Safeena

runaway princess

" Safeena " her grandfather yelled outside her room as the guard was opening the door.
" Grandfather what happened?"
" Where are they?! Something is fishy. What's going on?"
" I don't know "
" Safeena enough! " He yelled loudly.
He removed his sword.
" What are doing grandfather, I swear I don't know."
" You will know everything when you lose something you love the most."
He grabbed her hand .
" Open the fist."
" What are you doing?" She was so sacred.
" Now it's upon you. What do you love the most? "
He took a pause and said,
" Archery or Assem."
" What? "
He placed the sword on her thumb.
" No no! NO!" She yelled loudly.
" Grandfather No ! No ! Please! No!"
" I am asking you still. Where is he?"
" I swear I don't know! I don't know." She cried loudly.
" Then I have to do this."
" No ! No! No!" She tried to take her hand back but couldn't.
" No please!"
He raised his sword but then some guards rushed to him
" My lord , my lord "
" What happened?" Grandfather turned around.
" Our soldiers saw Assem at our gates."
" What?!" She yelled.
" Finally" her grandfather rushed outside.
" No! No! Please don't catch him no!" He closed the door shut on her face.

Anyways they had no luck finding him.

The next night

" Get everyone somewhere safe. Quick ."
" Yes my lord."
" Everyone be ready to attack. Don't let them get us , we are stronger than them."
" We will win." Every soldier present in the front of the king started chanting loudly.
" The Hastipur army can't do anything to us. Quick everyone, call all of the other soldiers."

Everyone started running here and there. There was a whole chaos. It seems that the king of Hastipur had attacked their kingdom.

" Princess , it's time" A Man covering his face in a head gear and Armor ran in her room opening it wide as he had stolen the keys in between the chaos.
" Alfez? It is you?! What's going on?!"
He stood there looking at her without saying anything.
" Hey? What's going on Why is everyone running?"
" Safeena?"
She immediately recognised a similar voice. She walked close to him.
" Assem?"
" Safeena!"
She removed his headgear. She finally saw his face.
" It's me" he said with tears in his eyes.
They hugged each other tightly.
" You are back! I was waiting for you. Assem!"
" I am back, and I am going to make everything right."
" I missed you . I thought I would never see you again." She touched his face .
" How could I leave you here in trouble? I will get you out of this."
" We are getting out of this. Will you run away with me?" She asked Him.
He chuckled.
" I would love to "
" Assem? Let's go , it's getting late." Alfez came in and called him out.
" Yes " he replied.
Three of them walked to her door. Looking both ways , Alfez was keeping a keen attention. Assem was right behind him and safeena was of him.
" Stop! Get behind" Alfez asked them.
Aseem immediately went behind. But as he was stepping backwards, he accidentally stepped on her left foot.
" Ahh" she gave a cry out of pain and went down covering her toe.
" I am so sorry. I accidentally stepped on your foot."
" No it's okay "
" Are you alright?! Is it fine?" Alfez immediately went towards her to give her a hand.
" I didn't know it pained you so much. You have been injured worse. I didn't even put that much pressure."
" No it's alright, I can stand by myself"
" Stand by myself? It's everything alright?"
He looked at Alfez giving her a hand.
" What happened? Alfez? Do you know something? What happened?"
" It's nothing Assem let's go " she said to him.
" Brother? What--" he saw some blood stained on her long white dress as she was hiding it with it.
" Safeena , lift that dress a little."
" Listen we don't have that much time to talk here. Let's go "
" No I won't move until you show me."
" I said it's nothing."
" If you don't then I will."
He went down towards her toe . She requested Alfez to ask him to get out of here.
" Brother, let's go first, she will explain it later."
" Wait let me see. You both are hiding something from me."
She sat down with him.
" Listen not now , please "
" Lift it. Let me take a look. I am hundred percent sure I didn't hurt you that much."
" You didn't. Now let's go"
" No I said. Show me or I am not moving from here."
" Don't be so stubborn." She yelled.
He lifted her dress a little and saw some cloth wrapped around her toes stained with blood.
" What happened here?"
" Nothing --"
" Safeena please show me."
" Alfez tell him something please. We will get caught."
" I don't care. Show me."
He opened the cloth by himself, and was so disheartened to see her two toes cut in a half.
" Is this-- what is this? Why? They did this to you? Your grand-- grandfather? He --"
" Assem? Assem?"
" No wait-- they wanted information about us so they -- they tortured you? They, -- because of me? -- I --"
" Assem! Nothing is because of you. Stop what's happening to you, why are you talking like this?"
He was so heartbroken that he couldn't speak properly.
" Aseem ! Get up it's alright, everything is fine . It's not that much."
" That much?! Safeena? That much ?"
" It's not the right time brother."
" You knew Alfez, but you didn't tell me."
" I am--"
" I asked him not to." She said.
" Please, you go ahead brother, you know what to do. Prepare it. We will meet you at the gate."
" Alright." Alfez sighed.
Alfez put on his headgear and ran out.
Assem was looking for something and she was clueless.
" What are you looking for?! Why are we waiting here?"
" We have to act at the right time to get out. I have planned everything. Trust me "
" I trust you but what are you looking for?"
He found a sword.
" Alfez had given me this earlier."
He held it and sat down.
" What are you doing?! Assem no! No! No I said." She rushed towards him.
She started snatching the sword from his hand.
" No !"
" No! Let me do this. Don't stop me"
" No no what are you doing?!" She was trying to control her tears.
" Your toe , they cut it in half! Do you understand? And that's all because of me. Because of me!"
" No it's not ."
" Yes it is. "
" No don't please! Don't "
She snatched it out of his hand and threw it away.
" Don't please."
He still was not convinced. Tears couldn't stop flowing out of his eyes.
" Look at me. It's not your fault. Please. What do you think of me huh? I told you earlier, I have a high pain tolerance and this is nothing." She tried to convince him.
" But --"
" No but. Now come on. Let's run away." She wiped his tears.
He stood up and gave her a hand. He took the sword in his armour.

" Let's go princess."
" Yes "
Both of them rushed out .
He held her hand firmly and ran as the way finds them. He aimed going for the gate where Alfez was waiting for him with a carriage to leave.
Everyone was fighting with the army of Hastipur.
" Why did the king of Hastipur attacked?" She asked him.
" Because I asked him to."
" But you-"
" I just asked for a few soldiers of his army to attack. It's just a distraction. I managed it. The actual Agastya helped me."
" Oh , you are good."
" I know " he smirked.

Someone yelled loudly,
" There is no princess, the princess has run away."

As they were going towards the gate the Safeena's father who was watching the fight from a distance caught a glimpse of her. Assem noticed the king looking at them. He brought safeena towards his front. Her father was rushing towards them with his men. The king's men were already present all around them
" Stop him!" The king yelled.
He was trapped and he knew it.
" Do you trust me?" He asked her.
" Yes."
" I will remember that. Just trust me and try not to talk."
He took the sword attached to his armour, pulled her towards him, and placed it on her neck.
" Aseem! What are you doing?!"
" Leave my daughter" the king yelled and asked his men to stay back.