Chapter 7

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

-----------------------Same night ( Ella's apartment )

" Hey" she called as she pulled me into a hug as she opened the door. I held her by the waist and hugged her tight. She fit perfectly in my arms. " Come on in" She said as she pulled me into her apartment. It was still the same, it was pretty big, it had a pretty nice balcony with a great view of the city. It was painted white, with pink square tiles on the walls and floors. " I picked some funny movies, Jumanji?" she said as she pushed me further in. She was wearing normal shorts and a white tee shirt with cute slippers. " I've been wanting to watch Jumanji" I said as I followed her to the kitchen. " There's also Johnny English and I picked Parabellum out too" she added as she handed me a plate of brownies and another huge bowl of pop corn. " Take these to the living room, I'll take four Cans of Soda from the fridge and meet you there" She replied and I walked to the living room and kept the snacks on the centre table. " You're ready?" she asked as she sat beside. I wanted her in my arms. " Come here" I said as I pulled her into my arms. " I missed us together" She said as she wrapped her hands around my waist and rested her head on my chest. " Where do you want us to get married, you want a church wedding or civil wedding?" I really wanted to distract myself about the wedding for now. I didn't want to think about what grandpa Julius was going to say or do. I didn't know what to do, I wasn't prepared for it. " Well anything you want Ella" I answered and took a brownie from the plate. " Yayy, I want a big wedding, it should be on magazine covers and all over the internet" I really didn't want that, at all. paparazzi and the media, I would've prepared it to be something quiet. " Goodness Ella, let's watch the movie" I said and sighed. " Fine, I still want a big wedding, you're staying over tonight, you still have some fresh clothes here" I wasn't really planning on staying over but the idea was great too. " Sure at least you'll be with me" I answered and fed her my brownie. " So yummy, You need to bring these everyday for me at work" I said as I ate from where she took a bite from. " I can bring cakes too, any day I'm free, I’ll gladly do that baby " she answered as I tapped the remote to turn the lights off and to start the movie. " I love you so much Khalid" Ella said as the movie started. " I love you more" I felt guilty for saying that.

GrandPa Julius was going to be seriously mad at me.

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

---------------------- next morning( Olyster residence)

Everywhere was filled with smoke, flames from the car was everywhere. I was groaning in pain from the glass that bore into my skin and burns I got. My head was aching terribly, It hurt so bad. I could only see darkness, I laid still in the bushes. I was so little, I couldn't move. " Ummah" I cried, that was the only thing I could clearly say. I could talk, I wasn't mute, I could talk. " Ummah" I cried again, this time louder. The pain was getting much more worse. I was sweating all over. I couldn't take it. " Ummah" I cried louder, this time waking up to find Khalid in front of me.

I was breathing fast, I was sweating all over. Khalid was giving me a questioning look. His hand was caressing my arm and it really made me feel better. " Are you okay?" it took time for me to answer him. I didn't know the answer, I couldn't answer him, I didn't know if I was okay or not. What was the dream all about?. " Faryah" He shook me lightly and I looked at his eyes, I felt my stomach flutter at how handsome he was. He looked at me with concern. I slowly nodded and watched him sigh. " I heard some funny noises from outside so I came to check it out, you need water?" he really was concerned about me. I was thirsty. Very thirsty. I nodded again and felt my hair loosen up. I wasn't in a hijab. He was my husband so I guess this was okay. I watched him stare at me and my long dark hair. He didn't take his eyes off me. " I'll go get you water, I'll be back" he said and walked out of my room. Why was I in an accident?. Why was I looking for my Ummah?. Maybe that was the accident that made me mute. But I could speak clearly. Maybe it didn't mean anything. It was just another plain nightmare. " Here" Khalid said, walking back into my room. I bowed my head in appreciation and took the cup from his hands. I could feel a strong connection when my fingers brushed his. I quickly gulped down the water and he took the cup. " You're okay now?" he asked and I nodded. " Good" It was 9:00am, I had already prayed Fajr, So I went back to sleep and I had the nightmare. " Are you hungry?" I nodded almost instantly. " Well Everyone is out, I'm sure the maids are busy, I'll prepare something for you" He was too nice. My goodness, how could someone like him have anger issues. He was handsome and considerate and nice, falling in love with him couldn't possibly destroy me.

