Where Shadows Reach

The Session (part 2)

Waqas's shocked eyes turned to Murtasim who was watching Meerab wide eyed.

Aneela could not stand it any longer, getting up she walked out straight to Ma Begum's room and cried for almost an hour in Ma Begum's arms while relating what was happening to Meerab.

Meanwhile Shameen asked Meerab "Who are you and why are you disturbing this girl?"

Ignoring her it spoke again "She is mine you cannot have her." Insisted the male voice.

"Do you have a name?" Shameen asked coversationally.

"Azal!" The voice grew louder "My name is Azal."

"OK Azal, why are you disturbing this girl? She has nothing to do with you, you must leave her alone."

There was no reply but suddenly Meerab's demeanor changed once again to that of the earlier girlish stance.
"Azal?" The raqi questioned. "No, this is Siv. I couldn't leave."
"Please,Please help me?"

This sudden change in voice stumped Murtasim, watching Meerab and hearing voices other than hers come out of her lips was unbelievable enough but to have them switch from one to the other was scary.

Goosebumps riddled his skin making the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.

Shameen calmly sprayed water on Meerab's face and head reciting as she did this.

"Stop!" Came the gutteral voice again.

Shameen said in an authoritative voice "Stop fooling around, this is not a joke. You cannot be in someone's body, disturbing them. You have to leave her alone.Be honest, why are you here?"

"I was sent by a magician to her home to disturb the family. I fell in love." Came the gutteral reply.

Murtasim scoffed making Shameen glare at him.

"Whatever the reason, humans and jinns cannot marry so you cannot be with her. She cannot see you. This is haram so you have to leave." Explained Shameen.

"I cant leave her." His deep voice seemed to echo around the room.

Shameen signalled again and the recitation changed.
Meerab's demeanor changed again, hunching her back she started patting herself as if putting out flames "Stop it!" Came the deep voiced again.

"I am not leaving her."
The voice said just before Meerab's right hand started shaking as if she was trying to dry her hands. The shaking went on for a few minutes before it suddenly stopped and her hand flopped back down onto her lap.

Shameen sprayed some water on Meerab's hands before calling out "Meerab? Meerab? Can you hear me?

She slowly sat up as if waking from a nap, eyes blinking and tinged red.

With Shameen's nod towards him, Waqas quickly rushed to Meerab, giving her a hug, gently caressing her hair and dropping a kiss on it.

Meerab looked a little bewildered as if she trying to adjust her eyes to the light.

Getting their attention Shameen started explaining what had just happened.

"It seems that a jinn has become attached to you Meerab for some reason, it could be because of Ayn, which is envy, Hasad, jealousy or even Sihr which is black magic." She said