Take One Arranged Marriage… (2013)
“‘You guys answered this? Without checking with me first?’ Her temper was rising swiftly and her mother gave her a wary look.
‘Your father thought …’ she began.
‘I didn’t know he could think,’ Tara said, whisking the newspaper cutting from her mother’s hand. One lengthwise tear, fold, tear again. There. One successful lawyer, ready for the dustbin. She carried the pieces across and threw them in. ‘If they write back, tell them I’m not interested,’ she said.
‘It’s not so simple, Tara,’ her mother... said. ‘They’re coming over this evening—the parents are at least.’ Tara stared.
‘That was … fast,’ she said. ‘Wasn’t that yesterday’s newspaper? Are these people really desperate? Or are you that keen to get rid of me?’ ‘No, we’re not,’ her mother protested, looking unhappy.
Tara relented, putting an arm around her and steering her to a chair. ‘Tell me all about it,’ she said. ‘Till yesterday I thought you guys wanted me to become a schoolteacher and give up my “stupid plans”MoreLess
‘Your father thought …’ she began.
‘I didn’t know he could think,’ Tara said, whisking the newspaper cutting from her mother’s hand. One lengthwise tear, fold, tear again. There. One successful lawyer, ready for the dustbin. She carried the pieces across and threw them in. ‘If they write back, tell them I’m not interested,’ she said.
‘It’s not so simple, Tara,’ her mother... said. ‘They’re coming over this evening—the parents are at least.’ Tara stared.
‘That was … fast,’ she said. ‘Wasn’t that yesterday’s newspaper? Are these people really desperate? Or are you that keen to get rid of me?’ ‘No, we’re not,’ her mother protested, looking unhappy.
Tara relented, putting an arm around her and steering her to a chair. ‘Tell me all about it,’ she said. ‘Till yesterday I thought you guys wanted me to become a schoolteacher and give up my “stupid plans”MoreLess
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