Lonely Bride

“Mam, I have been knocking on the door for the past half an hour. And when you did not open, I called him.” I was listening to what she was saying, but I was too lost.

I don’t know what she is talking about.

Mam, are you alright?” She spoke, holding my body.

And that’s it. I could not hold back my tears, and I started crying like a baby. I can see her panic state, but I care not.

Holding her in my arms, I cry and cry. My body lost balance, and I dropped to the floor. She held me carefully before I fell to the floor completely and sat with me while hugging me.

I don’t know until I cry, but I just cry and cry and cry.

“What’s wrong?” I heard someone’s voice.

Someone I know But again, where is he? Why can’t I see him?

“Baby, what’s wrong?” I heard him coo at me and take me in his arms.

I looked up with my blurry eyes and found him looking at me with… concern?

Darling, talk to me. What’s wrong? Did someone hurt you? Something is bothering you. Tell me?” He observed my whole body, and worry was visible on his face.

‘The person who is the reason for my misery is concerned about the state that is gifted by him.’ I thought and still sob looking at his face.

“Stop crying, darling. You’re scaring me.” He again pulled me to his chest, and I held him like a leech and sobbed even more.

“Give me some water.” He said this and pushed me a little away from him, holding the rim of the glass on my lips but shaking my head. I again clutched his body.

“What happened today tells me everything.” He ordered sternly, and Mirabella explained everything, from work to my health.

“Out.” He again spoke rudely, but again, I care less right now.

He let me cry while rocking me back and forth, and I don’t know how long I cried, but when I opened my eyes, I was lying on the couch in my office.

I felt my head heavy, and I closed my eyes while groaning.

I again opened my eyes and looked here and there, and my cabin lights were dim, and I could see it was dark outside from the window.

I sat on the couch again, and the starlet looked at Sean, who was looking at me creepily. “Gosh, Sean, you scared me,” I said, keeping my hands to my chest.

“Do you have any idea how much you scared me today?” He walked to me with a slow step, and I scrunched my eyebrow while reviving my memory. Slowly, all the events started flowing in my mind, and my tears came back to his place and started dropping their way out.

My lips wobbled, remembering everything, and tears pooled in my eyes.

I looked at him while tears started flowing like rain.

Looking at me, he scrunched his eyebrow and sat next to me, and now he looked worried.

“What’s wrong? Why are you crying?” He asked while taking my hands in his.

Hearing his soothing voice, I broke into sobs again.

“Sarah, baby, now you’re scaring me.” He took me into his embrace, and for a moment, I forgot what I thought about him.

Right now, I just need assurance that someone is there for me.

His small gesture of affection is enough for me.

“Tell me, baby, what’s wrong?” He again encouraged me, but I was too lost in my sob.

“Your assistant told me you are not feeling well. Is something hurting you somewhere? Do you want to go to the doctor? Hmm?” He coos at me while I push myself more into him.

Holding my body, he made me sit on his lap. “What’s wrong?” He whispers.

Gulping my saliva, I gather some courage and clutch his shirt. “I.. I.” I again started sobbing before I completed my sentence.

“You what, baby? Tell me?” He again spoke soothingly.

“I… I am…pregnant.” I whisper. I doubt if he has heard me, but his body gets rigid instantly. Hence, I know he heard me.

Nora,” I said, flinching at his loud voice, and in no time Nora was inside.

The pain in my heart was so great, and right now his embrace was giving me the warmth I needed the most. Hence, I wasn’t caring about my surroundings.

“Clear the cabin. It’s time.” He ordered him.

I do not know what the meaning of clear and its time are, but I heard some hustle-bustle.

“Sir this.” I guess he gave something to him, but I did not bother. I was too busy whipping and spoiling his shirt.

Next, I heard the door close. He did not leave me at all; he just kept me close to his chest.

Now my cry has stopped, and so have my whimpers.

“Sir, we are ready.” Nora came in some time later and spoke.

“He got up while keeping me in his arms. I was too lost in my thoughts, so I did not bother with what was going on around me and kept my head in the crook of his neck.

In his car again, he kept me stuck to his chest, and tears were still dripping bit by bit.

Having a baby is not something I have ever thought about in my life.

What will I do when the baby arrives?

I again felt heaviness, and I closed my eyes, and again sleep took over me.

Next, when I opened my eyes, I noticed Sean was fastening my seat belt. I looked around and found myself again in a helicopter. Sean was too busy doing what he was doing, and once he was done, he closed the door and started talking to security, standing in a line where the chopper was parked.

I peek out and notice an extensive building around me, which means a helicopter is parked on the terrace of some building.

I was looking here and there, feeling like a newborn who is too lost to look at the surroundings.

For just a split second, my sight went backward. My head was flung back in the same direction.

I saw Alvera looking at me with a worried expression, and I looked to the other side, where Bella was sleeping peacefully on the seat.

‘What are they doing here?’ Finally, my mind started working, and I again looked at my surroundings.

It was dark outside, and an extensive building was shining with dim light. There was a heavy wind blowing outside.

Sean settled himself in the pilot’s seat and wore headphones.

He looked at me for a fraction of a second and then went back to his work. “Wear the headphones.” He spoke while doing something on the dashboard.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“Where are we going?” I asked, looking at him.

“I will tell you everything later. First, do as I say.” He spoke, and his voice held a clear sign for me. No more questions.

And I know I have no space for argument. Not at least now.

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