Before I knew, I was walking alone towards the parked cars, I spotted our car and head towards it and before I could reach there
"I knew you'd come" I very familiar voice came from behind me, my steps froze at the moment but I didn't turn around
"I know you still care, I called you and you came" he cooed as his steps grew towards me, I gulped down as he appeared in front of me, his cunning eyes bore holes in my body as he glared at me from head to toe, suddenly making me so aware of the fact that I was wearing strapless dress, I placed my hand casually in front covering my cleavage "wow! You are getting more and more beautiful by the time,... this marriage really suits you" he smiled at me putting his hands in his pockets
"Cut the chase, what do you wanna talk about?" I said sternly and he chuckled quietly his eyes squinted like always when he laughed.
"I'm sorry about your baby, I really am" he said locking his eyes on me, I wanted to rip his face flesh off, but he seemed civil at that moment that I had to play along
"That's none of your business" I spat and my eyes filled with tears but I looked away
"Oh! My dear" he cooed as he took out his right hand from his pocket and raised my chin up to look me in the eyes, I moved my face away, but he cupped my face, his grip was cold as always, he brushed my cheek with his thumb
"Stop it" I said in a low voice when I jerked his hand off of me
"I know it's a hard time for you, and you're probably tired of putting this facade of being strong" he put his both hands on both my shoulders that I had to look in his eyes
"It's okay! You can cry" he frowned softly looking down at me, and I had no idea how he was affecting my mind with his pathetic reverse psychology, my vision got blurry as tears started to roll down again
"You can always come to me, you know that, don't you" he murmured softly as I felt weak, he leaned in closer and placed his lips on my forehead kissing softly and pulled me into hug, I was hit with nostalgia when I sniffed his cologne, when his hands traced my bare shoulders, I realized how he was tricking me with one of his mind games to make me weak, I pulled myself back and I pushed him back a little creating a space between us
"Stay away from me" I said austerely looking in his eyes fearlessly, and he sneered, his signature smirk played on his lips "of course! It's you, how can you be civil, you'd always be a jerk Rayyan" I growled and he pulled his hands behind his head and looked at the sky upwards in amusement
"I almost got you, you're the tricky one Jasmin, always the tricky one" he laughed sardonically and I shut my eyes closed in annoyance, as my face burnt up in anger "that's what keeps me coming back to you" he stepped forward cockily as he pinched my chin up
"You're the reason my baby died, you're the reason I've been lying to my husband.." when I realized that I over shared a little, I slapped his hand away from my face
"Don't say that" amusement in his tone wanted me to smack his head on the curb of the road "I'd say it was a coincidence that this incident held the day after I sent that email, ... By the way did you like those pictures? Cause I did, I really did" he sniggered at me and I looked at him with blood in my eyes
"You're a pig" I spat and he smirked locking his eyes at me, which scared me, he bit his lower lip and amusement danced in his eyes "you follow me everywhere, you mortify my existence, you are tormenting, I can't live looking over my shoulder worrying about you nagging in my life in any sort of way,..how much trouble is left for you to cause!"
"I'm addicted to you, can't you see it, my whole body craves to be yours" he tilted his head to side as he spoke in a low voice, I felt a twitch in my throat and I looked away
"And how do you even know where I'm at, always?" I asked, again looking at him and he laughed hideously at me that he had to walk like a drunken person away from me
"Don't underestimate my ability to get under the skin of yours" he walked towards me and crawled his fingers up on my arm, I recoiled at his touch and moved back
"I'd never stop chasing you, I'm a hound, I promise" he puts his hands in his pant pockets again and tilts his head to side in amusement
"How's the converted husband of yours by the way,.. wait! Don't tell me, I already know everything" he bursts into the fits of menacing laughter
"It was a terrible idea" I murmured as I tried to take the steps back
"Jasmin..." I turned around and Harry was standing there in shock "what is he doing here?" He snarled as he tried to take a leap on him angrily, I placed my hand on his chest to stop him
"Leave him, he's a jerk" I whispered and harry gritted his teeth while looking at me
"May I have a word with you?" Harry growled hoarsely looking at Rayyan and I looked up at Harry
"With pleasure" Rayyan sneered at him
"Go and sit in the car" Harry jingled his car keys in front of my face as he waited for me to take them, his eyes still locked up on Rayyan in rage
"You don't have to.." I mumbled and he cut me off in between
