Hurairah (ON HOLD!)

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It was late in the night, when fahad received a phone call from Haroun, Hurairah's brother. He answered the phone sleepily , but the tone in Harouns voice was was like cold water to his sleepy face.

"Fahad, I need you to come to Clover Hospital ASAP" Haroun said the moment Fahad answered his call

"Why? What happened?" Fahad asked frantically. He got off  the bed and wore a black thobe over His nightwear.

He heard Harouns shaky breath from his phone and that made his heart beat faster. "Just come here. Don't bring Hurairah"

"Tell me what's going on" Fahad demanded as he picked up his car key from the table. He quietly slipped his shoes on,  and with that, he exited the house as quietly as he could

"Listen to me Fahad, just do as you're being told. And don't you dare bring Hurairah with you"Haroun said before he  hung up.

Fahad wasted no time in entering his car, and he reached the hospital in less than ten minutes. He finally saw Haroun in the waiting room, with alot of Hurairah's family members.

"What's going on?" He asked the moment he approached Haroun. Haroun's face was swollen and bloody. Hurairah's mom had a cast around her arm. Husna's nose was covered with a bandage , but they all had one thing in common — they were crying..

"What happened?" He asked again and finally Haroun answered.

"Someone broke into the house, and did all this . .. I don't know how it happened, I mean we have the best set of guards in the nation. They broke in, and left their marks on everyone"

"Where's the king!" Fahad questioned with worry, and with the way Haroun's face contorted into a grimace he knew something was wrong.

"He's in the ICU as we're speaking. , the doctors said that the bullets made their way to his brain "

"Bullets?!"

" he got shot twice on his head"

Fahad's heart stopped. "I-is he OK?"

"We don't know " Haroun sighed " The reason I called you... The intruder mentioned your name"

"What?" Fahad asked in confusion "what did they say"

"Tell Fahad, this is a little gift.. From yours truly" Haroun replied. "Fahad, I need you to be honest with me, do you have any enemy?, someone that'll kill or ruin your life?"

"Not that I know of" Fahad replied sincerely. Although, Maryam's face crossed his mind, but he shrugged it off. She wouldn't have the courage to do that.

Haroun looked at Fahad skeptically, he knew Fahad was hiding something from him, and he needed to know every bit of information that'd give him a clue about what was going on.

"Fahad, this is a life or death issue we have on our hands, so, I need you to be completely honest with me"

"What? You think I'd lie to you about something as serious as this?" Fahad raised his voice a little. He was frustrated and sleep deprived, and he couldn't take Haroun's shitty behaviour anymore. He was just as concerned about everyone as Haroun was, therefore, he needed a bit of respect. "I don't think anyone is after me"

Haroun sighed "look, I completely believe you, bu-"

Haroun was cut short when the doctor came out of the ICU, and from the expression the doctor wore on his face, he predicted the news perfectly.

Hurairahs mother's body went limp, and before she could hit the ground, Fahad caught her, she looked up at him,and that was what made her to cry. Fahad stood there, in the middle of the broken family. Every one had tears streaming down their faces, even Haroun, the strongest man he knew.

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F

ahad went back home later in the mid day. Apparently, no one had informed Hurairah. He was so angry that they'd given him the responsibility of breaking the sad news to her, and when he got back home, her angry face was what welcomed him.

"Where have you been!" She asked angrily "you've been missing for what? Half of the day and you just suddenly appear, prancing into the house like nothing happened"

"I have something to tell you" he avoided her question, and told her calmly.

"Answer me first " she said stubbornly and he sighed heavily.

"Hurairah this isn't the time for what you're doing, so I beg you to please get your butt on that chair and listen carefully to what I have to say to you" Hurairah was taken aback by his sudden outburst and she did as she was asked, without a word.

"Hurairah, listen carefully to what I have to say.." He said as tears welled up in his eyes.

"Fahad, what's wrong?" She said with concern, she wanted to cry because she knew whatever he wanted to say wasn't good news

"I..your .." He started but his voice faltered at the end " I received a call from your brother earlier in the morning to come to the hospital, and when I got there your family was in a pretty bad shape "

"Is everyone okay? Mom? Baba? Husna?" She said as panic started to fill her insides.

"Mom and Husna are fine" he replied

"Baba?" She asked and he averted his gaze from hers

"Is dad OK?" She said, at this point she had started crying "Answer me Fahad!, why are you not saying anything? How is baba?"

"Unfortunately Habibty, Baba did not make it"  he said sadly.

Hurairah couldn't stop crying.

Not even after her dad was buried.

Hurairah was a total mess.

And Fahad couldn't do anything to rekindle the light that once glowed around her.

The whole city as touched by the loss of their king.

But everyone had to move on .

Hurairah couldn't.

Because her father was her rock .

He was her pillar.

He was her role model.

He was her superhero.

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Dedicated to all the amazing dads who aren't with us today.

So..any ideas on who the murderer is?😼
I know a lot of us are chanting Maryam's name in our heads.
But who knows?😽

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