"I will like to meet him first before you decides to make any move about this venture." requested Aden when finally Aleeya speaks about her plan with Izrey regarding Adam's Eye's future. "Cause, I do not want him to use our father's place to fit in for his own purposes only." continues Aden again.
Aleeya nod her head in agreement with her brother's comment. "Yah, you are right. I can't trust him at this point of time." utter Aleeya. "All right, maybe tomorrow dinner, I shall bring him over..and then we could discuss further about this matter." exclaimed Aleeya as she buttered her toast and took few bites from it. Maya sips her coffee while she listen to them anticipatingly.
"I shall get my helmet...!" exclaimed Aleeya as she wink cheekily at Aden and grin at Maya. Aden shakes his head with a smile and then he realised Maya was staring at her coffee cup..as she blushes away.
"You know her." exclaimed Aden with a grin. Maya smile as she look straight into Aden's eyes. "Maya, there's something else which I really need to say to you." utters Aden as he sat closer towards Maya. "I have been thinking about our future too....I guess it is about time..that we should get our marriage soleminised. I find that it will be more appropriate since we are staying under one roof now. It was different with my parent around....but now.." trails Aden. "Will you marry me?" asked Aden.
Maya stood up from her seat and went towards the bookcase as she took a novel which she had been reading recently, as she pulls the pendant bookmark which Aden had presented to her with the wedding ring beautifully attached onto the string of the bookmark. Maya, gently untie the ring away from the string and place the ring onto her finger.."Yes." utters Maya with tears in her eyes. Aden was trilled upon hearing that little word...as he jump up from his seat and cried." Aleeya..it's a yes!"
Aleeya too dashed out from her room looking excited, "All right...way to go bro. Let's call auntie Nadia and your dad about this...!" cries Aleeya.
Maya grinned just seeing both of them. Aden came closer towards her and embrace her with full of love and affection.
"Aden, campus time!" whispered Maya, when finally he let his embrace away from her.
"We will be back soon." exclaimed Aden as he left with Aleeya towards the front door....moving on towards their bikes as they both headed for their journey.
After clearing and tidying up their home, Maya headed towards the shower room, before she decides to prepare lunch. After she had done with her showering, she step out from the shower room and walk towards the dressing table, as she took the hairbrush and slowly, brushes her hair. And then, she stood up and place back the hairbrush onto the dressing table. Maya soon set her fingers onto the butterfly pendant necklace which she had wore around her neck with a smile.
"Hie! Maya..miss me." cried a voice from the corner of the room beside the closet.Maya stood frooze as she realised her nightmare had come back to haunt and destroy her. Maya, quickly dashed towards the door, but she was roughly grab by Ilhan as he pushed her hard against the closet door. Maya begins to tremble and tears begins to stream down on her face.
"Just look at you now....!" snarled Ilhan as he had his vicious eyes all over her. Suddenly, he saw the butterfly pendant...and without second thought..he snatched the neckless away from Maya's neck and flung it away onto the marble. "I'm going to teach you a lesson....for forsaking your husband..you cheap whore." yelled Ilhan as he violently threw her onto the floor.
"Ilhan, what else will you gain from me? You have already taken half my life away...so just have some sense of humanity in you..leave the other half inside of me." pleads Maya tearfully. Ilhan was not moved by her words and her tears as he kick her hard onto her tummy. Maya knew, what was coming next for her...as she tries to fight for her pride and dignity. She pushed in some courage into her soul, as she struggles to crawl towards the front door.
But Ilhan was not letting her go that easily, as he roughly pulls her back closer to him. "You will never forget this." mock Ilhan as he pinned her down onto the floor with his body and had his corse lips all over her neck and body.
"Ilhan, please don't do this to me....please!" pleads Maya again tearfully as she can't believe this darkness had return to engulf her lightness again. Ilhan ignores her as he continue to brutalise her. Suddenly, Ilhan stop with his immoral act, as he felt a hard hit on his head.
"You son of a bitch....I know I can never trust you." yelled Aleeya, as she swung the golf cub hard against Ilhan's head whom she had thought, he was Izrey. Ilhan slowly regains back his strenght in such a short period of time as he stood up and fix back his clothes.
