writing camp+ A Fake marriage

Mom

Chapter 10

Sandra

A soft knock on the door break my trance. That asshole does not even know the meaning of taking time. I muttered to myself and opened the door.

In front of me was standing a beautiful woman, in her fifties. She was having dark chocolate brown eyes and blonde hair. There was a definite aura around her. It screams of authority and warmth. She was wearing a natural warm smile and there was a glint in her eyes.

“Umm….” I tried to speak something. I don't know what to say and I definitely not know who was she either, but there was something in me that was telling me to just hug her. But before I can do or say something she embraced me in a warm hug.

It was the warm hug, I was in a dire need of. It immediately calmed my senses and my racing nerves. It was so soothing and so relaxing. I just wanted to melt down in that hug. I had never imagined a hug can be so satisfying and that too with a stranger.

I hugged her back in the same manner because there was something in me that was telling that it is the right thing to do.

I can sense that her fingers were trembling a bit on my back, but why they were trembling? Was she crying?

We stood there in the same position for a few seconds, before she broke the Hug. I already started to miss her warmth.

Now she was facing me and was smiling, her smile was so warm.

“Umm…”, I tried to say something again, but she beat me to it.

“Hello sweetheart! I am Rosa Carter. I am sorry we are meeting like this and that too now. We should have been knowing each other beforehand, but the turn of events was so sudden, that it is possible now only.” she said in her natural authoritative and melodiously calm voice.

I was still confused who was she but I liked her a lot and decided to play along. I have to know this place and the members of this house.

She was still staring at me which should be felt creepy, but I was not feeling any weirdness. Weird no.

“I am really happy for Sam. I think he has made a right decision for the first time in his life. My son is very successful in business world and always making right decisions in his professional life, but his personal life is filled with all the wrong decision that he had taken in past. But this time, I think he had made the best decision of his life by marrying you.”she said.

Oh! So she is his mother.

But she is entirely different from him. He was having an aura of arrogance around him, while she is having an aura of warmth and I liked it already. You should not make her stand on your door like that. Where are your manners? Just invite her in. My inner voice screamed. Oh yes. How I can forget that.

“Please come in,” I said and made way for her to come inside. She came and sat on the couch. I went near her. I don't know what to do or what to say. I just wanted to be near her. She smiled at me again, “Why are you standing dear? Please come, sit down.” She patted the seat next to her. I smiled nervously and sat down beside her hesitantly. I was fidgeting with my fingers and looked down at the floor. I was so nervous.

She held my hand in her hands. Her hand was trembling again. I looked at her. She was still smiling. Why she is smiling so much? Is there something on my face?

“How are you sweetheart? Had you have a good sleep? We were really scared, when you fainted in the church.”she asked me worriedly.

“Yes, thanks for your concern Ma’am.” I said.

" Oh honey, You can call me mom. I am Sam’s mother and now yours also."

MOM!!

This one word have so many emotions. This one word is a world in itself. My own mother had died, when I was very young, maybe 5 or 6. I am having very faint memories of her, but then also I knew that she used to love me a lot. All the mothers are like that only. But can I really call her mom?

“Mom…” I tried to speak for once and it felt so good! I felt light. My heart felt overwhelmed. I can feel some tears appeared at the corner of my eyes. I blinked twice to remove those tears from my eyes. She immediately engulfed me in a hug again.

“Hey Sandra, what happened? Why are you crying? If you don't want to call me Mom, it's ok.” she said her voice was laced with concern.

“No mom, it's not like that. I just felt overwhelmed. It was just that it has been very long, I had called anybody as mom.” I told her as a matter of fact and she break the hug.

I again missed her warmth. What is there that I am missing her warmth so much, again and again.

“And why is that so?” she asked again in her warm voice.

“Because my mom died, when I was very young.” I told her. “Oh, my poor child, I am so sorry. But don't worry, I am here for you now. I am your mom and you are my daughter from now onwards. I really missed having a daughter badly. You know it's so much fun. A daughter becomes your true friend when she grows up and I am so lucky that I am getting a grown up daughter already.” she winked at me.

Oh she is so cool. I said to myself. It will be really fun to be with her.

There was a comfortable silence around us for a few seconds. She was staring at me intently and then she said, “You are really so beautiful. That Eric was nothing in front of you. I don't know why the hell Sam hadn’t told us about you earlier. We should be more than happy to accept you as our daughter in law and all this drama won’t happen.” she sighed.

