My family and I are not...close. My father is always away for work and barely speaks to me, and my mother...
[She shakes her head.]
She is...cold. She cares more for her own social standing than anything else. She does not want me to grow, but be the catalyst for her own growth.
[A pause.]
I overheard her in...talks before I left for Egypt. She was planning on arranging a husband for me.
[There's disgust in her voice; true frustration for her situation and the life that waited for her.]
Likely one of her older friends; it is not unheard of for a much older man to have a young bride if the mother approves. I will not do it. I am not a thing for her to give away. I will sooner never return and keep my freedom than live in convenience and have my wings torn off my back.
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My family and I are not...close. My father is always away for work and barely speaks to me, and my mother...
[She shakes her head.]
She is...cold. She cares more for her own social standing than anything else. She does not want me to grow, but be the catalyst for her own growth.
[A pause.]
I overheard her in...talks before I left for Egypt. She was planning on arranging a husband for me.
[There's disgust in her voice; true frustration for her situation and the life that waited for her.]
Likely one of her older friends; it is not unheard of for a much older man to have a young bride if the mother approves. I will not do it. I am not a thing for her to give away. I will sooner never return and keep my freedom than live in convenience and have my wings torn off my back.