Gosh I've been missing you guys too much these days that it hurts🥺😭I miss my babies, I miss writing about their beautiful, sad and happy moments🤧
As the title says, New book alert!🚨Lord knows the idea has been lurking in my head and I've been yearning, so badly to bring them to life. I couldn't hold back anymore😅😬
I just hope, really really hope the book will be as awesome as it sounded in my head. And I just hope y'all will like it. Fingers crossed🤞🏼
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"You get sucked in, until something shattering happens; that's when you come back to your senses"
When life decides it's time you get your lesson, it hits you hard.
Khairi's life skyrocketed and then came crashing back in the blink of an eye. She found herself lurching between love, hate, lies, deception and motherhood at an exceptionally young age
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Her lips were trembling tremendously, her teeth chattering against each other. The little hairs on her skin stood on end, she was shivering like she was being dipped inside a tank filled with bone chilling water. Even though the weather condition is extreme, she was not shivering from the cold. Rather, she was shivering from how terribly she had messed up her life. Shivering from how her life had snapped in the span of a second
She didn't know how she ended up here, where? She doesn't even know. But someway, somehow she had ended up in a place that looks like a hospital
With wobbly legs, she walked over to the nearest wall and leaned against it. Her legs gave in, she couldn't do it anymore. The cold wall was scraping her back as she slid down to the hard floor
There were no more tears left to cry, so she just sat there staring into nothingness. Feeling empty and numb. The agony she was going through is not describable, Khairi prefer to spring her heart out from her chest and then butcher it into pieces than to go through this emotional rollercoaster
She brought up her legs to her chest, hugging her body as she rocked back and forth. How had it gotten to this? How had she let it escalate to this point? From being secured in her home to being on the streets? So many questions, but with not a single clue about the answer
The dark night seemed to be slowly drawing, and taking each part of Khairi with it. It is dark, really dark, and the streets were empty. No vehicles or any human being in sight. She buried her face deeper into her thighs, hugging herself tighter
The silence was deafening, and it was slowly dawning on Khairi that it's true, it happened. It's definitely not a dream, not a nightmare. Real
A sound rumbled from her chest up her throat and escaped her lips. Then she suddenly stiffened, her whole body freezing in place
They were footsteps, the sound was delicate and echoing in the distance. Whoever the person was, he/she suddenly stopped because the sound of the footsteps ceased
And then there's the sound again, it was inching closer and closer until it stopped right above her and became shadow looming over her
"What the hell are you doing out here, all alone?" Khairi almost did a double take, because wooooah his voice is husky. Like really husky, coming out like he swallowed a toad or something
She internally cringed at the thought. Khairi didn't reply, she didn't even lift her head up from where she had placed it. She just sat there, not even finding the willpower to cry her heart out
"It's like a thousand degrees out here" He commented, shifting even more closer to her "You could get sick"
After several minutes of silence, a reaction arose from her. A bitter laugh escaped from her throat "I have a strong desire to die. So does it really matter if I get sick?"
"Subhanallah!" His voice raised by an octave, then it softened "Why would you say that?"