" Come on lets go downstairs, get up" he said as he helped me with the covers. I was wearing baggy Pyjamas didn't want him to see me in that. I held on to the covers and watched his reaction. " What?, you don't want to go downstairs?" I shook my head. I watched him look at me searching for answers. I looked towards my Hijab on the couch I left it with the prayer mat. His eyes followed mine and he helped me get it. " Here" he said as he handed it to me. Why wouldn't I possibly fall for him. I smiled and wore it over my head and got up. " We can go now right?" he asked and I nodded and followed behind him. I wasn't limping anymore. I could walk well now.

I watched him prepare pancakes and I helped cut the strawberries and prepared tea for us. Cooking with Khalid was fun. He was cheerful, very. " I'll make fruit Salad for us, you're going to enjoy breakfast today" he enjoyed cooking. I smiled at him as I set our plates on the small table in the kitchen. I made tea for us and he wanted coffee too so I made some for him. He liked it with lots of milk and little sugar. Coffee was horrible. I hated it. I set the pancakes and strawberries and got the syrup from the fridge and set it down for us. I watched him struggling to cut the fruits. I moved to him and took another knife from beside him. I took the apple that was in his bowl and he stopped me, locking our eyes. His eyes were filled with love and care, did Khalid Like me?, we stayed that way for like 30 seconds. " Fine cut the apples" he said as he continued cutting his bananas. He held a small smile, it looked like a blush, I shook my head and smiled at his actions. He was cute.

"You're enjoying it?" Khalid asked as he looked at me. I nodded and drank my tea. " my coffee is exactly how I want it, you're amazing" he said as he drank from his coffee. I smiled at him and continued with my pancakes. " I heard you studied Business Administration" he asked again and I nodded. " Are you done studying?" I shook my head. " an online class is a good idea you know to complete your studies, I can get you a tutor too" I needed an understanding person as a tutor. " Don't worry, I have a great option for that position, you'll like him" he said and smiled at me, his smile was so amazing.

This was the best breakfast I've had in years. I had great company and great breakfast, a big package. " I'll take a proper shower and head to work Faryah, when Sophia comes back she can keep you company" He said as the maids cleared our dishes. I really wanted him to stay, I wanted him to be by my side forever. I watched him go up the stairs and I decided to make him some lunch, I could make hot coffee and turkey sandwiches. The maids could help.

I stared at him as he came down the stairs while I held a food flask for him. " I'll be going now, you can walk round the house if you want to" He said as he approached me, knotting his tie. I noticed his sneakers, they weren't tied well. I bent down and fixed his shoe lace, I didn't know why I did that for him, I usually helped GrandPa tie his laces so I guess Yeah, that was why I did that. " You didn't have to" He said with a small smile that looked like he was blushing. I smiled and gave him the food flask and watched his smile widen.

" Thank you" he said and pulled me into a big hug. I was stiff, I didn't know how to react. He was hugging me tight and I suddenly felt the world stop and it was me and him, I could hear the birds chirping and I warmed up to his hug and hugged him back. " Sorry for that, I acted on Impulse" He said as he let go of me and looked into my eyes. I didn't want to let him go, he was like a soft pillow. " Thanks for this Faryah, I'll get going now, I'll see you later" He said and left the mansion.

It was 11:00am, I went back to my room and took a proper bath and changed into flower printed baggy shirt and a black flay skirt and sky blue veil. I guess looking around the house wasn't a bad Idea. I walked out from my room and went down the stairs and into the living room, their pretty family photos were all around, Khalid looked so young and handsome and very cute, he looked nothing like Neill but he pretty much, kind of looked like Sophia. There were photos from Graduation, Prom and other family trips. They seemed to have a picture perfect family. I walked out of the house and went to the back, there was a pretty big pool there, with tons of cars. The pool was surrounded by seats and beautiful flowers. I walked closer to the pool, it was pretty deep, I felt a bump from behind me. " Watch it" his voice was like a dagger thrown to my heart. I looked at him with fear as he bore his eyes into mine. " Why are you always in my way huh?" he groaned as he held my arms, I really wanted to cry, the way he looked at me with anger scared the hell out of me.

" Answer me!!" why was he making this hard, how did he expect an answer when I was mute. " You bitch" he snapped and hit me hard on the face, it really hurt. The pain lingered for long. " Ugh" he groaned and pushed me into the pool. I couldn't swim, I was running out of breath. I was drowning and I couldn't call for help. I couldn't breathe well. I looked as Neill turned his back at me and walked away. How did I ever wrong him?. I couldn't take it anymore, " Ya Allah, save me" I said in my mind as I slowly closed my eyes.