FATE

Chapter 17

S a l m a

He was there. Chasing me. I ran into the house and locked the doors and slipped under my bed. By now i was hyperventilating, as soon as i heard the door slam shut and footsteps coming up the stairs i held my breath. the door to the room i was in had opened and i could see his feet, i shut my eyes and let a tear escape from my eyes. i heard the door shut and let out the breath that i was holding. Suddenly i was being dragged out from under the bed .

"you think you could run from me and get away" he kicked me in my stomach. "No matter where you are Salma i will find you. You Belong to me" he hissed near my ear. I was screaming but no one can hear me. He was now hovering on top of me and ripping my clothes off. i tried pushing him away but he was to strong i was screaming again.

"Salmaa" everything was starting to fade away.

"Salma wake up!" his voice was now clear.

Harry was now next to me and shaking me from my bad dream. My eyes were wondering around the room checking my surroundings. Then my eyes met his. He looked worried, Harry reached out and hugged me. i started sobbing while remembering the dream.

"It's okay, I'm here. Nothing will hurt you" he soothed while rubbing circles on my back.

i let go and looked up into his eyes. He looked like he was confused "do you want to talk about it" he asked while scanning my face.

i shook my head. " i will tell you, i'm just not ready yet" i mumbled. I trust Harry with all my heart now, however this is a sensitive topic for me and i wont be able to speak of it easily. Harry seemed very understanding and very confused. I promised myself that when the time is right i will tell him but right now i feel unstable to do so. I was now sat in bed unable to sleep dreading what i might dream of if i close my eyes. Harry came back from outside with a cup of water and gave it to me to drink. I thanked him and gulped it down. He was now returning to his bed.

"Harry.." he turned to look at me, waiting for what i want to say.

"Umm can you sleep next to me, i cant fall asleep because i'm a little scared" he nodded and came closer to me lifting the bed cover and joining me under the blanket. We were now facing each other and he pulled me closer. My muscles had relaxed at his touch " i won't let anyone hurt you Sal" he whispered to me while moving a strand of hair off my face. His arms were secured tightly around me making me snuggle closer to him. I know Harry and I are just friends but I'm pretty sure we don't think of each other like that anymore. After nearly two months of being here in LA, I've realised that I do have feelings for Harry. I don't like him but I am attracted to this beautiful boy. The warmth radiating from his body was enough to put me in comfort and I found myself drifting off to sleep.

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The next morning ...

H a r r y

I woke up before Salma.

Last night she was so distressed in her sleep and I was curious to what the cause of that was. I decided not to ask her again what it was about. She had told me that she would eventually tell me however the feeling of discomfort and worry was all over me. I got out of bed and looked at he peaceful state, I strolled down the corridor and into the kitchen to make some breakfast. I realised that the house was awfully silent, and realised that the boys hadn't come home since last night.

I got out two pans and a waffle maker from the cabinets. After 20 minutes I was done with making some scrambled eggs, bacon and waffles. I set the table and I turned around to see Salma in the door way smiling at me

"You hungry?" I questioned smiling back at her.

"Veryyy" she replied.

We sat down and I had asked her about her shop and how it was doing.

"Well actually it's doing pretty good, I really want to expand but I don't have the time to meet with people and things like that and suppliers are starting to ask for more money so yeah" she continued eating.

"I could help you if you want" realising that my parents owned many shopping malls in the country and back home in the UK. I could possibly ask Gemma to talk to him for me. 

"How ?" She asked with confusion written all over her face.

"I have connections with mall owners and-" before I could finish my sentence she jumped out of her seat and hugged me saying it would be perfect and thanking me. I shrugged telling her it was no big deal.

The rest of the day was spent with Salma, even though she was going to go home I insisted on her staying and spending a relaxing day with me. We watched movies, danced like lunatics and sang at the top of our lungs. We also ordered a lot of food since we weren't bothered to cook.

At around 8 Salma was checking her phone and there was a 'ping' indicating she had received a message. Her eyes went wide and she froze in her place.

Unknown POV

I found her. Finally after hunting down her family and friends asking them where she had went. I had gotten my answers. I was now booking a flight to LA for the day after tomorrow. She thought that this was over? Ha well she's dead wrong. This is just the start of a new game but with a different ending. I hope nothing gets in the way because it would be bad to get some blood on my hands. I would obviously make it look like its a mistake and frame it on someone. I did get away with it before who said I cant now.

I took out my phone and typed the number that was given to me. Writing what I had in mind and pressed send. The joy I'm feeling right now is amazing.

S a l m a

I opened the text message which was from an unknown number.

'Thought you could run away?
I will always find you'

The text left me speechless, feeling light headed from holding my breath in fear I couldn't feel anything. The sound of Harry's voice calling my name in the background while he was next to me trying to help me but all that I could see was black and nothing but black.