Adam's Eye : Chapter Nineteen

After packing up all his belongings, Zaki headed towards the car and speed off the road. The pain and bruises leaves a mark on his skin but the scars of anger and revenge still remains fully intact in his heart. He had swear to himself that he is not going to get this over. He drove towards the inn house as he had plan to meet somebody. Zaki got off his car and went straight into the dining area, there he saw him sitting waiting for him at one of the dinner table. The man was about his age somewhere around thirty. He was fair skin and he had long wavy hair until his collar neck which he tied neatly into a ponytail. His eyes were greyish blue and he had a nice moustache and a goatee which he had trim very neatly. He got intense look written all over his face and not a tinge of happiness can be seen from the first sight of his look.

"At last I've got to meet you in person." said Zaki as he draws out the chair and sat on it.

"The shop has been destroyed ...now what else do you want." exclaimed the man coldly towards Zaki.

"That shop you had send your men to do it..but this I want you to do it personally. I'm willing to pay you double then what you have earn before." replied Zaki and he took out a photograph of Adam and show it to the man. "I want you to finish him off...but do it discreetly." continues Zaki.

The man is an assasin which Zaki had known from his other shady friends. He took the photograph from Zaki's hand and begins examining it. He stares at it for a moment and then without asking any questions he replies, "Consider it done."

Zaharah and Adam were having sleepness night and Adam was determined not to let anything happens towards Zaharah again. He had decides to press charges againts Zaki for all the things which he had did previously. The next morning as Adam was getting ready to head to the office, Zaharah sat on the bed looking solemnly. Adam sat beside her and touch her cheeks."Don't be afraid alright..he won't be able to be near you again cause there are cops downstairs."

"How about you? I fear for your safety too..." cried Zaharah looking straight into his eyes.

"I will be fine....I will be back soon.." said Adam and he kisses her lips trying to calm her emotion and fear down. Zaharah nodded and sent him towards the door as he left in his father's car. As he drove off, Adam wave towards Zaharah. Zaharah held out her hand and wave but she had a strange feeling....and it makes her heart papalting fast in her chest. Maybe she was nervous about the whole horryfying incident the day before. She went back into her room and waited patiencely for Ana and Aden return as that what Ana had promised. It has been three months she had not set her eyes on them...and she misses Aden so much. The thought of Aden however manage to calm her soul and she breaks into a smile as she touch her tiny bulging tummy.

Adam drove and headed straight towards the carpark. But then he decides to buy a cup of coffee at the shop which was situated at the opposite side of the road. As he was crossing along the zebra crossing,he did not notice there's another car speeding along the road. As he turn to face the vehicle...it was to late. The car had slammed hard agaisnt him . The impact was so strong until he was flung three metres away from the car and his body crashed into one of the display glass panel. The car speed off and was out of sight. The glass had cut through his skins and he was bleeding almost everywhere. He felt excrurating pain especially in his eyes. He struggle to open his eyes but his vision becames blur and then blank. He begins to cough out blood and then Zaharah came into his mind. "Zaharah..." he struggles to call out her name ....he felt his lungs getting heavy and tighter and his mind becomes bleak.

Ana and Aden had arrived in that morning just few minutes after Adam left. Aden ran towards Zaharah calling her out and hugging her legs. "Aden...my look you have grown...mummy miss you too.." cried Zaharah as she carry him in her arms and then she hug Ana. They were exchanging conversation and Zaharah decides not to tell Ana about the horrid things which Zaki had tried to do to her. Zaharah felt glad cause she don't feel that lonely now Ana and Aden was around. As they were talking and giggling suddenly there was a knock on the door. Zaharah went towards the door and she was surprised cause there were two policemen stood in front of her.

"Yes..may I help you?" asked Zaharah.

"Are you Mrs Adam?" asked one of the policemen. Zaharah nodded and her heart was racing heart in her chest again.

"I'm inspector Imran and this is my staff Sergent Daud....it's about your husband. Please remain calm madam." said one of the policemen and he pause for a while. Zaharah waited anxiously.

"He had an accident and he was now treated at the ICU." continue the policemen. Zaharah felt like her world going to collapes. She was speechless but tears begins to fall on her face. Ana came by and hold Zaharah in her arms.

"We will be there." replied Ana. She told the nanny to bring Aden into the nursery room. Still holding Zaharah's arm they both walk towards the police car. Upon reaching the ward which Adam was treated, Zaharah becomes lost and confused. She struggles to keep her mind straight as she needs to be strong no matter what happens. Then the doctor who had examined Adam came out and called out for Adam's close relation. Zaharah stood up with a heavy heart.

"Mr Adan had sufferred mutiple fractures and some cuts due to the glass panel. But with rehab session and several skin graphts he will be fine ...what I am afraid is.....his cornea and retina has been totally damaged due to the impact of the shattered glass which had enters his eyes. He will be permanently blind."

