EPISODE 13

                                    

                                          
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SEASON 2 
                          
HER RULES
                          
SOLELY WRITTEN BY EWATOMI ABIODUN
                          
EPISODE 13
                          
IKRAM'S POV
                          
"Who's dead?" We heard Amanda's voice behind us.
                          
Norbert and I quickly stand on our feet as we turned to look at her. I don't know what to say as she slowly moves closer to us. My heart was beating so fast because I don't know how to tell her the guy who assaulted her for years and now the father of her unborn child is dead. I don't if the news was going to be a good one or a sad one to her. I don't know if she is going to start with the self-blaming again when I broke the news of Imen losing her baby before she even knows and Aayan being in a coma. 
                          
" Ik, Who's dead?" She asks again now standing in front of us. 
                          
I held her hands looking into her eyes. " I want you to promise me you won't break down or blame yourself for what am about to say ".
                          
" I promise," She says. 
                          
I nod my head as I  help her sit down on the couch. I exhale in and out as I sit beside her thinking of the best possible way to break the news to her.
                          
 " They ended up in a car crash".
                          
" What!? " She says as her face  suddenly turns pale. 
                          
"Aayan was trying to save Imen not knowing Zayed was inside the car with them ".
                          
" Oh my God! How are they? How is Imen doing? Is she okay? What of Aayan? " She stutters as tears brims in her eyes.
                          
" They are okay " I assure her excluding the part that Imen lost her baby and Aayan is still in a coma. 
                          
I was expecting her to ask about Zayed but she ignores asking if he was also okay  and I am scared to break the news to her. She looks like she wasn't concerned about him at all and that kind of scare me.   I glanced at Norbert and he signal to me to break the news to her.
                          
" Amanda!" I call out her name.
                          
" Hmm" She answers staring at me.
                          
" Z. Zayed is dead " I blurted out.
                          
She let out a laugh to our surprise as tears rolled down her face. " I didn't wish him all the best, because that would be a lie, but I didn't wish him all the worse either.  It took me a long time to realize that not everything in life is meant to be a beautiful story. Not every person we feel something deep and moving with is meant to make a home with us, is meant to be forever. In as much I hate saying this, I love him, IK. I endure all the pains I went through in his hands thinking he was going to change.  I endure all the endless beating, rape, and bad words he threw at me because I love him.  I love him and he was the first man I have ever love. I never wish for him to die like this. Whether he deserves good things or bad things, I wanted that to be between him and karma and now he is gone even before karma got him. 
                          
"Mindy". 
                          
" Yeah, I got it. I am carrying a fatherless child.   I brought this upon myself and this is karma serving me my  own cup of tea" She stated and angrily wipe her tears with the back of her palm.
                          
" I am sorry," I say squeezing her hands gently.
                          
 " Mindy, I want you to move on, " Norbert says for the first time.
                          
" Move on? " She says looking at him.
                          
" Yes. Move on, but do it for yourself and no one else. Do it because it's the right thing to do. Do it to heal. Do it to prove to yourself that you are worth saving. Do it because you should love yourself more than anyone else. Some people came into our lives to teach us not to love and that's what he did.  He taught you not to settle and shrink yourself ever again. There's no point dwelling in the past. He's gone and I am sure he also regrets everything too " He says and sat beside her.
                          
I don't if it was the words Norbert says but she burst into fresh tears and cried. I couldn't help but cry with her because he is also someone I have once had a crush on and known for years as my own best friend brother. He doesn't deserve to die just like that.
                          
IMEN'S POV
                          
A'shadieeyah assisted me into walking down the hall towards the room Aayan is in. Tears brims in my eyes when I see him lying lifeless on the bed with different tubes attached to his body. I halt in front of the door when I see the man earlier standing beside his bed. I need no soothsayer to tell me that's Aayan's father. 
                          
He gently places one of his hands in his palms and squeezed it tightly as a soft cry leaves his lips. That sight shatters my heart all over again and I wish I was the one lying lifeless on that bed. He wipes his tears and stood up.
                          
He walks towards the door and was startled to see us standing in front of the room. He looks at me before looking at A'shadieeyah. He was about to speak but I quickly blurted out.
                          
" I'm sorry" I cry.
                          
He smiled softly at me " You don't have to be sorry dear.
                          
" It was my fault. H..he was trying to save me. I am sorry. If it wasn't because of me, he wouldn't be in this state"  I choke on my tears while A'shadieeyah pats my back in a soothing way .
                          
"He must be grateful now that he can save you. Please stop crying and I hold no grudges against you that he is in this state" He says and move closer to me.
                          
He gave me a side hug and allow me to cry on his shoulder for some minutes before we pull apart. 
                          
" I need to see the doctor," He says and left while A'shadieeyah assisted me inside.
                          
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I lost count of how many hours have passed while I am here in the hospital beside Aayan because I refused to leave his side and they had no choice but to leave me with him as I was giving my medication in his room. Night has turned into day and vice versa as I keep praying and crying for Aayan to wake up. A'shadieeyah and her dad would check up on me and him every morning then stay outside giving me the space to be alone with him. I haven't seen my Mom or Dad after I had woken up and I didn't bother to ask because my only concern right now is for Aayan to wake up.   It breaks my heart more when A'shadieeyah told me he has always wanted to tell me about being my brother's best friend but he was scared of losing me and anytime he got the chance to tell me, I didn't allow him.
                          
I keep telling him to wake up so I can tell him I already forgive him. I wanted to tell him how much I love him and watching him not responding to me tortures me. I keep telling him our good memories together laughing and crying at the time. I even told him about the dream I had and how I can't wait for us to make it becomes a reality.
                          
I hold his hand and gently stroke it. All this time, I have been praying to God to perform his miracle on him and bring him back to me because I don't think I can live without him. 
                          
" You shouldn't have come, " I say as hot tears spilled down my eyes. 
                          
" Please wake up, you can't die on me. I won't be able to forgive myself. Please wake up" I say as I close my eyes shaking. I rest my head on the edge of the bed his hand still in my palm. I'm too occupied in my thoughts that I barely realize a small movement inside my hand.
                          
" I.. Imen".
                          
I heard that one word from the voice I have been craving to hear . I quickly raise my head to see if I wasn't hallucinating again and my heart freezes in place as I see those icy blue eyes staring at me.
                          
TBC...................................................
                          
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