writing camp+ A Fake marriage

Payback

Sandra

I hated myself for being like this. I was never such a freak. I spent my day strolling in the garden and near the swimming pool. Then I went for some window shopping. I just wandered around the mall to kill my time. When it was getting dark, I decided to come back home. I just do not ever want to go to that room. Not now at least. I and Sam entered the house at almost the same time. Christina has already cook our dinner. We ate in silence. After the dinner, Sam left for his room. I went to living room and switch on the TV. I was just shuffling with the channels. At around 10 in the night my eyes started to feel heavy. It's time for sleep now but where should I go. Gingerly, I went to my room. The memories of last night came flooded and I just cannot have it in me to spend the night alone. I somehow went to bathroom and took the shower and got changed in loose t-shirt and pyjamas. I tied my hair in a high pony, switched off the lights, went to the bed and covered myself completely with duvet.

I just wanted to sleep as soon as possible but how much I tried, I just cannot sleep. Memories of last night were haunting me. After spending around half an hour just tossing in the bed I got up and switch on the lights. Maybe now I will be able to sleep.

But as soon as I closed my eyes, that black figure appear in front of my eyes. I opened my eyes instantly. There was no one in the room. It was pin drop silent as ever.

I again got up from the bed.

No, this won't do. I pulled my hair frustratingly.

Aarrgghh....

Now what should I do. Shall I go to the living room and sleep on the couch or go to Sam and ask for his help.

After much calculation, I decided for later.

I gathered myself and went to the room adjacent to me. After taking a long breath, I knocked on the door. I waited for a few seconds. There was no sound. I bit my nails. He must have slept. It was a wrong decision, I thought and was about to turn back when

Sam opened the door. He was wearing a black t-shirt and a grey sweat pants. His hair were still wet and glistening from a fresh shower. Even in his casuals he was looking delectable. I bit my lips nervously.

He looked a little surprised.

"Sandra, What happened? Are you alright?" He asked concerned.

"Huh.. " What should I say? Shall I tell him. He won't judge me, right?

"I.. I ..." I stuttered at a loss of words.

Damn! Sandra man up.

I took a deep breath.

"I am a little scared after last night. Can I sleep here?" I blurted out.

He looked taken aback for a moment but recovered fast.

"Yeah, sure. Please come inside." He mumbled.

"I am sorry if I had disturbed you. I never wanted to bother you. But you know...I... just cannot sleep,.. you know... after yesterday's night....It's a bit scary...I will sleep on the couch and you can have the bed?" I muttered.

He heaved a deep sigh. " It's okay, Sandra. I can understand. It's okay, you can also sleep on the bed. It's not like I am going to eat you up and anyway, we have shared the bed last night also. It's a big bed anyway. We can sleep on either side. I don't want you to have stiffed muscles, you know." He tried to joke off a little heavy environment in the room.

It surely helped me to calm down a bit. I managed a small smile for him. Mouthing a little thanks I went towards the bed.

He went towards the couch and started working on his laptop.

I slowly drifted off to a deep slumber.

I woke up at my usual time and was startled at first upon seeing him beside me. And soon events of last night played in my brain. My eyes automatically roamed over the sleeping figure beside me.

He was sleeping facing towards me, his one hand was tucked under his head and the other was resting on a pillow, his one leg was bend and was resting on another pillow. His lips slightly parted and he was snoring softly. His face was looking so peaceful and innocent just like a baby. His usual aura of arrogance and authority was replaced by calmness.

Suddenly I remembered Daniel. He sleeps in the same way. His memories filled my heart with bitterness all of a sudden.

I shook my head. One should never judge others by his looks, looks can be so decieving.

I went to the garden and tried to focus on my meditation and tried not to remember Daniel ever again.

After about one and a half hour, I went to my room to take my shower.

My mood was much lighter now.

While I was in bathroom, something went inside my eyes and it burns like hell. I rubbed my eyes vigorously in an attempt to clear it off but to my dismay it added to the burning sensation. I was not even able to open my eyes and see anything. I ran my hands on the wall to search for shower button so that I can rinse my eyes, but my hand touched a string kind of thing. I kept feeling it and moving my hands along it and it leads me to the faucet of tap. I immediately opened the tap and rinse my eyes thoroughly. It felt better now.

I finished my shower fast and again my attention went towards that string.

Just why the hell, there should be a string in my bathroom. It was not there previously, then why it is here now.

