Let's Get Divorced
Early Meeting
Rachel Olivia hurriedly walked into her room. This morning he just got home from work. Rachel is a 17 year old Bulgarian teenager. It was a student. But now he has just finished his school exam. Rachel had to work full time to finance school and other needs. Moreover, Rachel wants to continue her education to the university level. Understandably, Rachel is not a girl who was born from a wealthy family. His family belongs to a lower-middle class who live in the suburb of Stara Zagora, one of the cities in Bulgaria.
"You're going to sleep?" Ask Rachel's mother who is standing in front of her child's bed.
"Yes, Mom. Last night I didn't come home because my boss left and I had to keep his son at home" Rachel spoke with her eyes closed. Rachel did work as a baby sitter after the school exam ended.
"Where's the kid?" A middle-aged man was shoved into Rachel's room. He is Rachel's father.
"I was just about to sleep," Rachel squinted her eyes slightly.
"You can't sleep. Awake up!" Rachel's father, Nikolay, pulled the hand of her youngest daughter.
"What's up, dad? I just got home from work" Rachel took Nicolay's hand off hers.
"You can't sleep. Today you have to come to the Kalaidzhi (wedding market) event," Nikolay threw a blanket over his son's body on the floor.
The bridal market is a unique market in Bulgaria. This market is a special market for finding a life partner. In this bridal market, girls who are still virgins will be peddled by their parents to get prospective husbands. There, the men will go around to choose the girl who will be bought to be a wife.
When the men find a suitable girl, they will negotiate with both girls' parents about how much money they have to pay to buy her daughter. Usually the price is adjusted to the appearance of the girl. The more beautiful and charming a girl is, the more expensive it will be.
"Dad? You're gonna sell me at that market?" Rachel's eyes were perfectly rounded.
"Your words are very rude. We're not going to sell you. We just want you to have a life partner immediately so that someone can finance your whole life" said Rachel's mother, Anelia.
"But Mom, I don't want to get married right now. I was just 17 years old. You crazy?" Rachel glared at his eyes. He did not understand the thoughts of his parents. Marriage was not in Rachel's mind. Moreover, they live in continental Europe which incidentally the girls there married if it is mature enough.
"Listen, honey. We can no longer afford to pay for your life. We're just metal craftsmen" Anelia sat next to Rachel.
"But ma'am, haven't I been financing my own life all this time?" Rachel began to shed her tears.
"I've been paying for my school all this time by working part time after school. I don't feel much trouble for you guys," Rachel sniffled.
"We are the ones who feed you. We raised you. Now, then, devote to us! You also need money to expand your efforts. Marry now!" Nicolay stared intently at her son.
"I don't want to. I don't want to get married now" Rachel's voice seemed to tremble.
"Don't argue!" Nicolay walks up to Rachel's closet and opens it.
"Dress her as beautiful as possible!" Nicolay threw Rachel's clothes at his wife.
"alright. You can get out. Let me dress her up" Anelia took the clothes.
Nicolay passed from the presence of his son and wife. Nicolay wants his wife to dress Rachel up as beautifully as possible in order for one of the rich men to buy Rachel for an expensive price.
"Let's clean up!" Anelia pulled Rachel's hand and pushed her into the bathroom.
Rachel just complied and went into the bathroom. Since childhood, Rachel has always done whatever her parents wanted. Unfortunately, Rachel was not a dissident girl.
Rachel is the youngest of two children. She has an older sister named Daniella . However, Daniella ran away when her parents were going to sell her at the bridal market. Daniella is now living in England. He studied there and also worked at a nightclub.
"Do I have to run away like a brother?" Rachel was crying in the bathroom.
"A long time! Don't be too long! We'll be late for that market!" Anelia's voice echoed from outside the bathroom.
Rachel immediately picked up her towel, she started wiping her wet body and came out of the bathroom stumbling.
"Wear this shirt!" Anelia gave a bright red dress that was quite open. The dress was very suitable to be worn by Rachel who had skin as white as milk. As usual, Rachel could only according to the wishes of her parents. Lazily, Rachel put the dress on her slender body.
