Chapter 6

• Richard McCarthy’s POV:
• One morning…..
• ‘chloe jones..’ I replied to my ‘mind’.
• “oh really!!! And here I thought your first love was Lillian Summer” my ‘mind’ exclaimed.
• Well its been two months since I found sapph let me tell you my mind started taking it’s own decisions which started irritating me.You might question me what me and my ‘mind’ are doing right now. We are playing a rapid fire game where my ‘mind’ gives me a word and I have to say a person’s name to whom I could relate the word real quick.
• Well.. you might ask me how me and my ‘mind’ were in complete harmony? Huff my ‘mind’ wanted to check out how it would be if me as in my body and my ‘mind’ worked in harmony for one hour. So, here we are playing the game while I was cooking breakfast and sapph is still sleeping.
• “lust” my ‘mind’ asked.
• ‘any beautiful girl whom i come across’ I answered with a smug smile.
• “awww really *sarcastic*. You sounded like a creep Richard. Lust is one pure word which should be expressed only towards my sweetheart” my ‘mind’ said with irritation.
• ‘what? You started it again ‘mind’? I think we’ve been through it already!. You yourself said that you wanted to work in harmony for an hour what happened to that majestic order of yours?’ I replied.
• “ you are the one who is not answering properly don’t you dare blame me.. i’m kind enough that I’m trying to make a good friendly harmony between us. And you being a pain in my imaginary a*s had to say things that doesn’t make any sense. It was my mistake to think that we both can be good with each other but, no you and I are never gonna work out huhu huhuhu huhuhu” my ‘mind’ said faking a cry.
• ‘ now now now… stop don’t over react. Huff what am I going to do with you’ I said out not knowing what to do with this ‘mind’ of mine.
• ‘ok… now I’ll ask you questions and you have to answer ‘mind’. And think carefully before you answer’ I said to my mind
• “challenge accepted. Lets make a bet. If I answer all the questions reasonably good then, you have to kiss my sweetheart without me forcing and if I don’t do well I’ll make you kiss her forcefully” my ‘mind’ said.
• ‘what a bet your highness… at the end of the day it’s me who should be kissing sapph at your command or not. You’ve just forced me to stop this deal with you’ I said to my ‘mind’.
• “your wish Richard boy… even if it’s not through a bet I can make you kiss her anytime so stay alert” my ‘mind’ replied.
• ‘whatever…’ I answered. I just completed setting the table and I saw sapph coming down with a cute sleepy face and her hair sticking out in various directions. She looked soo cute while rubbing the back of her hand on her eyes. She didn’t see where she was walking and missed a step and was about to fall down. I quickly went and caught her just in time. I froze when she gave me a twinkling smile.
• “kiss her…. Richard. You know you want this…. Kiss her…. kiss her” my ‘mind’ said hypnotizing me.
• I didn’t know what came over me I slowly bent and took her lips into mine. I stayed still for a moment but moved my lips hungrily when I thought I couldn’t take it anymore.
• “just like that Richard…. Keep going. You’ll be happy once you’ll end up on the bed making love to her… yess… just like that…. Ahhhhhh *sings erotically* she tastes so sweet like honey…” my ‘mind’ sang.
• Wait what was I doing? Oh my god how can I do this? Shit shit shit….. arghhhhhhhh. I pulled out and straightened her.
• “why would you pull out Richard. You know you were having good time. Okay now go back to the kissing session” my ‘mind’ said as if I would continue doing it.
• ‘you dangerous ‘mind’, you hypnotized me into kissing her. And me being me not having control on my lips started kissing her. Now my lips are also not listening to me because of you’ I shouted at my ‘mind’.
• I looked at her. She was looking dazed than before.
• “sorry princess something came over me and I … I …. Didn’t know what I was doing” I said to sapph.
• “why did you kiss me Richie rich …. I wanted to kiss kissy and marry him and live happily ever after” sapph cried out.
• “why the hell would she kiss chris? Do something you dirty dead skin cell. I’ve got an idea why don’t you make love to her so that she would know whom she belongs to?” my ‘mind’ said while patting its back with it’s imaginary hands coz it thought it gave a wonderful idea for which I rolled my eyed internally.
• “why would you marry chris princess?” I asked sapph eager to know her inner feelings.
• “because… he is prince charming” sapph said smiling at me.