The heaviness in her heart increased a ten fold, her head was pounding "Because my life is over. I'd rather die a thousand deaths than continue to experience this torture"
Khairi noticed as he paused, she still hadn't seen his face. She's been looking at his feet all this while, he has some nice feet "Your life is not over" He says with so much affirmation, like he's a hundred and one percent sure of it
But he isn't, he doesn't know anything. He doesn't know how her father had kicked her out of the house, or how her naivety had led her into the state she is now. Or how she's carrying someone's child, someone who's not her husband
She kept mute, burying her face back in her thighs and wrapping her arms around her body
"Look" He started with a soft sigh "I don't know you. I just saw you sitting here all alone, not even knowing if you're a human or a jinn. But I can't just leave you here, i wouldn't ever live with myself if I did that"
For the first time since he halted above her, she looked up at him. Really looked at him
And it is as if all the leech she tied to stop herself from breaking, all the pent up emotions she'd been holding back, all the string of hope she clung onto just teared apart and broke loose. And for the first time in months, she bursted into sobs
Khairi cried, hard. Letting out all her pain and agony through the escape she has now, tears. She cried and cried, until her lungs couldn't take it anymore. Until her heart felt like plunging out of her ribcage, until the tears deserted her
The man stood there for what seemed like hours, but were just minutes. He watched her as she cried her pain out
He crouched down to her height "Are you okay?" He asked lightly
She tilted her head upwards, then sniffed "No, I'm dying inside and I don't know what to do anymore" Her heart felt swollen, like it might explode if one more tragedy finds it's way in
He nods as if saying he understands what she means, "You can't stay out in this weather" The words gently rolled off his tongue, he suddenly stood up "Follow me"
Khairi sniffed again, wiping her teary eyes and running nose. He must think she's utterly gross "You're not kidnapping me are you?"
A deep sound rumbled from within him, but he did not look the bit amused. He motioned for her "Come on" She noticed the white lab coat he's wearing over his sky blue kaftan that was sewn to perfection. He's incredibly tall, that's the second thing she noticed about him and he had really broad shoulders
Khairi pursed her lips, wavering over her decision to stay here or to follow him "You look really skeptic, I'm just trying to help you. I promise" He emphasized
She nodded, then leaped to her feet "Are you a doctor?" She asked, slowly trailing behind him but only got a nod in response "Where are you taking me?"
If he grew irritated, he didn't express it. His face remained impassive "I kind of own this hospital, there should be extra rooms without patients. You can sleep there" He briefly glanced at her from his peripheral view, as if silently asking if that's okay with her
She tucked her lower lip between her teeth, still skeptical about the situation. He's a complete stranger, though he's been nothing but nice throughout the thirty one minutes they've met. Yes, she counted "I don't know you. For all I know, you're a serial killer who's here to kill me. Or a cultist who wants to use me as a sacrifice. There are long list of possibilities, I could go on and on"
Her ability to even talk like this in her current situation is beyond her, she should be thinking of ways to end her life right now
They'd arrive at the gates of the hospital and immediately the gateman spotted them, he hurriedly opened the gate. At her prior comment, a smile tugged at the tips of his lips and boy! was his smile adorable. For a moment or so, the memories of her awful life faded and she find herself wishing for the smile to never disappear so she could stare at it
His face glistened under the moonlight and Holy cow! He has a perfect skin, like creamy chocolate ready to be devoured. She wonders if he uses any special cream
He raised his arms and gestured to his attire "Not a serial killer or anything else you're cooking up in your head"
Khairi watched him as he guided her through the hospital walls, there were several nurses around and a few people too. They eventually stopped at a room which is just average in size, with a metal hospital bed situated in the room
For a brief moment he reminded her of...Khairi winced at the thought, a heavy feeling settling at the pit of her stomach. That's what they all do; they act nice, suck you in and then they destroy you
She tried to remind herself not to trust this guy, not after what happened to her. She'd just crash here overnight and then leave early in the morning
"The toilet is over there" He pointed at the bathroom then paused, as if contemplating with what he's trying to say next "Are you hungry?"
Yes, she is hungry. In fact, she starving, ravenous. But she didn't say that, rather she shook her head in response
He still stood there, looking at her awkwardly and after a long stretch of silence he muttered "You should get some rest, you look miserable"
Geez, thanks. She wanted to say, but she didn't have the strength anymore. The enormity of her situation is slowly dawning back on her, and she was on the brink of tears again
His legs propelled forward until he invaded her personal space, his scent filled her nostrils that she had to force herself to intake a sharp breath "Whatever it is that happened to you, don't let it bring you down. Let it be the reason you pick yourself up and become a fighter. Be a fighter"
And then he was gone in the blink of an eye
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So.....??????????Eh....????
Should I go on with it or not? Thoughts in the comment section below pleaseeeeeee
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