Fate Always has other Plans

"WAHHHHHHHH!" Jazmine got up at the wail of her one-month old niece, who she was taking care of. She went to check on her niece, Zoe, who wanted a bottle of milk. She prepared the bottle and then picked up Zoe and sat down in the rocking chair, and gave the bottle to Zoe, rocking her while she drank. She hummed softly. She looked at her phone, which was resting on the table beside her, when it rang. She picked it up, looking at the caller ID. It was an unknown number. She answered the phone and started to say hello, but she was interrupted by a sexless voice saying, "Is this Jazmine King?" "Yes it is. Who is this?" "Come to the abandoned shopping center today at 4:00 P.M, alone. If you don't obey, your life, as well as Zoe's life, will be in danger. If you want to keep you're niece, do everything we say. But if you disobey, well, accidents happen don't they? You don't want to lose you're niece do you? I don't think so. So do everything I say." She was not even able to answer. The person hung up. The quit click of the end of the phone call rang in her ears. Kill an infant? Whoever that was, they certainly was brave. She looked down at her pretty niece, who was drinking contentedly. Zoe was soon done with the bottle and Jazmine took the bottle away, gently hitting Zoe's back. Then she sat back down and again began to rock, so that Zoe would fall asleep. When Zoe fell asleep, Jazmine put her back in her crib and got up to check the time. She saw that it was 3:35. She would need to leave now if she wanted to get to the abandoned shopping center by 4:00. She picked Zoe up and put her in her car seat. Then she drove to the shopping center and got out, again picking up Zoe. She looked at the time, and saw she was one minute late. She went into the abandoned shopping center. "I-i'm here. What do you want, whoever you are." She added softly. She heard a laugh, and turned around to see a man and woman, both about forty. "So, you did not exactly come alone." The man said jokingly, knowing that she would bring her niece. "I had to bring her. I can't just leave her on her own!!! I-" "Yes, yes I know why you brought her. Besides, she can't tell anyone what happened here. Now lets get down to business. Me and my wife have a son, an unmarried son. We want a a good wife for our son, one who will not leave him when times get bad. But our son, doesn't seem to be interested in finding a wife for himself. So we have taken it upon ourselves to find him a wife. While we were doing research, we came across the tragic story of your sister's death. When we found that out, we looked into your background, and saw that you had a VERY tragic life. Out of respect, we will not mention the details of that tragic past. But just know that we are aware of it. But we have not told our son about your tragic past. Whether you tell him, or not, that's your choice. Now sign these contracts. But just know that if you do not sign them, your lovely niece will die." The man looked at the baby and smiled slightly. Jazmine looked at him with disgust. "You are EVIL! Is your son this way?" She asked. This time it was the woman who answered. "You shall see. Now sign the contracts, and we'll take you to your new home. Don't worry about your clothes, and stuff. My son will provide for you." The woman handed her some contracts, and a pen, then held up a knife. "Don't bother to read the contracts. Just sign them." The woman told her. Jazmine nodded, and signed her name on the back of the contracts. The man and woman smiled then the man said, "Now follow us. We will drive your car to your new home. Remember , don't make a fuss or else, you know what will happen. Also, if you try to run away, you will be killed. So don't try it." They pulled up to a very impressive house, basically a mansion. They got out of the car and began to walk up to the front door. The woman knocked, and a servant opened the door and led them through the hall. The servant ran off to find the master of the house, but the man did not wait for the servant to return. He just called out, "ASHTON!!!! GET YOU'RE ASS DOWN HERE!!!! NOW!" Jazmine flinched at his shout, since he was right next to her ear. Zoe started to cry, and Jazmine sighed, rocking her back to sleep. "Please be quiet while Zoe's trying to sleep. I do not want to have to keep-" The words froze in her throat as an extremely handsome, young man walked down the stairs. She looked away as the young man came toward them. Jazmine could feel his eyes on her. "Ashton, this will be your new wife." The woman said. Jazmine watched with fascination as the young man's eyes went ice cold in a matter of seconds. "How many times have I told you, mother, I don't want a wife. Neither do I need one. Besides, most women just want my money. This girl will be no different. And besides, she has a child. Why would I want a child that isn't mine? I do not want to be reminded that this girl is unfaithful." "WHAT!!!! YOU DON"T EVEN KNOW ME!! AND YOU DARE TO ACCUSE ME OF CHEATING!!!!!! THIS IS MY SISTER'S CHILD!!!!! I'M TAKING CARE OF HER BECAUSE SHE DIED WHILE GIVING BIRTH TO HER!!! I SWEAR YOU DUMB ASS MOTHERFUCKING-" Jazmine was cut of by the woman's hard stare. The woman pulled the knife out again and gestured carelessly with it, smirking. "Have you forgotten the stakes involved in this? Do you really want to lose your niece?" The woman slowly slide the knife across Jazmine's hand, the hand that held Zoe's head. Jazmine jerked back, waking Zoe. She wiped the blood off of her hand. She looked down, then risked a glance at the young man named Ashton. She was surprised to see his eyes were full of hatred, not for her, but for his mother. "So THAT'S why she agreed to this stupid marriage. Your threatening her niece's LIFE? I should have known. This is just like-" Her mother raised the knife above Zoe's head, ready to kill. "Keep talking, and both of them dies." Jazmine's eyes widened and she instantly turned Zoe away, but Ashton's father forced her to turn back. The man snatched Zoe away and handed her to his wife. "NOOOOO!!! PLEASE!!!!!" Jazmine cried, her eyes tearing. The two people took no notice of her. Ashton's father Pulled a knife and held it against Jazmine's throat. She looked at Ashton with wide, tear filled eyes. She saw him bite his bottom lip. "Fine. Just don't hurt the child." His parents smirked and put the knives away, then handed Zoe back to Jazmine. "Good choice." Jazmine was unable to control her tears. Ashton looked at her with sympathy in his eyes, as well as concern. He knew all too well that his parents would really kill the child if they did not go through with the marriage. They had done it to his dog before. His parents looked smug. "Very wise choice. Now the deal is this: if Jazmine does not obey, tries to run away, or tries to call the police, or does anything of that nature, Jazmine and her niece will both die. Or maybe we should just kill her pretty niece. Now if you do anything that a proper married man would never do, such as have an affair, or anything like that, Jazmine's niece will die." Ashton's face showed the hatred for his parents. "You will, of course, have to provide for her. Her old house is, well, ashes. Now-" "YOU BURNED HER HOUSE DOWN!!" Ashton shouted at the same time Jazmine shouted, "YOU BURNED MY HOUSE DOWN?? WHAT HAPPENED TO MY DOGS?! DID YOU KILL THEM?!" "CALM THE FUCK DOWN! You are so fucking annoying. Your dogs are fine. We'll have them brought to the house later. Now back to what I was saying. If you disobey, your niece will die. You don't want that. Now Ashton you will have to provide for her and her niece, and of course marriage should have children. Her niece does not count. Now we will wait a few years before the children but-" "THIS IS STUPID!! I-" Before Ashton could finish his objection, his mother grabbed the knife again and gestured above Zoe's head, like she was planning to kill her.