PART 1 ( Zara's POV)
His final
words echoed in her mind RUN ZARA... RUN!''
Numbness
engulfed her.
No longer
capable to gather the courage she had forged around herself for so long, she
dropped on the cold ground. Stripped of her strength, her eyes widened with
disbelief.
Tears flowed
until she was drowning in the pain of losing the only person who had ever loved
her. Consciousness began to slip away as the burden of emptiness in her heart
grew until it all became too much for her to endure. She collapsed in the
crimson pool in which he lay.
The moon was
a silent witness as it illuminated the image of an unconscious bride clutching
her father's lifeless hand.
The next morning
Zara woke up
with the throbbing pain in her head.
She held up
one arm to block the sunlight only to realise her arm and the rest of her was
drenched in red. Flashes of the fatal incident once again woke the fear and
pain within. Her eyes darted across the room in search of her father.
Baba,
baba, where are you, this can't happen. You can't take my father away'' she
screamed hysterically across the cold, empty room.
From the
corner of her eye, Zara could see a tall dark silhouette. As he came closer,
his unmistaken evil smirk caused her to remember the unbearable pain he had
inflicted upon her.
She could feel the pain exhausting every inch
of her soul. Her brain reminded her of the rapidly approaching danger but her
body could not find the strength to move.
Humdaan
moved closer until he towered over her, he gently tilted her chin so that she
could face him.
I hope you slept well?''
he asked with fake concern. Zara
stared at the fire expressionless. With the other hand he violently grabbed her
hair, forcing her to meet his eyes.
LOOK AT ME
WHEN IM TALKING TO YOU! After all I am your fiance and in an hour we will be
married. Then everything you own will be mine'' He taunted.
He seized
her arms and slammed her against a pillar, blood began to trickle down her
forehead. The impact caused her to wince in pain as she could feel her ribs
crack. You know Zara I should say thank you. You believed all my fake love
confessions and without you I would never have convinced your father to make me
his son in law' You were just a pawn in my life! You were the key to fulfil my
dreams of becoming Sher Qazi. I didn't want to kill your father but what could
I do? He found out about my reality and whilst saving you he lost his own
life. Pity!
'The
rumours about you are true, YOU ARE BAD LUCK!'' he growled as his grip
tightened around her arms.
Zara's bangles
broke and the sharp edges pierced her skin. Tears stung her eyes but she
suppressed them.
You heard
me, you bring misfortune to everyone''
'You caused
your father's death. If it wasn't for you, maybe he would still be alive today!
You will marry me right now and give me everything which was meant to be
mine!'' dragged her by her hair.
Zara finally
came out of her daze and screamed at Humdaan to leave her. She tried to free herself from his grasp but
all her efforts went in vain.
Her father's
death replayed in her mind and his last words RUN' echoed in her ears. She had
to escape, she had to free herself from the devil, she couldn't let her
father's death go in vain, he had saved her and she had let him die...
Her father's
words gave her strength to move her bruised fingers towards the embers nearby;
she refused to feel the pain of the fire burning her skin and quickly threw it
at Humdaan.
He screamed
in agony and his grip loosened for a fraction of a second allowing Zara to run.
Get her! Don't let her escape! '' he
commanded his goons. She did not care about the pain she was in nor the sharp
rocks embedding themselves into her bare feet.
All she could think of were her father's last
words RUN'. She had to fulfil the promise she made...
The railway station
Bleeding,
Battered and bruised, Zara finally reached the railway station. The goons were
still behind her. Overcome with exhaustion and excruciating pain, She could
feel the world spinning with every stride she took. Between each blackout, she
could just make out a rusty, brown train in the distance.
Mustering
the last ounce of strength left in her she ran towards it with only the thought
of escaping from Humdaan's clutches in her mind. The train began to move and
Zara could feel her eyes become heavy and her muscles tiring.
She could
feel herself succumbing to her injuries and each stride she took became more
painful than the last. Suddenly, she saw a hand emerge from the train, just a
few meters away.
She heard
someone shout grab my hand. RUN!'' reminding her of her father. Had she
failed him? Had she given up? Baba's
face kept coming to mind as the clock struck midnight.
Her
breathing faltered and her heart no longer had the strength to carry on. All
she could do was wait for death as someone pulled her inside the train. She slammed into his muscular chest and a blanket of his cool breath eased her
pain. The darkness finally won and consumed her into a peaceful slumber.
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