Today, my parents have arranged a meeting with the boy's parents whom I am supposed to marry. There is nothing I knew about the boy, neither his name nor his photo was available. Even though I have to meet his parents first, I am not satisfied with it. I have a bundle of questions going through my mind: Why is he so busy? which made him have no time to meet his future wife? Is that an excuse? etc.... Definitely yes. I am one hundred percent sure that he is not interested in me, nor am I. Then why this meeting? Simple, highly prestigious family which can bring great impact in my family. I am almost twenty-four now, and everyone thought I was past my marriage age. According to Mummy's concept, women lose their beauty after age twenty-five. But my papa always supported me to fulfill my dreams. Now I am a diplomatic citizen, and not only that, I am also a doctor, like the normal MBBS one. I am still working on my PhD. I never stopped studying, even after I pursued my dreams, and my parents are proud of that. But now mom wants me to get married. With a man of whom I didn't even know anything.

It was a Sunday afternoon. I was dressed in a very formal way, with a high ponytail and high heels. The appointment was at the Grand Hayath, which was thirty minutes away from my home. Before leaving the house, I was sure that I was going to ruin it. Well, I am not that nervous because it was a double-blind date. me and my bestie Stella, who is also a doctor and is working on her PhD with me at the same university in London.

My and Stella's parents are friends from our high schools. We all know each other so well. We both started our friendship in high school, and now it's going well. We were always together through all the hard times and good times. I could say without a doubt that she is my secret dairy. On our way to the restaurant, our parents gave us a ton of advice about how to behave in front of them. Well, this proposal was brought by Stella's aunty, her best friend, one and only son, which is Stella's date, and his best friend, who is my date. Anyway, a half-relief, they are not coming today. Thank you a lot, God.

''Please, Evara and Stella, don't open your foolish mouth in front of them. Just answer the question that could be asked by them''  with a warning, ''and then just remain silent''. My papa said there was zero room for any arguments.

''It's your first blind date, and you guys are twenty-four , so take things more seriously'' Stella's mom said. We both remained silent just because we were sure this marriage was going to happen, even if we said no to both families because they had already discussed a lot.

As we reached the restaurant, a middle-aged woman came to welcome us. She took us to a grand, large, double-doored room. As soon as the door opened, my eyes got stuck with the men who were standing at both sides of the large door. They were dressed up in suites even in these hot summer days. We walked through the large door and saw a large, rectangular table. One side of the table was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Allister and Russo. The opposite side was vacant, which means it was meant for us.

Mrs. Allister was looking very familiar, and soon I realized that she was the same woman that I met a month ago in my office. As we took a seat next to them with zero patience, I asked Mrs. Allister. flying all the instructions which were meant to be kept.

'' Aren't you the same woman who was there at my office during that renewal of your company's contract?'

'"Well, my soon-to-be daughter-in-law seems to be so smart''

.''so you are. Wait, first of all, I haven't been approved for this marriage, and Thank you, considering me smart. '' I give her a well-pleased smile. which made Stella laugh. Our parents gave us a warning to keep quiet, but it didn't stop either of us.

Stella continued the topic: ''It seems like you guys contacted my aunt intensely only to reach both of us, and why do you have to do all these things''.

Without giving a second for them to answer, I continued, '' Why do you guys want us so badly to be your daughter-in-laws? It must have something to do with your job''.

Mr. Allister took a deep breath and looked at Mr. Russo. They both seem to be good friends, and I have to admit that they both look so good in their tuxedos. He gave both of us a warm smile and said, '' Hi, Miss Evara and Stella. I am Dennis Allister, father of Ronan.'' He stood from his seat and gave both of us a hand. Soon after that, Mr. Russo gave us his hand and introduced himself: I am Stanley Russo, father of Nicolas."

Well, finally, we were both aware of dates named Ronan and Nicholas. I looked at Stella to see her expression; she was giving me an unpleasant look. During the entire lunch, we both kept silent, and none of them gave us the answer that we wanted to know. Soon, I realized we both have no option on this matter, and all this is already fixed by them. It does not even matter if we stand by this message; no one is going to give it any value. The lunch had gone as it had been starting with the starters to the main course, and then finally the dessert was also on the table. We both looked at each other a couple of times and remained silent.

As soon as the dinner was over, Mrs. Allister and Russo came to our side and said, ''We will give you both six months of time to prepare for this wedding''. We both know this was not a request; it was an order that was meant to be kept. And no go back in this matter.

The way home was silent for me and Stella but our parents had a long conversation on the way back home.

