Love of a Substitute

Replacement bride

"You're also named Kayla, among the Bridesmaids you're the only one who doesn't have a girlfriend, you're in need of money, let's just take it. Your name is the same, at least it's a little tricking the invited guests" Susan replied with a confident face.

"No-no, it's good that I don't want to be a substitute, damn Nika where are you Nika?"

I kept swearing while repeatedly sliding the phone screen to contact the woman who was supposed to be the bride today.

"Freely you call, the boy is gone somewhere, his parents did not even come because of shame, this is a chance for you to get a lot of money as well as a handsome man's soul mate bonus" Rania pushed me back towards the room.

"You guys are really evil, it's a serious matter of my future not a joke, I don't want to, I just want to go home."

I began to cry now, I quickly stepped out intending to run from there and just go home, but just a few steps away, I felt my arms being held and forcibly pulled by my two best friends into the room again.

For some reason with the two of them, I was even still confused now, however much I struggled still lost to the power of those who were bigger than me.

"Take me off, I beg you what's wrong with you, you're my best friend why set me up, I don't want to... Mamma.... I want to go home, "I'm really crying like a kid right now, and they're both laughing.

"From chance to cry instead, don't be stupid Kayla, you'll be the Governor's stupid daughter-in-law" Rania shut my mouth to stop whining.

Until we went back into the room, somehow when he looked at his father Bang Dev nyaliku became shriveled, my chest tight felt hard to breathe, and, honestly, I was so scared at this moment that I didn't realize my crying voice just stopped.

The middle-aged man who had been wearing his expensive suit looked friendly-faced, yet still I was afraid of confronting him probably because he was the number one official in our area.

Then I glanced at Bang Dev, the man was cold without any sound, only his chest was deflated by the irregular breathing, I felt that the parent and the child had just had a fight.

Rania and Susan again pushed my little body a little further away from where I was standing.

"I'm going to tell my men to hurt your mother if you refuse this time, there's no more time the marriage contract will start in an hour, write your full name and your father's name on the paper!"

Again I feel threatened by the Governor's mistress.

"Auntie, this concerns my future, I still have Mama for where I'm negotiating this, why auntie seems to be threatening me now," of course after saying that I bowed down in fear of myself.

"I can even hurt your mother, follow my orders you will get a lot of rewards, your debt will be repaid, this will not be long just a while, just a little, you I'm contracted to marry my son in place of Nikayla today, after a year you can get divorced!"

"What's? A year? It's crazy I don't want Auntie, please let me go, why are you threatening me?" Again I cried feeling intimidated, her again Mr. Governor and his son just kept quiet without answering any words Mrs rich snobs that powerful.

"Submit your long name and your father's name, and then go with the two maids to the make-up room, don't make any statements, your name saved me enough today and I will certainly pay you even more money than you think," bang Dev's mother replied confidently as she pointed at the paper and pen on the table with her sharp eye tail.

My tears seemed reluctant to stop to make the make-up overwhelmed, especially my two best friends they can only strengthen me once in a while they chuckle with my fate that does not know what today is like.

No matter how I cursed it, it was too late. If only that Madam Governor had not threatened me maybe now I would have run far away.

"Stop crying Kayla this is your own wrong destiny why you don't have a partner so only you can replace Nikayla today" Rania rubbed my back.

"At the same time you're just contracted, the fees are expensive, it can all change your life, didn't you ever tell me that you really don't have the heart to see your mom banging for your college tuition now?" Susan chimed.

This time I fell silent, in my heart I confirmed what Susan had said. The face of my mother who every day went to work as a housekeeper to some of our neighbors, not to mention some people who kept coming to collect the debt of my late father.

When I took a deep breath, I looked once more at my face in the mirror. For a long time I stared at the face that had been beautiful with expensive make up, my face really changed because it had never been too thick make up.

Then I lyricized my two best friends they nodded in smiles as if giving full support to the events of today. I removed the tears, and I decided to make peace with the situation that now my destiny had changed.

I am a substitute bride of my own best friend who will marry a handsome man who works as a Lecturer in the next campus, the son of a Governor and a wealthy businessman in my area.

Although this is just a contract paid dearly by his mother but really in the depths of my heart I don't want to toy with marriage at all.

I don't know what will happen in my next life only time will tell.

****

"Well"

One word that gives me goosebumps, it's all too fast.

Now my status has changed from that of an ordinary girl who just tried to change fate by going to college in order to get a good job and be able to help my mother later, now I have become another figure of what I aspire to be.

A short, yet meaningful marriage for me that is not yet ready for this inner birth, although I realize it is only a contract, but really I know that this marriage is valid religiously and stately, because my name is on the marriage book that should belong to Nikayla.

I yawned small and wriggled the body that felt sore.

Wait a minute, my body aches not because of the first night like a bride in general. I am exhausted because there are many customary events that must be passed yesterday.

For what sake, last night I was actually in one room, which was the bridal room. But of course not doing anything because Bang Dev did not even enter the goods for a moment.