"Please fucking tell me the engagement is a hoax, that it's not true. That this is what your parents wanted for you. Tell me the truth, and I swear I'll shred the world in half to save you from it, to protect you." He pleads.

"Tell me the you that clings to my hoodie when she sleeps is the real you. Tell me I got the real you."

I place my hands on either side of her head "Just tell me it's a lie, baby." I whisper.