"I'll be there in five minutes" he looked at me sternly, I've never seen him get this angry at me, I quietly took the keys from his hand and Rayyan looked at me deviously with a smirk with no shame. I walked towards the car and I silently prayed that no one gets hurt
I sat in the car which was pointing in there direction, my heart thumped louder that I could almost hear my heartbeat, they shared a few sentences and I was hoping that no one shares face fists, and to my surprise they shook hands and Harry came sat in the car. I looked at him and he didn't look back at me, he stayed silent as he ignited the car. I was dying to hear something from him, but I was too embarrassed to initiate the talk. I was looking at him through the corner of my eyes after a short intervals, he noticed that I was looking at him
"In case you're wondering what happened back there, I'm wondering the same thing" Harry said and I looked at him again, out of words
"But we made a truce pact, no one gets hurt, he won't meddle in our way ever again"
"So thoughtful of you" I smiled at him and he took a glance at me from the road but didn't smile
"I should probably text Alex, for leaving her party without telling" I took out my phone and texted her "sorry for leaving your party, something came up, will explain later" I sighed as I clutched the phone near my chest and looked outside
"...I'm a hound, I promise" Rayyan's words were echoing in my head, and I hoped that he stays true to the pact he made with Harry, or else God knows what will happen, cause there's no way I underestimate his abilities to bother me
When we reached home I slipped into my PJs and I was tying up my loose hair in a bun when I walked into the room, Harry looked at me laying down on the bed and again looked at his phone, his silent treatment was killing me, I had no idea what was he thinking about that seemed to be bothering him
I quietly slipped under the sheets with him and scooted myself towards his body, his hand went behind his head for me to place my head on his chest, I smiled at him and wrapped my leg around his, our toes were mingling with each other and he placed his phone on the nightstand as he sighed loudly before wrapping his arm around me. As if our bodies belonged together even if though our minds were telling us a different story, I raised my head as I leaned in forward and kissed his lips, he kissed me back slowly
"Talk to me Harold" I pleaded, placing my both hands on his chest I looked into his eyes, he tucked the hair strand behind my ear and I tilted my face in his palm closing my eyes
"Did you take your medicine?" He asked, and I looked at him wide eyed, and nodded "good, you should sleep on time now" he smiled at me, I never knew he could ever fake a smile at me
"I love you" I mumbled as I scooted myself next to him and closed my eyes
"I love you" he said
The next morning I wake up, my eyes were still closed as I stalked my bed with my hands to look for Harry, the bed was empty, and I suddenly felt cold, I quickly got up to look for him, and he was standing there in the balcony with cup of coffee, I took the breath of relief and walked towards him, I embraced him from behind as I placed my hands on his chest
"Good morning gorgeous" Harry said cheerfully and I came at ease to know that he's not in the same mood as he was the last night
"Good morning to you too" I cooed, he pulled my hand and turned around himself, placing soft kiss on my forehead he smiled at me, I missed his smile
"Freshen yourself up and we'll have breakfast together" Harry said as he was still smiling at me, I nodded at him and ran cheerfully towards the bathroom, when I stepped outside the bathroom in my casuals after taking shower my hair was still wrapped in the towel, I looked around Harry wasn't there, I picked up my phone and there were loads of voice messages from Alex from last night, I put my phone on the edge of the bed playing the messages as I soaked my hair in towel
"Hey...! What happened, I was looking for you"
"Lads said you went outside after the dance, honestly I didn't see see after that either"
"Harry too followed you after a while, and then you guys never came back"
"I'm so worried about you, it's not usually like you and Harry, to leave without saying goodbye"
she was constantly whining and I wanted to laugh at her, but I knew she was worried about me, I took out the moisturizer in my hand and I squeezed the bottle way too hard that it was all over my hands
"Crap" I growled as Harry entered the room
"What the hell did you do?" He laughed at me as he picked up the towel and walked towards me
"You missed the cake, I want to be mad at you, but it's your loss"
"Is it Alex?" Harry laughed when he heard her voice and I nodded as he continued dabbing my hand with the towel
"Jasmin please reply to my one hundredth message, I'm dying out of curiosity, what came up"
"She's so dramatic" Harry laughed as he placed the towel on the dresser and he laid down on the edge of the bed
"Did you tell Harry about that email, was he furious? Did he see the pictures too?"