"You are a fool, just like your brother..how come you never knew..this thing is coming sooner or later." exclaimed Ilhan as he came closer towards Aleeya."Leave her alone." yelled Maya as she held on to her half ripped clothes. Ilhan refused to listen as he rushed closer towards Aleeya, however Aleeya was quick enough to avoid his grip....as she continues to hit him with the golf club. However, Aleeya accidently slipped onto an unfold blanket as she almost lost her balance. Ilhan took this chance as he pushed Aleeya against the wall and pin her with the golf club, choking her neck with it. Aleeya was not giving in to this beast just like that, as she kicks him hard in between his tigh...however, Ilhan managed to grab her golf club and hit it hard onto Aleeya's temple.
"Maya." called a voice and she knew it was Aden. Ilhan, covered Maya's mouth with his palm and pulls her away from the door of her room...and then Maya realised Ilhan had held out his gun which he had with him all along..hidden behind his back. Maya shakes her head tearfully as she struggles beneath Ilhan's grip...and when suddenly, she managed to force her mouth open and bite his arm as hard as she could. Ilhan yelled and in anger he slammed Maya's neck with his gun...sending her sprawling onto the floor.
"Maya." cried Aden as he was shocked upon hearing that screamed that came in from Aleeya's and Maya's room. Aden rushed in towards Aleeya's room and there he saw Ilhan was coming closer towards his sister. "You son of a bitch." yelled Aden furiously as he dashed straight towards Ilhan and successfully knocks the gun off from his hands.
"I want you to watch this." mock Ilhan in between his struggle with Aden as Aden continuously threw him few punches. "How's your arm..getting any better?" asked Ilhan sarcastically with a crude smile. Aden was not listening to all this, as he too fought hard to defend himself against Ilhan's kicks and punches. However, exhaustion seems to hit Aden again, as he begins to feel the tightness in his lungs...Ilhan laughed upon seeing this. "You are a sick man now Aden...!" cried Ilhan as he managed to grab back his gun from the floor and aim it straight towards Aden. Maya was fighting hard to regain back her conscious....but the hard blow which she had received from Ilhan had prevented her from doing so....in the midst of her sub-conscious mind.....to her horror...Ilhan had pulls the trigger and shot Aden towards his abdomen. Maya saw Aden fell on his knees and then towards the floor. Maya fight to get her voice....out but she just couldn't. Ilhan laughed with satisfaction upon seeing this...as he place the gun onto the side table...and walk closer towards Aleeya...with a sick plan on his mind. Aleeya was not aware that Aden has been shot. She slowly begins to regain back her conscious but she felt her whole limb was weaken due to the strong impact of the golf club. She could feel Ilhan was coming closer towards her, when suddenly she heard several gun shots and Ilhan soon fell fast face down, onto the marble floor. Maya threw the gun further away from Ilhan, as she struggle towards Aden who was bleeding profusely from his abdomen.
"Aden.....oh God!" cries Maya tearfully..and then she had her sight towards Aleeya as she crawls closer towards them. Aleeya, grabs her mobile phone which she had left on the dressing table and calls in the police and the ambulance.
"Maya, are you sure you are all right?" asked Aleeya with concerned in her voice, cause she knew Ilhan had brutalised her self worth again . Maya nods her head sadly, as she clench on towards Aden's hand close to her cheeks. After some scanning and thorough check up, Aleeya's wound was superficial. Aden was lucky too as he managed to survived that gun shot wound....a terrible deja vu..for Aleeya..it seems.
It has been almost late night, when at last Aden had regain back his consciousness and then, he saw Maya was sleeping close by his side. Aden gently brings his hands towards her and stroke her hair away from her face...and then suddenly, he saw some bruise mark on her shoulder and neck. Aden shuts his eyes in anger, as he could not believe Ilhan had dare enough to step into their home...and takes it all. Aden continues to caress Maya's hair when suddenly she awakes from her nap and was pleased seeing Aden has regain back from his coma. "Aden, you are awake?" exclaimed Maya as she brushes her fringe away from his brows.
Aden smile faintly and then he asked. "Where's Aleeya?" with worridness in his tone.
