Chapter 13 / Part One

Chapter 13

Melek

I open my eyes due to a strong cough that causes my whole body to shake uncontrollably, I turn to one side of my body and spit out all the water that burns my throat. It takes a few considerable minutes before I can breathe normally again. I sit down on what appears to be wet grass and focus on the person in front of me, the one who has pulled me out of the river... It's Habbab, the traitor, the liar, the asshole. When I left home I was sure Esat was going to kill me, instead, he was offering me a way out, we were going to go far away from the city, until Habbab, the villain of my story, appeared again.

"Why, why do you keep showing up like a fucking nightmare?" I yell angrily at him.

"I'm not going to let you die, Melek, neither by your own hand nor by your cousin's, from now on I'm going to protect you."

"You're going to protect me?" I spit at him full of sarcasm and pain. "Don't be ridiculous Habbab, the only thing I need protection from is you, and the damage