Stars Align✅

CHAPTER 38: WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU ONLY MAKES YOU STRONGER

Jannah pushed away whatever was tickling her face. It was disturbing her much needed beauty sleep. But the thing didn't stop. If anything, it continued making a soft groan escape her lips. She flicked her eyes open as she stretched her arms over her head, her gaze falling on the open curtains that allows the rays of beams of light to stream in.

She turned her head to the side, looking for the source of intrusion to her beauty sleep. When she saw who it was, all sleep escaped every last fiber of her being. She sat up quickly, but arms pushed her back down.

"You should rest more, you need it" He muttered, his eyes barely meeting hers.

"I'm awake now" She said, as she felt all exhaustion slip away. His presence is the much needed rest she needs. She had on a small smile on her face, as hope reignited in her. But that quickly died down when she noticed his outfit, "Are you going somewhere?" She asked, her eyes flickering to where his small suitcase lies by the door—mouth slightly hung ajar as she blinked.

Suhad sighed. He didn't want to say anything to her but it wasn't right for him to just leave without at least notifying her of where he's going. So, he nodded, "Yeah" He muttered, "I'm going to Gombe" He said as he took his arms away from her, letting her sit up.

"For how long?" Her voice came out low, as her heart shattered into tiny beings.

He shrugged, "I'm not sure"

She quickly held his hand, and for the first time in a whole week, he didn't flinch nor retract it back.

That's a good sign right?

"Please" She pleaded, "You don't have to do this. We can talk yeah? That's what you always wanted right?" She asked quickly, her words coming out a bit jumbled as she offered him a nervous smile. She seemed desperate but she couldn't help it. She would need some mood stabilizers but she had thrown it all out at the course of her anger.

That was bad decision on her own case.

"You should eat more, you look like a pile of bones" He said, ignoring her words as he gestured to the salver that held her breakfast on the bedside cabinet.

She shook her head, her body shaking slightly, "Please, just stay"

He sighed deeply, closing his eyes momentarily, "Jannah, we both need space"

"No we don't. We can through everything together yeah? That's what you said before"

Suhad bit his lip, shaking his head slightly, "You should've thought of that a week ago"

She let his hand go and ran her hand furiously through her hair, clutching the strands tightly. She knew that without a doubt she looked like a mess but she didn't care. She's a much bigger mess internally. "I said I'm sorry what more do you want from me huh?!" She half yelled, turning to glare at Suhad who wasn't the least bit shaken by her outburst.

He expected that much.

She calmed herself down immediately though, reaching out to hold his hand again desperately. She inhaled deeply, then exhaled.

"Space" He said making her looked at him with a confused expression, "That's all I ask for. Space"

"But why?" She was at the brink of breaking down. Her tone and tears welling up in her eyes could testify to that.

He shook his head, trying to get her hand off him but she clutched tighter.

"Tell me, why?!"

"Drop it Jannah" He muttered, clenching his eyes shut. This is what he didn't want. But she's pushing him.