Possession by Laila Ali (young adult books to read .txt) 📗

Irtaza took steady steps and reached the central part of the shambled warehouse. Not a single soul was in sight. There prevailed a dreading silence in the cold night. But he didn't seem fazed by any of those thoughts as his mind only concentrated on her. He had so much to say to her and so much apologize for. He surged inside, panic and impatience running lose. His steps halted the second his eyes landed on the love of his life. A new heartbeat generated inside him. His butchered heart came to life.

There was such tenacity, such mercy in that moment. She was in front of him, alive. He questioned whether to just die out of happiness or live a little more.

Should he kiss the joys he felt or her.

She was tied to a chair and a cloth muffling her words. He rushed towards her and untied her. His eyes looking at her with pure admiration.

He placed his hands on her cheeks and sunk in those gorgeous orbs. He embraced her in a bone crushing hug and closed his eyes tightly. It felt like plenty of water was made available to man dying of thirst. He kissed her face, forehead, tightening his arms around her. He wished this moment never comes to an end.

She tugged on his shoulders and broke the hug and the warmth it brought.

"Irtaza, you have to listen to me. They are very much here, watching you and me. They are going to shoot you. You must hide or run or do something quickly please" Zahra uttered in terror.

"I know, my Zahra" he gave a small smile to her. "Run" he just said.

"What?"

"Run Zahra. I'll be behind you. One of us will die tonight and that's not you. Now run. I'll be guarding your back" he probed her. He was aware, very well aware, what would be happening within next few seconds.

"You? Irtaza you?"

"I'll be behind you"

"Hold my hand, we will run together" she forwarded her hand.

"Zahra" he clenched his jaw to show her his anger, rather fake anger, "I said, RUN!" he shouted.

She looked at him in disbelief and just with that look on his face,  her legs begin to move on her own accord as she began to run outside the warehouse.

Her legs moved fast contrasting to her breathing. Beads of sweat plopped on her forehead. The situation was ominous, her mind nothing but a mayhem as she could feel him behind her. Protecting her.

As they both neared the narrow lane towards main gate, a sharp sound rang in Zahra's ears. A bullet was fired but she didn't feel anything. Terror bells begin to ring in her ears.

A man fell down, she stopped in her tracks and turned around hoping it wasn't Irtaza. But it was him, he was slowly falling down on the ground when received another shot on his back.

The bullet had penetrated his back.

"Irtaza!" she screamed in horror and ran towards him, dropped to his side, turned him and held his face which was weirdly and dangerously calm.

In the depths of his eyes, she could see the love he had for her. He knew that this was going to happen .

"Z..Zahra" said Irtaza with discomfort.

"Ir..taza" she croaked out. Tears filling in her eyes.

"Forg....ive me" he croaked out with difficulty and held her face, bringing her face closer to his face so she could absorb her face as much as he could in his eyes before he breaths his last.

"Ir...taza" no words left her mouth. Just a sob.

A storm of bullets whistled in the red sky as it was to be sunrise soon. Men thundering in rage all around.

But it didn't bother either of them. They both were lost in their own world. Their eyes speaking a language which only they could understand.

The world has stopped for them.

The time has stopped.

The seconds were passing like minutes and they both were just staring into each other's eyes aloof from whatever was happening around them.

He yearned for her, her warmth for a while, her everything was ceased even her breath.

His head on her laps secured by her arms. Rivers of tears in her eyes. 

He brought her head nearer to him and managed to place his lips on her fore head.

"I love you, Zahra" he uttered to her and that was when she felt the grip of his hands loosen around her head and fell to his sides.

Her heart beat stopped.

She held his hand frantically. She checked his pulse. With the crack of dawn, he closed his eyes.

"Don't close your eyes Irtaza" she mumbled but maybe that was too late.

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Aaj shehar main mashoor pyaar ki ek kahaani hui

(Today in this town, another tale of love became famous)

Ek ladka deewana tha, ek ladki deewani hui

( There lived a lover boy and his lover)

Tufaan tha tham gaya, pyaar karne ka mausam gaya

( A storm rested, the season of love vanished)

Do dillion ko juda kar gayi, woh aise kaali ghadi thi

(Those hearts got separated due to a dark night)

Woh bhi adhura sa reh gaya, woh bhi adhuri reh gayi

(He felt incomplete, she felt incomplete)

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THIS WAS THE SECOND LAST CHAPTER. NEXT WOULD BE THE LAST. AFTER THAT I MIGHT BE ADDING AN EPILOGUE BUT NOT ANYTIME SOON.

I'M AWARE I'VE KIND OF RUSHED STORY IN THE END BUT BELIEVE ME GUYS I DONT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO EVEN WRITE THE CHAPTER. I JUST WANNTED TO WRAP UP THE STORY SO YOU GUYS COULD ENJOY IT WITHOUT REALLY DISCONNECTING WITH THE STORY. 

THE CHAPTER IS HIGHLY UNEDITED. I'D BE EDITING THE LAST FEW CHAPTERS WHEN I GET TIME. AND I DON'T HAVE TIME YET.

AND ITS A HUMBLE REQUEST TO EVERYONE, PLEASE PRAY FOR ME.

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