Now & Forever- We are together till eternity.

Now & Forever (Part 1 of 1)

"He saw that women, the tenderest and most fragile of all God's creatures, were the oftenest superior to sorrow, adversity and distress; and he saw that it was because they bore, in their own hearts, an inexhaustible well-spring of affection and devotion."

-Charles Dickens

"Love is a powerful force. There is nothing in this world, no other energy, as powerful as the force of genuine, unconditional love."

-Susan Barbara Apollon

Yaman was bleeding profusely and with every step he took, he felt that his energy was getting sapped and he was gradually losing consciousness. But when he turned and saw Seher and Yusuf beside him in this jungle, he willed himself to walk. He would do this for them!! He would overcome every pain and agony for his family ! For them, he would fight and return even from death's door, if need be!! He could not let his wife and nephew down! He was their protector!!

Seher turned around and seeing Yaman pause, she touched his arm in concern and pleaded,"Yaman, please, you are not well.Please,I beg of you, let us stop for you to take rest. As it is, we are quite far away from that house and have quite a lead. We have been walking for more than two hours now. Selim wouldn't find us so easily. Please let us sit down and rest for a while."

Yaman looked into her eyes and tried to keep standing but his legs felt like water. He promised himself he would sit only for a few moments and then get up and resume walking.

Seher helped him sit down on the grass and sat next to him to give support to his body with her own. She could see beads of perspiration on his forehead and this made her all the more anxious and agitated by the moment.

Yaman was not faring well and she could clearly see it. His injured body was tired and needed respite. She wiped the sweat on his forehead with the sleeves of her coat and gently holding his face in her hands, whispered," We will overcome this. You will be absolutely fine. Stay with us Yaman. Stay with us!!"

Saying this, she held his face and put it on her chest and hugged him. She kept whispering words of endearment to him and praying at the same time.

Yaman's eyes were half closed with exhaustion and the last thing he uttered before losing consciousness was,"I love you, Seher..now and forever. I wouldn't let you or Yusuf down.Don't worry, I wouldn't ever leave your side."

Seher started weeping the moment Yaman lost consciousness and holding both his hands, she started rubbing them one by one and kept repeating, " Yaman, Yaman. Wake up. Stay with me. We will get help. Don't worry. Stay with me. Stay with us, Yaman. I know you can hear us somehow. I love you very much, Yaman. Nothing will happen to you. Tamam?"

Seher belatedly cast a frantic glance at Yusuf. He had been maturely silent all the while but was getting really scared now, seeing his amca like this. She realised that she had to become both Yaman's and Yusuf's strength now. She could not cry, feel dejected or wallow in despondency right now !! She would save him!! She would! By any means! She wouldn't let anything happen to him!

Yusuf came running and sat down beside Yaman and said in a tone laced with panic,"Teyze,what happened to amca?? Tell me,teyze??" He then hugged Yaman's neck with his tiny hands and kissing his cheeks, whimpered and said,"Amca, look I kissed you, so that you heal quickly. Like teyze does to me when I am ill. Amca, please open your eyes."

Seher put Yaman's head in her lap and then asked Yusuf to come to her. She gathered him close to herself. She then kissed his forehead and wiping his tears, said, "Birtanem, your amca will be absolutely fine. Don't worry. But we have to help him and also each other. Now do as I say. Tamam?You are our brave boy."