CHAPTER 1: The Vow

SARAH-

I never thought something like this would happen, I was an average girl who wouldn’t be called pretty or ugly. I was somewhere on the scale of 5 from 1 to 10. So, some guys would date me and some would hate me.

Hi, I’m Sarah Bert, a second-year student who lives in Delhi, I go through my days reading novels and eating. I, to some degree had interest in cooking however would make nothing scrumptious. Once, I made pasta and my boyfriend broke up with me, I was unable to find the reason until I ate it myself, he couldn't handle something beyond tasty, his fault. My love life has forever been problematic as I got cheated on several times.

[Sorry, I like her more. She has something you don't. It was only an excursion, can't completely accept that you really thought I loved you. How about we part ways, I'm tired and you suffocate me. I slept with that girl; you don't turn me on. We should separate Sarah. We should end this. We should part ways. Sarah, I'm too good for you.]

My exes sucked, I favored trustworthiness over lust however I got guys who were different from me consequently, got dumped without fail. There was this person I used to date; he really liked me essentially, he said as much. Later I figured out he was going behind my back with my senior, what's more terrible that he even defied me. He wasn't embarrassed by any means and told everything as though he was glad for it.

I believe I'm too credulous and that makes me significantly more stupid, I trust everybody effectively and winds up crying without fail. I cried each time somebody would break up with me and would feel that it's the apocalypse. Despite the fact that, I never quit attempting and decided to never give up in order to find my true love.

But it’s in the past and I have moved on as I finally found a guy who appreciates me for who I am. Hardin was my fiancé I was in love with and we were supposed to get marry soon.

I was looking forward to our wedding very much and bought so many things out of excitement. My best friends Allie and Tessa helped me a lot in the process which made me feel blessed for having people like them in my life.

I went to Hardin’s house in order to surprise him but got shocked instead. He was sleeping with my friend Allie and I felt like someone banged my head on the wall non-stop.

My fiancé cheated on me with my best friend and I lost trust from everything, my world was crumbled instantly as a bride starts dreaming various things prior to her marriage but this creature even took the right to dream from me.

I didn’t fight with him finding him not worth the trouble and threw the ring on their naked body breaking off the engagement. I acted tough even though I wasn’t and ran out of his house.

I pivoted in frustration as tears moved down my eyes, how might individuals carry on this way. God made people however neglected to add mankind in them.

I ran and began crying terribly and sat on the ground without caring about my surroundings. The cars were moving around me and people were shouting on me to get aside but I didn’t care about anything.

People around me play me like a puppet and I banged my hand on the street in order to resist my crying but ended by shouting noisily as tears made a flood around me.

"Papa, what aren't you here, my life is a wreck without you." I cried noisily and got all wet.

I wanted a car to crush me or I should die from the thunder and it suddenly began raining. Even God wasn’t with me and the only thing left was for the lightening to fall on me.

"Your death is inevitable, either from the vehicles or the cold." I gazed upward and saw a person standing directly before me. I wiped my tears and extended my hand ahead for him to assist me with standing up.

"What? I'm not worried, I simply didn't have any desire to kill someone right now, the vehicle killing you ought not be mine." He said and pointed his vehicle which he needed to stop as a result of me. I overlooked his words and couldn’t dwell onto them but was suspicious of him as he said, desire to kill someone right now. Is he a mafia? Or a thug?

“Sorry! It’s just a bad day” I picked my things up and wore my specs, everything got clear and I got to saw his face. He had dark brown hair and eyes with an evil smile on his face probably making fun of me.

“Did I ask? Get aside.” He said again. What an arrogant man, he doesn’t know how to treat people with respect.

“Jerk” I mumbled but he heard it and grinned in my direction.

I walked aside in order to let him pass, his car looked luxurious and he wore black suit. He drove off staring at me, I finally spoke.

“People like you should die.” I shouted at him while he was driving.

He stopped his car and I saw red lights, he probably heard it. He got down from his car and I started running in fear. I’m living in the wrong century; I’m not meant to be in this world. He ran after me but I had a lead so the distance he had to cover was huge.

He looked like a man who works, but still has time to chase people down, I was somehow relaxed as he was far from me but when I turned around to look where he was, I saw him standing right behind me.

“Whoa, are you an athlete?” I asked as I bumped into him.

“What were you saying.” He said and held my wrist tightly.

“Sir, I was... saying... have a safe trip. I might’ve wasted your time.” I said laughing nervously and tried to free myself from his grip but he had no intention to let me go.

“This is definitely not known as paraphrasing, you literally changed the whole sentence, huh!” he said and pushed me towards the tree.

“Sir, I need to go, my dad’s calling me.” I said again resisting his strength trying to push him away from me.