• “he is no prince charming princess… your knight in shining armor is your prince charming got it?” I said rage filling me.
• “but who is my knight in shining armor Richie rich?” sapph asked.
• “who gave you food when you were hungry?” I asked.
• “you “ she replied.
• “with whom do you usually play bathing game?” I asked.
• “you” she replied.
• “you are dragging the topic Richard kill chris then shell not even think about him. Answering to your questions is straining my sweetheart mind” my ‘mind’ said.
• “who cooks for you every morning?” I asked.
• “you” she replied.
• “with whom do you go to office everyday and play?” I asked.
• “you” she replied.
• “ so princess according to the answers you’ve given I’m your knight in shining armor” I said with a happy grin plastered on my face.
• “but… kissy is handsome” she said raising the boiling point of my blood.
• “oh yes he is handsome but according to the answers you gave me I’m your prince charming and a handsome one too” I reasoned it out to her.
• She looked at me with doubt filled eyes but left the matter after a while. We started eating and all of a sudden someone rang the calling bell. I opened the door and came across a lady in a saree and a veil covering her face from the outside world. The only uncovered parts of her body are her wrists.
• “Namaste……” she said.
• “mam don’t you know English” I enquired.
• “yes… I ….. knew.” She answered in broken English.
• “what are you here for? What do you want?” I questioned.
• “mujeh yaha peh khana banane keliye bolaya gaya hai” she answered in an accent and I didn’t understand a word she spoke.
• “sorry mam I don’t understand your language…. Could you speak in english?” I asked.
• “I cooking, called me here” she answered and I didn’t understand anything again.
• “doesn’t she seem familiar to you Richard?” my mind questioned.
• ‘yea she awfully seems familiar’ I answered.
• “ do you think we are seeing ghosts? Cause she resembles your grandmom who died long back” my ‘mind’ said.
• ‘why would my grandmom come and visit me from heaven all of a sudden? Think before you talk something ‘mind’’ I said.
• “sorry mam but, I think you came to a wrong address” I said and was about close the door but, she ducked her head in the small distance between the door and the wall.
• “tu mereko nahi jantha…. Konsa paap kiya hai mein ne yeh mujeh nahi pehchan raha hai” she said.
• “okay lady stop what do you want?” I asked.
• From the corner of my eye I saw a figure approaching. As soon as that figure came into my clear view I recognized him instantly.
• “dad” I hugged him.
• “hey son” he hugged me back.
• Now I knew why she felt awfully similar. It was my mom. I lift her veil to confirm.
• “mom?” I questioned/asked.
• “oh my son. I missed you. How are you my darling boy. Are you unwell? Why were you pale a minute ago?” she asked throwing another round of rapid fire questions. Such a drama queen.
• “mom I’m doing fine. What’s with this new attire?” I asked looking at her weirdly.
• “hehe you know right, me and your father went on a vaction?” she asked and I nodded.
• “we have been to India and I loved the culture there so I learnt few sentences while I was there to see the shock in your face. How did I do by the way? Was I good? I must done a good job since you didn’t recognize me” she questioned and answered to herself.
• You see.. my mom has this zeal towards dressing up herself in new costumes. She runs a kids costume business and she’s doing great. Last year my parents went to japan and she dressed herself in a Japanese traditional dress and well shocked her workers. Once my parents travelled to Antarctica and guess what happened she brought a polar bear costume, dressed up herself in it and visited my dad when he was in an important business meeting. She made headlines many times for winning 10 consecutive wins for Halloween festive dressing up competition.
• “oh my oh my!!! What do we have here? Who is she ? omg is she your girlfriend?, your wife? Look at your son James he didn’t even invite us to his wedding. Who should I life for now?” she said dramatically walking into the house while pushing me and eyeing sapph in the kitchen .
• “mother to Richard’s children and his one and only interest” my ‘mind’ said for which I chocked on my own saliva.
• “honey at least listen to what he has to say” my dad said.
• “please say that this is a dream, when you found a beautiful girl for yourself you should’ve directly said it to us. Now speak will you Mr. Richard McCarthy” she said in one breath.
• “mom are you done with your drama? She’s no girlfriend nor wife of mine. Let’s just say that we are living under same roof until she finds her family” I replied.
• “oh boy why would not marry such a beauty? She spills innocence. You are one lucky man” she said and I was awestruck.