I looked at the string carefully. It's one end is tied to the tap and other one is going outside from the vent window. I was hell curious now. I got dressed up fastly and went to the balcony to trace the other end of the string. It was coming out from my bathroom and was entering in another vent window. Curiosity got the better of me and without thinking twice, I arranged a small stool and tried to peek inside the vent window.

I immediately regretted my decision. It was vent window of Sam's bathroom, he was there taking shower, only in his briefs, his hot body was full on display.

Shit! s**t! s**t!

I ran to my room. My cheeks flaming up for no reason. It's not like I haven't witnessed any man like that, I have seen many models with hot body in a shower scene. But it is the first ever that I was peeking in someone's bathroom.

You cheap p*****t! Where are your manners! You were breaching someone's privacy there! My inner conscious mocked me. I felt embarrassed to the core.

I was planning to prepare bacon and fruit salad in breakfast but not anymore. I don't think I can face him now.

I was entangled in my own thoughts when someone knocked.

I opened the door and my eyes widened to see Sam there.

Does he know? But how could he?

I just want the earth to open up and engulf me whole. I can't dare to look him in the eyes. I was sure that my face is as red as a tomato due to embarrassment.

Hey! What happened? Are you alright? Your face is flushed. You don't have fever. Do you? He placed back of his hand over my forehead to check the temperature and I released a long breath in relief.

So he doesn't know.

"I am perfectly fine. Don't worry." I managed a smile.

"You are not coming for breakfast?" He asked.

" Umm...yeah. Just coming." I mumbled.

We had our breakfast in silence. He glanced at me two- three times, as if wanted to say something.

I drowned myself more into eating.

Does he really know? I asked myself again and again. No, he can't. Oh dear lord, just listen to me this once.

After breakfast and what seems like an eternity, he finally left for his office.

I released e big sigh of relief and went to my room.

Then it struck me. Now I can search freely in his bathroom. I don't know why but I have this nagging feeling at the back of my head that I need to get to the bottom of this.

I went to his room. His room was well arranged as usual. I went to his bathroom, it may feel a bit creepy to check in someone's bathroom but I need to do this. Why there is a string attached to my bathroom coming to his bathroom? This nagging feeling is not leaving me at all.

That string was hanging at the vent window of his bathroom. Why?? What is it doing? Why is it here? I am damn sure that It was not there previously.

I pulled it randomly and then all of a sudden a weird sound Tip...Tup ...Tip..Tup.. started. From where is it coming? I watched here and there and then it hit me. I recognised this sound, it was the same sound that scared me that night. I ran to my bathroom to check and it was really leaking. I was confused as hell. What is all this? Can it be really related. I turned off the faucet and again went to his bathroom to reconfirm. Again I pulled the string and again it started leaking. Now it's confirmed that it was intentionally planted. But why?

Gingerly I flopped down on his bed. One of the cushion fell down the bed, I just picked it up and placed it neatly. And then suddenly something caught my attention. I bend down to see under the bed and there was some clothes bundled clumsily. I slide them out and opened them up. It was a big black hoodie. As soon as I streched it completely, the same tall black figure appeared in my brain. And then it hit me. And hit me hard this time. I gasped loudly.

So that night everything was planned and done by Sam to scare me. There was no ghost. Anyway I knew that ghosts doesn't exist. But I REALLY was scared that night! And now to think about it was all planned to make me scare, I was really pissed off.

But why he did that? What will he could have gained?

We both were on good terms. Though we were not talking much but there were no fights or misunderstandings to begin with.

I never did anything wrong to him. I was trying my best to play the role of his wife perfectly and he also seems to be happy about it.

Then WHY???

To get into your pants you dumbhead! My conscious mocked me.

After Daniel, I promised myself never to trust anyone. But I have started to trust him. A slow trust was definitely building. It was because of this trust that I allowed him to share my room, my bed with him. It was because of this trust only that I went to his room yesterday night when I was scared. And now I can see this trust shattering right in front of my eyes.

When you trust someone and they break it, you are bound to get angry. And angry was an understatement what I was feeling right now.

I felt furious. A rage burning my insides like molten iron.

I felt my whole body getting hot and trembling.

No. It can't happen again.

He need to get a taste of his own medicine.

It's payback time now!!!

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A/N- Hello, my dear readers. How are you all! I hope everyone is doing well. So here is the next update. I am sorry for a late update this time as I was a bit busy. I am a slow writer anyways and just can't write anytime anywhere.lol. Thanks for bearing with me. Please do comment and let me know how you are liking this book. Thanks again for reading this far. Happy reading!