Chasing Her Heart

56| What A Life |

Zahra said her taslim and entered the room with a tray of food only to be taken aback by the amount of clothes carelessly spread out on the bed and the luggage on the floor. She kept the food aside and said. "What are you doing Layla?"

Layla turned her head away, inattentively putting clothes inside the luggage, ignoring Zahra's question.

Zahra dragged Layla by her elbow forcibly she was now facing her, her eyes all swollen. "Why are you not answering? What the hell are you doing?"

Layla sniffed. "I'm going."she replied simply.

"Where to? And why all of a sudden?"Zahra was confused.

"I'm tired of being a burden to you. You are a good friend for letting me stay here, I've to go I can't depend on you anymore."And she went back to packing her clothes.

"A burden you say, huh? When did I say you're a burden to me Layla? I'm doing all this out of humanity and as your friend, where will you even go at this state? You better stop packing and eat up your lunch."Zahra said with a serious face.

"I've to go, and I'm not hungry."

"Are you planing on starving yourself, you are very well aware of your present situation and you won't eat anything?"Zahra closed the bag, dragged Layla's hand and sat her down by the bedside.

"Here."She gave her the food. "Eat up."

"I don't have any appetite, I can't eat it."Layla was hellbent on being stubborn today, she just won't eat her food. Her bump is clearly visible, so it's really happened. A whole slay queen giving birth out of wedlock.

"Okay then eat it for the health of your baby."

That earned her a glare from Layla. "My baby?"She gulped. "Do you really think I'm happy like this?"Zahra couldn't answer her. "How would you know...it's only me that can understand what I'm going through right now, I'm unable to handle it Zahra."She was on the bridge of crying.

"I lost. I lost everything. First, it was the one I thought truly loved me, then my family, my job and my future. Everything is ruined now, what's the essence of being alive? I don't give a damn whether the baby is healthy or not I don't even want to give birth it."

"Don't say that Layla, you have time to fix everything..."

Layla cut in. "Time is what I don't think I have..."She weighed, confusing Zahra. "If I can't get rid of the thing in my stomach then I won't be able to live with the pain."Layla got up and ran out of the room.

Different thoughts were roaming inside Zahra's head as she followed her to the kitchen. Layla was quick to pick a knife from the kitchen counter.

"Ya ilahi Layla!!!"Zahra yelled and went to snatch the knife away from her. Instead of Layla to give her the knife she pointed the knife at her.

"Stay away from me, Zahra I don't want to hurt you. You have a good and happy life to live..."

Layla was making no sense at all. "I won't let you do anything wrong, just keep the knife away we can talk this out."

Layla shook her head, Zahra had no other option but to snatch away the knife from her hand.

She struggled with Layla but she couldn't save Layla from slitting her wrist.

"Layla!!"She yelped when she saw the amount of blood gushing out of her wrist. She held her tight when she was about to fall, she managed to tie the wrist to stop blood from coming out but all in vain, and Layla has passed out already. So she had no other option but to take Layla to the hospital.

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Who said all the Nigerian police are corrupt? Well Zahra is undergoing an interrogation to defend herself from what happened to Layla or what she did to herself, literally.

The interrogation section is no joke, they're rendering her speechless and she have to do only one thing, save herself and Layla's reputation. She can't just tell them everything. She wanted to be with Layla in the hospital but immediately they saw her situation they asked for police report on the matter. It's not that they won't check on her they will but they still need the reports which Zahra have to be interrogated.

"Why isn't she staying with her parents then if they're in Abuja?"The policeman questioned staring intensely at her. Zahra gulped and drank a little from the small cup of water they gave her.

They ousted her out of the house because she got pregnant out of wedlock, and then her father got blamed for robbery while she is the one behind it, hence, she slit her wrist because of guilt.

That's way too much of information.

She can't say that to them, like it's too much.

"I'm not aware of that. She had a small fight with her mother, I believe."

"Why?"

This is getting frustrating.

Really!

"That's the only thing I know, she didn't tell me anything more."Zahra replied curtly.

He banged his fist on the table to scare her. "Don't you dare lie to me, just know that I've other ways to make you speak the truth."

Oh my god!! Did he just-

"Are you threatening me? I told you I don't know anything you can beat me up if you want to, I don't give a damn."She was starting to get pissed.

And boom!!! She felt a resounding slap on her right cheeks.

UNBELIEVABLE!

He slapped her! He really did!

Zahra was close to tears. "You don't deserve any answers from me, just the way you don't have any respect for women, as a policeman you should know and do better."

He glared at her, guilt shown all over his face. He didn't say anything neither did he try to do anything, he just left.

"I'll be right back."And with that he shut the door. Leaving Zahra all alone in the dimmed room. She rested her head on the table and sighed.

When she became friends with Layla, she didn't sign up for this.

She never thought that she would be brought to the police station and also get slapped in the same day.

Double insults!

And also she is being suspected to have tried killing Layla and make it look like suicide. Why would she even kill her? If she wanted to do that she would've done it long ago.

They should know that.

Assalamu Alaikum guys!!!

I know 😂 I know it has been yearssss I updated!!!! I'm truly sorry for that 🤧 I've no explanation for going Mia, I was just lazing around I won't lie to you guys 😂

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Ba-byeee!!!!

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