56
Maryam's POV
The next third day, she heard the news of me getting married to another woman, she got angry,she thought I cheated her. Whenever I called, she won't pick up my calls. I got angry at mom and most especially at my self,I was not able to make the woman of my dream happy,the woman who always stood by me,the woman who always give me advice on what's right and wrong.
That was why I came to your house then,but got angry coz from your reaction, I knew you wouldn't listen to me. I called my friend Hamza,we met at our usual spot and drank for a while before we go our separate ways. I still tried calling her line but instead she kept rejecting the call, so I decide to visit her usual spot, where she and her friends usually hang out.
Upon reaching there,I saw her crying and her friends were consoling her. I got angry and at the same time I hated my self for making her cried. I moved closer to them and tried to talk to her but instead, she disgraced me. She really disgrace me but I suck it in,I believe that I deserve what she did to me. I told her we needed to talk but she never listen,she wasn't ready to give me the slightest chance to explain my self to her.
I was suppose to leave her that day due to the way she had embarrassed me but I swallow my pride and with my anger boiling up in me, I dragged her out of the place,she protest but I never listen to her,if I had known I would have left her,I wouldn't have drag her out.
When her protesting was getting much, I carried her and placed her on my right shoulder,she hitted me and did so many things but I wasn't affected at all. All what was on my mind that day was to see her smile,for her to hear me out. I placed her into my car and drove off immediately.
I really don't know how she knew,the next thing I heard was she asking me if I was drunk.
_______///Years ago\\\_______
"Kareem are you drunk?"
"What! No I'm not " I tried to deny it.
"You drank that thing again?! But you promised me! You promised me Kareem! You told me you won't drink again! Was that a lie too? Is our relationship too a lie? Were you deceiving me all this while? You never loved me do you?"
"Is this how you want to repay me? With all the love I had showed you, is this what you want to repay me back with? I loved you Kareem, I really do,I put down my pride just to be with you,I declined so many guys offer just because of you Kareem, but instead what did you repay me with? Marriage! Marriage with another woman! Why? Why?!! Just why?!!! Because I was the one who asked you out? If you had never loved me why did you waste much time on me? Why Kareem?! " She bombarded me with so many questions and I couldn't even answer her one out of it.
"Answer me!!!" She screamed while tears flow down her cheeks. I hate my self for making her cry. I promise to always make her happy and now? I was doing the opposite. Instead, I never listen to her,I just kept driving to her favorite place,all what I was thinking that she would cool down once we reach there.
"Stop this car right this moment " she said but I never listen to her.
"Kareem, stop this damn car!!"
"Kareem I'm talking to you! Just stop this car. I hate you! I hate you!! I hate you!!!" She keeps hitting me but I didn't budge, I keep sucking in the pain.
"Safeenah please listen to me,just calm down OK and hear me out?"
"Don't tell me to calm down! Don't tell me to fucking calm down! How can I calm down when you're a liar and a deceiver? Tell me how can I? "
"Just stop this car,I don't want to be in same car with you. I hate you... Stop this car" she said.
Safeenah can you please listen to me?". I said turning my head to my right to take a look at her.
All of a sudden, she shout out my name. "Kareem look! Kareem!! Kareem!!" She shouts.
I turned and saw a car coming our way,I tried all my best not to crash with it but the next thing I heard was Safeenah calling out my name and everything went black.
*****
I flustered my eyes open and saw my self on a bed,everywhere was just plain white "where am I? And why is drip connected to my hand? What's going on?" I thought for a seconds before it dawn on me.
Me and Safeenah arguing...then a car...my car...it all crashed..shit! Safeenah where's she? I tried to stand up but a voice stopped me.
"Please Mr Kareem don't, you need to rest for a while". The doctor stopped me as he tried moving closer to me.
"Where is she?! Where's Safeenah? Where's my fiancée?!"
"Son?". Mom called my name as she rushed in and embrace me in a tight hug.
"I'm glad you're safe". She muttered out of breath but all those wasn't getting into me, I need to see my love.
"Hey! I was asking you a question! Where is my fiancé?!"
"Son please, just calm down...I'm sorry to say this but Safeenah is dead".
"What?! Who...who do you say was dead? Safeenah? My Safeenah?!". I bursted.
"I'm sorry,we tried all our possible best to save her but it was her time already 'From God we came from and to Him we shall all return back to' please take heart Mr Kareem". The doctor replied me.
"No! No!! No No No!!!. ..Safeenah can't be dead,she promised me! We made a promise! Mom..Mom do you know that she had promised that she won't ever leave me? Then, what was all this that I'm hearing?!"
"Son, you need to believe us. She's dead! She's a strong girl but I think it was her time"
"No! No I can't believe you all,I need to see her! I need to confirm it my self,without seeing her, I won't ever believe you all".
"But son-"
"No! I said I must see her! I want to see her NOW!!!"
I was taken to where she was and immediately my eyes came in contact with her cold face, I slump on the floor all of a sudden, I can't believe what I'm seeing, we were together few hours ago,how could this happened? How?! Just how?
I moved closer to her and called out her name numerous times but didn't get a respond from her,she was lying there peacefully, my heart was hurting, I my self was hurting, how could she leave me when she had promised not to,I tried all my best to wake her up but later realised that she's gone and she could never come back to me.
I was so devastated,I don't know what else to do.
"Kareem please don't do this to your self, don't hurt your self,she's gone,she's gone.. There's nothing you could do about it"
Yes, she's right. She's gone...and all this is because of who? Maryam... She left me because of her,she in this state because of her. Don't worry Safeenah, I'll avenge for you, I'll make sure she goes through hell,I'll make sure she regret accepting this offer, I'll make sure of that, I promise you.
*****
"Mom I'm ready, I'll marry her"
"What? Kareem do you know what you're saying? Safeenah just died and you want to-"
"Mom safeenah is dead already,I have to move on"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes Mom" . I replied her smiling and she was so happy but never did she know that I have plans already. You just wait Mom, I'll make her life a living hell in my house, I'll make her regret the day she said yes to your proposal.