“Why couldn’t anyone understand that a woman can be both single and happy?”
Lisa thought to herself after she had finally finished reading a novel she had been reading for days. It was obvious that she did not like the ending. She stared aimlessly at the off-white wall of her tiny room that was crowded with bookshelves. The books were ordered alphabetically reminding her of the orderly lifestyle she was leading which mainly revolved around work. This made Lisa reminisce about her entire journey of becoming a lawyer. She remembered the sleepless nights and time-consuming internships. This was not enough for her as she was still working in a small law firm for the experience. She was targeting prestigious law firms, as she needed enough money to pay off old loans and the rent for the old confined New York apartment she lived in with her mother and her sister Jane, besides her day-to-day living expenses.
Lisa’s thoughts were interrupted by the fresh aroma of coffee her mother prepared for breakfast. She got out of her room and passed by the confined living room that contained little wooden furniture and a small TV hanging on the wall. She heard her mother humming and swaying in the kitchen while flipping over the pan of scrambled eggs. Jane was still sleeping, so Lisa took the food outside to the living room since no table would fit in the small size of the kitchen.
Today Lisa’s mother, Karen, was on cloud nine because her youngest daughter Jane was getting married tomorrow, and not just to anyone, to the wealthy Businessman Ben Cooper.
“Oh, honey! I hope you could be as lucky as your sister and find love. It’s the only thing that will help you in this life,” Karen told Lisa excitedly while eating.
“Take me as an example. Being a single mother and taking care of both of you was not easy. Who knows? Maybe you could meet someone tomorrow at the wedding. Let me be happy for you as I am for your sister,” she continued.
“Dear mother! it’s the 21st century already, not the Victorian age. Besides, why fall in love when you can fall asleep?” Lisa’s sense of humor kicked in to change the seriousness of the subject.
Lisa knew that her mother wouldn’t let it go. It wasn’t like Lisa rejected the idea of finding love and getting married, she just believed in a marriage that was based on love and friendship. She rejected the idea that a woman should be married for social status or financial security.
Lisa excused herself as she was heading to work. She wanted to come back early so she would prepare herself and help her sister for the big day tomorrow.
On the wedding day, it was a cloudy afternoon as clouds loomed over the lush garden of Ben’s mansion. The lush garden was tastefully decorated with golden roses and large garlands giving the garden a magical aura. Also, rose-scented candles hung from the naked tree branches at the end of each seated aisle. Golden chairs were placed on both sides of the aisle. The guests sat immediately as the wedding ceremony was about to begin.
Ben was already at the altar. He kept staring and waiting with excitement for Jane to come. Jane finally appeared walking down the aisle alone. Once Karen saw her, she couldn’t hold back her tears. She knew that every girl’s dream is to take these slow steps with her father, the thing that Jane couldn’t have since her father abandoned them leaving a scar on such a moment. But she quickly washed away these feelings, as seeing her little daughter as a bride made her extremely proud.
As Jane was walking, the cellists started playing. All the guests sat with huge smiles on their faces as the soothing melody of the cellos uplifted their mood. Jane joined Ben to exchange vows. She was wearing a simple white dress, holding a bouquet of white daisies. Behind her stood her sister and bridesmaids. Lisa wore a simple blue dress that matched her eye color. It was nothing compared to the expensive silk and lace dresses that Ben’s sisters wore.
It was the time when the priest pronounced Ben and Jane husband and wife and by this moment Jane’s heart was leaping. Her eyes rested on the man of her dreams who was standing in front of her. She couldn’t help but think about their love story and how funny you could just find things. The story of how they met was simple and kind of cliché, but sometimes love just happens.
Jane used to work as a waitress at one of the fancy restaurants in town. One day, she was having a hard day at work, as she was carrying a tray with several dishes and serving too many tables. Jane was squeezing her eyes shut, then opening them wide in an effort to stay awake. In the middle of all of this, a handsome gentleman was watching her, admiring her persistence and hard work. He was also captivated by her beauty and angelic features. Their first encounter still echoed in Jane’s mind.
“Here is your order sir,” Jane said with a smile while placing the plates on Ben’s table.
“So, you brought me lunch, can I bring you dinner?” Ben playfully asked Jane, resting his chin on his fingers.
It was the moment when sparks flew between them. From that day, Ben kept going to the restaurant daily to see Jane. After a few dates, they fell in love despite they were polar opposites, as he came from one of the richest families in the country. This made his mother and sister slightly reluctant to this marriage at first, but now they finally got married.
