Namal (English Translation) By Nimra Ahmed

Chpt 18: We shall also see

(PART 3)

The full moon night! White snow gleams on the Kohisar.
Not a single footprint in sight.
A kingdom of solitude...
And it feels as if I am the queen! The wind outside roars just like the storm within me.
I couldn't suppress my evil within...

God knows how hard I tried!
To not let them know! To become the good girl I was supposed to be. To hide it, to not feel it, to keep it from them.
But oh well... now they all know!

So... let it go... let it go, I can't hold it in any longer. Let it go... let it die, and shut the door. I don't care what people will say. Let the storm rage.

The cold never bothered me anyway!
It's strange how just a little distance...

We Will Also Witness It

(Part Three)

Things are starting to look smaller.

And the fear that once surrounded me, now it's time to see what I can do.
Now, I must test and break my limits.
It can't even touch me anymore.

No right, no wrong,
No rules for me.

I am free!

Let it go, let it go,
You will never see me crying again.

Here I stand, and here I will stay!
Let the storm rage on.

Just like a snowstorm, a thought freezes in my heart!
I will never go back, the past is in the past.

Let it go, let it go,
And I will rise like the dawn of a new day.
Let it go... let it go,
That perfect girl is gone...

And here I stand in the light of day.
Let the storm rage on.

The cold never bothered me anyway!

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Fasih crossed the corridor with quick steps, controlling his anxiety. As he opened the door, the guards and Mary were standing silently.

On the threshold of Saadi's room, Khawar stood, looking at the floor where the lifeless guard was lying. His eyes hadn't been closed by anyone; they were still wide open in shock. Nearby, Saadi was sitting crouched, knees pulled to his chest, staring blankly into space. His lips were tightly pressed together.

"What happened?" Fasih asked, barely controlling his anger, as he approached the guard quickly. He stopped just before stepping near the body.

"He went in with the food. Then after a while, Saadi called out. When I came, they were both like this. He wasn't saying anything, so I called Khawar," Mary explained hastily. The guards were all stunned. Killing or dying wasn't in their job description.

No one knew that their fellow guard had gone inside to kill Saadi Yusuf. And the one who had sent him, was now crouched by the body, on his toes.

He died due to poison," Khawar said in a dry tone, but Fasih bent down to check his pulse, feeling for it on his neck...

Fasih placed his hand on Saadi's neck, then cautiously examined the back of the hand. The mark was clear. "Where did you get this poison? Speak!" he demanded, jerking Saadi upright. Saadi still wasn't looking at him; his eyes were fixated on the wall. Fasih forcibly opened his clenched fist, revealing a crumpled photograph inside. He quickly searched Saadi, patting his pockets.

"We need to search the whole room," Fasih ordered, his voice sharp. "Find the poisonous syringe. I need answers. Search him too!" he gestured towards the side where the guard had fallen. Khawar raised an eyebrow and lifted his hands in resignation as the guards stormed the room, overturning everything in their path.