Alice cried softly as Edwin embraced her. She wasn't even surprised. Whenever she was sad and feeling down he always showed up and made her feel comforted. It had been that way since they were smaller. She clung to him and listened to his deep voice, making her calm down from sobbing to sniffling. Even when the worst of the crying was over, she stayed in his arms.
"I d-don't want to marry someone I don't love... But he wants a grandchild and I... I don't know what to do." She whispered. Alice was beginning to think it would be easier to just give up already, and do as her parents wanted. Maybe a happy life just wasn't destined for her. She buried her face in his shirt. "I just want to run away..."