Taylor I

Dear Athena,
My life has always been fairly simple. Everything always planned out for me. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that I like it to be that way. My father has just recently told me the news that I am to marry a man I shall call “Dan”. We grew up together. When my father went to visit his father for business, he would take me along with him. Dan was never overly nice to me. He was always rude and he ripped my favorite doll on purpose. He never respected me or any of the maids. I know that he hasn’t changed much with age. Even if he has, he is still the same Dan to me. He is a cruel boy with no feelings. Because of my not wanting to be married to Dan, I was given three choices. I could die, marry him, or become a nun.
On a trip to the market one day was when I met the love of my life “Lane”. He bought me a bouquet of flowers from a stall and was just over all a nice guy. He also wasn’t so bad to look at. When I told my father of Lane, he became very angry with me. Lane gave me a fourth choice for my future. He wants me to run away from home and I want to too, but I am afraid of what might happen to us if we were to get caught.
Why has my life suddenly become so confusing? Why does Dan want my hand in marriage anyway since last I heard he was in love with my friend “Hannah”? Lane is just as good, even better than Dan. I am torn at what I should do with my life. What should I do?