Chapter 11

--------------Los Angeles, California

--------------------- Same night (City Hall)

I loved the way Mufti Menk spoke. His topic today was on the proper way to take care, to maintain a good relationship and show love to your spouse. His words got to me and all the way through the sermon all I could think about was Khalid. I had to admit to myself that I was falling in love with Khalid. He had something in him that drew me closer to him. I wanted to get to know him more.

The sermon ended at 6 sharp, Sophia said she was going to be waiting for me outside. I walked out of the hall and stood outside to wait for Sophia. I checked my phone for any text from her and I got nothing. Maybe she was stuck in traffic or something. I decided to go back inside the city hall to sit and wait. It was getting late. Where could Sophia be?. I really hoped she hadn't forgotten about me. Ting!

Someone texted me.

Unknown Number

• Faryah, come on out, this is my friends number, I'm sorry I left mine at her place. Come on out lets go home, its getting late.

Finally. She was here. I got up from where I sat as I checked my phone. It was already 7:00pm, I waited for her for a whole hour. But nevertheless, I was leaving now. I walked out of the hall and stood outside, I didn't see any sign of her. Something was wrong.

Ting!

Unknown number

• Faryah, sorry, I can see you, just come down to your right.

She texted again. I was beginning to get really suspicious. I walked towards my right as I looked at the cars I was walking past. I couldn't see her.

Was it a prank text?. Who was trying to lure me out?. I quickly turned to head back to the hall when I felt a hand cover my mouth. I struggled with the manly hand as he dragged me towards a quiet corner and I felt my back being slammed to the wall. " You should really learn to mind your fucking business" the husky, manly voice threatened as he faced me. His face was covered but I could clearly see the darkness in his eyes. I had seen them before, the eyes that wanted to attack Sophia. I stared at him with his hand still on my mouth. I needed to think fast. I bit him instantly and he let go of my lips and groaned in pain. He still held my arm tight as I struggled for him to let go. " You bitch" he snapped and I felt a knife penetrate the right part of my stomach. I felt the knife being slowly twisted in my stomach and it finally stopped. He took it out. I couldn't stand for long. I slowly fell to the floor and held my belly in pain. " You were trying to be stubborn huh" I was losing my eyesight. Everything became blur, my head was spinning. I could see his tall masculine figure drag a hard thick wood. " You should learn to never ever poke your nose in someone else’s business" I heard him say as I felt another sharp pain behind my head. Another sharp pain followed as he hit my back with the wood again. I couldn't take it anymore. I was losing consciousness, I never wanted my life to end this way. I still had dreams to achieve. I slowly closed my eyes as he hit my stomach again. I couldn't bear the pain anymore.

Ya Allah help me.

-----------Los Angeles, California

---------------Same night( City hall)

" Faryah!" I screamed as I ran to where she laid in her own blood. How the hell did this happen to her. " Oh my goodness, Faryah how did this happen to you, who did this to you" I asked myself as I knelt beside her and took her into my arms. I looked at her lifeless body in my arms, I checked her pulse and I could still feel something. She was still alive. I looked at her dress, it was completely ruined with her blood. I could see a small cut on her dress where all the blood spilled from. She was stabbed. Who could've possibly done this to her. She didn't know anyone here and here she was, lying in her own pool of blood. I sighted the paramedics rushing out from the ambulance. " Faryah, you're going to be alright okay, please hold on" I said as a female paramedic took Faryah from my arms and checked her pulse.

I watched as an oxygen mask was placed on Faryah's nose as she was rushed into the ambulance. I could feel my eyes tear up. I felt like I was the one in her shoes. She didn't deserve any of this, at all, not even a bit. " Excuse me Sir, are you following us in the ambulance?" A paramedic asked me and I nodded instantly. I jumped into the ambulance with Faryah and took her small hand in mine. She was going to be alright hopefully. I was going to personally kill the person that did this to her. I ran by Faryah as she was rushed inside the Operating room. She could do this. " Faryah please be strong" I cried as I let go of her hand. She was taken to the hospital where Pamela and Mother worked. But they were both not on call.

What were we going to tell her Grandfather, Mother and sister. That we were reckless and didn't take care of their daughter. GrandPa Julius wasn't going to be happy with this. I wanted her out of my life eventually but not this, not at all. I didn't want her to die, I didn't even know if I really wanted to get rid of her.

