Possession by Laila Ali (best authors to read txt) 📕

"Daniyal, how are you? Are you hurt?! How did you call me?! Daniyal! Are you alright?!" She bombarded.

"Zahra! Zahra! Listen carefully. I'll tell you everything. I'm waiting for you in the car at backside of haveli. Come fast. We've barely any time left." He said breathlessly.

Her eyes widened with surprise, he was waiting for her. But she can't go with him now. She knew Irtaza is very powerful and he will hunt down the whole city in her search and Daniyal's life will also be in danger. She find no use in going with him. She had accepted her fate, though she wanted to, wanted with her whole heart to go with him but she can't.

"Daniyal I can't come"

"Why Zahra? Are you in your senses?"

"Because....its my rukh...sati today-"

"I know, come at the backside fast."

"Daniyal, no I'm sorry. If Irtaza came to know about it he will kill me. He will kill you and I can't take any chance on your life. You run and hide yourself somewhere safe where he can never reach you."

"Zahra there is someone who is trying to help us otherwise I was never able to make it to here. Zahra please come down. Please. Please I beg you."

"Daniyal, what if he finds us? Then he will kill us both and I don't want you to die. For our love's sake, forget me. Your life is more important to me than anything else."

"Zahra, this is what I'm saying, someone is trying to help us, so we could be united. He can't find us. That person had already arranged everything."

"What do you mean?"

"Zahra, I was blindfolded day and night, and they kept beating the shit out of me all the time. Today, someone injected something inside my system and I fainted. When I woke, the blindfold was gone, there was not even a single guard there, my hands were untied. And when I ran out of that warehouse, I found a car, it was unlocked, the GPS already had the way to haveli. There was a note and a phone in the car, the phone had this number saved in and the note said that to call at this number at this time and some cash was placed by along with the tickets to USA and our documents. We're running out of the country. Irtaza can't reach us over there."

"But then what about divorce? I'm still his wife."

"Zahra after a month we will come back and file a divorce case against him. Someone strong and powerful is holding our back, Zahra. He can't catch us this time."

"But-"

"Do you want to leave him Zahra and come with me?" He straightly asked, getting to the point.

"Daniyal, I'm so scared of him. He was about to ra...pe me th...at nig...ht. He told me to be ready to face the punishment for betraying him. I want to come with you. I want to leave him. But I'm really scared Daniyal. Really scared." She cried, her face pouting.

"What?! Zahra don't worry. That person will indeed help us. Everything is settled Zahra. Come out now this instance. We don't have much time."

"But it will taint my family's respect if I ran away, specially my mother. Everyone is present here. I can't come Daniyal."

"You've only one life Zahra. You love me and that Irtaza has forced this marriage upon you. How can you live with a man who was about to rape you? Huh? Tell me. How will you live your rest of life with him? And all people will eventually understand there might be some problem that the bride ran away. And Irtaza will definitely suppress the news, and you know how sharp Irtaza is. And don;t you know how sharp Irtaza is, he will definitely find a solution to save the family reputation. He might find some other girl as his bride to show the world or find another solution. In this way, your family reputation will not be tainted. And when his family will ask from him why you ran away and then he will have to confess every atrocity he inflicted upon you. And then you know what will happen, his family, the haveli members will support your decision of running away from Irtaza. They will understand no sane person can live with him. Nothing will happen Zahra. Please come down now." His manipulation began.

"Daniyal are you saying the truth?" she asked innocently.

"Of course Zahra I'm. You trust me right? Then believe to whatever I'm saying"

"But my mama-"

"Leave a note for her, she is your mother she will definitely understand your stance."

"Daniyal, I'm scared. I'm scared if he finds out again, he will kill you. I dont want to play with your life."

"Zahra it doesn't matter I'll die without you. He will not catch us this time as I told you someone is trying to help us. And if you're not coming down then right now I'm entering the haveli and receiving a straight head shot from Irtaza. Zahra if you will not come with me today then I promise I'll make Irtaza kill me. My life is in your hands now."

"Please no! don't do this! He will kill you!." she answered breathlessly.

"I will not if you come down."

"But Daniyal-"

"Tell me your heart Zahra, do you want to come with me or do you want to go with that Irtaza?"

"I want to come with you but I'm scared, Daniyal. Scared about your life."

"Zahra I already told you I'll die without you. Its a do or die and now or never situation for us. Please I beg you to come down now otherwise if this rukhsati happened God knows what Irtaza will do to me and if I'll not get you today then I'll die. I'll enter the haveli and you know what Irtaza will shoot me on the spot."

"Don't do this. Please! I'm coming."

"Zahra come fast."

"But am I doing the right thing Daniyal."

"Yes Zahra. Yes you're doing the right thing. Following what your heart says isn't wrong. We only live once. You can't spend your whole life with that animal. And moreover, now my life is also in your hands. I'll die without you.."

"Please don't say anything like that. I'm coming."

"Fast."

"Ok." she replied and hung up the call.