Asiyah's POV.
A month has passed.
A month without seeing my family.
A month that I took to prepare the perfect hideout.
And today is the day to finally do it.
Sleeping at night and trying to let my mind free is still hard for me.
I somehow just can't get used to it no matter what I try.
I keep thinking about my family.
Do they miss me?
Do they think of me?
I see Maryam only when we eat or else I never see her.
Whenever I do see her though she never seems happy or okay.
I'm not either so I understand.
I don't know what she has to go through but marrying a stranger is just not it.
Our dreams.
I keep thinking about it.
They're crushing our dreams.
But it will only be for a while because I will no longer be stuck here.
It's currently 8pm.
At this time everyone is sleeping and we hear nothing.
It's complete silence.
" girls are we ready?" I ask them.
"yes we are let's go" they said.
"wait... I need to use the bathroom first" Zohra says.
"okay go and join us at the second floor after" I said as I got out of the room first.
The plan is that one by one we make our way at the second floor and sneak silently to the big balcony and from there we jump.
We all grabbed one hijab and were going to tigh them together to make a rope.
Cliché but real.
And from there we'll be able to make it on the other side.
This place is honestly gigantic and even the big backyard that we use to practice shooting and fighting sometimes is surrounded by a balcony that is higher then all of us.
So no one can see what's going on here.
People might be passing by and just think that there's a family living here in luxury but they're wrong.
We were forced to be here and we've been stuck and away from our families for a month now.
I didn't think about how we'll climb the balcony but I don't care.
I just want to get out of here and I'll eventually find away.
Hopefully I don't break any bone in me.
And... I didn't tell any girl about it but I'm taking Maryam with me.
I'm not letting my best friend die here alone.
I know where she is because we kept our phones and I can see where' s her location.
I'll find her using that.
I obviously couldn't tell her that I'm going to get her because I didn't want anyone to think there's something suspicious going on.
I made my way to the second floor and took out my phone.
I checked her location and it said that I was near.
Following my phone I think I made it in front of her room and knocked on it lightly only to get no response.
Whatever I'll just open it.
I turned the doorknob and slowly opened the door. A conversation was going on.
"so you like her?"
" like her? She's literally the girl of my dreams... I just want to marry her man"
It's definitely two guys.
Why does the first voice sound familiar?
"then what are you waiting for?"
"dude I'm ready to do anything for her but she... doesn't even look at me"
"what? Who can avoid you?"
Who are they talking about?
Wait this is supposed to be Maryam's room right?
That's what her location says.
Then what are two men doing here?!
What if they tried to do something to her??
Ya Allah!!
Without hesitation I pushed the door open meeting two guys.
Azaan and another one which I had no idea who that was.
My eyes started looking for her.
"where is she?!" I asked them full of anger.
" what brings you here sugar plum?" Azaan asked me.
I barged into the room and started looking for her.
The bed is empty.
The bathroom is empty.
I opened a drawer and saw some woman clothes.
I looked through it and found her phone.
What the hell?
" Asiyah! " I turned and saw her standing at the door with a cup in her hand.
She dropped it on her floor and ran to me hugging the life out of me.
"where were you?!" I asked her pulling away.
"what are you doing here?!" she asked me instead.
"long story but -" I stopped when I realized the big mistake I just did.
I just ruined everything.
I'm so dumb!!
Azaan and the guy were looking at us confused.
I have two options now.
1- I pretend I was looking for her and found her.
Or
2-we just don't care and run away.
"what's going on dear? Who's that? " the guy asks Maryam.
"she's my friend" she said not even looking at him.
No... Way!
Was he talking about her??!!
"Maryam who the hell is this guy?!" I ask her.
"no one... Asiyah you should go back to your room now"
Is she serious?!
You know what I choose option number 2.
"let's run away" I tell her.
"we can't do that, have you lost it?"
"I think you're the one who hit her head somewhere"
"Asiyah I don't think your plan will work sugar plum" Azaan says.
Just ignore him.
" let's go Maryam" I tell her again.
