Chapter 06

Sarah.

"Hello…" My voice echoed again, but instead, I got no reply. It immediately dawned on me that he ended the call seconds ago.

Taking a deep breath, I fell down back on the huge bed, while facing the ceiling and rolling my hands around to feel the emptiness of it.

What was the essence of sleeping all alone in such huge bed, when I have no one by my side, and even now my contract husband keeps acting weird and pushing me away.

My thoughts suddenly drifted off too Clark, and my grip on the bed spread tightened. I found a tear escaping through the corners of my eyes, as I recalled what he did to me.

Most especially my sister Becky. I trusted her, and spoilt her so much that I never imagined she would ever betray me this way.

Suddenly, I felt my throat dry up, and I instantly sat up back on the bed. Reaching for my crutches, I got up from the bed and started towards the door because I needed a glass of water.

I could have easily just reached for the bell on the table close to me and a maid would come running the next second, but since I was little, I found happiness in doing things myself without help.

I reached for the stairs, and when I was standing in front of the refrigerator, a tiny voice behind me nearly forced the living soul out of my body.

"I'm sorry ma'am, I wasn't trying to scare you." The voice came again, making me turn back to see a maid standing behind me.

"Gosh." I sighed, touching my chest.

"It's fine." I immediately replied, and went back to filling the glass with water halfway. Once I was done, I gulped down the whole content, smiled at the young lady, and headed back to the room.

Once I walked back into the room, I heard my phone binged and hurried towards it. Unlocking it, my eyes nearly fell out when I saw a message from Hayden.

It says, "Sleep early, and don't forget your drugs."

I had to flutter my brows multiple times before I realized it wasn't a dream, and the message was looking back at me. A smile slightly escaped my lips, and I fell down on the bed in excitement.

"So somebody really does care about me."

***

The harsh sun rays which reflected through the window woke me up from bed very early in the morning, and when I opened those tired eyes of mine, I felt so brand new again.

Sleeping on a bed so comfortable even better than the one I had back then, was what I needed to get my mental health back on track, and when I reached for my crutches to go take a quick bath, the door was rasped with a knock before I heard it creaked opened.

"Ma'am, your breakfast is ready." The maid who walked in informed.

"Thank you. I'll be down in a minute."

I replied, and then started towards the bathroom, but she stopped me immediately.

"I'll prepare a bath for you ma'am, please take a seat."

I was forced to sit back on the bed, and relax even when I was reluctant to do so.

I smiled, watching her get the job done before she came out.

"Thank you." I said, almost immediately before she could walk out of the room.

She smiled back at me, and then lowered her head in respect.

"Mr Hayden informed earlier to take you out and get you new things you'll need for your stay here."

My eyes widened in surprise as I watched her mouth do the talking.

"He said that? When?"

I asked, beaming with joy as I wondered why he was being so sweet to me. Was this really the same man I saw when I spranged my eyes open in the hospital.

"Yesterday, before leaving."

"Alright, thank you."

She turned politely, and then walked out of the room the next second. As she closed the door behind, my hands found my cheeks, as I could feel it burning crimson red. I took in a deep breath, and cleared my throat in order to remind myself that this was only a contract marriage, and falling in love wasn't part of the deal.

"But, how can I help it when he's being so nice" I heard a part of my subconscious mind blurt silently.

"He isn't your real husband Sarah, at least get that into your fucking brain." I caution myself, before slightly, and painlessly tapping my cheek to bring myself back to reality.

Saying this, and sticking it into my brain as well, I took my crutches and then walked into the bathroom.

Feeling the warm water kiss my kiss, I let out an heavy groan as it felt like ages since I took a nice bath again. The fragrance of the soapy water was one that I've never inhaled before, and I wondered if there was only one of its kind in the world. My tensed body relaxed to feel the warm water do it's magical trick on my body.

It took me exactly 20 minutes before I walked out of the bathroom, and I only did that after continuously reminding myself that I had somewhere to be.

I stepped out, and just when the thought of something to wear crossed my mind, my eyes fell the bed and I saw a yellow dress waiting for me.

I smiled, and then walked towards it picking it up in my hands.

"Beautiful." My mind screamed to me, and minutes later, I was staring at myself in a beautiful tight yellow gown that brought out my curves, especially my plumb breast and made me look like Sarah lane once again.

I picked up a brush, and then arranged my hair neatly before packing it in a ponytail style.

"How do I look?" I blurted out, still admiring myself in the full length sized mirror hung on the wall, before realising no one was in the room.

"Oh." Came to my mind next, when I turned to look back.

It finally dawned on me that my sister was no longer with me, and I had no one to praise me for my extraordinary looks as well as beauty whenever I was done dolling myself up.

Sighing heavily, I heard a knock on the door.

"Come in."

The same maid walked in, but this time she was dressed in a blue jean pant, and a tank top with it.

"Are you ready ma'am." She asked.

"Yes, I am. Come on, let's go." I said, but when I walked past her, she refused to take a step.

"Are you okay?" I managed to ask, even though I was still slightly feeling down.

"I admire your beauty a lot ma'am. You look extraordinary." She said.

I ended up with a chuckle, shyly looking away for a second.

"Thank you. What's your name?"

Why do I get this feeling that she's gonna play a huge part in my life. As I stared at her, I couldn't help but stop smiling back.

"Kira." She replied.

"Alright Kira, thank you for the compliment. Now, we have to hurry." I said, and then walked out of the room smiling all the way down the stairs.

The limousine halted in a famous shopping mall, one that caught my attention immediately as this was where I would go out with Becky to spend extravagantly on her whenever I was free.

Though, the shopping mall reminded me a lot of Becky, but I was soon able to discard all thought about her when I saw Kira waving back at me.

We both walked in together, and once again, I was happy seeing expensive things around me.

"Please, wait here ma'am." Kira Informed me.

"Call me Sarah, Kira."

She shook her head in disagreement at first, but when I nodded again, she agreed.

"Alright Mrs Sarah." She said, and then walked away.

I watched her head towards the counter, but when I looked away to stare at somewhere else, Becky came to my view.

My hands curled into fist, to an extent that it felt like I was drawing blood from them. I stood shocked, watching her pick up some expensive bags with her friends. So many feelings surged through my body, feelings that I couldn't explain.

"Was it hate, or love". I found myself asking no one in particular but myself.

The next minute before I thought of heading towards Becky, Kira came to me.

"Are you ready?" She asked, but I was too busy staring so intensively at my sister.

Then, I heard a loud microphone speak, "All buyers evacuate the building. We're sorry for the inconvenience, but we have a special guest in here that would like to be alone. All your money will be refunded, and the items will be given to each and every one of you for free in courtesy of our special guest."

My mind wondered who this special guest was, but as I was about to turn and walk away like one of the sales woman had instructed, Kira held me back, and informed,

"You are the special guest Mrs Sarah Smith."