Pearl (on hold)

Chapter 30

''What do you mean by ammi has been shot and rushed to the hospital???'' Adal said on the phone shocked at the news of his mother being a victim of murder.

They were both ready to go for their honey moon when Adal received a call from roka telling him that their mother has just been shot.

''I'm back let's.... Woah what's wrong with you?''afreen said stopping midway when she saw the look on her husband's face, what surprised her was some minutes ago he was even more excited than she was to go for honeymoon and just going to the rest room to come back his mood had suddenly changed.

''What's wrong baby?''she said sounding worried as she placed her hands under his chin to raise his head up to look at her.

''It's,, it's ammi, afreen ammi has been shot''he said his voice so full and evident that he was shaken and unmistakably scared.

''What?! Innalillahi wa Inna ilayhi raji'un, when? How? By whom? Ya Allah, where is she?''she said with tears threatening to fall but she stopped them reminding herself that she had to be strong for him, if she was weak who'll stand by him.

''She's in the hospital Afreen, I don't... I don't even know what to do''with confusion clearly on his face he ran his hands through his hair.

''Come on let's go, we've got to get to the hospital, let's go''she said taking his hand as they both went through the exit. All honeymoon plan long forgotten.

They both sat in silence, both lost in their own thoughts as they drove to the hospital, afreen's hands were placed on his idle hand as she caressed him trying to soothe his pain and mind.

Reaching the hospital they were all greeted by the rest of the family, adal's dad was at the far end, he was so lost just looking ahead trying to process if whatever is happening is just a dream, it all happened so quickly, from a happy family to a family in a hospital praying for the life of their lives.

''Where's ammi?'' Adal asked jafar with afreen beside him.

''She's in room 310,the bullet has been removed from her body but the doctor said she needs our prayers as the next four hours might be critical for her''jafar said.

''Don't worry Allah is with her, we're all here for her, nothing will happen to her In sha Allah, nothing can happen to the one woman that has loved me more than even my mother would have if she was still alive, ammi is a strong woman Adal, she'll make it for us''jafar said patting him on the shoulder.

Adal couldn't say a word he just nodded his head and began moving to the room his mother laid, he moved like a walking dead, with each step he took his fear was becoming bigger and his strength was becoming smaller.

Reaching the room's door, he opened it a bit and he saw there on the bed, the only person that has been able to understand him, the one person that took pains for nine months and brought him to this world, she stayed up late when he cried as a baby, she never ate while he was hungry, whenever he was sick she was so scared, he looked at the one that took blame for whatever mischief he made, the one that chose a perfect life partner for him, he looked at his mother there lying on the bed in blue hospital dress with tubes coming out and attached to her body and nose. He could only imagine the pain she was feeling he couldn't feel it, but wishes he could at least take the pain, he was in pain seeing his ammi in pain.

He quickly closed the door not able to take it anymore as he strode by to an empty chair he saw and sat there before he broke down completely crying.

Afreen noticed his face as he was walking back from his mother's room and saw him sitting on the chair but what she had never seen him do was cry and there he was crying alone.