🔱THE FEMALE KNIGHT🔱[COMPLETED)✔

The Truth

Azad POV

Aqil called his abba and i waited impatiently. What if my whole life was a lie? What if whatever i deduced was right? What if my childhood friend was none other than the one who changed my life, Alia?

"Abba,Prince Azad would want to talk to you. Its some sort of emergency!" Aqil spoke.

"Assalamualaikum, i am Abu-Bakr, commander of Al-Maqmur. Do you need any help from us, your highness?"

My heart stopped and i felt numb. My blood stopped rushing and i could feel myself collecting my memory upon hearing that voice and the name.

Within a second I covered my mouth and a tear dropped. "Abu Bakrji? Do you remember me, Azad Raizada? The one whom you would always call me Azu?" I choked. He went silent form the end.

"Speak up! Chaacha speak up! Tell me the truth! You were the commander of Ar-Rahim 20 years ago right? Bolo!" I cried.

Aqil was shocked and was rooted to the ground when he saw me crying profusely.

"Azu? Who is that? I think you have got the wrong guy! I dont remember anyone calling Azu" My heart broke at that instant and i sank to the floor when Aqil came beside me, kneeling to pat my shoulders. I sure knew that that had to be Abu Bakrji!

"No! It had to be you. I can recognise your voice. You are him! You are chaachu!" I wailled.

"Abba! Pass the phone to aunt! Hurry!" Aqil snatched the phone from me and conveyed.

"Yes, beta, any problem?"a woman in the phone spoke.

"Maami, was abba related to Raja Mubashir Khan Raizaada, the king of Ar-Rahim?" Aqil asked whilst the call in speaker.

"Yes, beta. Your abba was the former commander, a general in Ar-Rahim before. However, unfortunate things happened...and abba..lost his memories of the past...is there any problem there,beta?"

"Why did he ran away? Why? Why did he leave us? I thought he would come back!" I wailled.

"Fine! Maami, tell me whether Alia is really my sister?" Aqil spat in the phone.

"Alia is..not your sister,beta. In fact, she is the princess of Al-Qaima. Is everything alright there? What happened? Im getting worried! Is Alia safe?"she replied.

Upon hearing Alia's name, my palm felt sweaty. My vision went blur form all that tears.

I was in a blind in a tree, standing motionless. It was as if the impact had knocked every wisp of air from my lungs, and I stood there struggling to inhale, to exhale, to do anything after hearing what he conveyed.

I was trying to remember how to breathe and unable to speak. I was totally stunned as the name,Alia, bounced around inside my brain.

"Maami, how?! How could you all hide it? Prince Azad wants to know everything!"he cried.

"Azad? You mean Azu?! Ya Allah! It has been 20 years ever since i saw him!"she sobbed. Of course i knew who maami was. She was chaacha's sister and a very good friend of my ma.

"Let me explain. That unfateful day, the kingdom was in chaos. Halimaji got dragged away and your Azad' s uncle was killed. Rani Jarina hid Azad in a celler and wanted to protect Alia. But things were out of control and Rani Jarina forced Abu Bakr to bring Alia far far away. That was the last time we left the mansion and never came back" she sobbed.

"Does that mean that Alia is the princess of Al-Qaima?" I asked again weeping after hearing all the devastating news.

"Yes, beta. Alia is the princess of Al-Qaima, the one whom you were bethrothed to. She was a princess who had to live in a luxurious place, fate made her live in a hut. Instead of she wearing nice dresses, she just wore pants and shirts and became a knight" she responded.