"I'm sorry I can't" she said.
I looked at her and...she's serious!
Why Maryam??
Okay then...I don't have a choice.
I countdown to three in my head before sprinting out of the room.
I keep running without looking behind.
Just run Asiyah.
I make it to the balcony and look down.
There's no rope!
What happened with the other girls?!
Should I just jump?!
It doesn't look so high... I mean... Ugh!!
"I don't think it's a good idea sugar plum"
I'm definitely busted now.
I turned and saw him approaching me.
"don't come close or I'll jump!" I tell him.
"you're ready to die... just like that?"
" I don't care! I wanna leave this place!" I yell.
"look we can talk about this"
"like you'll listen... you're one of them you don't give two damn weather I die or not"
"Asiyah! Enough!" this time he yelled at me.
You know what mister annoying ass watch this.
In a minute I jumped and threw myself on the other side.
Ah! My freaking foot!
I looked up in the sky and saw him looking at me in worry.
" wow good job wonder woman now stay there before you wake up the whole mention" he said.
I tried to got up but I can't, it hurts so bad.
This is it.
I messed up everything!
I saw Azaan running my way.
I tried to get up again but wasn't successful at all.
" let me help you" he said as he was about to touch me but I declined.
"no! Do not touch me!" I said.
Come on Asiyah! You got this!
I put my weight on one foot and try to get up but the pain is getting worst.
" you're not able to walk let me help" he said again and this time I didn't say anything.
He picked me up bridal style and brought me inside.
This is the second freaking time that I'm letting him do that!
I hate it!!!
I thought he was bringing me to the nursery room but instead he brought me into a bedroom.
"why did you bring me here?" I ask him as he lies me down on the bed.
He isn't responding.
"hello? I'm talking to you!" I said.
"will you stop talking for a minute" he said.
I rolled my eyes at that.
He took a first aid kit and came bending in front of me.
"don't move and let me do this" he said as he took my foot and brought it on his lap.
"you almost died" he says while applying a cream on my foot.
"so?"
"I thought you were different" he says.
What does he mean?
" I don't care what you think of me" I tell him.
"I know you don't but still you disappointed this time"
I started laughing.
" it's funny hahahaha you-you think I care hahaha" I just couldn't stop laughing.
Why is he talking like this?
Like doesn't he get it already?
" stop laughing" oh so now he orders me too?
"and you stop telling me what to do or what you think about me because I don't give a damn!"
"shhh!" he brought his hand to my mouth.
I tried to move it away but he wouldn't let me.
" keep your voice down or you'll be in trouble" he said moving his hand away.
" like I care" I said rolling my eyes.
" if you get caught you will regret" he says.
He wrapped my foot in a bandage and as soon as he was done I got up to go but sat down really quickly realizing I really couldn't walk.
"I've seen girls just like you trying to play it cool and in the end it didn't went well for them" he adds.
"whatever"
"do whatever you want but be on your guards"
"you think I'm scared? I almost just ended my life there... you guys can take my life and let me die in peace I wouldn't care less"
" you're not the only one who tried sugar plum you should know what you get yourself into before doing what you want" he added.
I didn't respond.
I don't know what to say.
"you wanna go to your room or sleep here?" he asks.
"are you insane? I'm going back to my room" I said pretty rudely.
I've never talked this way with anyone before.
"okay go by yourself then" he said getting up.
But how am I supposed to get there?
It really hurts.
I don't want to ask for his help.
He gets on my nerves.
"you can go" he said folding his arms and waiting for me to leave.
"I - I ca-"
"who took your tongue now? you're a strong woman so help yourself and leave" he said rude as hell.
How dare he?!
"why did you bring me here in the first place?!" I yell.
"don't test my patience and leave"
"I won't! I can't move!" I said.
"then ask me politely to help you" he asked me.
I rolled my eyes.
I just want to go and cry myself to sleep.
And here I am waisting my time with this guy.
"please help me" I give up.
I saw his smirk before he picked me up once again in his arms and walked to my room.
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