His Rebound

Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Today I understood why people hated alarm clocks so much. When the loud beeps reached my ears, I groaned in annoyance as I wanted to sleep more and trust me this is happening for the first time in my short life span of 20 years. I whined and grabbing my alarm clock, I shut it down but another annoying thing about this situation is that I can't sleep once I am up. The entire night I stayed awake as Sebastian's words from our last night conversation echoed in my mind. This marriage is fake but yet real and this fact was scaring me. And the worst thing was I hadn't even told anyone about it.

Begrudgingly, I got up and doing my morning chores, I began my day. Sebastian and I will be going to see the wedding venue today and nothing about this situation was enthralling me. I wish we could get married privately with just our families because there isn't anything about this marriage which should be celebrated in a grand and memorable way. And to top that all up, I don't like being around so many people and being their center of attraction. It makes me nervous and extremely anxious. And inviting so many people and taking their good wished for a marriage whose life span in not even for an year is also irrational.

But Sebastian is the boss and everything will happen in the way he wants, so once again I don't have a choice. I got ready but I stayed in my room. I don't know why dad is upset with me, maybe he is not pleased with the story we created and didn't like the way how Sebastian and I met secretly. Maybe he wanted me to marry ideally in an arranged marriage with the man of his choice but Sebastian was indeed his choice so I don't understand why he is so upset.

I was alone with nothing to do so I decided to gather some courage and tell Mary about this ordeal. I know it will really stir her morning but I have to tell her anyhow. I picked up my phone and nervously dialled her number and I didn't have to wait long as she answered with her sweet chirpy voice.

"Hello, my little girl."

"Hello Mary." I squealed hearing her voice forgetting all my worries and nervousness.

"How are you? And how is everything Katherine? Is everything okay?"

"I am okay and everything is fine Mary as well." My voice got feeble finding hard to deliver the news I wanted to tell.

"I don't think so...you are sounding a bit low." She said and I shut my eyes tightly. She knows when I am hiding things or am upset over anything automatically. She calls it her motherly instincts and I couldn't deny it. She was indeed my mother.

"Nothing...I was just missing you." I tried lied.

"You know you can't lie especially to me." I sighed and got up from my bed and clutched my mom's pendant in my neck tight. Something which I always do when I am nervous.

"I am getting married to Ken's friend." I said everything in one breath with my eyes shut tight.

"WHAT?" I heard the shock in her voice and I panicked.

"Mary...it's nothing to worry about...it's just for a few months...I needed to...Ken and Dad..." I began rambling in nervousness and stopped suddenly as I realized I was spilling the secret behind this marriage.

"Katherine I am calling Hayden and he will book the tickets of the very first flight back to Seattle." She ordered.

"NOO....Mary please." I cried.

"Do you even realize what are you doing with your life?" She asked angrily.

"Mary I know but this important."

"Important? Is this the reason they called you back?" She asked and I remained silent. "Do you even realize the gravity of this situation Katherine? You are marrying somehow you don't even know."