Chapter Five: Unidentified Stranger

" Sarah! Sarah where are you? Someone called Sarah from the lobby

Sarah was in front of the dressing table getting ready, She was trying to wear a neckless that she was unable to hook up. People were enjoying themselves. The wedding function was started and there was she still not ready yet.

"Mom, what happened? why are you shouting. I am here in my room".

She was fighting with the neckless, round pendant of gold with a hubby hanging below it, swinging in the air.

"Come dear your dad is calling you, he wants you to meet someone, hurry up" her mother's voice fading as she was leaving the lobby for the garden where the whole wedding setup was made.

There was strange happiness in her mother's voice. Sarah looked into her eyes to find out the reason for this happiness. In a Black dress with her diamond jewelry, she was looking stunning.

Sarah forgot about the neckless, her heart skipped a beat. Have arrogant John and his mother have arrived? she made a guess.

"Where is dad? Sarah asked her mother when she joined everyone in the garden.

With a pounding heart, she tried to find him everywhere, She finally finds him near the gate, A heightened, well-dressed and pretty handsome guy was standing right next to him on whose shoulder his father has placed his hand. He was not alone aged men and women were also there. It seemed like they are a family, Holding her maxi she approached them.

" This is Sarah, my beloved daughter!" Sarah's father introduced her to his friends.

"Hello everyone!" Sarah greets him in a dull tone.

"Hi!" everyone stared at her while noticing her from head to toe

She wore light golden maxi, delicate jewelry, light pinkish makeup with her new heels she brought a few days back. She left her straight stairs loose open as they were, giving her a natural look.

"Sarah this is my friend, his wife and his son David" her father gave a quick introduction.

Sarah felt a weight on her heart, she was up to cry which she hardly managed to hide with her smile. 

"Nice to meet you,  Actually guests are arriving I have to welcome them, mom must be looking for me, excuse me. She made an attempt to escape from the situation.

"Yes sure go! enjoy yourself"

After leaving them, she wiped her tears which she holding for so long, looked back at David and his family then walked away.

At the right side of the garden, DJ had made an environment, everybody was enjoying the jam and dancing, the cameraman was busying photoshoot the wedding couple and other guests.

"Sarah! come join us, let's dance"

"No...Not now, you guys enjoy"

Emily dragged her at the dancing floor, "common on feeling the beat, yeah yeah like that"

Emily was making Sarah dance.

Some boys also joined them in the dance, they were drunk, one of them gripped Sarah's hand and danced and the other one tried to kiss her.

"What are you doing? Leave me alone"

Sarah felt harassed she pushed one guy and slapped the other who tried to kiss her.

She was hurt, She missed John. If he had come today, none of this had happened. I did not have to meet David, nobody would have harassed me, John would have beaten up those guys to pulp.

With an aching heart, she was wandering in the lobby. Where is mom? I have to ask her if John is coming. Something came to her mind and she searched for John's mother's number from the phone diary. She never have called her before, but today she had to take a step for herself or it would be late. She picked up the receiver and dialed a number. Bell was ringing on the other side. Her heart raced. on the fifth ring, someone picked the phone.

"Hello"

 it was a heavy male voice ."Hi"  she felt like she cannot utter a single word.

"I am talking from Paris" She tried to make a conversation.

" From Paris? Who?" His voice was confident.

 tears filled her eyes

"I am your cousin Sarah. Can I talk to your mother, please?

"She has gone to visit her friend. I can deliver the message." He sounded busy. She did not know what to say next.

"Actually Aunty said she will attend the wedding, in Paris"

"hmmm Sorry she is busy" He was about to hang up, She intercepted

"Who... Who I am talking to?"

" His son...John" He hanged up.

With tearing rolling on her cheeks he put down the receiver. wiped her tears, as she saw a courier guy coming towards her. He was holding a bouquet and an envelope.

"ma'am here is your courier," said the delivery boy.

ok fine! you can leave it here. Thanks.

It was the same kind of envelope she kept on was receiving for a week.

This time instead of " Sarah John" it was written," To a girl who is afraid to tie in a new bond, and cry in fear of losing so-called relation which she never had".

She was shocked, scared to death.

Gate was open, guests were leaving, she searched for this guy.

She flipped the envelope, it has a ticket fo the previous date.

She cried 10 minutes ago while talking to John and met David an hour ago.

How was he, How he can be so informed? How he would know she will cry?

She stood there reading these lines in extreme horror.