In that moment, my world felt like it was shattering around me. The weight of the decision I had just made crushed me like a boulder. I was forced to marry a stranger, someone I had never met or seen before.

In my fear, I said yes or I'll die... I was 16 yrs old, and I had no idea what the future had in store for me. But what could I do? I had made my choice, and now I had to live with it. And so, day after day, I went about my life like a normal student.

"My lady..." My maid bowed