The unbreakable

Chapter 12

Fawad

"Aunty is everything alright?"

"Yes son, don't worry about it, she is fine," aunty replied unsure and lost.

"She agreed to this willingly right?" I asked feeling a little scared of the answer.

"Oh yes, definitely she just might be feeling nervous, that's all."

Layla

I looked at the clock it was 3am, I don't know how long I have been laying here for, just staring at the ceiling. Thud. THUD.

I turn around to see something hit my window, or maybe it was just my imagination. I push the window open and freeze. A series of emotions sweeps through me, tears stream down instantly.

TARIQ!!!

Tariq

Her eyes had gone all puffy and red, her hair was all over the place, and she seemed soo exhausted. My heart ached to see her like this. I entered her room through the window; oh my only Allah knows how hard it was to get here without getting caught. After entering properly, I take a proper look at her.

"Layla."

She burst into tears and comes to embrace me.

Layla

I finally felt peaceful, after soo long. His grip tightens and I feel like a little girl that has found her mummy after losing her in the supermarket.

After what felt like hours, I let go of him.

"How come you are here?"

"I came to get you."

"What?"

"Layla I am your Bumble bee."

Flashback

Crying in the middle of the park, Tariq goes running towards her.

"What happened?"

"I lost my bumble bee backpack!"

I cry more, he comes to hug me.

"You don't need a bumble bee backpack if you have me!"

"What are you saying!"

"Here give me your dolls I will carry them for you, I will be your bumble bee,"

"Tariq that is soo stupid!"

"No its not, try me."

"Fine! Here take my dolls, and these flowers, my drink bottle and these marbles."

Tariq takes it all, barley able to walk properly without something falling.

Layla laughter fills the air.

Tariq

"Tariq..?" her voice goes hoarse and she cries more.

"I have come to take you away, you know exactly why they will never let us be together, let's run away!"

A smile soo beautiful forms on her face, god I could stare at it all day.

"I'll pick you up in an hour, through this window, ok?"

She silently nods.

Layla

As soon as Tariq leaves I go pray.

"Please help me find my way, I do not know, what I am doing is right or wrong. I need your help, O Allah please guide me..."

After Prayer I quickly pack my bag, it was already quite packed, as I had not really done much unpacking anyways.

Tariq came exactly an hour later, mind you , climbing down the pipe was something I would never want to experience again.

Woow running away in the dark was really something else.

"Come on the Taxi is waiting outside, it is a bit of a walk, actually more like a run," he informs.

Just as we were about to exit the gate, my coat gets stuck to it, that causes me to jolt and jump a bit. A whole set of flashbacks come up, my mother, my father, Emir, all those years.... how can I leave just like that?

How can I betray my parents?

How can I defame them?

How can I be soo selfish?

How can I..?

"Tariq I love you!" I grab his hand as more tears come streaming down.

"I love you, love you, love you soo much, that I cannot compare it with anything."

His big brown eyes turn to me shocked and astonished at what he had heard.

"But."

"But what Layla?"

His voice, his eyes, his presence was making me weak.

"But I cannot do this, I can't runaway like that, I cannot defame my parents just like that. Maybe it is Allah's will, maybe it is best for me to stay."

"What are you saying Layla? It has been 12 years and not a moment where I didn't think of you! 12 years!! I love you I cannot let you go like that."

"Tariq do you love me?" I almost whisper.

"More then you can imagine," his voice was completely hoarse.

I looked up too see his eyes had gone all puffy, it was weakening me.

"Layla please don-"

"Then let me go, leave me please, I beg you. You will forever remain in my heart, only death can take you away from my heart, but this is not right, just let me go... forever," tears were becoming uncontrollable.

"Never! I will never leave you."

"Do you love me?!"

He broke down, it shattered my heart.

"I love you Layla."

I said goodbye and turned around without another word, a tear rippled down my cheek. It hurt, it actually hurt so much that I was sure that I could feel my heart break into pieces. All along I was able to control the gates to my heart and not allow anyone to get in, being cautious, careful yet everything blew like the wind and in the end it still hurt.