Zaharah could not believe what she had heard....she stood againts the wall and cry not wanting to believe the words which the doctor had just spoken to her. "Can I see him?" asked Zaharah as she regains her compose. The doctor nodded and asked the nurse to bring Zaharah and Ana into Adam's room. Zaharah heart broke to pieces when she saw Adam lay motionless on the hospital bed. She saw so many drips and bandages on him. "Adam...I'm here." cried Zaharah softly as she kiss his forehead. His eyes was bandange and she cries holding his hand towards her face.

Back at the office, Zaki sat motionlessly on his chair and then he received a call. It was Ana.

"Zaki...your brother had an accident...and he's in crtitical conditon now." cried Ana tearfully.

"Calm down ma...I will be there soon." replied Zaki and slammed down the receiver. He could not believe that Adam had eventually survive in that accident. He was unpleased with this news and he call the assasin which he had hired. "He survived and he's in the hospital..so I'm sure you know what you have to do now." said Zaki coldly ordering the assasin to finish up his fail task.

"If you insists." replied the assasin and put down the receiver. Zaki smile coyly to himself when suddenly Sandy came in with a letter in her hands. "Sir this is for you" and then she left.

Zaki took the letter and begin reading the contents.

"Dear brother, I know you are upset about the thing which father had done to you due to my selfishness. And I know I do not deserved to receive any of his wealth cause to me you are my wealth...my only brother whom I had always loves and respect. Therefore I've decided to give all the share of pa's heritance into yout hands cause I felt you do deserve them more than I do. Lastly, you have open up my minds on many things....the world is vast and many things and knowlegde can be gain from it......if you perseviour. Those are the words which you had spoken to me during our childhood days and I shall keep that in mind until my last breath. Adam"

On the other letter, it was the assets transfer letter which need Zaki's signature. Zaki sank back on his chair and he felt the heavy guilt had fallen on his shoulder and that was to great for him to shallow. It was not about the transfer assest but the way Adam had felt for him all this time despite his horrible acts. How could Adam has such a gracious heart that he can't feel love towards his younger brother anymore. He was blinded...so blinded with anger and jealousy. He flung all his stationary and documents on the floor. Tears begins to fall on his face. "What have I done?" he wails and cried as he cover his face with his hands. Suddenly he remembers the assasin which he had employ "The assasin...no..!" He grab his car keys and rushed out from his office. Everyone was wondering about Zaki strange reaction. After walking away from the elevator he run towards his car and speed off heading towards the hospital. However along the way, he saw the crash site. His heart felt heavy when he saw all the shattered glass and pool of blood was all over the floor. The place has been condorned as it was a hit and run case. Cops were everywhere inspecting the crash site. Zaki could not bear to watch this any longer and continue his journey to the hospital.

The assasin had discover the ward which Adam was admitted and headed straight towards the elevator to accomplish his task. Taking a man's life who is dying is as simple as lighting a match. As he was about to step into the elevator someone had caught his attention. A young woman walks out of it looking so sad and solemn.

"Zaharah." thought the assasin and stood frooze. Without hesitation he went out from the elevator and called out her name. "Zaharah."

Zaharah stood frooze on the walk way...That voice....that voice which she had been always hoping to hear again. She slowly turn to face him...she could not contain her tears anymore and let them fell gently on her face....it was Izaldeen.

"Izaldeen" she stammered however she felt numb and remain on that position. Izaldeen run towards her and hug her with all his might. He begins to cry.....he felt as though his spirit and life had blown into his soul again. He touches her face as he could not believe that he will somehow be able to see his sister again. "There's so many things we have lost." cried Izaldeen. Zaharah nodded. Her prayers has been answered afterall....now she had Izaldeen by her side to take some of the pains and torment that she's going through right now.

"Are you visiting someone here?" asked Izaldeen as he follows her towards Adam's bedside. Izaldeen feels some sense of fear and sudder as they were both walking along the corridor of the ward. His heart almost stop beating when he realised that the person whom Zaharah is going to see got the same ward and bed number which he was instructed to kill. As they both enters the room, Izaldeen was shocked that man which was lying motionless is Adam, his sister husband.

"This is Adam. He's my husband." wept Zaharah. She walk closer towards Adam side and sat beside him...holding his hand towards her cheeks. Izaldeen becomes speechless and he felt guilty to the core cause he was the one who had hit Adam and he saw how Adam was flung off towards the glass panel. Izaldeen closed his eyes as tears begins to fall on his cheeks.

"After you are gone....my heart shattered to pieces. I felt angry with everyone...and I hated myself. Until he came into my life and makes me breath again. And now I could not imagine my life without him by my side." cried Zaharah. Izaldeen sat close towards her and hold her in his arms.

"I'm sorry." he whispered. "After that horrible night, those people threw me off along this deserted road and left me to die. I was lost and I thought my life is going to end there. But I was discovered by a group of men. They help to nurse my wound until I'm well again."

"Why did't you come back and look for me again?" asked Zaharah in between tears.

"I did....but that bitch...." Izaldeen pause as anger sets in his soul.

