Hi guys, I am here with a new story of Asya. I couldn't stop myself from posting this story. So for a readers, the part write in bold correspond to another time (you have two stories in parallele). Hope you will like it 😉
The night rose and draw its color on the city, it was late and he was lonely. All his life, he felt alone, he felt a hole in his heart that nothing has been able to fill it. The winds made his entry, crossing his face reminded him the colder of the weather. He adjusted his collar, grabbed his front to catch warm on his neck. He left his work, going to join his car. The road was silent and the noise was prominent. Only his footstep brightened somewhat those abandoned streets. He advanced on a ground as hard as his heart tainted by the bitterness of life, he walked to join a solitude that he tamed over time. Floral memories have vanished like these hopes that one day he will find her. Lost in his thought, someone bumped from behind, pinching his shoulders. He glared to the careless walker.
-hey, don't you see ? He said angrily
-Sorry buddy, he just replied and walked away
He didn't want to argue, he spent all his day talking and arguing. He was tired for today and he let him join his destiny, he saw him fading away like a shadow in the corner of the road. He sighed annoyed and continued to his car, he turned the corner of the road and grabbed his keys from his coat. He was stopped in his track when he felt a pressure in his back.
-hi buddy, emptied your pockets now, man, a threathned voice came from behind.
He rolled his eyes, he wasn't in the mood to obey to petty criminal. He lifted his hand up and turned slowly. The guy's face were under his helmett and he was holding a gun in his hand recognizable to light that ran along the metal du to the dim light of the aisle.
-hurry, man, emptied your pockets, he raised his voice this time.
He started throwing everything on the floor, looking in defiance at him. The criminal's eyes grew up widely to the reckless of the man in front of him. He pointed closely the gun to him and talked angrily at him.
-pick the stuff NOW, he ordered him to bend down.
He started to go down when in midway, he quickly hit the wrist who was holding the gun and it fell on the ground. He then grabbed him by his collar punching him on his face, again and again until he fell on the ground coughing up blood. He came closer to him ready to pinch him again. The guy remained on the floor, holding his face.
He started to pick up his stuff from the floor and took his wallet, he cleaned it and his eyes fell on the picture in it.
Come on, Leo, let's take this picture together, and do your biggest smile, show me your sexy dental appliance
He chuckled sadly recalling how he took this picture. At the end, he gave her his biggest smile and she gave him her beautiful dimple. He turned back and he stepped back, the guy that he hitted grab his gun looking ominous, his eyes drifted to the gun and then to the guy.
-don't worry, ammi, I'm fine, I didn't get the time to call you back, you know my work at the hospital was erractic those days...yes, I'm eating well...And yes, I'm sleeping well...I promise to take some days to come to see you...yes, ammi...
She was on the phone with her mother who gave her lecture for her long silence. She had to admit that her work occupied all her life those days and she didn't get the time to call her or anyone. She spent most of her free time to sleep and when she planned to call her mother, she was always late in the evening. She descended down her building to throw the trash. It was really cold and the street was deserted. She held her phone between her shoulder and cheek when a shot startled her and chills went through her column, the sound seemed very close. She looked all around, while her mother was asking her, worried on the phone. She walked carefully, she saw one shadow running quickly and she saw another one walking and falling on the ground.
-Ammi...I call you back. She cutted the phone, while her mother was still shouting.
She ran to the shadow who fell on the ground, she was hell scared but she was a doctor , and this person maybe needed first aid. She came closer and saw a man, breathing heavly, whimpering in pain. She sat next to him, he was injuried. His chest was wet with blood, she comprimed his chest and looked at him.
-stay with me, stay with me, she told him. She touched his head
He can't believe he shoot him, this man has shoot him, he was so angry, when he will catch him, he will show him who he was. He tried to walk but the pain in his chest was unbearable, he fell on the ground loudly. He wasn't a weak man but why his body stopped to respond to him. He couldn't breath, his chest was burning and his troath was constricted. He tried to stand up but still his body was not responding. He felt his force going away, like his life, his vision started to blurt and he felt suddenly cold. He couldn't go now, he wanted to see her for the last time, he wanted to see her. Like for the first time, his prayers were listening from the sky, he saw her, stroking his hair, looking as beautiful as he saw her the first time. She was smiling at him, a comfort and sad smile, he wanted to talk to her, to ask her where she was all those years. He tried to talk to her but she seemed far away from him. He reached her cheek and let his knuckles touching her skin. He smiled and a lone tear fell on his cheek and everything diseapered...