“Yeah?” he got exceptionally close to me and limited my options by holding both of my hands.

How much more do I have to suffer, today’s quota had been completed. I started crying loudly and couldn’t bare everything that has happened today.

“Daddy, please come and help me.” I cried horribly in front of a stranger. My eyes were closed and he finally let go of me.

“Why are you crying?” he asked and moved away from me.

“Because it’s too much for me to handle, he…… and you and them. It’s a lot to take” I cried and kept my shoulder on his head unknowingly.

He didn’t do anything but stood straight, I didn’t know why he wasn’t reacting or pushing me away and I didn’t even care about the details. Rain poured on us while we were embracing each other, he managed to block the wind as I was shivering and felt his hands around me. It felt good after such an unexpected break-up even though it was for a short while. His phone rang and he lastly pushed me away.

“Hello, yes brother. I’m coming right now.” He said and looked at me. The look on his face changed as he heard his brother’s voice. How quickly he turned into a weakling from a dominant person.

“Go back to your father, he would be worried.” He said and rushed towards his car, I felt my heart jolt for a stranger and he looked in my direction one last time before sitting in his car.

I couldn’t understand this sudden feeling and kept my hand on my heart to stop its rapid beating, he would’ve literally crashed me with his car or killed me with a knife. Why would I possibly put my head on his damn shoulder?

I walked on the road and looked around, everyone except me was smiling. One of them was talking on his phone, the other one was walking with someone, all of them had something in common. All of them were smiling and looked happy. I knew what was the difference between them and me.

“I vow not to fall in love with anyone, this world is full of brutality and unkindness, there is no such thing like love and I would stay away from things like this. I would never look at anyone with eyes filled with care, I would never feel anything and become stone-hearted. I, Sarah Berk, would never forget this day and the vow I made.” I said and joined my hands and it stopped raining, I took it as a sign and started walking.

I wanted to find someone who truly loved me and realized it late that no one would love a girl like me. I was full of myself and thought people actually want me or this world only has people like me. I was honest and honesty doesn’t get you anywhere, this world is full of heartless people who thrive for everything but humanity.

I was wet and looked terrible, no wonder people stared at me strangely, I got home and saw a slipper flying in my direction but I successfully dodged it. My mom was angry at me for being late. This isn’t something new, it happened on a daily basis.

My mother never loved me, even though I was the only child in the family, perhaps that’s why she didn’t love me. She would beat me or scold me even lock me in a room for days and I could never do anything about it. After dad’s death it’s always been like this and I didn’t have the courage to go against it.

Sometimes I think this world is too heartless for me to be in here, I should’ve been born into a different universe were, there would be a different Sarah, much better than me. Probably her father would be alive and her mother loved her. God, I'm already jealous of her.

“Ya! Where were you?” I saw another slipper flying in my direction and hit me hard on my face.

“What? God has given you mouth to talk just use it; violence was never appreciated.” I shouted in frustration.

“Where did you go, looking like an animal.” She shouted again.

“I’ll get my salary tomorrow if that’s what you’re worried about.” I said and ran upstairs.

I was desperately in need of some love and she wasn’t helping, she always cared about the money that I earn and would snatch it from on every 18th. She didn’t just stop right here, as she ran after me.

“What do you want? I need to sleep” I said with tears in my eyes.

“If only I had a son, I wouldn’t be living in this hell. Your father died and didn’t take you along. Now I'm tired of you. You broke the engagement too? You can’t even have a man wrapped around your fingers.” She said and sat on the floor.

I was already in pain and could see myself going insane as she spoke nuisance. Love was all I ever wanted but she couldn’t even give me that. My mom hates me for…………… being me. She wanted a son who would earn for her, or she wanted me to marry someone rich so that she can live in happiness.

“You should marry a rich man and live your life, like you always wanted to, if all you crave for is money.” I shouted back and she slapped me hard on my face.

I ran upstairs and closed the door behind me, I couldn’t stop my tears and broke out. It was hard for me to handle the pain, not only the breakup was tough but her words pierced my heart. She mentioned my dad but didn’t speak anything good about him. I've never seen such a ruthless mother. I tried everything but it didn’t work, I was unable to stop my tears from falling. I don’t want to cry for a jerk like him who broke up with me when I was just healing.

“Just end my desolation, I don’t believe in love anymore but can’t handle this torture.” I cried noisily and jumped on my bed.

I closed my eyes, and saw the face who embraced me earlier. I unknowingly smiled as his face entered inside my brain.

“What are you thinking? What about the vow you made? No feelings for anyone, remember? I slapped myself lightly and cried again after realizing the mess I am in.