Married to Mr. Mafia by Nusrat Jahan (books for 10th graders TXT) 📗

He put his arm under my leg and picked me up in bridal style .

" Can we just rest here , you are tired too " I circle my hand around his neck firmly .

" No … they are still behind us '' he said not too loud and started walking .

'' You will be tired carrying me, " I said after a while, staring at the side of his face . 

He is so handsome… Why is he so handsome ??

" Thank you '' he chuckled, my eyes widened .

" Did he hear me? " I whispered to myself .

" I can hear your thoughts too, " he teases .

I gasp " How ?" 

" It's a magic trick I learned in school, " he said in seriousness .

Something clicks my mind .

I slapped his chest " ha ha very  funny " he chuckled and didn't say anything further.

Probably 15 minutes later , we stop to take a breath .

" Are you sure we are moving forward ??" I said sitting on the ground beside out of breath Khalid .

" I didn't know you could see in the dark, " he whizzed .

I gave him a look … '' I would appreciate if you stop taunting me in the middle of the wood '' 

He chuckled, shaking his head , leaning on the half thick trunk .

Suddenly I felt scared. What if they catch us and we can never see our family . I didn't even say goodbye to them .

I didn't realise I was sniffing silently when Khalid came closer with concern in his eyes " Hey what happened " he looked down at my ankles '' is it hurting again ??" 

I shook my head wiping my tears " I am scared Khalid '' I said meekly .

" What if we won't be able to go home? " I cried .

'' hey shushhh " he engulfed me in his arms , his addictive scent calmed my nerves somehow .

" I promised I won't let anything happen to you '' I heard saying it with determination .

For some reason my heart believed him .

Suddenly we heard the crunches of dry leaves and jumped apart .

" They are here '' my voice trembled .

He grasped my hand and laced his finger with mine . We started running blindly and heard the sound of footsteps behind us .

Suddenly both our footsteps came to halt as there was a dead end , we were standing at the edge of a cliff .

" There is no point of running now " 

We turned around to see two terrifying tall men dressed in black suits holding guns in their hands . They had an evil smirk on their faces.

" Do you really think you will mess with our business and our boss will leave you? '' he rolled his gun on his thumb like a pro .

" I am not scared of your boss, " Khalid gritted out . I looked at his face. There wasn't any ounce of fear in his face . Yet he was standing like a shield in front of me .

One of the men took a step closer " Don't you dare " Khalid growled .

" Aww Khalid is she your new toy ?"  The man tilled his head to take a peak of my face but Khalid was quick to cover me from their evil eyes .

" Ah… girl… " a sinister smile appeared on his lips .

" Escaping our girls , you have already made us loss in our business now time to pay back " he was about to grab my hand behind Khalid but before he could Khalid grab his hand so  tight for a second I felt I heard a crack , the painful expression on the man face was enough to tell my suspicions true .

Khalid punched the man and he fell on the ground .

The other man fired at Khalid but he was fast to duck down with me .

The man got up from the ground and spat blood , they both charged at Khalid together making him stumble in the ground then started choking him .

" Run Amira '' Khalid choked out .

I couldn't move from my spot, I never fought in my life but I don't know how I got so much courage. My eyes started searching for some wooden stick and thankfully I got one from the corner , quickly taking it I smashed it against the man's head , his grip loosening from Khalid's neck .

Wasting no time Khalid kicked the other on his face making him fall on the ground then grab his neck choking him to death .

Taking the chance , I ran towards Khalid but the man grabbed my injured ankle making me fall on the ground .

He grasped my neck then look at Khalid " leave him or I will broken her neck " 

Slowly , Khalid realised his grip from his neck .

The first man threw the gun my way and another man caught it effortlessly .

" How about I blow her mind right here " he said, pressing the cold metal on my temple, making me gulp .

In a blink Khalid jumps and punches the man again . The man who was digging his nails around my neck fired .

The bullet missed Khalid head with an inch 

Khalid grabbed the man's arm locked then behind his back. He dragged him to the edge of the cliffed .

" Leave her or I will throw him down, " Khalid yelled .

I saw the fear in the man's eyes like he knew Khalid would throw him off .

The man pulled me up and dragged me to Khalid closer .

" Put your hands away from her " his thundering voice echoed .

I noticed how the man's hand trembled as he removed his hand from my arm . I walked to Khalid and the man in the clutch struggled to get out of his grip .

Khalid let go of the man , and he was about to clutch me again but Khalid pulled me quickly .

He turned towards me " I am sorry Tesoro "  I glanced at him confused but suddenly he pushed my shoulder off the cliff next thing I was flying in the air . Everything happened so fast my body flew in the air " youuuuuuu traaaaaitor….." the next moment my back slammed in the water .