It is said that in life one has at least one dream or goal he wants to achieve. For Jane, that goal was to find true love. She had finally found the man of her dreams not because he was wealthy, but because he reached her heart.
After the ceremony, the bride and groom went inside the mansion with their close family and friends for partying. Everything about the mansion screamed luxury from the picturesque entrance through the classic iron gate and the water fountain that moved calmly with the wind of spring, to the magnificent garden. The mansion itself resembled a royal palace. That was reflected in the furniture that mixed between the nineteenth century and art nouveau. The party was a great way of socializing; however, Ben’s side of the family only mingled with each other.
One of the most notable guests was Mark Darcy, Ben’s childhood and close friend. He just came abroad and now settling in America. Mark was a tall handsome man even more handsome than Ben; however, Ben was more pleasant and easygoing than his friend.
Lisa noticed that Mark was mingling only with Ben’s family and did not bother introducing himself to her or anyone on Jane’s side. Because of that, Mark’s character was decided. According to Lisa, he was an arrogant and unadmirable man.
On her way to get a drink Mark bumped into her and he did not bother to apologize.
''Excuse me,'' Lisa said shockingly.
Which Lisa thought was extremely rude of him. She then went to check on her sister to see how she was doing. Lisa always thought to herself that no matter how different Jane and she were, she would always have her back.
In the dining room, Karen walked up excitedly to Lisa to ask her if she found a man to date or not.
''Mom, you know that’s the last thing I care about,'' Lisa replied aggressively.
The wedding ended peacefully and Karen and Lisa got back to their apartment which was as calm as the sea in July. It was deserted without Jane as she was the heart of their home. Lisa was most of the time at work and their mom was trying her best for them. Jane was the youngest and she was an easy-going person and she accepted the bare minimum with a happy heart.
Lisa went to bed after a hectic day, but she felt lonely without her sister. She was thinking about her future. Her mom kind of got into her mind with the whole getting married dilemma. Lisa was staring at the crooked ceiling thinking about their debts and how she wanted to do a lot of things but couldn't.
Ever since her dad left them, she always felt responsible for her mother and her sister and she looked after them. Her life revolved around her mother and her sister for as long as she could remember. Lisa was such a compassionate and independent person who wanted nothing but the best for her family.
The following week, they went to visit Jane at the mansion. To Lisa's surprise Mark, was there, that Ignorant handsome man, who made an unpleasant first impression. Lisa was talking to her sister and Ben, about a new case that she got assigned to, a new investor in town wanted to demolish an orphanage in order to build a factory.
''Wealthy, ignorant people never seize to amaze me'' Lisa said sarcastically.
''Well, that is one way to look at it,'' Mark replied.
At the patio, they all sat down to have some tea, Mark also accompanied them. Mark started to show off how wealthy he was. Lisa was so pissed at this point, and she wanted to leave. At this moment, Mark told them about how he wished to build a factory of his own and that was a dream for him since he was a kid. He found an acceptable deal that he couldn't reject.
''I didn't know it was an orphanage and I was so concerned,'' Mark said.
Lisa was giving him her full attention, seeing him talk passionately about his dreams which reminded her of herself. She always dreamt of owning her own law firm. For a second there, she was lost in her own thoughts, and she lived a life she really wanted. She found herself in Mark's words. Both of them were so passionate about their careers, and both of them are ignorant towards each other.
She took herself out of this fantasy world she lived in for a minute, to listen carefully to how careless Mark was.
''Would you let these kids live on the streets for your dream?'' Lisa interrupted him.
Mark was surprised by the audacity of Lisa and was embarrassed, but he tried to hide it.
'' I certainly would not leave them on the streets, besides isn't that your job?'' Mark replied. ''Well, I will keep them at the orphanage since this is the only place they can call home,'' Lisa said.
At this point Jane and Ben tried to loosen up the whole atmosphere and they tried to switch the topic into something else. However, Mark and Lisa were both furious at each other as this was their first encounter and, she already doesn't feel good about him.
Jane thought to herself that she was not happy with her marriage and how she wanted to feel the excitement of love.
Lisa always trusted her gut feeling and she listened to her mind. The way Mark was so ambitious yet so egoistic. She did not want to lie to herself, she felt like she wanted to know what was the story behind this man.
For the next couple of weeks Lisa and Mark kept on running into each other at Jane and Ben's home, or at the streets of New York. No matter how tremendous this city was, they still managed to run into each other.
