Falling For You

Chapter 14

The atmosphere was tense. Time stopped. Heart stopped beating. It was where all could loose their loved ones. Running down the hall, Aliyah looked scared. She was confused, not knowing what to do.

She couldnt believe it. How was it possible that just some minutes ago she was talking to her and now, she was fighting a battle no one seemed to know or see. But Aliyah was willing to do anything for the soul that was fighting, she would do anything for Salma.

Before she realised, she had bumped on a hard chest.

"Watch where you are going you punk!"

Aliyah looked at him and apologised. "Sorry. Didnt see you there."

"Yah of course you didnt!"

Aliyah was close to loosing it. Didn't she apologise just now. What the heck was wrong with this guy?

Aliyah just turned around and continued walking. She could smell the medicines and that just made her wanna puke.

She could now see Salma's mother few feets away from her and the condition she was in just made Aliyah wanna cry more. She walked to her and hugged her.

"Aliyah, she is in there. Alone. No one to help her." She said while crying.

"She is strong, She is Salma. She has to be strong. She has to!" Aliyah said while her own tears started coming out of her puffy eyes. She has to come out of the ICU alive. She has to.

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I could feel heaviness in my body, like it was repeatedly beaten up then left to die.
Pain.

Pain was the only thing I could feel. With great effort, I tried to open my eyes. When finally opened, the first thing I caught on was a hijabi next to me, probably sleeping. I closed my eyes once more when I felt pain in my head. I opened it again and discovered my surrounding.

Where am I?

And what was that pain in my leg? I couldnt feel my leg.

Ever so slowly, I lifted my hand and held onto the hijabi. She was Aliyah.

"Habibtyy....alhamdullilah you are awake now!" She surprised me by hugging me.

"Oow ooow ouch!" The pain I felt in my stomach was unbearable.

She immediately retreated.

"Am sorry!"

Before Salma could say anything else, her mother walked in with some food in her hand and some letters. When she saw her daughter up, she yelled.

"Salmaaaaaaaaa!"

She ran towards her and hugged her tightly, making the pain in Salma's body ×10 more unbearable.

"Excuse me."

A lady nurse walked in.

"Hello Salma. How are you feeling now?"

"Pain. Just pain."

"Okay. Rate the pain from 0-10"

"10"

Noting it down, the nurse went out to call the doctor. Less than two minutes, a male doctor walked in.

"Assalam Alaikum ladies."

"Waaleikum Salam doctor." They all replied. Immediately Aliyah fixed Salma's hijab while the doctor was talking to her mother. Salma shot Aliyah a grateful look which they only seemed  to understand.

"So Salma, how are you feeling now?" The doctor asked.

"Horrible."

The doctor who goes by the name Dr.Ghaffari smiled before saying, "Obviously since you just had an accident."

He asked Salma questions and Salma managed to answer all the questions. Before he left, he turned and said,

"You are a fighter Salma. You really are."

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Salma's mother left for home when night came while Aliyah offered to stay up with Salma for the night. Obviously after comfirming it with her mom who was more than happy for her to stay and that she will surely visit the next day.

While Aliyah was fixing her hijab, someone walked in the room.

"Salma? Salma?" The guy asked.

"Who are you?" Aliyah asked.

"Is she okay? Salma, habibty please? Talk to me!"

Salma, who happened to be asleep woke up seeing him. She immediately frowned.

"Who are you?" She asked the same question Aliyah asked but also didnt get the answer she wanted.

"It doesn't matter who I am right now, what matters is you. You need to be alright!"

Both Aliyah and Salma frowned but didn't say anything.

The guy looked at Salma longingly, then looked at the bandage at her head, arm and the leg. He took a deep breathe while his eyes held pain. He turned around and left before saying,

"Be alright Salma. Please!"

But it didnt go unnoticed by both Salma and Aliyah the tear that left his left eye.

Aliyah ran after him shouting,

"But who are you?"

He smiled at her before saying,
"Take care of her please!"

Then left.

Aliyah walked in the room, sat on the couch before asking saying,

"He asked me to take care of you."

Silence.

"Salma, do you know him?"

Silence.

"Salma?"

Silence.

Aliyah figured out that she wouldn't be answering anytime soon so she let her be. She will tell her when she wants to.

"I see him around our home." After minutes of silence, Salma decided to talk.

"Okay." Aliyah answered.

And that was the last thing Salma said before sleep took over her.

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