Faithfully

Since I was young, I’ve known I have never been my own.

I was promised to another, before I was even born.

I grew up with the best, gifts from my betrothed’s family, making sure I knew of the finer things in life.

I never got to live out my childhood like normal girls my age; I had to attend the best schools, etiquette classes, ballet classes, violin classes, piano classes, pageants.

Absolutely no social life was allowed when it came to the opposite sex.

I hated my husband and I never had met him. He made my life hell, without even trying.

But then I met him, a real life Prince Charming with a beautiful smile and gentlemanly customs.

Against a made up mind, I fell in love with a man I thought I hated.