She grabbed her phone and called the 911. She finally got the call and started to tell all the details. She let the call open and kept her hands on his wound, he was bleeding hugely, and the bullet seems to have affected his heart. She saw him looking at her, she smiled at him to comfort him. He tried to say something but she asked him to keep quiet, he reached her cheek, touching it. He smiled at her, his eyes were brimming with tears. His sadness stabbed her heart and she called him again to stay with her, she stroked his hair again but he closed his eyes and stopped to move under her hands.
He blinked, he saw her again, this time, she looked in panic, like she was searching for something. He saw her hair falling along her shoulder, balancing with her, while she looked desperatly at him. He felt a repeat pressure on his chest, he wanted to tell her to stop but he couldn't move or speak or even hear. Is he dead ? He thought. He closed his eyes and it was dark again.
He opened his eyes again and he saw light flashing, espacing from each, he was like flying in the air. She wasn't there anymore, he was all alone and again everything was quiet all around and it seemed to be in the speed move where this light didn't stop to flash his eyes. He closed his eyes again, he wanted to sleep and to never opened his eyes. He was tired, so tired...
-yeah, are you ok ? Can you hear me ? Can you hear me ?
He felt small tap on his cheek, he started to get conscious slowly and the darkness made way to a blurted picture of a beautiful girl looking at him with her big eyes, worried. He could distinguish her long curls hair falling on one shoulders, calling him and tapping his cheeks. He gaped at her, he was full conscious now but the view was beautiful. Never a girl has touched him before. He was a banal teenager and forgotten by all, and attention of girls was what guys looked for. He smiled soflty, even if he can see clearly her features, he was sure that she was worth to be seen. Stupid hormones, he though. He then felt a sharp sensation on his head and he winced in pain.
-thank God, you are alive, he heard her say.
She helped him to sit up and he searched for his glasses everywhere. He can't see clearly without them. He saw her extanding something to him, he thanked her soflty and he was about to wear them, but unfortunatelly, they were cracked. However, he glanced at her throught the small bruises, showed many of her beautiful face, he was lucky afterall. He hid his smile and grabbed his bag, ignoring her.
-I'm sorry for your glasses buddy, I didn't see you when I throw the ball, I hope your head is fine.
He could feel that she was sincerely sorry for him but he didn't reply. He was used to be a punching ball for many in the school. He didn't mind to be torture by a beautiful girl and for a change; this girl didn't ignore him like the others. He couldn't help but to feel happy at her attention. He took other glasses from his bag and put them. Finally, he could see her clearly and he was agape seeing her. She has indeed a big eyes and they were brown, deep, shining and he can see other thing, but couldn't figure out. Her hair was falling in long curls and they were dark as the night on one shoulder. Her tie was open all around her collar and the two first button of her shirt were opened, showing the beginning of her cleavage and at her ages, her breasts were not prominent but still they were present enough to be noticed. He felt his cheeks burnt but thank to his big shades that hid his face.
-woow, you were prepared, you have some spare glasses, she looked impressed
-I have to, he said half annoyed half sad
-what's your name ? She asked him, but he looked distrustly at her. Why was she still talking to him ? Was she about something? Girls don't talk to him that much? He stood up but she stopped him touching his arms. He looked at her shocked.
-what ? Do you lost your tongue with the shock ? Or you mum told you not to talk to strangers ? She said amusely
-Leo, he said
-Le-o ? She asked surprised growing her eyes
-Yeah, why ?
-it's the first time, I've heard this name, that's why ? It's...Nice, she finally said and she sounded sincere.
Nice ?? Did she say nice ? To him ? This girl for sure, was coming from another planet and she might be new, but soon she will call him like everyone used to call him. He adressed a brief smile and started to leave holding his stuff.
-hey, wait, you are not going to ask me my name ?
-no
-it's not polite, Leo, you know that, anyway, I'm Z, like Zorro, you know
-Z ? What kind of name is it ? Weird name, only Z?
-Yes, I know but I love weird thing, she smiled and he saw 2 sweet dimples on her cheeks giving her an angelic look, like she needed to be more beautiful. His cheeks redened again.
She extanded her hand to him waiting for a shake hand, he looked at her stunned and terrified. Was she going to use this to put on the floor ? He looked terrified at her.
-I suggested you to shake my hand or I'm going to kick your ass right now, she said firmly
He held her quickly and he felt her grip tightened around his. Her hand was smooth and soft in his, he didn't want to leave her hand, and like an idiot, he smiled inwardly.
-hey, look pussy cat hold a girl hand, he will do in his pants, said a boy to his friend looking at both of them, lauging at him.
He huffed, she knew already his nickname : pussy cat. He left her hand and he was hurt. He enjoyed just few minute being with her before she knew him. He left his shoulders down in defeat. But he felt her grabbing his arms and shouted at them.
-don't you dare talk to my friend like this, you idiot, she said threathned at them.
