Forced And Forced Marriage
Part 1 Early

''Stupid?'' Elijah closed his eyes, looking at his parents sitting on the sofa in front of him.

''Yes, with the son of Hendra's father's best friend, you still remind the same about Hendra, right?. This matchmaking we have planned since I was in High School.'' Mr. Dika looked at his daughter with a smile on his face. ''Father hope you will accept this matchmaking and marry Hendra's son.''

Elijah sighed seeing her father's sincere smile made her unable to say 'no', so she should be able to find an excuse so that her father could consider the matchmaking she had already planned.

''Hunm, Elijah still remembers the same about Hendra, but Hendra often came to see his father at home. Father, but Elijah was still in college and Elijah was only 20 years old.'' Elijah looked at his father, wishing his father could melt.

''Honey, you can still go to college after marriage and about your age of just 20 years old mother thought it did not matter, according to the mother was quite ready to carry out the commitment in marriage.'' Obviously Miss Elina to dispel her daughter's doubts.

''Ehm.'' Elijah throbs.

god, why don't you understand that this beautiful daughter doesn't want to be betrothed? elijah in his heart.

''Elijah, I understand that you cannot decide now, so you can think about it first.'' Said Mr. Dika.

''Yes father, Elijah will give you the answer later!'' Elijah agreed. Elijah smiled with relief that he could use the time his father had given him to think of a way to refuse this matchmaking. He did know Hendra and his aunt Mira, but for their son he did not know him at all.

''Elijah, I hope you don't disappoint me!'' Please Mr. Dika to Elijah his only daughter .

DEG.

Elijah was biting his lower lip. Hearing his father's words Elijah was convinced that his father did not want him to refuse this match. Hah Elijah did not want to obey his father's request, but honestly he did not want to get married easily. According to him, marriage needs faith and a strong mentality, and most importantly, the heart and logic are absolutely sure that it can be a commitment to the end.

***

''Elijah Deanika Princess!''

Elijah gasped in shock as a loud enough voice rang out in his ears. ''Ana, your voice is very disturbing to my listeners!'' Elijah glared at the sight of his cool best friend eating french fries in front of him.

''Ck.'' Ana clucked in annoyance, then drank the orange juice of her message gracefully after which she looked at Elijah. '' The first Elijah I willingly let out my beautiful voice with a rather high tone that for the sake of not being possessed. Lo why? mulu mulu, I talked at length from earlier you did not dengerin.''

Elijah sighed, looking around the campus cafeteria that was not too rame, after the talk about matchmaking yesterday he kept thinking about what else his father really hoped he would accept the match.

''El, you got a problem?'' Ask Ana again because she saw the look on her best friend's face that was not okay.

''Hunm, Na I'm fooled!''

''Bighen lo? who's fooled? Bright in Thailand or Cha Eun Woo in Korea?'' Ana joked. Ana strongly does not believe that her best friend wants to be betrothed, this is already 2023 where there is an arranged marriage in this modern era. Ana thought shakes her head.

Elijah rolled his eyes panted. Can't Ana see the serious look on his face? thought Elijah.

''Seriously, Ana! my dad is the son of his best friend!''

Ana looked at Elijah with a look of disbelief. ''Just let you be fooled?''

''Yes same son om Hendra father's best friend.'' Elijah drank his avocado juice, after which he sighed. ''No, I hope my father accepts this matchmaking and his mother is also the same, so I am confused if I refuse, the same mother's father must be sad and disappointed with me, so I am confused, but if I accept it it means I'll marry easily.'' Elijah looked at Ana who was looking at him concerned for him.

''You know, I don't want an easy marriage? elijah said again with sorrow.

''Lo, can talk well with your father, if you do not want to be fooled or you can talk to your father for a fiancee first that, not directly married. you don't want an easy marriage, so that's the best solution right?'' Said Ana giving advice as well as solutions.

''Ana, tumben lo's smart! thanks for being my best friend, Na!'' Elijah moved from his seat to embrace Ana. ''Still, Na.''

''Same-sama, Elijah. El, but I was smart from a long time ago, you just realized that I have a very, very smart friend rich me!'' Ana returned Elijah's embrace.

Elijah ended his embrace. ''No, I'm home now! want to quickly tell my mother's father about your idea earlier.'' Elijah took his bag. ''Na, you pay in my order huh?'' Elijah then walked quickly away from Ana without waiting for Ana's approval at her request.

Ana cried out to Elijah, but when she saw the many pairs of eyes that looked at her strangely, her loud voice became very slow. Ana smiled awkwardly at the campus cafeteria residents who were staring at her.

''Elijah, watch out you'll be battered in my hands later!'' muttered Ana who was already very embarrassed she wanted to quickly leave the campus cafeteria.

***

Elijah drove his car home all the way the smile on Elijah's face never faded.

He is happy to finally be able to avoid easy marriage, if only fiancee is the same as dating right? so it doesn't matter he can.

After 15 minutes of driving Elijah to his house, parked his car in front of the house.

''Sir Grace, please enter the garage!'' Said Elijah after coming out of the mobi and saw Mr. Grace who worked as a driver of his family coming closer to him. Elijah handed the keys to his car to Mr. Grace.

''Every non.'' said Mr. Grace received Elijah's car keys.

Elijah went into the house. ''Mother, my father is home!'' Elijah called his parents with passion.

''Entering the house is not a greeting, instead shouted!'' The rebuke of Elijah's older brother coming down the stairs.

getting reprimanded, Elijah just smiled at his brother. ''Assalamualaikum, my most handsome brother.''

''aalaikumsalam.''

''Home home?'' Miss Elina's voice sounded. Elijah turned to look at his mother who had run out of the kitchen carrying a glass containing coffee for his father.

''Yes mother, if Elijah has not come home yet there may not be in front of the mother now.'' Elijah answered with

little joke.

''Tumben? usually at this hour you are still on campus or the streets with Ana.'' Said Ms. Elina to Elijah because the clock is still ten in the morning usually the child will go home after lunch or arrive home at lunchtime, but today he came home early, so there must be a reason.

Elijah followed his mother to the living room where his father and brother were talking.

''Elia, again want to go home at this time bun.''

The mother put the coffee cup on the table.

Her bulk. Elina was sitting next to her husband while Elijah was sitting opposite her brother.

The living room sofa is arranged with U leter because in the family room in use to watch together.

'' Elijah wanted an answer about the match.'' Said Elina without further ado after sitting comfortably on the sofa.

his father, mother and brother looked curiously at Elijah.

''So ''So? Ask Mr. Dika curious.

''Eli.'' Elijah looked at them one by one. ''Father, mother, brother Malvin do not look at that rich Elijah! Elijah became this groggy.''

''Dek, by the way!'' Malvin. She was curious about her sister's decision whether she accepted or rejected the match. Actually a little kasian to his sister who must be betrothed, when hearing the story from his father this matchmaking has been planned since his father High School, the, so imagine if his daughter, Hendra, was a woman, he would be the victim of arranged marriages, fortunately his son was only one man, so he was safe from arranged marriages.

''Elijah.......

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