Before The Next Tears Falls (StudentxTeacher)

If You Love Someone You'll Do Anything To Protect Them

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Chapter 26

Christian POV:

It's been a week, a week since i last spoke or saw her. After I dropped her off at home, i told her ill see her in class, however, when it was time for English everyone was there even Scarlett and Sam just not her. I asked them both where she was, and they just shrugged. I spent a week of calling and texting her still no reply. I even thought of going over to hers, but i know that wouldn't have gone down well.

I'm now pacing back and forth in my room trying to rack my brain as to why she just disappeared. What if her parents have done something to her? What if she's harmed herself? I thought making myself go crazy. That's it! I'm going over to hers. I grabbed my car keys and phone and left the house, just before i could get in my car my phone rang. Without looking at the caller id, I picked it up.

Phone Call

C: Hello?

A: Christian, it's me. Can you meet me at the cafe around the corner?

C: Oh my god, Anika! Baby where have you been? Yeah, of course. I'll see you in five minutes

A: ok. Bye.

End of the phone call.

I got into my car and drove straight to the cafe. Not even five minutes later, I was already here. I quickly parked the car and went straight into the cafe. I scanned the room and found her sitting in the corner. One thing that caught me out by surprise is that she has a hijab on covering her face. I put my hood over my face to make sure nobody recognised me from school. I made my way over to her.

"Hey babe," I tried squeezing her hands but before i could do that she moved her hands from me. I looked up at her and noticed she had a massive bruise on her right eye and a handprint on her cheek.

"Baby, what happened?" I reached my hand over to caress her face, but she flinched away from me.

"We need to break-up," she said, speaking to me for the first time in a week.

"No, we don't, what's happened, Anika? Nobody has seen or spoken to you in a week, and now you just turn up covered in bruises and want to break up?" I said, trying not to get annoyed at her.

"I just realised that we would never work. Who were we kidding? I'm Bengali, and your English and our religion barrier just wouldn't ever work. I'm deceiving Allah by getting into a Haram relationship with you. I need to focus on being a good Muslim and making my parents proud, I love you, but I have to let you go." She said, breaking down in tears.

"Baby, no. I'm not letting you do this. Whatever's happened, I can fix it. Is it your parents? Do they know about us? I'm not allowing you to break us. I love you so much; you are the only one I want." I said, getting emotional.

"Nobody made me do this; it was my decision. I promise you'll find somebody else someone who will make you happy. I've got to go now. See you in class, Mr Rave." She whispered, leaving the cafe.

Wtf just happened? I need to get to the bottom of this. I thought to myself getting into the car.

Anikas pov:

An hour after the cafe...

"Did you do it?" My mum and dad asked, sitting on the sofa.

"Yeah, I did," I said, pissed off at them.

"You're lucky we didn't report him to the police. He's bloody disgusting for taking advantage of you, and you're a slut for getting involved with him. Be grateful we didn't do worse. How could you do such a shameful thing? What are people going to think?" My mum shouted at me.

"People aren't going to think anything you know why? The only fucking reason you didn't go to the police is because of your stupid reputation because God forbid if all the aunties and uncles find out. Should I be grateful? Fine, I am so thankful that the two people who are supposed to love me beat me every fucking day. Christian was the only light in my life. I love him, and you took him away from me. I will never forgive you." My voice cracked. I left the sitting room as fast as I could so I don't breakdown in front of them. I got into my room and went straight onto my bed and broke down in tears.

You're probably thinking what the hell happened, last week after I left Christians I went home to get ready for school. However, when I got home, my mum dad and Rahim were all in the sitting room waiting for me. I still don't know how but somehow they all found out about Christian and about him being my teacher and well mum and dad ended up beating the shit out of me.

Ding

Ding

Ding

I picked up the phone to see a bunch of texts from Nahid my "fiance" I couldn't be bothered to read them all but basically, he came out to his parents, and they are accepting him and letting him move in with his boyfriend. He also said that the wedding is off which I'm glad about. I sent him a quick text saying I'm happy for him blah blah blah. I grabbed the headphones from the side of my bed and shuffled the music guess what song played?

In another life,
I would be your girl.
We'd keep all our promises.
Be us against the world.

How ironic.

I shouldn't have let him go, but if I didn't then he would have been killed. I have to go back to school tomorrow and will have to pretend that nothing happened between us. It's going to kill me not being able to hug him or kiss him ever again. I gathered myself together and got off the bed and freshened up and did namaz. After I finished everything, I got into bed and fell asleep with tears streaming down my face.

End of chapter.

Bit of an emotional chapter.

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