The Hush-Bond

Chapter Ten: One Year, Three Months and Three Weeks?!

Darren's POV

   I don't know for how long I was lost in the moment before I was claimed to return into reality, when suddenly a  comforting warm hand grasp just above my left shoulder. When I look up,I found Mrs. Devin smiling down at me and I just smiled back at her.

   "Care to share your thoughts? I'm a good listener. " She started and sat down beside me.

   "Not worth sharing. So how was Mr. Devin-I mean Clayton?" I asked, changing the topic.

    "Clay's is doing okay , nothing to worry that much. Its just a broken nose. How clumsy of him to fall on the stairs and bang his face first on the floor. The doctor said he is  still under observation, just to make sure he didn't have any concussion.  If the results of the test are okay, by tomorrow,  he's fine to go home." Clayton's mother explained.

    If she only knew, that Clayton's falling on the stairs is a fat lie, and the truth is--- that the person she's talking right now is the one who broke her son's nose. "That's a relief, thank God nothing more serious happened to him."

   "Tell me Darren, how did you and my son knew each other?"  She suddenly take a shifting there.

   "Well uhm...actually ma'am (gulp) I worked in your company and that's where we knew each other."

   " Oh...I see. Now tell me about yourself?" This time she became more serious. I can sense it by the way she stares at me and by the tone of her voice. And before I could answer back, she fired another question  after questions.

   "Are you really serious about my son?Do you truly love him? Tell me?"
  
   No, I'm not. And most of all... I don't love your son. If I  could only tell her that--- but I can't,  that would be  suicide for me -- It meant breaching that stupid contract  and most of all I don't have a f*cking $2 Million! I really don't know what to say right now.
   Then thank God on cue, Mr. Devin just went out from the room.

  "Tina we're leaving."Mr. Devin interrupted.

   "But Carl me and Darren, just having our conversation and what about Clay?" Mrs. Devin protested. 

   "Tina...there are other days for that and Clayton is old enough to take care of himself and don't worry, Darren is here to look after him. So lets go home. And don't argue with me because I have no time for that and their are more important things I had to do tomorrow. So let's go. (Then Mr. Devin shifted his attention to me) "And Darren, it's so nice to meet you, hoping to see more of you and please take care of our son." He continue.

   I stood up from where I was seated " I will sir and nice meeting both of you too."

    "Well bye for now." Mrs. Devin said. Then she hugs me and I just hug her back. And after that, both of them take their leave. Leaving me alone with-- well, you know who...

  I was very hesitant to enter the room. I was literally facing the door and arguing within myself if I should knock or not.
   Well he told me that I must go here at the hospital but he did not told me that I should be with him inside the room,where he is currently resting right now. And not so long ago he told me that I should go outside the room so him and his parents could have some private moment. And he did not instructed me to go inside when his parents are gone.  So why bother. It is better for the both of us not to see each other and be at the same room. Right? But then the door suddenly opens, revealing Clayton.
    The first thing I'd notice was the bandage wrapped on his nose and a bruised in his right cheek. My God. I did really banged  him on that table very hard.

   "What? Are you just gonna stand there?" He begun.

   "Um... I-I-um, ahh...--"

   "What?!" He interrupted--annoyed.