THREE

She was sitting in the waiting area as Ara's hands were stained with dark red blood. Her whole body was shivering as tears were constantly running down her eyes. The night turned into a nightmare for her. Uncle Jonathan was right as she was blessed and should be thankful that at least he was giving her a shelter even if that wasn't home for her but that was safe.

It was all her fault. She knew every dream can't come true. She should have given up as after that she wouldn't be there in a hospital praying for someone's life.

The hospitals nurse came as she asked her for water or anything else as she felt sympathy for a young girl crying alone. Ara gently nodded her head in no as she saw Aunt Samiya coming through the corridors. She was crying as Ara reached her.

"W-what happened? Is he alright?" She asked about the driver as when Ara grabbed Aunt Samiya the driver took a sharp turn and the car tripled over. They were scared and bewildered at first as they were alone but Ara approached the car to see a man in his forties lying unconsciously with blood oozing out from his forehead. She checked his pulse as from the neck as it was mild but enough for Ara to sigh in relief with her blurry vision because of the tears.

Her gaze fell up on the phone where a recorder was on as she came to conclusion that he must be using phone that's why he couldn't see them at first.

Ara took the phone as she turned off the recorder to call an ambulance. She handed over the phone to aunt as she was scared and crying seeing the poor soul lying all in blood because of them. Aunt was calling the ambulance as Ara glanced up at the man. He had chocolate brown hairs as his black colored frame glasses were in his hands placed between his fingers. His eyelashes were thick as his nose was perfectly shaped.

"H-hey sir can you hear me." She asked while tapping his face as her heart was sinking in the pit of her stomach.

The ambulance arrived in no minute as they immediately gave him the first aid.

"The condition is critical. You both have to come with us as this is an accident and you are witness." One of the men said while gliding the stretcher inside the ambulance.

"But we can't we have to..."

"It's a procedure maam." He cut aunt in between as they had to sit in the truck because of no other option.

"They are saying it's hard to save him and the CCV footage has shown that we came in front of the car that showed the accident occurred because of us." Aunt Samiya sat helplessly as Ara's heart to drown. It was true that he took the turn because of them that made his car triple over.

"We should call uncle." Ara said as she brought water for her. She sat beside her. "We can't deal with this alone. We have to tell him eventually."

"No..." Aunt sharply nodded her head taking the last sip of water. "He would freak out and you don't know what he would do after finding out that I was helping you running away. The patient's family is coming. I hope they would understand. We have to talk to them." Aunt Samiya said as Ara prayed for that to happen.

She rested her back at the head rest as her mind was in chaos. Aunt Samiya was also right they couldn't tell Jonathan as he would definitely blame her for everything has happened. Moreover, she never wanted to marry one of his fellows. He would be like him, abusive, insecure and narcissist.

Aunt was so beautiful in her early ages that made him so insecure. He used to beat her whenever he found anyone seeing her. His beatings made her so weak that she stopped taking care of herself. She devoted all her life to her children and home.

Might be the man Jonathan was going to marry her with won't be insecure because she wasn't beautiful. She wasn't even attractive. But she prayed that he won't marry Sarah to one of his fellows as she was beautiful and perfect in every kind like her aunt used to be.

She looked beside her where Samiya was sitting with her eyes closed. Her love for her brother made her to take this perilous step. She glanced at her face that was covered with wrinkles because of the stress she was suffering from years.

She had heard the women in the neighbour saying that her aunt was so brave. She didn't run away and facing everything but for Ara, it was unwise. She knew she did that for her children because she didn't want them to have a broken family as it would affect them for the rest of their lives. She had chosen her children over her and Ara thought that was courageous but not be able to speak against violence wasn't.

Her thoughts were intervened by some noises. She looked at the entrance as few guards were coming making path for someone.

"Must be a VIP." Ara heard the nurse saying as she nodded her head with a dejected sigh. Hospital was for patients. They should treat them seeing their pain not their popularity.

She had an urge to use a restroom as she forgot that there was still blood on her fingers. She asked one of the nurses and went towards the restroom which was few corridors away. She was stepping forward with her mind in haze as it was hard for her to think about only one thing.

"Oh!...s-sorry." She turned in order to collide in someone. She just looked at the shoes as he was wearing black boots. She turned to the side without looking up when she heard that man saying.

"You okay?" That man asked as she turned around to look at him. He was wearing a black mask with a long black coat radiating a suspicious aura. His hairs were set with a gel as every flick was in its place.

"Y-yes I am fine. Thank You." Ara turned around as she saw him looking at her blood-stained hands. She moved hurriedly as she had to wash away the blood because people were seeing her with wide eyes.

After few minutes she came back in the waiting area when a nurse came. She asked them to reach the doctor's office to meet the patient's family.

Their heart started beating fast as they didn't knew what type of family they were going to meet. They just could hope for the positive things to happen. Ara followed Aunt Samiya as they reached the doctor's office. She entered the office with accelerated heartbeat after aunt only for her breath to hitch. Her heart stopped as if it never learned how to beat. Her mind could only recall one thing and that was going to be a nightmare for her.

The same dark black eyes!

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