• “mom please speak sense will you?” I said.
• “Richie rich who is this weird lady?” sapph asked coming out of the kitchen.
• “princess let me introduce to you. She’s my mom, Samantha and he's my dad, James” I said.
• “Hello sir, Hello weird lady I’m sapphire”. Sapph said. I laughed when she called my mom weird lady.
• “Awwww weird lady… I love that nickname. Darling did see how cute she was when she called me weird lady? Sapph, I think we are gonna be great friends. Awww I’ll dress you up since Claire is busy in California.” My mom said. I rolled my eyes.
• “awww I can imagine her looking cute in every costume she wears. I wish you get to see her soon in a costume” my ‘mind’ said.
• “mom… please stop” I said to my mom.
• “Richard …. Am I going to become grandmom soon? Oh my god how I love to see you with kids. I can dress the cute little babies. They’ll take after me and win all the costume dressing competitions” she said/asked/assumed/questioned. I stayed quite not knowing what to say.
• “tell mom that I need some more time to make you make love to her and apologize from my side for delaying it” my ‘mind’ said.
• As if my ‘mind’ is not enough, my mom joined and started bullying me. Arghhhh how I hate my life.
• “your wedding will have a tribal concept. Wowwwwww just imagine everyone dressed up in leaves with wild hair flowing, hunting their own food and grill them on their own. And once the vows have been taken I’ll shout aowoahohoh waohoho like tarzan jumping from tree to tree. Ahhhhh how cute it would be” my mom said leaving me speechless.
• “ I love this concept… wow just imagine having centuries first open love making. God it would leave people speechless” my ‘mind’ said.
• ‘and would leave me in prison. Are you out of it ‘mind’ who the hell would marry someone in tribal concept and not only us dressing up she wants all the guests dressed up in leaves. People would throw shoes at us ‘ I replied.
• “ mom? Please stop why would I want to marry in tribal fashion. Please leave me out of your imaginations and concepts” I said to my mom.
• “are telling me that you want to marry after having kids? That would be good too. Richard don’t make love to her all the time you might worn her out. Having kids is a good thing but give her some rest” my mom said.
• “honey don’t advice our son about his bedroom matters openly” my dad said.
• “ I’m done guys… please leave me alone. And dad where in the world did you find a woman like mom?” I questioned my dad.
• He chuckled and replied “I saw her in a kids costume event where she dressed up like an hundred years old virgin wanting to make love. And, I must say she did a great job” my dad replied.
• “now I know after whom I took. I got mom’s genes. I also want you to try new costumes Richard “ my mind spoke.
• ‘ are you retarded ‘mind’ why would I dress up myself in different costumes’ I shot back.
• After a while my mom and dad left, me and sapph went to office. Sapph is currently taking a stroll to very departments. It was lunch time but she didn’t return to my cabin. I went out searching for her and found her in my financial head’s cabin ,on the floor crying and shivering. I immediately went to her and took her in my arms.
• “what the hell are you doing Savannah?” I asked with rage filled voice.
• “this bi**h, she spoiled the documents which are to be submitted to the dealers by spilling water on them. I will not leave her” she shouted.
• “and I will not leave you. Who hell do you think you are for hurting my princess” I shouted.
• “but, Richard these documents are to be submitted in less than half an hour” she said.
• “ I don’t care. F**k the documents for all I care.” I shouted and carried back sapph to my cabin.
• “richie rich I’m sorry, I’ll never spill water again. It was an accident. She didn’t see where she was going while looking at the papers and bumped into me and the water in the container which is in my hand flew towards the papers and spoiled them. Sorry I’ll not do it again” she cried on to my shoulder.
• “no princess it is not your mistake. Don’t cry. Those papers are not that important also. Stop crying princess we can get an ice cream once you stop crying” I said comforting her.
• I’ll fire Savannah for raising a hand on sapph.
• “why are you so fired up Richard ?” my ‘mind’ asked as if it doesn’t know what just happened.
• ‘don’t you know or are you ignoring the fact that someone made princess cry?’ I questioned.
• “I do realize that but why are you so worked up? You both are staying with each other until she find’s her parents right? Then why bothering?” my ‘mind’ said in a bored tone.
• Yea… why was I so angry when she started crying? Why did I want to fire savannah? Why did I get so worked up?
• And the answer is……….