When we reached our home, there was a post on my name. There was a document and a photo. I am not sure what it was. As soon as I entered my room, I opened it. My heart stopped functioning; I forgot how to breathe; my eyes popped out; I was sweating. and the document says

Congratulations to both on our successful marriage. We would like to inform you both that your marriage proposal has been accepted and the final document will be issued at the end of this month. If there are any corrections, please contact us with your partner.

Ringgggggggg......Ringgggggggggggg ............Ringggggggggg......

It was Stella. I took the phone and heard her scream from the other side. ''Evara, I am in danger. I need your help. I am married, and the most serious part is that; it's with a stranger''.

''well congrats dear and I think you should wish me the same ''.

"Woowwww!!!!! You are really amazing, Eva. I can't believe you did it." Ol came running to my side and gave me a big hug.

"You know something?" I locked my eyes with her as if I were going to say something that no one was aware of—a big, huge secret: "I am amazing at every single field. I am the best, Ol."

"Hm, I see you are the best; it's something that can be kept for a debate." Vegas says it from the bench on the basketball court.

"I know you agree that everyone knows that I am the best at everything. Am I right, Alfred ??".

Alfred was standing next to the door of the stadium. He was really brave; I have to mention he didn't even give any sht for this melodrama. Anyway, he just remained there. BUT Vegas.........**

''Eva, you know something you are so poor at..........'' I ran to Vegas and used all my strength to cover his mouth with my hands to prevent him from revealing my negatives.***

"You are not allowed to talk negatively about me in front of my future sister-in-law." I gave him a warning look. Well, well, well, I know that he is not afraid of me, but he should have to be because I am his secret holder.

"Well, there is something I need to be clear about, Eva." Olivia said, "There is a small correction in your statement.".

"And what's that? I think I said everything that is true, right, Vegas?" I gave him a questionable look, but he just shook his head in the direction of Ol.

"Eva, that's true; your brother proposed to me last week, but I haven't given him an answer yet, so typically, I am not yet your soon-to-be sister-in-law." . Ol was right; if she had not given him an answer yet, then it would make sense.

"But why haven't you yet given him the answer? Well, I know he is bad at romance still."

***"We will see it later\, and then I am thinking about it right now\, Eva." ***

Ol was smiling somehow; I know she was teasing my brother for some stupid reasons because she loves him so much. She can't say no to him in this life, for sure.

I can't see anything. Where did they go? Why is it black all of a sudden? 'Vegas, Ol, where are you, Ol?'.

My feet feel wet all of a sudden. It's some kind of liquid. It's a thick liquid. It's......it's....red...red.......how nooo Ol Ol, where are... Ol Ol?

'Ol, lets gooo oohh nooo, Ol, I am sorry. It's all because of me. I am the one who forced you. I am sorry Ol. Sorry.

There was a burning sensation in my throat. I took a look around my surroundings; it wasn't dark; it was bright green. Yes, it was just a bad dream. Eva, calm down; it's just a dream. ''You are safe now.'' It can't happen again. You are safe.

'shh .....shh..... you are safe here '

My chest is warm; there is a sudden hotness around me; I could feel it; there is some type of movement around my back; and it took me a while to realize I am not alone here. There is someone around me—a person I am not familiar with—a stranger who is hugging me right now and helping me recover from my bad dream. but I am not going to accept it, but right now I need it so badly. I need this person to give me a warm chest and safe hands to recover from my current state.

After a couple of minutes, I became self-conscious, so I tried to push this person away. I tried to push the stranger away, got to my feet, and walked away. I just took a foot away, but before that, I was pulled back. I was holding tight to the chest of this person. I took all my remaining strength to fight against him, taking my legs and blocking him from his knees—a movement my brother thought was useful now. No, no, no, not now that my legs cheated on me, you can't cheat on me, not right now... we both fell down to the matter.

It was now that I saw the stranger—the real stranger who is responsible for my present issues—the man I came to know at that pub, the man with whom I registered for my wedding. to mention, he is really hot in all excepts. I can feel its weight all over me, but it feels so safe.

''Are you okay?''. My husband-by-law asked me, How can I be okay when such a hot man is over me? I am not okay; I am feeling a sudden hotness all over me. Oh my god, his face is over my booooooobs. Nooo, noooooo, I'm sure I'm going to die.

''Oh, oh, I think I am here at the wrong time. '' There was someone at the door. a young man who was decendly dressed as the same person whom we met yesterday at the town.

Mr. Stranger had gotten away from me now, and when he took his hands away, I felt sad, but somehow I enjoyed his hands over there. After he got to his feet, he helped.

'' Hey, you lady, didn't I tell you to get away from here? Then why are you here? This is not a place for you''.

