STAR CROSSED

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'I hate you' I looked at his deadly eyes that felt nothing. He didn't even have a tiniest bit of empathy towards anyone, not even towards his own blood. What was he thinking? How was he feeling? Was he hurt? Was he hurting me because he was hurting from inside? 

'I know' He stared back at me agreeing with everything I was accusing him for. He was responsible for the miserable state that I was in. I had nowhere left to run, this was his playground, and even if I could escape, I knew that he would catch me. This was his world, he was the master here, and he didn't fear anyone, and that's what made him so dangerous.

'You are a monster' I yelled at him, the pain in heart was trying to escape through my voice.

'I know' He agreed with me once again leading me towards the open fields near the house where I was held captive for days.

'Please don't do this' I hooted, trying to set myself free from his iron grip.

'You know too much...you are an easy target for them...I can't let you go until I find him' He finally stopped walking and dropped his hand from my elbow giving me a hard push, making me almost fall on the ground.

'I won't tell anyone anything...I will run too far away no one will find me...just please let me go' I joined my hands together in front of him and begged him to spare my life. My crying stopped as soon as he pulled out a gun from his jacket and targeted towards my head. There was no hesitancy in the way he stared boldly at me.

'Don't do this Maaz' I dropped to the ground and pleaded for mercy.

'I was going to be his wife... spare me for him... please' I cried so much that I thought I might die just from this instead of him pulling a trigger on me.

'Your brother believed in you Maaz...he told me you were good once, he told me you sacrificed your life for him years ago...he loved you so much...don't do this...' I said to him as I sobbed. He was looking at me just the same as he was earlier, but I saw him pulling down the gun slightly.

'Do you think this speech will change my mind?' He came forward and kneeled in front of me to face me.

'You are just tiring yourself' He dark fierce eyes gawked at me.

'I know there is a part in you that is good Maaz, you don't have to do this... l am alive...I am breathing...my heart is beating Maaz...are you going to end my life just like that? My death will be a burden on you for the rest of your life...I was going to be your brother's wife' I yielded and my eyes met his eyes and when I saw in them, I only saw emptiness and darkness. There was no spark, no light, they were just blank and soulless. 

'You want to live?' He moved his face closer to me. I studied him, questioning what he might say.

'If you want to live, then you will have to marry me' He said without a doubt of indecisiveness. I was too stunned to react, if my life wasn't at stake I would have slapped him, but I restrained myself. He was mad, and I knew better enough to not push mad people to a point of no return.

'If you marry me, no one will do anything to do and you will remain safe' He got up and looked down on me. I got up immediately and took a step away from him. He was watching me so carefully, still holding the gun tight in his hands.

'It's your choice' He claimed. There was no choice, death was written in my fate either now or later because of the life he led, death was his companion.

'This isn't a choice, this is a condition' I replied.

'Consider this whatever you want, either marry me or you die right now' He pulled me closer to him just as I was about to take another step away from him.

'You time will be over soon, so tell me what it will be?' He gritted his teeth. I couldn't utter another word in front of him. I was losing my breath by just being so close to him. He scared me more than anyone.

'Yes or no, Eman?' He studied my face attentively.

'Hmm' I tried to say but couldn't get myself to say it.

'Say it properly' His face came closer, just inches away from mine.

'Yes' I cleared my throat and said it loudly, admitting and choosing  my future misery over my death. I wished my word would disappear. Yes, was such a small word, but in my case it became so significant that I thought I would have to carry the burden of this word for the rest of my life. And with that answer, I just settled to become a prison in his jail.

'Good' He moved back from me and secured his gun inside in his jacket.

'No going back now you understand?' He said in a warning tone and reached out for my hand. I stared at him with disgust.

'I don't forgive those who go back on their words' He threatened me and I glanced at his hand that were waiting for me. I placed my hand in his and he roughly pulled me to his side.

'Let's go' He walked me to his car and started driving towards his family's house. The house I thought I would enter as a bride...bride of Kabeer, Maaz's younger brother. Little had I known, life would take such a turn that it would leave me completely empty-handed, alone and devastated.

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