Chapter 6
Rehaan's POV -
As I pulled the trigger, Sarfraz collapsed. There was complete silence all around us, and Shafaq was shaken.
"You killed him!" She screamed. The floor was covered with blood, and I began to move towards her.
"Don't come near me!" She muttered.
"Shafaq?" I tried to call her, but she rushed out of the warehouse, and I rushed after her.
"Shafaq! Please stop!" I shouted. She took no notice, she hailed a taxi and left.
She was a witness to this murder, I don't know what she'll do! I was concerned about her, and I could feel that she was in immense pain.
I wanted to be with her during this difficult time. I sat there on the bench, abruptly the police arrived and arrested me. I was imprisoned, days and days passed, but she did not come to visit me.
I wanted to see her. I was worried about her, I waited for her each day and every moment I was still waiting.
She will surely come one day!
Shafaaq's POV -
The incident had left me in severe shock, I was alive, but only physically. I was a living coma patient; two months had passed.
I was lying to myself saying that nothing had happened that night, I was afraid of facing the truth, I was afraid to face myself.
Fariah, my best friend was staying with us for the past two months to keep me company. I had not spoken for the past two months, I had not smiled, and I had not cried.
One night when I was sleeping, I was trying to remember something, but I couldn't. I actually remembered everything, but I was not ready to face it.
I stood up and grabbed a pen and paper, and I began writing something weird, showing my mental condition.
I wrote;
My life is incomplete without that pain,
I am not in the habit of living without that pain,
Because I loved that pain!
I found tranquility in that pain!
I loved the wounds that you gave me,
I loved those wounds that my fate had granted me!
Now I can't live without that pain,
Now I can't smile without that pain!
I become restless at night,
When I think that you are no longer giving me pain!
Before I was in pain,
Now I am still in pain!
But I loved that pain,
And I hate this pain!
Before my heart was hurting,
But now my heart is dead!
My eyes were used to being soaked,
My lashes were used to being moist!
The pain of not getting your pain eradicated all my emotions!
Snatched the tears of my eyes,
Made my life spiritless,
Now I have no heart, no tears, just a desire to have the pain back!
After writing it, I looked at the paper for a while then I tore it in half, I don't know what's happening to me!
I went back to sleep, and I saw him in my dreams. Hi eyes, his heart was screaming! He needed me badly!
I instantly opened my eyes; the dream refreshed my wounds. I needed to see him, I had gone insane. My brain had stopped working, I hurriedly stood up and wore my shoes.
Fariah, who was sleeping next to me woke up. "What happened Shafaq, do you need anything?" She asked me.
"I need! I need him!" I exclaimed. I moved out of the room, and Fariah was trying to stop me. But I wasn't worried about her, I actually didn't know what was happening to me. I rushed out of the house with Fariah still running behind me.
"Listen, Shafaq please, stop!" She shouted at me. I didn't stop, I continued to move forward. I was two am and there was no traffic, but darkness prevailed everywhere. I couldn't find a taxi anywhere, so I ran to the police station by myself.
When I arrived I walked slowly, moving my eyes to every lock up. Swiftly, my eyes caught him, he was sitting in the lockup, his eyes all red.
I could see the pain he was clearly experiencing, when he spotted me he stood up. He was glancing at me, he wanted me to talk to him. I wanted to talk to him as well, so I slowly stepped forward but before I could speak I was reminded of what he did.
He is a murderer!
He killed a man right in front of me!
There was blood all around!
He took someone's life!
These thoughts stopped me, I could not talk to him. I rushed out of the station, but I couldn't find peace anywhere. I was yelling, my heart was demanding something from me and my brain was demanding another thing. I was completely crushed in the war between my mind and heart. I rushed back home.
As I entered, my mom shouted at me. "Shafaq look at the time, is this the way you should be acting?"
My dad noticed my disturbed condition, and he calmed her down. I went back to my room, "Shafaq, where did you go?"
"I don't know." I mumbled back.
"Shafaq, why are you crying! Is everything alright?" She asked, concerned.
"No! Nothing is alright! He is not alright! My heart is not alright, tell me what should I do? I can't find peace anywhere! Tell me Fariah, where should I go?" I yelled.
"Shafaq, calm down. Sit here!" She tried to calm me down. I sat on the bed, and she tried to calm me down by reminding me of our funny childhood memories.
I pretended to be okay because I didn't want to disturb her any further. One more week had passed, and I was trying to behave normally in front of everyone, but my loneliness inside was killing me.
I couldn't keep this up anymore!
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