She Helped Give Me Away—Now She’s Begging Me To Come Home As Court Approaches

shook as she took it. “What about you?”

“My wedding’s not for 2 weeks. I’ll figure something out,” I responded, my voice shaking despite my attempts to sound brave.

But I was wrong, because that night there was a knock at the door. It was CPS. My father’s face went from confusion to fury as they asked about Anya, about underage brides, about forced marriages.continue reading …