He looked at her, totally amazed, touched and impressed, noone has stood for him. He was overwhelming.
-let's go, Leo.
He was like hypnotized with her, he followed her and her hand was still on him. He moved his head from her face to his arms, he thought that he was dreaming, the shock in his head gave him hallucination. They walked a bit, once he recovered from his shock , he stopped her.
-you don't need to do it you know, soon you will leave me. He told her but she chuckled at him, was it for real this girl, he thought?
-I'm your friend now, and I don't leave easily
-I don't need friend, he replied hurt, he didn't want to be hurt or to be used.
-but I need friend and you are the first with who I talk, and as I see, you look like to be good at school, and I'm bad in it, so we can make a good pair, what do you think ?
-I can do your homework, you don't need to be my friend, you know, this is what the other used to do without compensation
-friendship is for free and let say that it's my compensation because I hit your head
-Really ? You are playing with me, right ? Was she talking for real ? A beautiful girl like her wanted to be his friend, for nothing and without hitting him, suspicious!!!
She smiled at him, she took her tie and closed her hair with it. She removed her coat and tied around her waist.
-come on Leo, let's start this journey together.
She entered the spare room and was preparing for the operation, through the window; she looked at her patient lying unconscious. Nurses were preparing for the operation that he was going through. She was anxious and a little tense, it was an open-heart surgery. During the ride to the hospital, he has already made 2 cardiac arrests, lying on the stretcher and she started massaging her heart to get him back. He answered nothing, only those eyes seemed alive again. Fortunately for him, the bullet was not inside the heart but it was housed in a delicate place and a wrong maneuver could cost him his life and she did not want to lose patient today. She washed her hands and took the time for focus and relaxed. One of her colleagues was the assiter for the operation. She was heading for the patient; the nurses put her gloves as she watched him sleeping peacefully, who could imagine that this angelic face is between life and death.
-Leo, you have to told me everything, who's the good and who's the bad, who should I talk too and who shouldn't I absolutely not. Zed asked him while they sat next to the tree.
-first, you should NOT talk to me or you will be exclude from the others and for the remain, you have to be accept it first, he replied, he wanted to put sense in her mind. She was new for sure and she ignored all the codes.
He was excluded because he was good at school and he was a bad looking, thin like stick and with his long hair until his shoulder adding to this fringe covering his forehead touching the top of his glasses. And the cheery on the cake, he was wearing dental appliance, perfect figure for a nerd.
-how to be accepted ? She looked here and there, playing with the grass
-well, there you can see the beautiful girls, they called themselves bitchies, stupid name, she smiled at him, so to be accept you, you have to be blond and idiot, but you are brunette, so I guess you have NO chance. There, it's the boys band, nothing in brain and all in pants, this is there quotes. I wanted to say nothing there too, he said in disgust and she laughed. You have the clever , you have the geek and you have then all the normal person and you only need to know them. He shrugged his shoulders. Now, Miss Zed now that I play the guide for you, can you go to the other side, please ? He said waving at her to move.
-and you, Leo ? From which group you are ?
- my group is independant, he said proudly
-and how many you are ?
-just me, he said soflty
-can I be with you ? She said smiling at him
-huh ??
-I want to be in your group,what should I do to be accept in your group ?
-you will not stay a minute, when you will be insult by everyone and rejected, you will leave, so I don't want you to feel this. And as the president of this group, your CV was rejected.
-you don't even hear my motivation
-tell me about, please, he crossed his arms
-well, firstly, I'm a girl and I will be the girly touch. And then, I can be nice and I play karate. And because I'm new in town and in this school and you are the first that I met, is it enough ?
-NO
-but why ? She said annoyed
-because you are new and you know nothing, so excuse me, I have to go. Saying this, he took his stuff and left. He expected from her to stop him but she didn't , she just sat here looking all around. He sighed and left, he knew it that it was so good to be true, to have her in his independant group, stupid he was, he thought about himself.
-I hope to see you soon, Leo, she shouted at him, he glanced at her briefly and left.
They were fighting for hours with his chest opened, they fixed some wound that bullet has touched, he lost a lot of blood and the bullet was still not extracted. He was stable and his heart seemed to be enough strong now to resist to surgery. However, they have to extract quickly, he may get tired soon. The bullet was located between the aorta and pulmonary artery, they did not know if when they will remove it, it might give lesions that could trigger bleeding. They preferred first to seal all around. Looking at her localization, the bullet caused cardiac arrest, but fortunately the massage she did, didn't damage his heart. It was time to see if the bullet closed a loophole or was it just harmless? Both of them hold their breath and looked at each other to give themselves courage. She grabbed the bullet and everything froze around, they looked carefully, if there was bleeding. A few seconds passed and still nothing, but suddenly abnormal leaking blood appeared. Panic-stricken, she put her finger to stop the leak. Unfortunately, the bullet, being dangerous, clogged drain blood from his heart. She began to act quickly, she had to stop the leak before he emptied his blood. However, given the magnitude and tension, his heart seemed to beat recklessly.