They started to talk more and they got attracted to each other. Lisa learned not to judge someone fast, in fact deep down, Mark was a very nice person, he just hid it.
Karen, Lisa's mother, noticed the harmony between Mark and Lisa. She was so happy about this. That was all she ever wanted, to secure a future for her daughters. Jane was safe, but she was still worried about Lisa.
However, Karen did not know that Jane was not happy in her marriage.
One evening, Lisa and Mark were at Ben's house and Lisa started trying to convince Mark to refuse the orphanage deal.
'' You know New York is full of opportunities, if you refuse this deal, you'll find another one'' Lisa said.
''But to find a place with this view for this price is a once in a life time offer,'' Mark replied.
''We're here!!'' Freddie excitedly storming in.
Mark's family came to surprise him at Ben's house. His mom, Dad and his older brother Freddie were on a trip together and they finally came back. Freddie was two years older than Mark. Mark always loved his brother and, according to Mark they were pretty close.
Lisa was surprised as she did not know they were coming and she certainly was not ready to meet his family. His mom and dad were looking down on Lisa and they didn't like the harmony between them, since it was so noticeable. Most of the conversations were about money. Lisa noticed how materialistic they were.
However, Freddie was friendly towards Lisa. This friendship made Mark so happy, as he was not proud of how his parents reacted towards Lisa.
At the end of the night, Mark sat down alone with Lisa to tell her unexpected news. Lisa was worried about what she was about to hear.
''I am not going to take the offer and I have a work trip to France tomorrow''. Mark said.
When Mark left for a work trip, his brother, Freddy, took advantage of Lisa because he was jealous of the relationship between her and his brother. He wanted to make Lisa hate Mark and be with him and he had a plan. Freddy decided to call Lisa and meet her.
“Hello, how are you doing?” Lisa answered the phone shocked.
“Hey Lisa, I’m doing fine! We should meet. I need to talk to you and it’s for your benefit,” said Freddy excitedly.
“Is there something wrong with Mark? Is he okay? Did something happen to him?” asked worriedly.
“Um, we will talk when we meet.” Freddy interrupted her angrily.
They met at a coffee shop near her workplace. She sat down at the table and Freddy ordered their drinks, then Freddy returned to the table with the drinks and he was acting weird as if he was angry or hiding something from her; his attitude made Lisa worried and uncomfortable, thinking that something happened to Mark while he was on the business trip. Freddy then sat down and started talking to Lisa.
“Look, I felt like you need to know the truth about Mark, he is not who he claims to be.” said Freddy nervously.
“What do you mean? What are you saying, Freddy? You need to be clear.” Lisa interrupted him.
“First of all, listen and don’t interrupt me and I will explain everything to you because you deserve the best. Lisa, you suffered a lot and I don’t want you to suffer anymore. I knew that Mark told you that he wouldn’t sign the contract of bringing the orphanage down, but he signed that contract last week.”
Freddy continued talking then showed her a contract. She was so mad and angry and wanted to leave but at the same time, she wanted to know the rest of the truth. Freddy realized that she was on edge so he continued talking before she left.
“That's not all. I heard him talking to mother about you and that he will never be with you even if you were the last person on earth because of the social differences, He is just making use of you,” Freddy continued talking and acting sad to make her believe him.
He took a sip of water and added, “for your information, he was trying to stop the marriage of your sister to Ben and he was trying to convince him that the difference in social class will be the cause for future trouble with the Cooper’s family who are already treating her badly.”
Lisa was listening quietly, then she said nervously, “Why are you telling me this all of a sudden?”
“Because I want you to know that I really care about you, but you should know that my feelings are deeper than friendship. Lisa, I want you to know that I lo…. I…. lo…. I love you and I loved you since the first minute that I saw you.” Freddy answered nervously while looking into her eyes with love.
Lisa was looking at him quietly and shocked thinking about what to do. Then she rejected him; she was confused, angry, and about to commit a crime, and that was all because of the lies that Freddy told her about Mark. Suddenly, she thought of asking Freddy to help her take revenge.
“I’m really sorry, Freddy, but I don’t think that we can be together because I had feelings for Mark and he broke my trust, so I have to teach him a lesson, and you are going to help me!” Lisa said angrily.
she was so weak, at that moment, that she acted without thinking.
Freddy was concerned, but he accepted because he wanted to hurt his brother out of jealousy and make sure that Lisa and Mark would never be together anymore. They made a plan to convince Mark that Lisa was in a relationship with Freddy because he was an honest man.
