I Promise : Echoes Of Suffering

Chapter- 6

"He taught me how to love, but not how to stop."

•Siya's POV •

"You can leave, Manik. Don't let anyone to enter in." Arjun ordered his PA.

I am sitting in his cabin in front of him. Why? Because we are signing the contract. Today along with the contract a small part of my heart also will be sealed. I don't know how I will get detached from the child. It will be hard for me.. very hard.

My thoughts halted when I heard the door clicking sound. Now it's me and only arjun in the room. He stood up and walked behind me, his feet shuffle were the only sound in the room. He tossed some papers in front of me.. I waited anxiously for his next move. I sensed him coming closer to me.. and stood behind my chair.
"Have a look." His voice reached my ears and I picked up the papers in my hands carefully. It was our surrogacy contract. It contained about the process and rules that we should follow more likely which I should follow.
Was I taking the right decision? Will I be okay?

I sidelined my thoughts and started reading it.

I felt arjun leaning forward, he kept his hands on the armchair literary trapping me. He came closer such that his lips were touching my ears. I didn't try to move back, I know it's no use.
"Want any help?" He asked. I shivered as his lips brushed my earlobe.
"No." I said.

"Still I want to help you, you know how I love helping others don't you?"

He keep on turning the pages and elaborating me the content torturing me by his closeness.

"....And You can't see the child's face after its birth." I was brought back by his words. I looked at him for confirmation. Not even once?.

He ignored my stare and continued. "You will not try to meet the child ever and try to get close to the child. If you do I can press charges on you."

Can I do this? How Can I stay away from the child which I will nourish inside me for 9 months? Why this has to be so hard.

I gulped the fear inside of me. My eyes were burning cause of the tears back at my eyes.
He had finished reading the contract to me. He had moved away now

"Won't you be guilty to deprive a child from its mother's love?"
I asked my eyes are still down. I don't know why I asked this.

He turned the chair around such that I am facing him. I looked in his eyes to find any emotion. If it still exist in him.

"You don't have to worry about that, my child will get unconditional love. He/she will get everything it wishes for..."

I laughed lightly hearing him.
"You will never know, what it is."

I placed my hand on his chest to push him out of my way. Thankfully he did move. I looked at the contract again and took the pen which was on the table. And signed the document with a promise of no strings attached.

I was feeling his gaze on me.

I don't know what I am feeling but I know only one thing that it is not going to be easy.

His phone rang. He picked up and replied something.
I took my handbag and got up to leave. But arjun caught my hand and pulled me back, I landed on his chest.

"I Promise... I will make you pay for her every tears.. You asked me that won't I be guilty for depriving my child from mother's love right?.. Didn't you feel a ounce of guilt before leaving a mother alone in street when she was losing her child?"

Why? Why he have hurt me by taking me again and again there?
I tried to get away from him. But he didn't let go of me. I felt my tears slipping down my eyes.

"Let go!" Finally I realised myself from his grip.

He scoffed seeing my tears.
I wiped my tears.

"Ms.Rathore, I hope you are okay with the rules!?" He asked looking up at me

''Yes , Mr.Kashyup"
I said hiding the emotions building inside me.

''Alright then, We will meet next week. Take care of yourself '' Arjun said walking away from their taking the document with my sign.

Which shows my determined PROMISE.

•Kashyup Mansion•

Arjun walked down the stairs searching for Vasuda. He did not find her in her room, thinking she must be in kitchen. He walked in, she was there cooking. "What are you cooking?" He asked going behind her keeping his hand on her shoulder.

Vasuda smiled. "Nothing, I thought that today I should make you dinner.Its been long time you ate my handmade food no?"

"Yes, but.. I have something to tell you now. Come with me." He said taking away the spatula from her.

"Are... Let me just finish that." Vasuda tried to stop him.

"The maid will do that, you come with me." Arjun dragged her with him outside. And made her to sit with him on couch.

"You know, I was searching for a surrogate. Right?"

"Hm... did you find her!? How is she. Do you have any photo?" Vasuda asked excitedly.

"Masi, relax. Okay! She is just a surrogate, you are getting excited like you are getting a daughter-in-law." Arjun scoffed seeing her overly exicted.

"It's just I can't wait to hold my first grandchild in my arms." Vasuda said smiling.

"Okay. Now you will listen to me fully without interrupting between ok?"
Vasuda nodded.

"You remember Siya right? Siya Rathore. I have chosen her to be my surrogate." Arjun said looking at her face to see her reaction.