“I will cook you some food love. You have to eat something.” “No please. I am not hungry. Just hug me to sleep,” her weak voice reached my ears and I couldn’t deny them. I did not have that much strength in me. I laid beside her and turned her body to make it face me. I slid my one hand under her waist and pulled her even closer to me until there was no space left between us. I hugged her feeling a lot of things; love, care, pain, hate. “Gabriel?” she whispered. “Yes love.” “I Love You!” There. She said those words to me. If she’d said to me before yesterday then I would’ve been the happiest and most probably the craziest person on the earth. I would declare a holiday in the entire city, I would take her in my arms and kiss her until we both run out of breathe, but today, it was different. I felt only pain. “Zayla?” She did not speak. She was already in her wonderland. “I don’t want to love you anymore love.” The next morning, I did not leave her side like yesterday. I woke u

Without wasting any more time, I got dressed and we both went to the Julia’s fashion house.The minute we entered, we instantly knew that it was the best wedding decision we could’ve ever taken. The way the beautiful dresses worn by mannequin welcomed us and seeing all those white wedding dresses hung on the cloth bars as we walked further into the store and watching all the other high-class to-be-bride trying on their bridal gowns was a view one could never get tired of.“Hi ma’am! Do you have an appointment?” a lady in a neat black suit and pencil skirt greeted us with a tablet in her hand.“Yes. It should be under the name Zayla.”“Zayla?” she started scrolling through the tablet screen but frowned. “I’m sorry ma’am. We have no reservation under that name.”“But that is my name. My fiancé booked an appointed today.”“Then could you tell me your fiancé’s name please?”“Gabriel.”“Sorry ma’am. We have no reservation under that name too.”“Are you sure Gabriel told you to go here TODA

The lunch went smooth from that point onwards except for Aunt Anna leaving early without eating anything. She gave her blessings to Hannah and Liam and left. The food barely went in my mouth and down the throat.Hannah’s mom tried to divert my mind but that was not possible. My mind would never get over all of Aunt Anna’s words. I knew about the prophecy before, I did but back then it was just a story for me, like a bedtime story for a child. But after knowing what happened to her, I couldn’t let go off this bitter feeling in my stomach.But still the thought of parting from Gabriel never occurred in my mind. I was slowly getting used to him in my life. He was one person who’d think of my safety before his own. I might be the weak one but Gabriel would make sure to nothing happens to me. I was sure of that. I trusted him. I loved him.I took my leave from everyone and headed back home with a downhearted face.First Gabriel had ghosted me and then all of the things that was said at Han

I didn’t realize for how long I was asleep until I heard loud commotions downstairs. I could hear it was Gabriel’s voice and it felt like he was scolding the maids. I was startled when I heard glass breaks. So I sat up and got out of bed. When I reached to the door and opened it Gabriel was already approaching my way. I was shocked seeing his attire; he wasn’t wearing the coat from this morning, the shirts weren’t tugged in properly like before, his neat gelled hair was all messy and he wreaked alcohol. “Did you seriously get this drunk on our wedding night?” I asked him as he entered the room. “Oh I am so sorry Zayla. Did you want be to be sober for something?” he said with a smirk. His sarcasm wasn’t hidden. “Let’s just talk tomorrow.” I closed the door and walked pass him but he grabbed my hand. I tried to break free but he grabbed them even more tightly. “Gabriel leave. You’re hurting me.” “Oh did I hurt you?” he left the hold and raised his hands up in surrender. But the

Gabriel’s p.o.vThis morning when I woke up, the first thing I saw was her face and the wounds on her forehead and lips. They were still fresh. I was too drunk last night and I couldn’t recall anything. But still I knew that it was because of me. I was the one who hurt her. And as much as I wanted to have her in my arms and treat those wounds myself as I beg her for forgiveness, I couldn’t do that. I couldn’t forgive her first. I couldn’t forget Albert.“Drinking on an empty stomach so early in the morning huh?” Alex pulled the chair beside me and sat on it, breaking my musings.“No one called you here.”“I am aware. And this is a public bar. One can come uninvited. This is how this place runs.”“I am not in the mood Alex.”“Whatever… you just got married yesterday and here you are drinking like a complete loser.”“I said I am not in the mood.”“Forget the past Gabriel. You loved Zayla without knowing that she was related to Albert. And he is gone now. So forget the past and move on.