Few weeks later, Mark returned from the business trip and went to Lisa’s office to propose to her but, she was so mad at him that she even did not say a word to him. He was confused because of her behavior, but he proposed to her anyway.
“You are a dishonest, greedy, and arrogant man, and I will never accept your proposal, I’m with an honest man right now who confronted me with the truth, Now, you shall never come here again and I hope we never cross roads,” Lisa said angrily and shouting.
Mark was stunned and heartbroken because he assumed Lisa felt the same way he did. It was the first time he had loved someone as much as he loved Lisa. On his way home, Mark was desperately questioning himself,
"Why would you do that to me? Am I really a bad person? Is that why no one loves me? Is it my mistake or theirs? Am I the problem? Is it hard for people to understand me? Why is it so hard to find love and happiness?”
When Mark arrived home, Freddy and his mother were discussing everything; Freddy was telling her that their plan had worked and that Lisa would never accept the fact that she was with an untrustworthy man.
While they were talking, Mark heard everything they were saying, and he understood why Lisa said all those harsh words and refused his proposal.
Mark faced his mother and brother, and he was angry at them. He told his brother to stay out of his way and to stay out of Lisa’s life for good. Mark then left the house and stayed at one of his hotels and tried to reach Lisa many times, but she refused his calls.
Karen knew that Lisa was not feeling good and she was worried about her. Karen tried to convince Lisa many times to answer Mark’s calls, because she believed that Lisa had to get married and find a partner and should not repeat her same mistake.
"Honey, I know it’s hard, but what if Freddy is wrong? Give Mark the chance to explain. You have to work harder to find a partner." Karen said calmly.
Mark went to her office many times but found out that she had left for a working trip and would return after a week. So, this week, Mark tried to make preparations for another proposal. As for Freddy, he felt guilty and didn’t want Mark to leave the house, so he went to see Mark at the hotel and apologized to him.
"I am really sorry, Mark. You have to forgive me. I was blinded by anger and jealousy and I would do anything to make it up for you.” Freddy apologized.
"Why would you do that to me, Freddy? I didn’t hurt you. I have always loved you," Mark said sadly. "I was just jealous of you, Mark," said Freddy ashamedly.
"Why, what did I do?... I treated you as if you were my younger brother. I spoiled you. I wanted you to live freely without carrying the burden of the business responsibilities," said Mark sadly.
"That’s the problem. You always get the credit for your achievements. You always get care and support. In the end, what do I get? It's just ignorance," said Freddy ashamedly and angrily at the same time.
"Why didn’t you talk with me about it earlier? Even though that’s not a reason for your actions," said Mark sadly.
"I’m really feeling guilty for what I have done and I came to you to apologize and do whatever you want to make it up to you," said Freddy, ashamedly.
Mark accepted Feddy’s apology under one condition; that he would call Lisa and invite her to the hotel without telling her that Mark would be there, as if he was making up for what he did.
Freddy called Lisa and asked her to meet him at the hotel, and she accepted.
The next evening, when Lisa arrived at the hotel and found Mark, she left again. He did not know what to do, so he sent her a message apologizing and telling her the truth. Lisa saw the message, but she was not convinced, and she started crying. Then Karen entered, and Lisa told her everything.
"Darling, listen to me. Life gives you more than one chance, and God gives you many chances to return to him and confess your sins. And, as a human, you refuse to give Mark another chance? Is that logical, honey? Maybe he lied, but we all lie, so we have to forgive each other to be able to live," said Karen.
Lisa tried to reach Mark on the phone, but she got a text from him saying that he had decided to leave for England where he could invest.
Lisa felt guilty that she misjudged Mark and believed Freddie’s lies about him.
“How foolish I was to believe Freddie, I should have talked to Darcy first,” Lisa expressed.
“What an unfair life! It would be much better without people judging each other,” Lisa wondered.
She decided to go after her love and amend things. So, she went to the airport to see Mark Darcy before he left.
“What have I done? How could I judge him without knowing him?” Lisa thought to herself while she was running and searching for Mark until she got tired and thought that his plane departed.
“You hated Mark, at first, because you judged him as an arrogant and unadmirable man. However, you fell in love with that man after seeing how gentle and caring he was!” Lisa wondered while she was surprised to see him minutes before heading to the plane. She rushed to confess her feelings and apologize to him.
“Mark!” Lisa said.
“Lisa? What are you doing here?” Mark said while he was shocked and surprised to see Lisa.