"You went back....what happen then?" asked Zaharah again as she was curious about it and furthermore she wanted to know how that family has been doing. Izaldeen remains silence as he could not mention the things which he and his gang had did to them. During the night when he came back for Zaharah, he recall how Siti had scornfully told him off. "I have married her off to some rich man. There's nothing left for you here anymore...now get out of my house." Upon hearing that response, he strike her with his hand send her fall backwards on the floor. Then he call out his gang to tie her up. Soon her husband and her daughter came out from their kitchen after they heard the commotion. Without mercy, he killed them using his sharp dagger which he had always keep in his jacket. His gang begins pouring the kerosene oil all over the house and with his ciggarrete he set the whole house on fire.

"Zaharah, there's something which you need to know about me. I'm not like what I'm used to be before....things has change.." Zaharah looks at Izaldeen with full of questions in her thoughts but before she could say anything someone had enters the room. It was Zaki looking remoseful and guilt could be seen written all over his face. And what a terrible shocked he had when he saw the assasin which he had employed was sitting by Zaharah's side. Upon seeing Zaki entering the room, Zaharah stood up and attacked him.

"How dare you come here..you animal! Get out! Go...leave us.....!" cried Zaharah as she begins slapping and beating Zaki on his face and chest. Zaki's tears fell on his face and he let Zaharah beat him..if that's can makes her feel better. Izaldeen stood up and pull Zaharah away.

"Calm down...Zaharah! Please forgive my sister." exclaimed Izaldeen. Zaharah eventually caim down and went back towards and Adam and sat beside him sobbing quietly. Izaldeen pulls Zaki away from the room and brings him into the empty storeroom.

"He's your brother? You want me to kill you brother?" asked Izaldeen furiously.
"It was a mistake...I've sin." replied Zaki not knowing how to answer to Izaldeen'd question.

"If I have known that you were both brothers I would not take your offer..to kill him." cried Izaldeen.

"How could you? Both of you?" to their horror Zaharah had overheard their conversation. Izaldeen rushed towards her holding on to her hands."Zaharah....Zaharah...I did not know he's your husband." exclaimed Izaldeen cause he knew he had breaks her heart.

"And you think that can justify for what you have done? How many more lifes have you taken huh? How many husbands, sons, fathers have you killed, Tell me?" screamed Zaharah. "I just do my prayers...Thankful to God for bringging back my brother...but now I wish he never came back at all." cried Zaharah. "And please don't come back and look for me again..cause to me my brother is dead." continue Zaharah and she ran without turning back. Izaldeen stood frooze.

"I'm sorry..please forgive me." said Zaki. Izaldeen walks out from the storeroom and left with a heavy heart.

Zaharah felt exhausted with all the crying but she can't sleep. She look at Adam....touching his face and carressing his hair. "Adam...please come back...you can't leave me like this." whispered Zaharah. Just then Zaki came in. Zaharah remains silence but her heart was burning with rage.

"Zaharah ...please forgive me!"

"Go and seek God's forgiveness...not mine." exclaimed Zaharah clunching her fists. "Why the sudden change....trying to be a saint now? Just because Adam had transfered his share of wealth to you and that's why you decides to be good towards us...hypocrite." replied Zaharah sconfully.

"No...it's not about the wealth...it's about his love towards me." replied Zaki tearfully. "Zaharah what do you want me to do to atone all this?"

"Shoot yourself!" answered Zaharah sacastically....as she don't care even if he decides to jump of the cliff....she don't care. Zaharah stood up and shouted "Now get out of my sight...we don't need you here...get out." wailed Zaharah. Suddenly she felt her tummy begins to hurt. The spasm is too much and she begins to break into sweat. Zaki was about to leave but then he saw Zaharah was holding on to her tummy...breathing heavily..and then he saw blood flow out from her. Zaki rushed towards her and held her as she fainted.

"Zaharah,,,Zaharah,,,,what's wrong? There were so much blood gushing out from Zaharah's below and Zaki becomes alarm. He call out for the nurses. The nurses came in and she quickly instruct one of her colleagues to call for the doctor. A trolley was brought in and Zaki carried her onto the trolley. Just then Ana came and what a shocked she had upon seeing Zaharah's condition. The nurses wheel Zaharah towards the emergency department and the doctor begins examining her.

"Ma..this is all my fault." cried Zaki tearfully. Ana was angry and upset with Zaki however she remains calm cause she does not want to create any more unnessary scene cause what is done can't be undone. After a few while the doctor came out. Zaki rushed towards him asking about her condition.

"We have already scan her foetus...however we can't find any heartbeat. I guess the baby is gone and we need to terminate this pregnancy." replied the doctor. Upon hear that replied, Zaki covered his face with both his hands...he hated himself. "We need to carry out this procedure now or else we will lose her as well...so please sign this consent form for this procedure."

Zaki's hand was trembling as he read through the procedure....at last he knew he can't lose her and he signs his name at the bottom of the form.