The New Me

Chapter-8

That's Aira Fernandez on the top. Sorry for the late update.

I'm an Indian and its festive season over hear. Diwali is tomorrow. Diwali is the Festival of Lights. We burn crackers and decorate our houses with lights and make beautiful drawings and play cards. So that was a little information on the festival of light and now here is your chapter.

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I was having a gala time just when I noticed that Laura and Sam were missing.

They must be fighting in some or the other room. Laura and Sam have always had a very rocky journey. They have been dating since past 4 years and have broken up 3 times. I don't even know why are they marrying each other. Sam always started it. He drinks a lot and starts arguing without any reason and tells Laura that he's sorry. But I don't think he ever feels it.

But at the end of the day it's their choice, they have to live together with each other, not me.

After 10 mins. I saw Laura and Sam walking down the stairs. Laura had a fake smile on her face and Sam wasn't looking in a really good mood. Sam was very aggressive by nature. He gets upset about little things and he can't take any jokes. He wants that everybody should act according to him. He has a weird personality. After a few more minutes the dinner was laid in a very royal way. There were silver plated and glasses with a silver touch. There were beautiful roses in silver vases and rose petals around the dishes.

I walked towards Laura and said,"oh you found a replacement for my mother's dress". And turned to greet Sam. I fluttered my lashes and gave him a flirtatious look just to make Laura jealous. I did not want anything from Sam he was just a brother in law to me nothing more than that. Then we made our way to the table and sat.

Rose told dad to make a toast and so dad stood up and thanked everybody to come for his daughters rehearsal and sat back. Then I held my glass of champagne and rose from my seat to make a toast. I took the knife and made a ting sound twice and I had everybody's attention. I smiled and looked at Laura who's face went pale and said," I lost my mom 8 years from now and realised that the person who loves me the most and who I loved the most has gone and I am now left alone in this world... I was really taken a back and was lost. Then I was told that I had to go to my father. I saw a little ray of hope and packed my bags to meet a new family. A mother, a sister around my age and my father. My father was very generous, he never shied away from his duties and treated me just like Laura. Then my stepmom and my stepsister were also very kind to me and gave me new memories which I can never forget. They have given me such things, such memories, that nobody can ever give their child. And now when my dear sister is taking a new step, is entering a new life I expect or I rather want her to be treated the way I was when I came in her house. Even she is welcomed the way I was... to a new beginning, to a new life, to Laura." I then sat down And everybody clapped for me. Laura and rose were just staring at me as they noticed the real meaning evident in my speech.

Now after dinner, people started leaving and so I went to a room close to the hall so that I do not take much time to come back. When I Entered the room I saw Sam lying drunk on the bed. He stood up and started walking towards me. He couldn't even walk. I Was about to apologise for coming inside without knocking but I was cut by Sam in mid sentence. He was literally slurring. He threw his heavy body on me and we both were now clinging to on another without any space between us. I pushed him and said,"look we can't do this. You are my brother in law. That means you are about to marry my sister. Please let me go." He said," I haven't married her yet and you are better than her. She is very rude, you are much sweeter. I have always noticed you. You are such an innocent girl who is perfect for me."

Today for the first time I was pitying Laura. She had everything but she did not have true love. She will be astonished to know Sam's reality. I pushed him hard and went outside to go to the loo. Ughh!!! I was feeling disgusted. How? I mean why? Why did he do this?He was pathetic. I had to tell Laura about him. But if I tell her what Sam just did to me she is gonna think that I'm just cooking it up. This is gonna make her hate me more. But I'm not here to please somebody and what I really think is that she has tortured me so much and now it's payback time. But how can I be so shrewd? now I was just debating with myself. It was like the angel is on my right shoulder and the devil on my left one. I was really confused so I went to grace and Chloe and narrated what just happened. Both of them told me that I should just keep quite and keep away from Sam for long as possible.

After discussing this we went back to the banquet and greeted everybody good bye and went back to our room.

When I shut the door a knock came and I opened the door to see my father in front of me. He said," hey, didn't Rose or Laura tell you that the colour code was black and white? " I replied with a nod and also said,"you guys never treated me like your family and it's okay if somebody from outside the close family members forget about the colour code. But in my case I broke it purposely"

He was in utter shock but he calmly said," you don't have to be that hard on the outside. You look just like her and so I know that you are very soft from the inside. It has been a long...and I cut him with "7 years". He continued " yes exactly it has been 7 years with an expressionless face. I said that I had to sleep because it was really late now, it was 3 in the morning indicating him to leave the room.

When he left I took a deep breath and let it all out. I changed in my pyjamas and took of all my makeup and collapsed on the bed. Oh so much of drama for one day!Well from now on everyday is gonna be like this one.

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Guys please quote, I'm trying really hard.

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