I threw myself on a seat near the operating room as I waited for Faryah. Mother and the others were on their way. I suddenly heard the clicking of heels and running feet rushing towards where I sat. " Khalid, how is she?" Mother asked as she placed her hand on my shoulder. I slowly rose my head up to look at her and the sad look she had on made me burst into tears. I couldn't control them. I didn't like seeing people hurt, not to even talk about my mother. " Khalid I'm sorry.." I didn't want to hear her voice right now. I was going to burst if she said anything again. " I didn't know.." I didn't know when I jumped up from where I sat and raised my hand to hit Sophia. I couldn't hit her, I didn't want to turn to my father. " Why the hell did you forget about her huh?, why, why would you two fall asleep when you knew she was out alone, why did you even let her go?, why did you let her go alone" I raged at Sophia. I was really angry and I needed to pour it all out.

" If anything happens to Faryah, just know that you're the one at fault Sophia, If she dies, just bear in mind that you killed her, this is all your fault" I snapped at her again, almost pushing her to the ground but Mother held me back. " Khalid I know, I know and I'm sorry, I didn't want this to happen to her" Sophia cried back. " Then you shouldn't have left her alone, I mean she just arrived LA and she's already going through this, what do you want her family to say, that we killed their daughter?, come on Sophia, did you see how badly injured she was, she was stabbed, she was fucking stabbed" I snapped again at her. I watched as she cried in her Father's arms. " Khalid, stop, calm down, Sophia didn't mean for this to happen, all we need to do is pray Faryah survives this okay?" Grandpa Julius advised. I always listened to him. I hissed and sat back down on my seat and buried my face in my palms.

The morning we spent together today came back into my head. Her sweet smile, I wanted to keep on seeing more of that. " She's going to be alright Khalid" Brandon said as he sat by me. " Just pray for her and all will be fine, okay son, you should eat something, it's already 11pm, five hours have passed, eat something, your mother told the maids to pack some food for you and clothes, they'll soon be here. Drink coffee at least" I didn't feel like eating anything. I needed to know that she was alright. " I'm fine Brandon" I answered and looked towards the operating room, waiting for someone to come out of there. " Khalid" I heard Sophia call as she sat beside me. She was going to apologise now, I wasn't in the mood to accept apologies. " Khalid, there's something you should know, I didn't want to tell everyone before but now that I've seen that the culprit isn't just a small hassle, I’m willing to talk" what was she talking about?, I had to give her the listening ear. " what are you talking about?" I asked her, giving her my full attention.

" Mother, Father, GrandPa, Ethan, come on here" Sophia called and they all responded to her call. " Guys, yesterday I and Faryah were supposed to be on our way to the mall when we almost got into an accident, but luckily I swerved well and the attacker hit another car that was behind us, the thing is Faryah saw the culprit and we went to the station earlier today to take down our statements" So the culprit wanted to silence Faryah before she could appear in court. " So he was trying to silence her" Ethan chipped in. " Oh No Sophia why didn't you say something to us, why didn't you?" I could sense that Mother was terrified. " Did you recognise the bastard?" I Snapped. " No, I've never seen him before.." she was cut off by the opening of the operating room door. I jumped up from my seat and went to meet the doctor who was taking off his nose mask. " Doctor, How is she?" please let her be alright.

" Well, this was a major case, we managed to stop the bleeding in her lungs, cause of the stab, it wasn't quite deep, but unfortunately, she lost a lot of blood, and has the patient had any accidents before that led to memory loss?"

" None sir" I answered. " okay, well not only was the patient stabbed, she also had a blow to the back of her head causing a damage to the Hippocampus, she was also hit at her back, but no damage was caused, due to all this, the patient needs immediate blood transfusion, she also entered a coma and we don't really know when she'll be awake, it could take weeks or months, but we need the blood transfusion now to get her stable, we need donors ASAP please" the doctor said and they all sighed. " Michael, she's going to be alright right?" Mother asked. " I'm not certain about that Zainab, but we'll do our very best for her" he said and moved away from us.

She was in a coma, she needed blood. Why her?. Why Faryah?

The bastard that did this to her was going to pay dearly.