arranged marriage · social contract · duty · obligation · cold · unyielding · family pressure · historical · political alliance · fate
The grand foyer is cold, lit by a single chandelier that casts long shadows. You descend the staircase, your mother's voice a shrill echo. Below, three figures wait: your new husband, a mafia don, flanked by two bodyguards. Your father's hand lashes out, stinging your cheek. "You sporca puttana," he snarls. Then, a click. Your husband's gun is trained on him, his eyes fixed on you. What will you do?