"She's at home now, with uncle Zaki and aunty Nadia." replies Maya with a smile.
"How about him?" asked Aden with tense and anger in his voice.
"Preparing himself to go to hell!" exclaimed Maya as she hungs her head low.....as she fought hard to prevent her hurtful tears from falling onto her cheeks. Maya had indeed shot him five times...and even if he survive from that gun shot wound......he will still be sent to prison once and for all.
Aden held out his hands and gently brings her face up to face him. "We will still be together and nothing could ever change that." Maya smile in between her tears as she held on to Aden's butterfly pendant necklace in her palms.
"Maya, you look awesome." utters Aleeya as she place the simple silver flowery hairpin onto Maya's hair. Maya blushed upon hearing those words from Aleeya. Her beauty stands out, even with minimal make up which she had politely requested. It seems white was her favourite colour, as she had choose her wedding kebaya to be white with some silver lace trimmed around the edges of the kebaya. It goes along well with the grey batik sarong which Aleeya had give her as a gift. Aleeya too looks outstanding with her simple maroon arabic outfit which she had found from her mother's wardrobe.
Aden sank on the bed, with the unseal envelope and the letter in his right hand. Tears well up in his eyes, as he just could not contain his fear and anguish at that very point of time in his life.
Suddenly his room door was swung open and there stood Aleeya, grinning away. "Wow, Aden look at you!" exclamied Aleeya as she came closer towards him when suddenly she saw that tears of sadness in his eyes. Aleeya decides to shut the door and then she came closer towards Aden. "Hey, what's wrong?" asked Aleeya worriedly. "Are you having cold feet now?" asked Aleeya sheepishly as she intends to inject some humour to cheer her brother up. Aden remains silence but his hand trembles as he held on to the letter in his hands. "Aden, what's this?" asked Aleeya as she too begin to feel uneasy about this. Aleeya took the letter from his hand and begins to read the content.
"Aden, please say this is untrue?" exclaimed Aleeya with tears in her eyes..as she could not believe Aden was dignosed with HIV positive. Aden shakes his head several times as he begins to sob silently....he knew what Ilhan had meant...about his arm. On the day when he was attacked by Ilhan and his men....he has been cruelly injected with the blood of an infected HIV being. "Maya must know about this..something can be done..! trails Aleeya as she stood up from Aden's bed and decides to walk out from that room.....when suddenly she felt her hand was tugged.
"Aleeya, don't." cries Aden. "Promised me she must not know about this...no one else must know promised me Aleeya." pleads Aden tearfully.
"But Aden....it will be unfair for her." utters Aleeya sadly. Aden shakes his head as he watches her walk out from his room. Aden took this chance as he grab his helmet and his keys.....as he walk out from his room and headed fast towards the front door, with tears in his eyes....he left with his bike..and he knew this time....he's leaving forever.
"Isn't that sound of Aden's bike?" asked Maya. "Why did he need to left?" asked Maya again curiously. Aleeya steps out from their room as she rushed back towards Aden's room and she saw Aden was gone....not knowing where he might be heading too....and then she saw the unfortunate letter. With tears in her eyes, she carefully place it back into it's envelope and seal it as she hides it in a drawer.
"He's gone...isn't he?" asked Maya remorsefully. Aleeya falls into deep dilemma..seeing Maya's hope crushed and cruelly taken......and the promised which she had vow with her brother. " I know where I stand now." exclaimed Maya with full of rejection and dissapointment as she went back into her room and close the door behind her.
Aden, screamed on top of his lungs as tears of darkness and anger sets in his eyes....and soon he fell both on his knees towards the soft sand by the lake side as he begins to sob tearfully. All his hopes and dreams has been merciless robbed and taken away from him in just a spilt second. "Why are you doing this to me? What have I done to be punish this way?" cried Aden as he held out his hands and looks solemnly towards the greyish morning cloud. "Why does my fate has been written this way?" cried Aden again as he cover his face with both of his palm.
"What was he thinking anyway, right now?" asked Zaki furiously as he could not believe his son has decide to turn away from this marriage. "He think this is a game?"
