Lola’s POV

I couldn't sleep. Couldn't eat. Couldn't think.

The pressure was crushing me. The turmoil inside my head wouldn't stop, I still determined to change my fate.

My mind was a mess of loud voices, scary thoughts. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Elder Joseph's face. I saw my parents looking at me with sad, tired eyes.

I felt like a bird trapped in a shrinking box.

But I wasn't ready to give up. I didn't want to marry Flint just because someone said I had to.

My heart belonged to ...