The runaway bride

Mr. Iqbal

It took a week for me to recover, the doctor diagnosed me saying I had a physiological breakthrough. I had gone through so much that it wasn't a surprise but Mr. Iqbal that was what he insisted me to call,He wouldn't even answer me if I called him Bhai or anything respectful, he was surprised more like shocked to hear my story. Most of the time I felt he was furious the way his jaw was getting clenched when he used to hear how my uncle molested me and I was instead accused of it. Most of the time he made me forget my tragic life story with his funny jokes and ways, never had I laughed so much in my life the way I laughed that week, he made me feel so light and carefree, it was as if life was always easy, those two years would just vanish when ever I was with him and it surprised me that I could warm up to someone so easily, I remember how rude I reacted to him the first day ....
I had woken early morning to pray the morning prayer and I needed some fresh air so I quietly opened the front door to sit at the foyer but I found he was sitting there reading a book I turned to leave noiselessly when I heard him calling me, " you're up, do you need anything" he asked me, I simply shook my and turned to leave when he once again stopped me ad invited me sit with him for a while, I reluctantly took the seat and took a long sigh, I needed a bit of space but I didn't seem like I was going to get it I thought to myself. He kept quiet and returned to his reading, I realised he was reciting the holy book the Quran. It made me guilty seeing him reciting, it has been ages reciting that, i wondered if he would lend me to recite a bit. After almost 15 minutes he lifted his head at which I quickly turned away I didn't want him to know I was observing him the way his lips and eyes moved and once in a while he would whisper out a few words , " so alina " he started, I looked up at him , I could see he was nervous but I still couldn't trust him I knew my eyes bore at him accusingly and before he could ask me anything I asked, " where is the man i am married to " he flinched at the choice of my words but I just couldn't bring myself to call a stranger who I still didn't know my husband. " he is not here " he said simply and as I opened my mouth to ask anything he asked me," how old are you " . I quietly replied sixteen. I was amused to see him shocked ," but your aunt said that you are twenty he asked me shocked I smiled at him humourlessly, she lied I told him. I could I had got him speechless. I got up to leave I didn't get what I needed in return I was feeling more suffocated......
After almost an hour he came up with a tray laden with food for me, " breakfast for the lady ," he joked. I'm not hungry I replied. " but your body still needs food " he said smoothly. I didn't why I felt so violent I simply got up from the bed and threw the tray away, " don't you understand I'm not hungry I don't want to get better and j really don't care what my body needs all I want is to die." I cracked up starting sob in my hands but this man simply came up to be and gave me a bear hug consoling things are going to be alright, I didn't know from where if all came out it was like I had bursted out after suffering for a long time all my pent up anger and frustration just bursted out of me, " you know I'm only sixteen I'm an orphan and I'm useless and I'm a burden a nameless person someone s property anytime my so called husband is going to come and rape me, take my body. I have nothing and nobody who is mine and all you care is about breakfast who are you and why are you here just leave me like everyone has and let me just die." I pushed his hands off roughly and ran off out of the room I didn't want to see his face, who was he and why was he even here I kept asking my self as I cried uncontrollably.
After a long time after I
Quieted down I heard him coming again I turned my back to him I didn't need anyone 's consolation, I had been all alone long enough to not need anyone anymore, alina he started again ,"please why don't you leave me alone and who the hell are you and why don't you just get lost." I snapped at him
" consider me your friend alina I'll help you out of this." I laughed humourlessly ," friend, I cried, " friend, then where were you all this while, when I was all alone , when my parents died , when I was being molested by my own uncle , I started to cry again , " and answer me damn it who. Are. You. " I shouted. I gasped realising, " are you also after my body, do u also want to rape , tell me. " I started to push him away as he started to protest , " get out ! Help !! I had started to scream it was like my whole body was on fire. " alina , alina , control yourself ." He started to scream, but I was too far gone I was screaming my head off until he slapped me hard and I fell into unconsciousness .........
I found myself on bed again opening my eyes to this strange man, he sighed in relief as I opened my eyes, " you're up " he stated, I slowly tried getting up, as I got into sitting position leaning my self on to the bed head, u asked him again," who are you ," . After a long time he answered," iqbal ", " I work for your husband "
Where is he I asked but he wouldn't answer and I felt getting frustrated again, " listen he said softly, " I'm here to help you ok , help you out of this mess I promise " he said
" would you help me run away I asked him bluntly
After a moments hesitation he replied ," yes" and it was from then on I gradually learned to trust someone again .........