'' Eva, are you awake, dear? I thought I lost you, sweetheart. '' Stella came over to me and gave me a warm, soft hug. This is the moment I saw her face. It seems like she has been aged for the past few hours; she must have gone through so much all along. I feel sad for her.

''Need you all at the gramasub right now'' a tall black man came to the house and said. Just after hearing it, all of them made their way through the front door. I followed my mysterious man, and Stella, with her, Mr. Perfecto. Well, it seems a bit odd that we haven't heard after all, but still...

'' Eva, how are you feeling now? Are you okay? Thank God we got to the right place after all. ''.

''Yeah, it puts us at ease, but this is not all we need; there is more we want. Well, where are we going right now''? I took a deep look at all my surroundings, which are green everywhere, a place where it is surrounded by nature, peace for sure.

''Goodmornig, I am the village head of this place, Agasto Abliort. You seem completely fine right now; we took care of you last night. Now you can go; we don't allow outsiders here''. We reached the center of the whole village, which was surrounded by a large number of people.

What if I go now? How can I convince him of the cancellation process? I can't go now. I need time. I need to stay at least for a week to convince him and complete the process. If I go, this can't happen by that time. The place was filled with a ton of people, all villagers. We were the only ones who seemed to be outsiders. No, there are also whites.

''I am so sorry for coming to your place out of the blue, but there is nothing outside of this I can't do because...'' I took a look around my surroundings and found my mysterious person. He was there. I am so sorry for this. I don't know what state you are going through, but I am doing this for me. I am so sorry. ''I am his wife '' I pointed to him whom i didn't even know.....well, not even his name, yeas, I announced him as my husband in frond of fifty plus people, the word was echoing all around again and again in my ears. '' I am his wife''. I am his wife''.

I took the car key from the coffee table, pulled myself into my car, and drove to Stella's House, which was five minutes away from mine. As I entered the house, I heard Aunty and Uncle asking something to me, but I rushed my way to the second floor where is Stella's room. As soon as I entered the room, she closed the door and sat on the edge of her bed. I put my documents on the dressing table, which made Stella take hers and place them above me. The photo from that wedding night was taken on the same date and time. To break the silence, I said, "Stella, let's find a way to settle this matter.''

''away, how long do you think it will take more than six months? Damn Evara, we are getting married in six months; we don't have enough time, and if they find out about this, we are all freaking dead. Evara, '' Stella fell into bed.

I took a free spot on the edge of her bed and asked her, '' Do you remember anything that happened that night?'' With a long breath, I continued, ''Probably it was on the cruise night of Alice's wedding party. I remember we were both completely drunk. I just have a few memories of that night. I think we both stayed together the whole night and if we could fill in the missing lines so we could easily reach them and cancel the marriage''.

I was able to see free hope on Stella's face. ''I remember waking up in a stranger's room; yes, it was the opposite room of ours, and as soon as I walked out of that, I remembered that you were there, saying someone was there in our room, but when we returned with staff, no one was there. Maybe it could be them. What if something happened between us''.

''Stella have you spoken with him? '' After thinking for a while, I informed her that ''I am still a virgin''.

'' That's not what I meant. ''

''Oh god, please show us a way to reach them before anyone from our family finds out about this.'' Taking out my phone, I looked at the screen for a couple of seconds and looked back at Stella. '' I am going to contact the court office and ask for information. What if we get the same information about canceling the wedding petition?''. She only shook her head.

Dialing to the court number, I asked them all about the cancellation process. After the call ended, I looked back at Stella and smiled at her.

''Don't worry, dear, we can stop this without anyone in our family knowing it''. I was able to see hope on Stella's face. '' We need an advocate for all the procedures''.I said here knowing what I exactly meant

'' Evara, we can't contact Steve. You know it, right? If we contact him, everyone in this entire family will come to know. '' rubbing her forehead, she rose to her feet and looked at me. '' We can't contact an advocate from here; if we do it, you know it. Steve is my brother and a famous criminal lawyer with powers just like your brother. He'll come to know it, and the story is all over''.

''Yes, Then let's contact one outside India'' looking at her luggage, which was supposed to be packed next week for our medical camp in the Philippines. '' We are leaving tomorrow; we can inform our parents that this trip is for the camp, and let us use this week to find them or visit the advocate ''.

With a fear-washing face, Stella grabbed her laptop from her bag.

Stella looked for tickets to Iceland because the stamp on the post was from Iceland. There could be something about Iceland and this post, and we should have to solve this before the six-month timeline is over. If we can't, then we are both dead, including the unknown stranger. Our family is so powerful all over Asia and with this wedding offer all around the world.

On my way back home, I thought about that cruise night. Alice's wedding night, the night pub in the middle of the sea, a handsome man, and the white dress.