The $20,000 Ransom: When My Past Came to Collect

Summary

My younger brother put someone in the hospital, and the victim's family demanded $20,000 to drop the charges. To raise the money, my parents tried to force me into an arranged marriage to collect a dowry.

I refused. I went to my boyfriend and begged him to lend me the $20,000. Not only did he refuse, but he verbally humiliated me in front of all his friends.

Without the money, my parents dragged me back home by force. In my desperate attempt to escape, I almost died.

After I survived, terrified that my parents would track me down again, I legally changed my name, moved across the country…