chapter 51

narattor

the city will be painted red tonight..why red? no particular reason.... much.
ladies and gentleman the known cliche of the damsel in distress being saved by the knight in shining armor has stayed long past its time,
because in my story there is no damsel in distress
in my story the girl doesnt end up with the knight in shining armor
and the good guy isnt always that good
the hero isnt always the good guy
and evil is a bad that believes its good.....


(Im In Here  - Sia) this is a very special song, and it goes great with this chapter

LAYAN


i saw reem across the booths in this crazy carnival like event.

god knows what the hell is going on.
reem came over and gave me a hug
everything is just going so fast
my brothers tiny fingers are latched on to my arm
fahad and reem are laughing
patting my back
is it ok that i cant hear what there saying
that i dont get any of there jokes anymore?

im having one of those gut feelings right now
the one that tells you to bolt

a flight or flight instinct

and the hard truth is that i cant fight at the moment

fahad:"hey lay are you ok?"

i smiled and nodded

they both looked down on me worriedly

then i excused myself to go get something to eat

reem offered to come with me but i declined.

i just needed breathing space so i left my bro with fahad and left.

i started walking blindly through the masses

crowds of people

laughing

eating

selling, buying, talking.

stupid shallow people

i shook my head

what is up with me

why did my dad not want me to be his heir,

i paused

why did faisal lie to me

why why why why me

i shoved my hand through my hair roughly.

i found a booth in the corner there was something to drink! finally

the girls in the booth were super nice and asked me what i wanted to drink

ironically what i wanted they didnt have

and that was water

i thanked them kindly and turned
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"




everyone



paused





















guys with guns emerged from the crowds






gameplan?







the very people that kidnapped me
when faisal broke me out...


now i dont have faisal to break me out




this time everything was chaos


everyone screaming runnning getting into cars, but this time everything went really slowly



because i saw a face






eyes








black peircing eyes smiling white teeth frozen in place.

the smile slowly dissapeard. replaced by a look of utter horror.



because while everyone was running we were frozen in time.


people were by his side, they saw me patted him on the back and carried on





me:"faisal" i could barely breathe out his name.


before i started to feel my feet take me towards him

he stood still

like a statue

tense .

i would say he was a statue but what gave him away was the unblinking intensity  in his eyes as he stared at me


he looked strong.

but his eyes told me many things.

and he wouldnt move his eyes away from mine i was locked.


and i forgot what he did

how he lied to me

i reached him

and when i did.



 it was as if the curse finally broke.

he blinked and snapped away from me.

i wish he could set me free


faisal:"you cant be here. its dangerous." he choked out.

why was it hard for him to talk? I WAS THE ONE who was put through everything

me:"the most dangerous thing here is you faisal so i really dont think you have a say. and i am here so heres to that. and whats with you being here, your in the gameplan?since when"

he took in a deep agravated breathe

faisal:"doesnt matter, we need to get you out of here"

me:"you cant make me leave faisal you have no sa-"

and suddenly i was picked up off the ground and hauled over his shoulder

me:"FOR GODS SAKE FAISAL PUT ME DOWN"

faisal:"your problem is that you dont listen. stubborn as a mule" he said

me:"DID YOU JUST CALL ME A DONKEY?"

he ignored me and rushed  on.

thats when we heard the first bullet and faisal paused.

people dont shoot

guns are just to intimidate.

faisal put me down but kept my arm in a vice grip and ran.

faisal:"bend low"

i did and we ran.

i found his mustang in the end of the street.


then i heard a shout:"lay lay shofay shofay!!!"

my heart stopped

and faisal turned stiff next to me

we turned and saw my brother reem and fahad behind us.

we ran to get them

when i heard a shot.


i heard reem scream

i saw fahad look at her in horror

i saw faisal look at me in horror

and i started to fall to the ground.

but faisal caught me

and the last thing i heard before i closed my eyes was this

faisal:"layan if you die i will kill you"





 

chapter 50

(listen to nuclear seasons charli xcx )

NARRATOR

2 MONTHS later baby

in the city of kuwait

we dont sleep. do you?

depends..... i guess it depends on how many secrets your keeping

faisal has a bundle

and layan? ......








