The Prince's Indentured Bride

promising goodbye

“Please put your seatbelts on Ma’am.” The flight attendant told me as the chopper was getting ready to fly. I kept my eyes fixed on the ground, and the entry door to the helipad.

Involuntarily my hand went for the belt and I easily clasped it without even have to be looking at it. I could see Rashmi’s yellow dress flying against the wind of the nature and the even the circulations generated by the chopper.

My heart felt heavy as the wheels started to roll off. The feeling of leaving all this behind, only for just a few months itself was suddenly horrifying. What if things go wrong here?

What if someone betrays me and I go bankrupt? I shouldn’t have played with the emotions of my employee’s money.

All these years I have worked hard, and harder to maintain the streak of never disappointing my people. They trust me for the running of their families, and I can’t keep children hungry with stupid decisions.

But this time flying off is far more important for me to rejuvenate and find answers to become a better person for myself, and everyone around me. I don’t want to be toxic, heartless and monstrous, just like how I’ve let Rashmi fall in danger because of my wanting to find the unknown.

Rashmi’s body size started to turn miniature as I went higher, just like ants disappearing in front of naked eyes. She turned around and rushed to the door, as I saw someone running inside.

My heart beat just like the noise of the helicopter, it almost felt like they were in harmony, when I saw Kriag inquiring to Rashmi about the deed.

He came. He came to see me off.

He wasn’t going to end things.

Why was he one minute late? Doesn’t he know how much important every second is?

Then again, maybe I should’ve waited for a few more minutes.

But it’s not like I dreamt of him coming to me, for me.

Wait. All of this is not important right now. I need to meet him!

“Sir Jamie, Fly down I need to get down. Now!” I shouted, standing up from my seat, as both Miranda and Joey started to panic for my loss of safety, and the flight attendant came running, asking me to be seated.

“I need to get down. Where is the rope?”

I knew it all sounded so melodramatic but I was living it. I have to meet him, hear him out and let him know that this is just a business move, and I don’t have any feelings for Gabriel. It was all in the past, and right now, I see him no less than a competitor for life.

After a sick turn of no’s and what not’s, someone informed Jamie about the situation, and he went on stand still mode for the chopper, and then movie like I let the heavy hot air beat my face, and held the rope tightly to jump down.

We were just a few feet up from the pad, so it was not such big of an issue for me to jump down. So, I did, only to get scolded by everyone around me, including Rashmi and Kriag.

“You came.” I stated to him breathlessly as my hair flew into my face’s direction and continuously kept hitting my cheek.

“Yes.” The relief in me swept his hand into mine, as I started walking and lead him to the room beside the stair sets, I needed some private space just for this one time, for now.

“Thank you for coming. I was worried.” I didn’t know from when did I become so good in expressing myself, but hence so I did.

“I am sorry. I should’ve come sooner.” He said, and pulled my hair into his fist, to arrange them in one place. It must have been looking like a mess of uncleaned nests.

“I have to go.” I said to him.

“I know.” His voice was so low, “I just want you to know I will be waiting. You make me happy, so I want to give that back to you. If this is what you want, I will stand by you. Just remember where we stand.”

I’ve dreaded to listen to something from him and when he finally said I know he was a best boy, the sweetest of all I could find, and there is nothing which can stop me from not hurting him more than this. Today, I feel to promise him that this is the last dagger of pain I will ever give him.

But, the future, we never know what it is. How it will work so I didn’t voice my determination out.

He pulled me into a hug and kissed my hair. Then separating us he looked into my eyes, “Take care of yourself. And don’t let anyone get to you.”

I didn’t really know what he meant but I simply nodded. I felt like apologising to him. But the words wouldn’t come out. I hate making mistakes. But I made.

He leaned in and gave another kiss on my forehead, and pulled me into another hug. This time his body seemed to be shaking a bit, as he held me tightly and silence enveloped us.

I hope I don’t ruin things anymore.