“I came to say sorry as I believed Freddie’s words and I didn’t listen to you,” she replied
“well, it is fine,” he replied coldly.
“I must leave or I’ll be late for my flight,” he added.
“Wait!” Lisa cried.
“I love You” she said in a loud, screaming pitch.
“What?” Mark replied while amazed.
“I love you and will always do,” Lisa repeated confidentially as she was relieved after confessing her feelings to Mark Darcy.
“I love you too,” Mark said.
“I knew I loved you when I couldn’t sleep all night just because of thinking about you. I knew I fell in love the moment I felt my heart dancing when I saw you,” Mark added with a glamorous eye.
“There’s a quotation that I read in one of my favorite books,” Lisa said.
“A human heart cannot contain two opposing energies. When hatred reigns, love is suppressed,” Lisa added.
“You can see that our story started with us hating each other and now here we are, madly in love. So, everything can change as I learned my lesson,” Lisa said
“It’s fine as I changed my perspective about life and learned to be humble and treat people in a good way,” Mark replied.
“But love isn’t enough to assist us through life and help us face society. Love won’t end class prejudice,” she added.
“You can see Jane and Ben’s marriage collapsing because of class prejudice!” Lisa said.
“How can I marry you and do the same mistake twice?” She wondered while looking at him with her glowy, watery eyes.
“Now what? You don’t want me,” Mark said in a depressed tone
“I love you but can’t be with you,” Lisa said. “I’m sorry Mark,” she added
Mark was broken and devastated by Lisa’s words. However, he was satisfied that they both confessed their feelings towards each other and they solved the conflict between them. He decided to travel to England as to invest there and try to move away from Lisa.
Karen On the other side, when Lisa told her mother, Karen, what happened and that she refused Mark’s proposal, she was about to have a stroke and fainted. As soon as she woke up, she couldn’t believe what Lisa said and kept reprimanding her.
“Why did you do so?” Karen said.
“You don’t want me to be happy?” She added.
“Mother, I was honest with you from the very beginning and I told you I have no intention of marrying right now,” Lisa said.
“Besides, why can’t you be content with the idea of being single and happy?” Lisa added while feeling enraged.
“How rich and how great you will be. what pin-money, what jewels, what cars you will have." Karen said.
“You little foolish girl, you messed up everything,” she added.
Lisa left the conversation and went out to have some fresh air without being bothered by her mother’s intrusive thoughts. Although she felt guilty for what she did to Darcy yet, she was satisfied that she was honest with him and confessed her feelings. She decided to move on and focus on her career as to become a successful lawyer. Consequently, Lisa worked very hard until she became a famous lawyer in New York.
Six months later, Lisa was offered a very good job opportunity in England as she was assigned to a complicated case which she managed to win. There she was reunited with Mark Darcy. The harmony between them assured that they were still in love with each other. They kept talking for a long time as Lisa told him about her accomplishments and how she won all the cases as well as her current case and how it was challenging for her.
Days later, Lisa was about to leave England and return back to New York when Mark confessed that his feelings hadn’t changed.
However, Lisa was waiting for Darcy to propose as she would accept this time.
“Lisa, I still love you and couldn’t forget you,” Mark said.
“I love you too,” Lisa replied.
At this moment, Darcy got on his knees and proposed for the second time but he felt that this proposal was the one. Lisa was looking at him with her bright and glowy eyes waiting for him to say it.
“Lisa, will you marry me?” Mark asked Lisa.
“Yes! Yes! I do” Lisa replied with much joy.
They had a fascinating, modern wedding. It was an outdoor lavish wedding with dazzling decorations as flowers, lights and white curtains. It was a dream for Lisa to have such a wedding as they invited everyone and even Freddie.
Jane and Karen were very happy for Lisa as she finally married a man she loved. While Mark and Lisa were dancing, he whispered in her ears,
“We have made it finally as you are officially my wife now,” Mark Darcy said.
“If old Lisa was here, she would probably feel like a nightmare. But now you are everything I want right now,” Lisa replied while laughing.
The night ended peacefully and everyone was happy and satisfied. Jane and Ben settled up their fights. Moreover, Karen was content that finally her two daughters were married.
That was the end in our universe but in the other universe they had a different perspective.
When they got home after having dinner, Lisa got a call from Liverpool and it was Mark
“Hello Lisa, how’s everything?” Asked Mark.
“I’m good. How are you? How’s Liverpool?” Lisa replied.
Mark was a bit stunned at her reply.
