The Celebration

I had promised my mother I would help with her little celebration party.. and so I got there with the help of my brothers.. There were just the two families there.. but skies all the food... I am not sure really why she wanted my help.. she had gotten most of it done before I got there.. but I did help people get situated.. and filled plates with the food.. passed out drinks..

All my brothers but 3 were there.. they had patrol... but 4 were enough...Ord.. and this young woman were the center of attention as it should be.. She was not an ugly woman.. but nothing that I would go wow about.. She was on the large size.. but then so was Ord.. very large.. almost like a full grown bosk bull.. My father and his discussed things.. and drew Ord into the conversation.. Statu's father said the bride price was 2 cows and 1 large bosk.. I could see my brother smile wide.. as he said. Wait right here... I guess he already had been getting his price price together cause he appeared with the 2 cows and bull.. I thought my mother was gonna beat him with her broom.. bringing the animals inside the celebration.. Ord stood there so proud.. you could not help but smile.. And then he pointed to Statu and claimed her to be his.. Is that all there is to it? He just says so and its true?

Well the young woman blushed.. but went to his arms.. My other brothers cheered and whooped it up.. and then started to pass out the paga.. I did not know men could consume so much and still stand.. Then they looked at me... :I groaned softly inside: We will find you a mate little sister.. words slurred as they spoke.. I of course.. said.. No thank you.. I want no part of it not right now.. Sam nodded in agreement.. its time you were mated.. and having babies... I slunk out of there line of sight.. and shoo'd a few slave girls their way. hoping that would distract them.. sure enough it did. . I was not about to tell them my heart was too full still of someone else to want to even look at another warrior.. even though this one had not chosen me.. I could not change how I felt..

The paga was flowing.. My brothers and her brothers were getting rowdy.. I knew it was time for me to find a way to just quietly slip back to my own wagons.. I headed back to the 1st fires.. I really was not in the most talkative mood.. and their teasing had only filled me with sadness.. I was happy for Ord.. but chastised myself for thinking of just myself.. that was selfish of me.. and wrong.. What I wanted really did not matter in the big picture... It was never what you wanted but what was your duty.. I remember my words my father spoke as I was slinking off into the night... That he would speak to the Ubar about finding me a mate.. since the man was now my guardian.. I hope that was the paga talking and that my father would forget by the time the sun rose... Maybe I should speak to my father about things.. or maybe my mother.. so they do not go head on into bringing alot more hurt into my life...