Leo mumbled under his breath when he was stopped by group of guys. He rolled his eyes, he knew what he was going to face, he was not a fighter and he never fighted. He was tall but peaceful guy. And the other used to tease him and to humilate him, he always promise to respond back, but each time, he was alone and noone was there to help, instead of they laughed at him.
-yeah, pussy cat, where you think you are going ? Asked one of them
-to the library
-no leave it, we have something for you, a new game, come with us
-no, I don't have time, I have to study, he didn't want to go
-come on man, he encircled him and his friend came to block his path.
-leave him alone, came a sweet voice from behind
All of them turned to face the voice, she was there standing proudly, looking sternly and dangerously at them.
-who you are ?
-hi, I'm Zed and my friend told you that he don't want to go with you, so leave him, she said smiling but the tone was firm
-and who you are ? his girlfriend ? All laughed
-yes, I'm his friend. She said proudly and Leo looked at her shaking his head in no vehemently .
All of them laughed loudly and Leo looked at her helpless. She shouldn't have done this to herself. He had to protect her.
-Akram, she is not my friend, she is new, just leave her, he begged him almost
-shut up pu*** cat, Akram responded and came in front of her. So you are pu*** cat's friend ?
-actually, she looked here and there, I only see 4 pu*** cats and Leo, she looked at him in defiance, all of them gasped in shock. Leo wanted to pull her away from here, he stood between Akram and her.
-Akram, leave it, I will come with you, leave her. He tried to soothe him, he knew him he can be really aggressive even toward girls. Leo didn't want him to slap her or to hurt, she was the first to be nice with him.
-go away, he pushed him, do you want me to show you who is pu*** cat ? He grabbed her wrist firmly.
She smiled, she quickly grabbed his wrist and twisted it forcing him to bend down and to yell in pain. All were shocked and noone moved.
-Did I give the permission to touch me, pu*** cat ? She twisted again and he winced . So leave now, before I decided to break you wrist, and you will not be able to use it to adjust your fringe of you, ok ? She said in menacing tone. She finally loosened her grip.
He stood up rubbing his hand, and he looked at her.
-we will see each other, he looked at her and then he pushed Leo.
Once they were far, Leo came in panick.
-do you have idea what did you do ? And to WHO ?
-actually, no, he deserve to be punish, he was bad with you and as a friend, I have to protect you, you did the same and I did it, so ? She said it like it was normal.
Leo opened his mouth to catch air, she was going to be the death of him, he looked here and there in panic, what will happened to her ? He was always alone and he didn't care but today, they were two and he never cared about another person, it was the worst feeling ever to feel restless for another person.
-relax Leo, I can manage, I'm not scared
-of course, you are totally CRAZY, that why you are not scared, Zed, he was not a good person, he can harm you, he said helpless
-he can't damage what is already damaged, she said bitterly. Leo felt a pinch in his heart, what a girl like her knows about sadness ? She seemed to have everything but still, she wasn't scared like she didn't care about what will happened to her.
-Zed, you just sign your death today,
-I prefer to give myself the choice to live one day free than to die everyday in misery, and you Leo, what is your choice for today ? She extanded her hand to him.
He was speechless, he was dying everyday and this was what he decided for his life...He looked at her and at her hand, was he ready to live free ? Did destiny bring her to save him from his misery ? Was her hand the remedy for his ills ?
She kept her hand on the wound, while her collegues was sutured the aortic and then aspirating the excess of blood that hid the views. His heart started to beat faster and he was reaching the dangerous level. She kept mumbling : stay with me, stay with me, don't give up, stay with me. She looked at the monitoring, repeating like a tantrum. As his heart heard her, he started to decrease his speed. She left a breath of relief. She smiled behind her mask, the heart seemed to be ok, and the lesions had been neutralized. They finally extracted the bullet successfully and started to close his chest. All around were happy for the sucess of the surgery. The nursed finished the last part and they both joined to wash their hands.
-woow, doctor Khan, it was a huge operation, we were closed to loose him but it looks that it was not his day, she said in relief
-yes, I guess so, Doctor Farooqui, he found a reason to live and thank God that you find him and saved him. Destiny has put in his road her savior and you gave him a new day with Allah willing of course.
-We did it together, Doc, she finally laughed after so much tension.
She looked at him throught the mirror and she can finally said that he was safe.
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Seher Hone Ko Hai
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