“I’m alright, I have some good news! I’m coming back to New York in two days,” he said. “I found a greater deal here in Liverpool and already signed the contracts earlier today” He added.
“Congratulations Mark! I’m so proud of you!” Lisa replied.
“I talked to your mother and Freddy and I knew their plans to ruin our marriage.” He added.
“Freddy and mother wanted to ruin our marriage but I knew their plans” he continued.
“This explains why you acted in a strange way when we last met. Anyway, I’m sorry Lisa for everything.” He said.
“I want to meet you and your mother to end up this dispute.” Mark said.
“Oh, wh- o-k, I’ll be waiting for you” Lisa pleasantly replied.
Few minutes later they ended the call, then Lisa rushed to her mother telling her about the upcoming meeting.
Her mother hopes raised again, as she thought that Lisa wouldn’t accept her advice and started thinking that things were becoming serious now.
Two days later, a knocking was heard, Karen and Lisa both rushed to the door but Karen ended up opening the door herself. It was Mark and his mother. Freddy didn’t show up as he would have been in an awkward situation after being rejected by Lisa. They all gathered in the small living room for some tea and cake and started chatting.
“How was your flight Mr. Mark?” Karen asked.
“A bit rough, but I got used to such flights. Few hours of rest after the flight makes me all set.” Mark answered.
“So, do you want to tell us something, Mark” Lisa asked.
“Definitely, Mrs. Karen, I’m really sorry for what happened from my mother and my brother Freddy, we ended this situation and he apologized.” he replied
“No problem honey, I knew nothing ever could ruin our relationship” Lisa said.
“Ugh, this tea tastes weird what kind of tea is that?” Mark’s mother nervously shouted but no one paid her attention.
She felt ashamed after then for being mean again but she instantly tried to fix it.
“To be honest with you, I didn’t want my son to be in a such relationship, but after seeing him fighting the world for Lisa, we ended up being absolutely wrong.” she said.
“I really apologize for anything I or my son did towards you and Mark.” she added
“I’m glad you believed us Lisa.” commented Mark
“Yes, I know dear you were not lying, the contract he showed me was a fake contract, I knew a successful gentleman like you won’t do such a deed.” Lisa replied.
“But where’s Freddy?” asked Lisa
“Uh, um, he, he had to run an errand so he couldn’t make it.” replied Mark.
Lisa didn’t reply as she deep inside knew that Freddy would never attend such an event after what he did.
Mark couldn’t hold to waste more time for him being a businessman. So, he decided not to waste another minute.
He got on his knees in front of Lisa holding a ring he bought from England and asked
“Will you marry me, Lisa Baker?”
“Yes, I will Mark Darcy.” Lisa replied happily.
They both hugged each other and said in one voice “I love you”
Karen’s tears started to drop out of joy after witnessing such a scenery.
On the other side, Mark’s mother deep inside started to accept her son’s fate after seeing him this happy; she was convinced that Lisa was the perfect wife for her son; she is smart, non- judgmental and beautiful too. She completely forgot about the social gap between the two families as nothing could stand against seeing her man getting married, just like how Karen wanted to see her girls getting married.
When Mark and his mother went back home, they spoke with Freddy and told him about what happened that day. Freddy was so angry at the beginning as he wanted to ruin this marriage out of jealousy but he immediately regretted all what he did.
“I was wrong from the beginning. They are perfect together, how could we think of ruining this marriage because of social gap or any other reason.” His mother wondered.
“But mum they are inferior! our image in front of our society will be ruined.” Freddy said.
“Screw your image in front of your people when it comes to marriage, you should be ashamed of your deed!” shouted the mother.
“We are not talking about this again Freddy!” She added.
Mark joined them after hearing his mom shouting.
“Look Freddy it’s already happening, so do not bother thinking about it again please.” Mark said.
“I really pray you find someone like Lisa. When it comes to finding true love, I swear you will not care about anything except living happily with your soulmate.” Mark added.
Six Years later, Mark and Lisa are now living in a new house in Manhattan that they bought after both of them working so hard to afford a place in such an expensive place in New York. Lisa is now pregnant but unfortunately the gender of the baby wasn’t revealed yet.
The two families became more to each other as they met every Sunday after church at Mark and Lisa’s place to have lunch.
Freddy was seeing a girl whom he met at church, he fell in love with her at first sight and it seemed like his brother’s words were true. Yes, she was from a lower social level but -as expected- Freddy does not seem bothered at all as they matched with each other so well.