"I'm sure he has his reasons for doing so." exclaimed Nadia as she and her husband sat on the couch of the living room, while Aleeya pours in the coffee into the coffee mug. "Just wait for him to sort his mind and comes back home again.....then we could all listen to what he needs to say."
"Yah, I will love to listen to the side of his stories.....and he will need to prepare himself with my response to that." utters Zaki sarcastically. Aleeya heart was breaking as she felt her uncle, was being too harsh on his accusation towards Aden. She stood up, and walks away from them, as she headed towards the veranda with a silent cry. She looks at the vast clouds and she knew, night was beginning to set in soon, however there were still no sign of Aden, since he has been gone for almost three days and despite she had religiously tried to call him through his mobile phone, but he never respond...and she begins to feel anxious about this.
"I never thought Aden, will be irresponsible to walk away like this." continues Zaki with his ratting. "He has definately embarrased and shame our family good name." exclaimed Zaki.
"Just stop it will you!" yelled Aleeya....tearfully. "Some things can never be prevented.....it just happens!" cried Aleeya as she stared intensely towards Zaki.
"I believe, I need to carry this fate with an open mind." exclaimed Maya as she steps out from her room..looking calm and compose..much to their surprised. "The world is vast, one door has been close but there are few more doors which has been laid and open for me. I know...I'm not worthy of his love....I know who am I..and what I used to be. I will never blame him for doing this...in fact I should be thankfull.....as he had safe me from my unfortunate and traumatic life and he had showed me the true meaning of life, compassion and grace." utters Maya as she fight back her tears. "I will always love him...I can't deny that fact...and I shall carry this love in my heart, even if my chapters of life with him, was written and meant to end this way."
Aleeya, saw Maya has packed up her stuffs and other belongings and she knew Maya is leaving. "Maya, maybe you should wait for a while..who knows..Aden might be might comes back home again." cries Aleeya as she was not ready to let Maya leave without listening to Aden's explaination.
"I have already spoken to your aunty that, I will be leaving tonight with her back to Thailand." exclaimed Maya as she tries to seal her sadness away from Aleeya. Maya went back into her room, as she sat on the bed...and had her teary eyes staring solemnly all over the room. And then, she looks at her wedding ring on her finger.....and this time her tears stream down on her face. With a broken heart, she removes the ring off from her finger and place it on top of the dressing table. As she give herself a huge sigh...she perk up a smile of new hope....a new direction. Maya stood up and walk out from that room.....carrying a fresh new chapter which will link her to that new found direction.
Seeing Maya was determine to go....Aleeya was left with no other choice but to release this precious kite.....detached away from it's string. "Maya, do keep in touch." utters Aleeya tearfully.
Maya nods her head and then she embrace Aleeya with all her might....it is hard for her to leave but she knew...she was left with no other chioce. "Take care all right. Fulfil your parent's hope....and reach out for that dream..which you had been secretly telling me. I shall remember you in my prayers." utters Maya as she carries her trolley luggage and her bag pack before she headed towards the front door and step out from that home.
Nadia and Zaki exchange embraces with Aleeya, "Why don't you come with us?" asked Zaki with concerned in his voice.
"It's okay...I shall be fine here." replies Aleeya solemnly...as she really wanted to wait for Aden to come back..and if he decides to continue with his hiding game....she's determined to search for him no matter how difficult it might gets.
"Do call us if there'sa any news." said Nadia as she kissed Aleeya on her temple before she headed towards their vehicle.
Maya stood by Zaki's car as she had her sight towards Aleeya and then towards the house. "I have failed aunty Zaharah...please forgive me." utters Maya sadly towards herself and then slowly, she enters inside the car.
It's destroying his soul, as he watches her leave.....! Aden stood close behind the old tree until his father's car was out from his sight. And then he saw his sister...was getting back into their home. Aden crepts out from his hide out and headed towards his home.
"Aleeya." he called out sadly.
"Aden?" cried Aleeya with tears in her eyes as she ran to embrace him. "Where have you been?" asked Aleeya.
Aden saw the wedding ring has been place onto the dressing table....he felt helpless as he sat on Maya's bed.
