StarCrossed

Chapter 27

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"Mahmoud, whatever you need tell me I'll make it available just make sure she doesn't die. She can't die Mahmoud. "

"Areef calm down. We have done our best already. We can only pray now. So please relax and pray to Allah. He had internal injury and might take a while to wake up but In sha Allah everything will be alright. "

Areef felt suffocated once again. She will take a while to wake up. A doctor saying that means she'll really take long to regain conciousness.

"Hey don't zone out on me. Is this how you greet an old friend? And really man? You're getting married and I wouldn't have known. "

Areef massaged his temples. He didn't have time for this but then Mahmoud is like his brother.

"I didn't know you were in the country I would have told you. I thought you were still in Canada. "

"Dude I sent you a message a couple of weeks ago that I'll be back 20th this month. When you didn't reply I thought 'you' were out of the country. "

Areef could not concentrate at all. So he gave Mahmoud an excuse and made for the door.

"You can't see her now. She in the ICU. " mahmoud told him.

"Dude please, just a minute. I just want to make sure. I swear I'll behave. Just a minute. "

Mahmoud contemplated before standing up.

"Just a minute Kaseem. Just one. "

He lead him to the room Airah was in. All sort of machines beeped as they read diffrent things. Areef's eyes settled on her bandaged head. With only her face visible. She looked so cold and pale. Yet it felt as if he would call her name and she would answer him stammering as she always did.

He reached the foot of the bed afraid of going closer not sure If he could contain himself. He felt a huge lump in his throat threatening to suffocate him. He tried clearing his throat and he felt a single tear cascade down his left cheek. He quickly wiped it and cleared his throat softly.

"Areef let's go. The adhaan has been called."

They exited the room and headed for the masjid.

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"Daddy! I have no one like you in this whole world. She's really gone now. Areef can be mine now. That witch is done for."

"Of course she is. No one can have what's yours after all darling.

Even as he replied his daughter who was ecstatic he was all shade of terrified. He still could not believe he had actually hired goons to hit another human being. That was too much even for him. But when his only daughter and child threatened killing herself if the girl wasn't done way with he could do nothing but fulfil her wish.

"Daddy, I should go see Areef tomorrow right? Now since she is not here he has to look at me and he will marry me because he has been enchanted all this while. "

Alhaji was starting to wonder whether his daughter was on drugs because some of the things she does are unexplainable and unfathomable. The giddines in her behavior right now was not normal. She.... No they, they had just hired people to take someone's life but she is here all giddy and ecstatic. Perhaps her mother was right?

"Daddy! You are awfully quiet. Is something bothering you?

" Not at all princess. But I dont think you should go to Areef so soon. You know he's smart, he might suspect something. He won't even be in the office rather at home for the funeral. "