses tomorrow as it is… I might be able to skip lunch once a week or… Oh wait, I can pick up a catalog tomorrow. We will surely pass the bridal shop” I made a mental note to tell Claire about the stop at breakfast.