"Here have a cup of tea." utters Aleeya as he hands him a mug of tea in his hands. "Aden, you should at least give yourself a chance to justify yourself...in these. Maya should know about your condition."
"No...she must never know about this...cause I know her....she will still want to be with me...to be my wife. I can't give her a life...it wil be unfair for her to be tied down with a HIV person like me." cries Aden tearfully.
"Her love towards you is remarkable......you meant so much to her. I'm sure, things will work out fine for both of you." exclaimed Aleeya.
"And live with this guilt for the rest of my life with her...I didn't have the heart to punish her that way." said Aden with tears in his eyes.
Aleeya shuts her eyes and then she asked, "How about you Aden? Let yourself be treated all right."
"I went back to that local hospital..for further investigation about my condition. The haunting sick feeling which I have been trying to fight off....had succeed it's way of destroying me." utters Aden. "The doctor told me, I was infected from the blood or whatever stuff that was injected to me by......Ilhan." utters Aden sorrowfully. "He had won this battle against me." continues Aden as he felt hopeless.
"Aden, don't let this set back with hold your self-esteem and confidence....which you have been gifted with. Now lets focus on your further treatment.." trails Aleeya.
"What's the point....I still end up dead anyway!" snapped Aden, as he stood up and walk towards the window as he had his sight at the vast cloud skies. The beauty of the glittering stars above the sky does not seems to ease the solemness of his heart.
Aleeya came closer towards Aden. "Do you remember those promises which you had vow to me and not forgetting towards my parents?" asked Aleeya, as she tries to inject some courage into his greyish diminished soul. Aden stare at her in wonder."I still need you here with me." utters Aleeya as she place her hand onto Aden's shoulder. Aden nods his head as he bring his sister closer towards him and held her in his arms.
Three months has past by swiftly, with Aden been constantly and diligiously went for his treatment. His dose of antibiotics and supplement will be topped up once all that course has been completed. Aleeya was glad that Aden had finally come to his senses to get himself treated....cause Aleeya felt sure Aden could still lead a normal life despite of his illness. Aleeya will be commecing her duty as a student paramedic during her attachment period....as that's what she has been striving and dreaming of..to be a paramedic. The amazing friendship which she had form with Maya....miraculously gets stronger...as they keep in tourched through email and phonecalls. However, due to Aden's request, Maya was unknown about Aden's terrible illness.....as he pleads with Aleeya not to mention any word about him to her....even though Maya will occasionally asked about his well-being. However, Aden was enlightened, knowing that Maya has been doing very well with her new found dream as a social worker back in Thailand under his aunty Nadia constant guidant.
"Are you sure about this new plan of yours?" asked Aleeya with concerned as she stared intensely towards Aden. "How about your medication and your treatment?"
"I really want to do this....!" exclaimed Aden as he showed her the document with his signature on it. "About my treatment and my meds....you do not have to worry about that." utters Aden with a smile.
"How are you going to get all your antibiotics and supplement when you are at the other corner of the world.....?" asked Aleeya. "Does Kabul supplies all that?" cried Aleeya again.
"This is a chance of a lifetime...being a free lance photographer....there." exclaimed Aden excitedly.
"What you are doing, is a suicide mission." utters Aleeya as she shakes her head in dismay.
"Aleeya, I will be fine...My God you sound just like mum!" giggles Aden.
Aden sets himself busy as he begins to pack his stuffs in his bagpack. He place his passport at the front pocket of his bag.....and together with his mini laptop and some of his camera with the rest of it's gadgets at the back pocket of his bag. And then he sat on his bed, as he held on to Maya's picture and looks at it with tears in his eyes. Aden held the wedding ring, which Maya had place on the dressing table before she left. Aden carefully tied back the ring at the end of the string, of the bookmark pendant which Maya has forgotten to bring along before she left. Aden had his last look of his room, before he closed the door.
"I'm ready." exclaimed Aden as he saw Aleeya and Sarah was waitng for him at the living room as they had plan to sent him off for his long trip to Kabul.....Afghanistan. Even though it was simply hard to let him go...but Aleeya knew...this has always been his long time dream and passion...a new door which has been laid open for him.
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