I didn't know what she was talking about but I have to play along to know the story for his reasons. particularly and I really didn’t know why is she saying that Sam had told them about me. We both were strangers or had he made some story? I don’t know. But I know one thing for sure, I am not going to tell her anything about me or my situation or the contract at this point of time. She is just too good to face this harsh reality.

“But Sandra, I haven’t seen your luggage. Just tell me where you lived, so that I can send someone to collect your things.” she asked me.

I took a deep breath. What I should tell her now? I wanted to be truthful to her. Everyone should be truthful to their mom and I don’t know, what his son had told her about me either. I have to be really tricky.

I took a deep breath again to calm my senses. “I do not use to live here inManchester. I was here on short professional visit. So I did not carry my luggage with me.” I told her and she nodded.

I was feeling comfortable around her, as if I had known her for ages. We started chit chatting on random topics. She was very talkative and it was really nice talking to her. I really forgot my situation, when I was talking to her and then suddenly my stomach growled.

It was really embarrassing.

“Oh my, I am so sorry dear. I just forgot you must be hungry. You haven’t had your breakfast and it is already lunch time. I will ask Christina to serve your lunch here in your room and I will show you around the place in the evening. After lunch you should take a good rest. The doctor advised you to have proper rest. I don’t want you to faint again.” She said in her usual concerned filled voice “And yes there are some clothes that I have bought for you. I don’t know about your choices, so I bought whatever I felt will suit you. Just go through them and wear whatever you seem comfortable. We can go for shopping tomorrow for you to buy some more clothes.” With that she kissed on my forehead and left the room.

I don't know what my decision would be about this contract but I certainly knew that I do not want to leave my mom so soon.

Sam

It was two in the afternoon, when I was going to my room as I needed some files.

My feet automatically came to a halt, as I see my mother was coming out from my room.

What she doing there? Was she here to meet Sandra? What if she has told her about the contract? No that will be crap!

Mom glanced at me and raised her eyebrows questioningly.

It seems she is not happy

“Why are you standing here Sam. Where were you when your wife was alone in the room. You should be there with her. This is a new environment for her. She may feel uncomfortable. I do not appreciate that you left her alone in the room. Do you really love her? You should have cared for her.”

I took a deep breath and relief washed over me. So she doesn’t know anything about the contract yet. I have to convince Sandra soon to agree to this.

“Yeah, actually Mom, I was having some work in the study. She was still sleeping in the room when I came here to check on her.” I tried to convince her.

My mother nodded and said “Anyway she is awake now. I am sending her lunch here so that she can have some rest. I will send your lunch also here so that you can give her company.”

But I want my lunch in dining room only. I don't want to have it in my room. I wanted to protest, but I stopped myself. My mother can really get suspicious over small things. I should play safe.

“Ok fine mom.” I said and she left.

I entered the room to see Sandra sitting on the bed. Her hands resting on her chin as if she is deeply in thoughts.

“A.hem…” I coughed a little to gain her attention. She looked at me.

“So have you decided?” I think I should not ask her as I already knew the answer. She had not told anything to my mom, it means she was considering. She had decided to agree.

She took a deep sigh, “First of all, I want a copy of the contract and have you forgotten, I had told you, that I need some time to think over it. Don't you know the meaning of taking some time. It is certainly not an hour,” she said irritatedly.

What is wrong with this girl.

I handed her the file and said, “In any case, you have signed it already but if you want to add something it can be done now.” I told her.

She was about to say something when I heard a knock on the door,”Who’s there” I asked.

“It’s me, Christina. Mam has sent your lunch.” Christina said from the other side of the door.

“Come in,” I said.

She came inside and served our lunch on the small table near the couch and then she left.

“Come, let's eat something. You haven’t had anything since morning.” She nodded and got up from the bed and sat on the couch. We ate our lunch in silence.

I still had a lot of work to finish in my study so I left the room after having my lunch.

Sandra

He left the room and I was again alone in the room.

I need to go through the contract first. So I opened the file and started reading it. As I read the first clause, II felt happy. The first term states that there will not be any physical or emotional relationship between both the parties. It was the same thing that I wanted so shall I now say yes for this. I went through the full document and in the last, it was mentioned that party A will pay 50 million dollars as compensation to party B, after completion of one yeon.

Oh my God! Is he crazy? 50 million!! That is a big amount.

Anyway I cannot say yes because of the money. It doesn’t go well with my conscience.

But I certainly can say yes,. for that woman, my mom.

I don't know why, but there was a feeling, deep inside me, that I can do anything for my MOM!!!

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