writing camp+ A Fake marriage

I Am In

Sandra

I drifted off to sleep soon after reading the contract and thinking about it.

I woke up at around 4 in the evening. A small light was coming from the curtains. I blinked, it is not my room. This is not familiar. Where am I?

And then slowly all the event of yesterday and today morning came flooding towards me.

I sighed.

How can you forget your biggest stupidity Sandra??

And then I remember mom had told me, that she would show me around this place in the evening.

I just can't wait to meet her again. So I went to bathroom to get fresh and get ready.

I was still in his shirt.

I came out of the bathroom and went through the clothes that mom had brought for me. They were so good and all of them were my size. How she can even knew my size?

She was having a damn good choice.

I chose a simple pink T-shirt and a White capri with it. I tied my hair in a high ponytail, applied a little lip gloss and I am ready to go down.

I opened the door and to my surprise mom was standing there, one hand was raised as if she was about to knock on the door. We blinked at each other for a moment and then we both laughed.

"I was about to call you. You look so refreshing. Are you feeling good now?" She asked me

I nodded in agreement and said, " I am perfectly fine mom."

"Then let me show you your new home," she said.

She showed me almost all of the house. It was a big house. There were many rooms. Mine room was on second floor with four more adjacent rooms, which were empty of course. Mom's room was on 1st floor and again there were three adjacent guest rooms. There was a library and a gym, the living area and dining area. It was a big and spacious house. Everything was screaming royalty with a touch of modernity, but the best thing I liked about this house was the open gardens that were surrounding the place. There was a big pool at the back side of the house.

It took almost an hour for us to tour the house. Mom was explaining me each and everything about the house. I don't think that I will remember all these things. Or is there a need for that?

I was hell tired and so I and mom decided to have our evening coffee in the garden sitting over a bench. It was winter season and the breeze was already cold but the environment around was very soothing and calming.

We were sipping our coffee in comfortable silence, when a Mercedes-Benz arrived at the driveway. I glanced towards it out of curiosity. Soon a man in his fifties and the height of around 6"2 or 6"3 wearing a business suit and having a warm smile on his face, got out from the car. His face seems very familiar.

Mom smiled as she waved towards him.

He came and kissed mom on her forehead. "Hello honey, How was your day?" Mom asked.

"It's tiring as always." He answered in a tiring tone. Then he glanced towards me, "Good evening sweetheart, How are you feeling now?"

"U.mm.. Good evening! I am fine thank you." I replied confusingly and glanced towards mom.

She understood my confusion and said,"let me introduce you both. Aidan, She is Sandra, you know her and Sandra, He is Aidan Carter, Sam's dad."

Oh! That's why his face looks so familiar.

He was looking at me lovingly with a warm smile. His mere presence added warmth to this cold weather.

He sat on the bench, near mom Mom waved to a maid to bring his coffee.

We had our coffee in the garden, chatting on random topics. He was easy to have a conversation with.

Soon it started getting dark and I started to feel a bit cold. "let's go inside. It's getting cold here. I do not want you to go in hypothermia again." he said jokingly.

"Yes sir" I mumbled.

"Hey! What's wrong with you? Call him dad. He is your dad as he is Sam's" Mom scolded me.

Yeah of course. How can I forget

"Yeah! Sorry mom, sorry dad." I said.

He smiled.

After sometime, it was the time for dinner. Maids arranged the dinner on the table. We all ate our dinner in silence. It was a comfortable silence and a warm environment. I liked the way whole family was eating dinner together. It never happened in my home. My dad used to be mostly on business trips and we used to eat our dinner either alone or with our Nanny.

I am liking this family already. I do not want to leave them.

Sam

After dinner, I went to my room. Sandra was already there sitting on the bed.

I wanted to ask her about her decision, but don't know how? In the afternoon when I asked her, she was irritated and was stating that she need some time, but how much time she really need. Can't She decide it already.

"I am in." she said after a few moments.

What! Did I heard her right? I sighed in relief.

"But, I have some conditions. First of all I won't be sharing my room with you. You have to arrange your separate room. Secondly, I don't want any money, but I will be needing a favour from you, that I will be telling you after sometime. We will be acting like husband and wife in front of the world, but when alone, we both will be like strangers only. Do not ever try to come near me. If it is acceptable to you, then I am in." She said.

I was looking at her with wide eyes.

Is she for real? She will be doing it without taking any money?? and that I have to arrange separate room for myself? Isn't she a guest here? She can have any other room of her liking.Why mine?

Now don't you start acting childish over a room. She is doing it without taking any money. You have to just give her your room for one year. That is a very small price!! My inner voice screamed.

"Ok! Fine for me then, but I will be going to my room only after 11 because dad usually works in the study till 10 or 10:30. If he saw us going to separate rooms for sleeping, it will be a disaster. I do not want anyone to be suspicious for us." I told her and she nodded in understanding.

We both sat there in awkward silence for a few minutes. There was a lot of things , I wanted to ask her, About her, her family, her boyfriend and above all, Why she agreed for this fake marriage without asking for any money?

She was beautiful, no doubt. She can get any man of her choice. She is not a gold-digger and definitely not a slut. Then why is she doing it?

"but I will be needing a favour from you, that I will be telling you after sometime."

So she needs a favour. But what favour can be so big?

I rarely felt the need to look for reasons if a deal is going my way. But this is different. I felt curious.

I have to ask her but how should I start. Isn't it too early. We barely know each other.

I looked into her eyes.She was already looking at me. There were unreadable emotions floating in her eyes.

Those deep ocean blue eyes certainly have my interest now.

I was calculating in my mind on how to start a conversation with her, when she stood up & left for bathroom.

I heard the noise of running water from the washroom.

Ok, I will have this conversation later.

I also got up, went to my closet and took out my night clothes.

I will take my shower in the guest room I suppose and left my room.

I woke up at around six in the morning. I was not able to have a good sleep throughout the night. Firstly, I was thinking about her. And secondly, this room.

I shook my head to clear it off.

I headed towards my room to check on her.

She wasn't there in the room.

Where has she gone this early in the morning? Had she left already? Was everything that she said last night, a plot, so that she can run away?

All the negative feelings of sorts were flooding in my mind.

NO!!

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A/N- Hello my dear readers. How are you all. I hope everyone is fine. Sorry for this very late update. Actually I was trying to do a re-editing of previous chapters. But was not able to do it. lol. I will try again and let's see if I will be able to do it. I want to have longer chapters for my readers.

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