"Sit down! I'll make you makeup!" Anelia took some makeup from her daughter's dresser. Again Rachel simply complied and stared at her reflection in the mirror.
With a shrewd look, Anelia smeared one by one makeup tool on her daughter's clean skin. Rachel just looked at her face in the mirror.
"Smile! You'll find a nice, rich man! You'll be happy. Later you will thank your father and mother," Anelia tidied up the makeup equipment and put it back where it was.
"What if the one who buys me later is a bad guy, mom?" Rachel's eyes started to glaze over again.
"Don't think no!" Anelia combed her son's blonde hair.
"What if the one who bought me was a married man?" Rachel looked up to look at her mother's face. There is no word from Anelia.
"What if the one who bought me was a rude man and I would be thrown away by him?" Rachel asked a question again.
"Rachel, quiet!!!" Snap Anelia. Anelia turned Rachel's chair. He sat down in front of his daughter.
"And the solution is to sell me?" Rachel was crying.
"No. We're not selling you. Let's just say we saved your life. You will meet a man who will make you happy. Trust me mom! You're gonna meet a guy who can give you everything."
"But, Mom-"
"That's it. We're almost too late" Anelia got up from her crush and held Rachel's hand to get out of her room.
*****
A group of young men are swarming with a young girl in a red dress who is none other than Rachel.
"You're sure she's a virgin?" Ask a young man who wears a leather jacket.
"I'm very sure. My daughter is really still awake" Nicolay said steadily.
"alright. I appreciate 5000 lev," bargained the man in the leather jacket.
"Ah no. I want a higher price" Anelia refused. While Rachel kept her head down and there was no gurgle of happiness on her face.
"Sugar is sweet," Anelia pulled Rachel's face up.
"I only have 5000 lev's, "the man in the leather jacket is still trying to negotiate.
"No. My daughter is very pretty. I'm not going to take it off for 5000 lev" Nicolay said.
"Well," the man in the leather jacket went and went around to find the girl who matched his pocket.
"I hope no one buys me," Rachel breathed a sigh of relief.
"This is your daughter, sir?" A man who was old enough approached Rachel and her family.
"Yes, this is my daughter," Nicolay smiled looking at the appearance of the man who came this time. Moreover, Nicolay saw the luxury car that had just been driven by the man.
"She's so beautiful," the middle-aged man smiled meaningfully as he looked at Rachel. His eyes looked around and watched Rachel intently. Rachel so jiji saw that lustful smile.
"Of course and certainly our daughter is still holy," Nicolay seemed excited.
Anelia nudged her husband's arm, she felt that she did not match the man before her. Anelia felt the man was too old for Rachel.
"Aged men already know the sweet sourness of life. Is that right, sir?" Nicolay responds to the code from his wife.
"of course. I'm not married yet and I think I'm going to marry your daughter" the man smiled dirtyly as he looked at Rachel's dress a little skimpy.
"When I have a wife. This girl I'm gonna make my mistress. Once I get bored, I'll throw it away, "the man's inner sly.
"I appreciate him 10,000 lev. How's it?" The middle-aged man's nego.
"Ten-thousand Lev? " Nicolay rounded his eyes.
"Yes." Yeah."
"Dad, mother? I don't want to" Rachel whispered.
"I'll treat you well" the man persuaded.
"I don't want to" Rachel's voice began to tremble.
"You should want to. She'll make you happy" Nicolay persuaded her daughter. It
"But I don't want to, dad!" Rachel started crying.
"I'm gone" Rachel was about to leave but her arm was choked by her father.
"You have to stay here" snarled Nicolay.
"But I don't want to. He's better suited to be my father than to be my husband" Rachel's getting sobbing.
"Calm down pretty," the man tried to cheer up with his cynical smile.
"Looks like this girl won't be bought by you, sir!" A handsome young man and young man came to Rachel and her parents.