'You knew, all this time, you knew and you never told me.'
'Yes,' he bowed his dark head, black hair dishevelled as it fell into his eyes that were beginning to shed their own tears. 'I wanted to protect you. I thought if you never knew then this could never happen. I'm so sorry, please forgive me?'
'There's nothing to forgive,' came her answer, fainter than before. They both knew she had only moments, Jinn could feel the warm stickiness of her blood soaking through the bunched up fabric he pressed tighter still to her wounded stomach, carefully trying to avoid pushing the knife in even further though almost hoping he could force the blood back in through sheer will. The girl's fingers twitched and he lowered his head, sheltering her fading gaze from the prying eyes of the few that remained to bear witness. His closer proximity allowed her to brush her cold fingers over his cheek, smearing her blood upon his smooth flesh.
'Don't be afraid, don't be afraid,' he murmured softly, a lovers caress for her ears only as he could feel the slowing of her heart, beat by beat. He pressed his face to hers, cheek against cheek in an attempt to warm her skin with his own. His lips brushed hers, catching her ragged and shallow breath.
'I'm not afraid,' she whispered, the determined tone affected by her seeping strength.
'I will wait for you, I swear. I'll meet you again in a good place,' he said and caught her smile with his lips, his black eyes open as he kissed her for the last time so that he caught the exact moment when her life-spark fluttered out and his heart shattered in a way he never knew it could.
"You told them you love me ,huh?"
He asks with a raised eyebrows, jaw hardened and eyes narrowed at the shy girl he has hated all his life.
She was afraid of his tone,he didn't looked happy with her confession.
Was her love going to be unrequited one?
"I fuck*** asked you something Ezra! Answer me!"
His tone made her gulp,his grip on her arm made her flinch in fear.
"Yes"
She finally answered looking into his emotionless eyes.
Smirking he laughed at her confession,not believing her.
"Ezra,do you even know what love is,Oh I almost forgot you are an Orphan,how would you know?"
His words were sharp as knife, piercing her healed wounds.
She fisted her hands, trying to control her tears.
He sighed in frustration running his hand through his hair.
"Now mom will not stop till she has made you her daughter in law! Fu**! Why you!"
He said ,pacing the room .
Oblivion to the tears ,she tried her best to hide.
He didn't love her.
He never did, she was a fool to even think that he for once did.
Hate is all he had for her and those who said hate is the beginning of love,were fools mocking her right now.
Gathering the little pride left in her she answers back in a quivering voice.
"Yes,I love you. But I don't want anything from you."
She says and he stares.Confused at her weird confession.
Who says that ?
"Nothing you say? Are you playing some brain games girl?"
She lowers her eyes and leaves but not before whispering the words that made him feel something after a very long time.
"Love is not something to learn ,but to feel Aaron. And I know what I feel. You may name it infatuation and lust,but I proudly call it my selfless love"
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