Jane froze. "Mom, what...what are you talking about?"

Her mother looked at her lovingly. "Our Jane really has grown up. Look at these beautiful dark braids and plump breasts. You have grown taller, too. Your face is a bit too small and thin, but that's just about right. Jane, my darling, you are all grown up now and it's time for you to get married. Mummy has asked someone to find you a good match and your husband-to-be comes from a wealthy family who owns millions of dollars worth of properties. They are quite the celebrity here in this town so you will surely live happily ever after if you marry him."

"Mom, I don't want to get married," she said, shaking her head frantically. "I am studying on my own for the test, one year from now and I should be able to go into university. I don't need you to pay for my tuition, Mom. I can work part-time jobs while studying. Mom, please don't marry me off, I don't want to marry. My eldest sisters and brothers, none of them are married yet, how is i