Always and Forever

30 .The Disaster

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Hayat's pov:

As I was nearing our home , there was a sudden riot , an unbearable noise , shrills were heard everywhere , screams deafened my ears , gunshots were too loud to open my eyes. I ran towards a near by old building along with a group of people.....

Gunshots and screams were echoing throughout the streets .people were shot without any discrimination of age or gender . From small kids who are crawling , to aged people who are walking with the help of a walking stick are all being hurted . I was standing with a group of people .everyone was crying and praying for their families. It amazed me to see that they are not worrying about themselves but worrying about their beloved ones at this time of crisis .

The attack was made near our locality . Rafan would be in work safely . I was worried about Aaliyah and Romaisa . I was praying for them. If they are gone , then we will have no one to lose . They are my only family besides Rafan. I wish they would be safe and sound in our home. I was trying to call Aaliyah, but I couldn't get connected to her , network problems usually occur during these times . It becomes an unavoidable one . We never know whether it is an accidental one or an intentional one .

It has been a week since the crucial attack took place . The attack was made for four consecutive days . Hundreds of people were shot dead. Thousands were injured and many lost their homes and are wandering in the streets now . Though it was silent now, we were scared to step out from the old building which protected us all these days . Food was scarcely available . We stayed hungry for two days without any food . We shared the small amonut of food and water we had with us .

Hamza's pov:

It was like hell to live here in this piece of land . I am being punished for what I have done in the past , but what had these people done?. It is unacceptable. Stronger ones are breaking down here . This is what they wanted , this was what I wanted once .
But now it's painful to stand as one among them.

It was like a famine here . We were surviving with the little amount of food and water we had with us . "Sharing is caring" was not just a quote here . The little girl slept here in my arms as she was so tired , but when she wakes up she will be hungry and I shouldn't say no when she asks me for food, so I kept a share of my food safely for her . It was just a piece of bread, but it tasted so delicious and I am preserving it for her to eat when she wakes up.

The attack was made for four days continuously throughout day and night .gunshots became a rhythm after two days.Lives of people flew like a kite very easily. It was painful to see many, breathing out their last breaths at the same time . The pain and fear in their eyes spoke a lot . They never feared death , because they have been expecting it to appear any time .But The fear about losing their families, losing their beloved ones was so clear in their tears .

For three days we stayed hungry , we managed it with the little amount of food we had . These people have got used to this , but starving like this four four days was new to me . Feeling hunger was new to me . After two days , I felt numb. Today was better , it was silent outside . The first thing I have to do is to return to my place with this little girl . Maybe I can give her something to eat there and I have to start searching for her parents , Whom I'm not sure would be alive .....

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