I froze there and we glared at each other, I quickly walked towards the bed to pick up my phone, because that's what we needed to make the situation more awkward
"I think you should tell him now-"
I quickly turned off the messages but it was too late
"What email Jas?" Harry asked and I stood there with my mouth slightly opened "what should you tell me?" He supported his body on his elbows and faced me
"I was about to tell you, but.." before I could complete my sentence Harry took my phone from my hand and started scrolling, I stayed quiet, I shouldn't have, he sat straight when I assume he came across the email
"Jasmin! What is this" his voice was soft and worried, he looked at me, I stood there frozen, not sure what did he want to hear, the truth? The fact why I didn't tell him earlier? Or actually tell him that it was a threat mail?
He got up from the bed and stood so close to me, and he raised my chin with his finger
"Speak" he demanded
"I was planning on to tell you later when you're done with your movie" I mumbled nervously under his constant gaze, that I had to look away
"And tell me he lied to me yesterday, about you going to him, as your choice?" He asked, that jerk really said that, of course he did, and when I was looking at him quietly he held his temples and walked away a feet or two, he was losing it "did you run into him yesterday? Answer me Jasmin" he pleaded and I shook my head
"It was my choice..." My words were stuck in my throat
"I was standing there in the middle of the crowd assuming things that might have upset you, I knew you were mad at me for drinking, but that doesn't mean that you had to go to him, to talk" his tone raised as his eyes were filled with disappointment
"I wasn't mad at you Harry, it was wrong, but I know what you're going through it's okay" I closed my eyes in annoyance hearing my own words, Harry looked hurt
"and I made that decision on a contrary matter, I just wanted to talk to him in a civil manner" the guilt in my tone could be heard that moment, the guilt of betrayal, the guilt of not sharing the actual stuff that needs to hold a marriage
"Civil manner? Could he be in that contrast Jasmin, listen to yourself right now" he spat angrily as he sat down on the edge of the bed and I stood there looking at him
"But you too made a truce pact with him, you trust him?" I sounded foolish but I had to remind him, so that he could stop being angry at me
"He cannot be trusted Jasmin, do I need to recall you what happened the last time you were alone with him? For the reason he had to complete a six month sentence, God knows what type of gang he really runs, he cannot be trusted Jasmin" he looked at me and I looked down
"I didn't want to upset you.." I went and sat near him, I held his hand "and everything happened all of sudden..."
"I came here for you" he slipped away his hand as he walked away "you could have at least trusted me, you told Alex, but not me" his eyes glossed with tears
"I wanted to protect you" my voice stuck in my throat as tears started to roll down my face
"Hiding this email was another thing, he threatened you, and then you went to talk to him" he frowned at me as he lowered his voice, a vein popped angrily on the side of his forehead, he was loosing it, he was disappointed at me more than he was angry at me, if only he could see the consequences from my vision that moment. He wasn't even sure about what was actually making him this mad at me
"Try to understand Harry.." I was cut off
"Try to understand what Jasmin!" I always loved when he called me by my full name but not this time, he was calling me by my full name angrily, and that has never happened before
"I was scared, I was so scared, that I couldn't decide what I should have done, and then I lost our baby, I couldn't not just sit there and do nothing" I spoke through tears, my voice was cracking but I had to let it all out, I was exhausted of carrying it around on my shoulders
"You could have asked me to talk to him" he looked on the ground
"He has his reasons with me Harold! I can't just drag you in everything, I want to protect your reputation" I almost cried
"But you're my wife" he mumbled
"It wasn't about you..." I looked at him as I wiped my face realizing what came out of my mouth
"Right! It was never about me" he walked towards me and I flinched in fear involuntarily that he might hit me. He stopped at a distance and I looked at him, there was pain hidden in his eyes, he cupped my face and kissed my forehead "you think I was going to hit you? You don't trust me enough, you don't trust the man you married to?" He mumbled
"No! It's not about.." I shook my head "let's sit and talk nicely" I tried to smile at him as he was looking at me with his green eyes, cupping my cheeks
"No! that's my cue to leave, we need some time to figure some things out to make this marriage work, until then Khudahafiz" with saying that he paced with his long legs, out of the room angrily grabbing his jacket
"No! Harry wait" I called for him as I followed him rushing after him on the stairs, my belly stitches throbbed in pain as I followed him, but I didn't stop myself, I stopped when Harry stopped, I walked towards him and looked in the direction where Harry was looking standing there sternly