Bound To The Seduction

Chapter 10: An Accident

She had woken up early the following morning and gathered all the toys her dad had bought her since she was a child. Her once favorite toys disgusted her now. She took Glen's toys too and stacked them in a box.

She took down all of her dad's pictures from her bedroom walls and stared at them one last time before tossing them into a box. After she was done, she dragged all the boxes into the farthest part of their backyard. She asked Andrew, their gardener at that time, to help her dig a pit.

Andrew did as told and the pit was ready in half an hour. Sarah kicked all the boxes into the pit heartlessly as Andrew watched. He was shocked by the decisive actions of a seven-year-old. What on earth could have happened?

"Help me cover it," she suddenly said.

"Wh-what?" her sudden request caught Andrew off-guard, "shouldn't you ask your mom—"

"I said, cover it. NOW!"

Sarah glared at him and he shoveled the soil fast. After he was done, he noticed the girl hadn't left yet. He raised his eyebrow and asked, "Is there... anything else?"

"Uncle, what is pollen?" she asked, looking at him with clear bright eyes.

"Huh? Oh, it is the powdery stuff that flowers produce." He picked a flower across the fence and parted its petals to expose the insides of a flower. He showed it to her, "This is pollen."

"Alright," she pondered for a while and she had a splendid idea. "Uncle, could you get me some flowers, I'd like to plant them there," she said, pointing at the heap where the pit had been.

"Okay," Andrew had replied but her request had piqued his interest, "you never liked flowers, why do you suddenly want to plant them?"

"I once heard mommy say daddy is allergic to pollen."

From then onwards, gardening has been her favorite thing to do. It was the replacement of her dad in her heart.

"Miss, miss?" someone tapped her shoulder, jolting her back to the present, "this is the last stop."

She raised her head and realized that the bus had come to a stop and the driver stood beside her. She looked around and realized she was the only one on the bus. All the other passengers had gotten off at some point and she hadn't noticed it. She was supposed to get off at the second stop.

She looked outside the window and scanned the area and all she could see was a beautiful dreamy street road. She couldn't recognize this place at all. She had no clue how far it was from the spot she was supposed to get off. "Umm... sir, where are we?"

"Sanlam Sanctuary," the bus driver said.

"How do I get to Weston Brook residential area?" she asked as she walked out of the bus.

"That's simple. You need to cross the road and hop onto the next bus. Weston Brook residential area is on your way back to the city." The driver replied and walked into the bus. Sarah waved at him as he drove off.

She stood by the roadside as her mind wandered to the events that had happened earlier in the day. What was the connection between Clara and Martin? Why was Clara having coffee with their IT manager? Why did she give him a brown envelope? Was it cash? What for?

A light bulb went off in her head and it all started to make sense.

She took a deep breath and shooed away those distracting thoughts. She sat on the small concrete bench at the bus stop and took in her surroundings.

Amid the infinitely green hills, the narrow road stretched onwards and meandered through the greenery, disappearing at a bend. Soft grass sandwiched the road and a little farther on the side, several species of trees with lush foliage swayed in the gentle breeze. A few trees were in full bloom and this sprinkle here and there enhanced the beauty of nature. Pink petals floated in the air and landed on her head.