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

For a moment she forget everything.

Soon, Irtaza informed her that its time to go back and her heart skipped a beat. How can time run so fast? She wanted to spend some more time here.

Her eyes pleaded him to let her stay here but a stern glare did the deed and she stood up leaving the haveli before bidding farewell to the elders.

He held her cold hands in his warm ones and they both followed towards the car, settled themselves down and he drove it towards the mansion.

Her eyes kept staring the haveli from the mirror until it disappeared when he took a turn. Tears brimmed in her eyes and a sharp pain clogged through her throat. She didn't want to go back there. She was already missing her mother. She wanted to be in her warm embrace and hug her tightly. Cry in her arms. In that mansion she was so alone. No one was there. A weird silence had always enveloped her. Even in the day time she could hear the ticking of the clock.

She never liked to be alone. And she was left alone now.

Her heart begin to feel heavy and tears threatened to escape when a sob escaped her mouth grabbing his attention.

"What happened?" he asked, his eyes fixed on the windshield.

"I don't wa..(hiccup) to go back" she cried out, "I don't want to live there anymore, I am tired" she broke down into sobs. 

She cried and cried but he gave no reaction and continued to drive.

On reaching the mansion, he parked the car when his eyes fell on her. She had slept, her head resting on the headrest of the seat, her face towards the window.

He got out of the car and moved towards her side, opening the door, his eyes fell on her tear streaked face, her lips chapped, her thick eye lashes shadowing her cheekbones, her wheatish skin illuminated under the moonlight.

She looked so exotic. An enchantress.

He cleared her dried tears and kissed on her forehead trailing down to the tip of her nose and then his lips connected with her soft cracky ones, placing a soft chaste kiss their. He pulled away before brushing his lips with hers.

"Everything will be fine one day" he whispered. He himself didn't know why he said that but his heart had that hope that one day everything will fine.

And then he carried her to her room in his arms.

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Three days passed in a blur. The chain was no more there but still she was confined to her room and the same food was being served her, last night he again had called her and demanded the same thing from her, to repeat her fake confessions to him. Nothing much changed but she was more than happy that there isn't any chain on her ankle.

It was night time, she was in her room, so tired of seeing these four walls on and on when a idea sparked in her mind.

Her eyes moved towards the clock. It was 12 and Irtaza might have slept so she decided to go and have some fresh air else she will die with claustrophobia.

Getting up, she wore her slippers and slowly opened the door without making any sound and got out successfully. 

A small smile etched on her face and she rushed towards the lawn. 

Reaching there, she smiled brightly under the moonlight and took in a deep breath, feeling the freshness around her. She looked towards the sky, it was dark but the moon shining brightly in between of it made it illuminated along with the sparkling stars.

She swirled around fastly, her hair flying and a soft giggle escaped her lips.

She was so happy. It felt so refreshing to her. For three days, she was impounded in that room, her taste buds were dying because of the same food she was getting and last night's horrible experience was making her mentally sick. The gush of fresh air she had in these few minutes was so relaxing that it soother her to no extent.

The main door was heavily guarded, thank God it was a bit away from the lawn otherwise some guard would have caught her.

She looked around and felt the beauty of nature. She missed it so much. She missed being under the sky, feeling the cool light breeze around her and two days ago it was heavily raining and she missed running here and there under the rain.

She sighed. She was caged in all ways. 

She roamed here and there in the lawn when her eyes moved towards the terrace and her eyes widened. He was standing there, looking around.

One look and she will be caught.

Her breathing begin to get fast. She was standing in the middle and one slight turn in his pupils will get her caught, making her the victim of his wrath.

Her legs begin to shake, she immediately begin to run for the door without looking back and successfully got inside before he could see her.

She placed her hand on her chest, feeling the fast beating of it. She was afraid, she was about to get caught.

The danger was gone now and she relaxed.

Then another mischievous idea flickered in her mind. She went towards the kitchen. She had no idea where the kitchen was but all she knew it was left to the dining room.

At last reaching there, she almost jumped with excitement as her heart beated wildly with exhilaration making her titter. She didn't turn on the light, afraid she might get caught and stumbled towards the fridge.

Today she saw Biryani on the table, her first love.

Opening the door of fridge she got the plate out of Biryani and a big smile etched on her face. She took the spoon and filled it with rice. She was about to take in those rice when the lights of the kitchen turned on and the spoon fell down from her hands.

Her eyes widened and she turned around.

He was standing there.

Her breathing increased. He will punish her for disobeying him and this thought was enough for her to run for the room and lock it but he was standing at the entrance of the kitchen.