LAYAN:


"one venti iced caramel machiatto.. triple shot please" i asked in the starbucks at KU

im job shadowing today.. what fun

hah!

problem is that im not even here shadowing the job i want!!

i have to get a huge bundle of papers about the job i DO want from a professor that knows everything about it.

never mind that

im just greatful for the distraction

i havent talked to fahad or reem for a few days now and my mom and bro are finally back

no i havent seen him.. two months.

faisal detox

"haha" the guy waiting for his drink with me gave me a weird look

i dont blame him for thinking im crazy.

no im not talking about faisal im talking about this guy..

a guy in a suit walked by the door just then. wait is that him?

dr. saleem prof of law.


i got my drink and started running to catch up with him

me:"dictoooor saleem la7tha!!!"







narator: heeeey

its us again.


while layan is in denial running after her assignments, putting ink to loose leaf paper and hiding under her plush pink comforter, our friends are up to something else.
havent you thought, "o , well reem and fahad are just there.... being there adorable selves"
your right about the adorable part but never mind that!! someones up to something and reem and fahad are right behind them



o and incase if your wondering about faisal.....

why dont we wait and see





FAHAD


*THUMP* ildaba masdooda

kilishay mawjood!!

i guess that means i can...

*riiiiiiing*

"walain who could it be"

ahmad, i sighed and picked up

me:"na3am"

a7med:"mako laa salam mako shlonik?  ya3ni witha kint mareeeth? "

me:"5ali9ny yuba shisalfa"

a7med:"may9eer olah 3alaik?"

me:"a7med your always up to something,,, ana bil ba7ar "

a7med:"ok 3ayal so2al, mita ila5ir mara shift faisal?"

i paused and for a second i couldnt breathe

me:"2 weeks ago laish? 9ar shay?waina?"

a7med:"hes ok , its funny how i know that right?"

i balled my hand into a fist and held it to my sides

a7med:"hes back, and hes stronger than ever. thid o5oy. "


me:"when and were?"

he knew exactly what i was asking

a7med:"bachir 9 , location? me and my buds are making an event collaberation with fays school... long story, but ill text you the place. bye"

i shut the phone

and i made a call


,,,,,:"aloo"

me:"i need your help"

reem:"is there something wrong?"

me:"faisals back in the gameplan and your the only person who i can think-"

reem:"since when was he in the gameplan?and how are we going to tell layan"

me:"thats exactly it, were not. if ive learned anything from faisal, its that keeping secrets has its benefits"

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narator

ya i know.
but whats up with faisal? and layan?
missing faisal yet?
black eyes that peirce the soul, never kind, never sweet,
cruel mean and all?
you miss him?
how bout his smiles?


LAYAN

"can someone please remind me again why im on my way to a ma3rath when im supposed to write a 10 paragraph essay on law?"

fahad:"because a7mad and fay took alot of time and effort to set this up.."

 i was sitting in the back while fahad and zaid my little bro sat infront

reem is meeting us at this event

fahad smiled suddenly, a first in weeks:"besides i thought you loved events with some sort of fundraing of charity in it"

i sighed:"i do!!!"

we laughed

zaid turned to both of us and said :"woooo into 3indikom nafs ilthi7ka o nafs ilsmiley face!! lay lay!!"

he laughed and we laughed with him

fahad:"ee 3ashani 7ilo"

i rolled my eyes at him:"awlad hal ayam wayid shayfeen nafshom"

fahad:"heeey at8ashmar!! may9eer?"

we got to a place that looked like marina crescent
filled with people

and i saw a familiar face in the crowd....



narator

wait and see next week or tomorrow?