THE CONTRACT
©Author Isabel
CHAPTER 16
[SURPRISE_OUTBREAK]
ANDERSON
I heard some strange things about Lakshmi from my friends.
I’m really confused.
Some things about Tasks!
I called on a fellow lawyer in my law firm before examining my thoughts.
She knocked on the door..
“Please come in”
I said in deep thoughts
She took a seat in my front
“You called for me?”
She said facing me
“I need your help Beth”
I said to her as I gave her Lakshmi’s picture as I silently prayed against what I was thinking
“Do you know her?”
I asked
She stared at the picture before giving me an answer
“Isn’t this Lakshmi Jones?”
She asked as I looked at her
“You know her?”
I asked in anticipation
“Of course, the famous Indian lawyer who’s known for her brilliancy in solving cases”
She said as she stared at the picture again
“I see!”
I said to her
“Wait… There’s a secret I know about her”
She said as my heart skipped a beat
“What’s it?”
“She’s famous for her Tasks job”
My heart beat raced up when she said that
“What’s Task?”
I said
“Male judges have sex with her before she wins a case, that’s why she’s always wining every case!”
Beth said smiling
My heart beats seized as if I’m in a state of coma.
“Any man that marries Lakshmi is unlucky. She’s just beautiful and intelligent but she doesn’t use her brains”
She further explained
This is a surprise outbreak to my hearing
“So Lakshmi…?”
“She must have her reasons but I dislike her for that”
She said cutting me off
“I need to go”
She stood up
“Ha! Thanks Beth”
I said as I couldn’t find my voice
She walked out of my office
Is that why she allowed me to have s*x with her?
She never loved me?
Was she only interested in wining her case?
Is that why she didn’t let me know if her true self?
Is that the reason why she said our relationship can’t work out?
Why didn’t she let me know of all this?
Different thoughts flowed through my head as I was confused
We’ve been dating for over six months and she never told me
I must talk to her!!!
LAKSHMI
Today was very stressful.
Ever since I met Anderson again, I’ve stopped wining cases based on sex!
I use my brain intelligently and brilliantly to win them. He changed my life.
I walked into Anderson’s house without knocking. I’m so tired
I’m spending the night here
I saw him as he sat on one of the coloured arm chairs.
I walked past him as I dumped myself on the double chair
“I’m just so tired, today was a long day”
I said as I dropped my bag beside me
Anderson never looked at me neither did he gave a response to what I said
Strange!
He would have hugged me and throw me bunch of kisses
“Today was boring. It was…”
I said trying to catch his attention
“Because you didn’t find a judge to fuck you right?”
He said throwing me in utmost bewilderment and cutting my statement off
“What?!”
“Isn’t that why you came back to me? Isn’t that why you gave me your body even after 8 years?”
He said harshly
“Huh?”
I stayed in shock
“To win your case? That’s why you never disagreed when I asked for sex!!”
He said stiffly
“Anderson?”
I called him as my heart skipped a beat
“Did you ever love me or you came back just because of your so called Tasks??”
He screamed out
“Hear me out”
I said trying to hold him
He moved away from me
“Don’t hold me Lakshmi!!”
He walked backwards
My heart hurts so much
It hurts seeing Anderson this way
“It’s fine, I’ll leave”
I walked slowly past him
“That’s what you’re good at! Leaving without a reason!!”
He said shouting
“Should I explain the reason then!”
I said turning to face him
He barely looked at me in my face
“Why I left 8 years ago? Why I became a pr0stitute?”
I screamed out as tears fell free from my eyes
“I never called you that Lakshmi!”
He said facing me
“I’ll explain all to you”
He faced me
“After you told me of your certification, you were weary. I couldn’t afford to see you like that”
I said as he folded his arms
“So?”
He said coldly
“I gave up my certificate for you Anderson! I never wanted you to spend an extra year. I left to another law school”
I stopped as tears came running continuously
“My dad tried his best to get me another certificate faster in a new school, he spent all his money as he became bankrupted”
I closed my eyes in tears as the memories hurts
“I didn’t get to attain my certificate despite my brilliancy, What more was left with that? Everything became hard on us. I took the decision to leave home that particular night!”
I continued in tears
“Dad followed me despite his sickness, he got into an accident when he wanted to stop me from going further into darkness”
I couldn’t hold tears as they fell free
“That’s why my dad is in a vegetative state since then! I vowed never to use my smartness to win anything. I never wanted to use my brilliancy again.”
“If only I didn’t think of leaving home, if only I was given my certificate, if only you weren’t asked to spend an extra year, My dad wouldn’t have to be in coma”
I continued in tears
ANDERSON
I never realized I had been crying all along.
Lakshmi did all that for me?
Her dad?
Because of me?
“Lakshmi why should you go to the extent of giving up your certificate?”
I asked her in tears
“Because of the promise! I promised to help you when you’re in a situation when you can’t help yourself either ”
She said crying
I can’t believe she did all that because of the promise she made.
“Why should you ?”
“It was love. I loved you with my heart, sincerely”
She said whipping tears off my face
“I’m so sorry Lakshmi, I never knew. We could still make the relationship work!”
I said holding her hands
“No. It can’t, I’m not the right person for your love”
She said removing her hands from mine
“Lakshmi?”
“I’m sorry Anderson, I have to leave again”
She said turning
“Please, just once don’t leave”
Tears flowed down my face
“There’s no bigger punishment for me than this”
She said removing the silver necklace I bought for her
She dropped it into my hands
“Lakshmi please”
“There’s either a happy love or a sad one, do you know what ours is?”
She asked me trying to fighting back tears
“No”
I said shaking my head twice
“Ours was filled with sadness and happiness, every moment I felt were happy ones. I’m sorry”
She said before turning her back and leaving.
I couldn’t hold or run after her.
My heart felt heavy immediately she left
I broke into tears as I held my chest hard
I’m so sorry Lakshmi!
No matter what everyone says
No matter what they talk about,
You’ll still be mine forever
I promise you that!
I love you!
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