Sparkle of life ( Mafia Love story #1 ) by KATHLEEN HAYAT (uplifting novels TXT) 📕

It's been 5 months since Ali was detected with cancer. But thanks to Allah that Ali is fine now. But his treatment is still going on. Papa was able to pay all the bills of the hospital. I've asked him how much the amount is payed for bills. But he never told me.

My holidays were over .I'm going to university from 2 months now. Every thing is going fine. 
Today is Sunday. My day off from uni. So I've decided to spend today with Ali at the park. 
I went to his room. And told him to be ready in 30 minutes we will go to park. And he was jumping with excitement. I smiled at my brothers happiness.

I went to my room wore my abaya, hijab and covered my face. I told my mom that we will be going to park and will be back in 2 hours. And we left for the park. When we reached there we bought ice-cream . I sat on the swing. While Ali started playing with his friends. I was sitting there and watching them playing.

After some time we went home. But there was an expensive car parked at our front gate. (Who it could be.)

I hold Ali's hand and open the door with the key which I always keep with me. And went inside. Ali went straight to the kitchen where as. I said. "Asalamu -Alaikum."

I failed to notice that there were two men in black suits, sitting in our living room with my father. Their head snapped towards my way. One guy was looking extremely scary with his ice blue eyes looking me with his emotionless face as the other guy has warm brown eyes but nonetheless both were giving me negative vibes. I meet my fathers gaze and he gave me the signal with his eyes. To go to my room. I went towards the stairs but curiosity got the best of me so I stopped by hearing their voices.

A voice said which I assume to be is one of the man. "He had already given you a lot of time. Return the money in 3 days. Other wise face the consequences."

Then my father's voice came saying. "Please give me more days. Please it is such a short time. I won't be able to give that amount of money in this much small time."

Then the other guy said. "Then you shouldn't have taken that much amount. We will leave now."

I quickly ran upstairs and hide behind the wall. The 2 men left. I went to my room and dropped my abaya on bed. And went to father's room .I knocked on it then enter the room. My father was looking depressed on the other hand my mother was crying. And it started to scare me out.

I ran towards my mother and asked her. "What happened mom." She didn't said anything but kept crying. Then I asked my father the same question. He looked at me and said. "It's nothing honey. Go to your room."

"But why mom is crying then. Dad please tell me is everything OK?"

Dad said. "Everything is fine. Your mother is just worried about Ali's health. Don't worry" After hearing that I felt assured, I hugged my mom and comforted her that he will be fine, everything will be OK. She then broke the hug and kissed my forehead. My father also hugged me and gave me a forehead kiss.

I went towards Ali's room. He was sleeping peacefully. I lay with him on the bed and kissed his forehead. And drifted in to sleep with my brother.

Life is going totally fine. Ali is getting better and better. I started to sleep with Ali at night. Because there had to be someone present with him all the time. Today is just like another day. I came back from university, ate my lunch with Ali then I went to do (duhur)  prayers in my room .I did ablution and offer my prayers and made dua for my family's happiness and Ali's health.

After prayers. I started to work on my Anatomy project which has to submitted by tomorrow because tomorrow is the last date for it's submission. I was drowned in my work when I heard loud voices coming from downstairs. And it was of some other man. And a large sound came of something crashing. I panicked and hurriedly wrap the hijab and wore my abaya and ran down stairs.

I ran into the living room and there were six men standing in black suits. I immediately recognized two of them from earlier one with ice blue eyes and other one with brown eyes. But one man was looking different from them all, having extremely dangerous aura with tall beast like body wearing an expensive leather jacket, blue jeans with boots. He was holding a gun which he was pointing towards my father's head.

I screamed. "NO!"

All eyes were on me and the guy with the gun looked towards me with his piercing grey eyes and kept staring at me. I was crying by now tears were kissing my cheeks. My father looked towards me and yelled.

"GO TO YOUR ROOM NOW!"

I didn't move from my place. That guy studied my stance like a predator and I saw him smirking it wasn't a simple smirk, but it was the dark one which sends chills down my spine he then averted his eyes from me to my father and said in his deep voice. "Since you don't have the money to pay me back. I will take this girl of yours."

His words felt like I'm burning and it scared me to my core. I took a step back and ready to make a run for it.But he noticed it in an instance with his hawk like eyes and said in a daring tone. "Don't even think of running. You don't want your dad to be dead now. Do you!"

He raised his one eyebrow in a mocking way as if daring me to defy him.  No he can't kill my dad. I saw on my right side a guy holding Ali. And another guy had his gun pointed towards my mother. Ali bite that guy's hand and ran towards me and hugged me. He was crying hysterically. The guy who was holding Ali earlier came to grab him. But I stood in front of Ali hiding him behind me.

"Don't!" I stopped that guy from touching Ali. In the most stronger tone I could manage. The beast like guy with piercing grey eyes said in emotionless stoic face.

"You have to come with me. Because your father can't pay his debt." I looked at my father to say something. To deny what this guy is saying. My father spoke in most pleading way. "I need that money for my sons treatment. Please give me more time. I'll pay back. Please don't take her. We have some respect don't ruin it."