Canvas Thee Thoughts : Recounting Baits

 

“Do you really need to leave?” I asked gloomily.

“It’s just a couple of days only..” replied Ezra with a smile. “And it’s a working trip mind you not a resort vacation.”

“Come on Ezra, please let me come with you?” I begged.

“Oh Reem. N.O .. no. The shop needs you..” state Ezra as he busily packing his clothing and other of his stuff into his bag. “I’ll be gone for just couple of days not years..if I can managed to pass the years though.” Exclaimed Ezra faintly.

“There.. that’s the reason.. so let me come with you..” I plead again coaxing him therefore he could change his mind.

“Reem.. you are already officially engaged to Habil..so it doesn’t look right for me to let you tagged along with me in this trip..” state Ezra firmly as he playfully tossed my hair.

“An engagement which I never agreed upon..” I mark solemnly. 

“Habil will protect you..and I believe he’s the best man to do it..furthermore he’s my brother..” pacify Ezra as he looked at me with a smile. With those words he slung his bag in his arm and left.

A week had passed by but still there’s no sign of Ezra coming back. The florist shop seems to kind of losing its glitter of joy and laughter ever since Ezra left. Or probably that was just my mind trying to set that scene to be.

“Reem, I noticed you’ve been too pre occupied yourself being here.” Remarks my dad in a worrisome tone.

“I need to keep tabs with the orders ..” I replied shortly as I continue diligently stacking and filing all the past and present orders invoices.

“Reem, don’t hide things from me. You seemed hurt and anguish..” state my dad as he came close to the counter and sat next to me.

“Habil touched me.” I mutters faintly as I had my sight upon my empty coffee mark. “Without my willingness..”

“Oh sweetheart.. I’m afraid that’s hard to believe..” he ponder.

I smile meekly and then I said. “Even I find it’s hard to believe that he’s capable of hurting me in such manner. He claimed he was drugged and he wasn’t himself when he had …”

My dad hold me close to him. It’s the very first time he had actually ever embrace me. “I’m hurt dad..it’s killing me.. please dad, don’t let Ezra know about this..and another thing, do call off my engagement with Habil..”

Upon that moment suddenly three being had stormed into our florist shop.

“We are closing now..” marks my dad as he moved forward towards one of the men. However without a warning he had strike my dad with a cricket bat much to my horror.

“Dad!!!” I cried as I quickly got to him and hold him my side.

“You must be Reem Sumaiyah..” he exclaimed with a wicked grin as he came forward and roughly pulled me up closer towards him.

“I don’t know if you could ever recall me..” he snarled.

“Remind me then.. who the hell you are and what do you want?!!” I yelled as I struggle beneath his arms.

“My dad and Aaron used to be partners in business. Pharmacology and Biochemical products.. all those drugs and medical stuff. They start small.. something like this pathetic florist shop of yours. My dad slotted himself day and night to bring PAB to be well known, globally known. Aaron promised he will make my dad the CEO of the second empire once it’s build, but what irks us Aaron decides to put you in charge instead..”

“I swear I didn’t know anything about this..” I rant as I winced in pain as he held on to my hair so tightly in his hands. 

“Bullshit!!!” He roared and in a split moment he slapped me hard across my face. The impact was so strong that I was flung few feet away from him.

Out of sudden I begins to recap at one point of time, when I was coming back from college, I notice Aaron and another gentleman was a deep discussion that turns out to be a heated argument. I recalled Aaron was against this man policy of selling high toxicity drugs that he claimed could cure cancer. 

“Your father is a greedy man. He wanted to sell toxic drugs to gain more profit..” I cried as I struggle to stand up.

“You know nothing about him..don’t you dare calling him names..” he bark as he strode towards me and forcefully held me up closer next to him. “Fuh.. just look at you.. I didn’t know Aaron has kept you pretty well..”

“Leave my daughter alone..” pleads my dad anxiously.

“Dad..” I cried in fear as the being drag me towards the corner of the shop. “Please don’t hurt me..” I plead. “You want the company, just let me sign any papers you need me to sign..”

“Oh you will definitely sign them alright, but let me taste you first..” he cried as he pin me with his body upon the floor. 

I cried in terror and fear. “Habil..!”

In that split moments there was a fight commotion had break up in the shop. Despite that frantic moment, the barbaric being continuously tormented me with his rough touches and kisses. I cried tearfully feeling so sick and disgusted. “No..” I cried in desperation.

Suddenly I felt relieved from the heaviness of his body..he had been roughly shove away from me.

“Reem..” mutters a gentle voice. It was Habil.

In another second, Habil had furiously threw few punches towards that being.

“Habil, the son of Aaron..” smirked that being. “Another form that will perished in my hand..” with those words without me realising it, he had held a long dagger. Within that mere moment, he had cruelly shove it towards Habil’s torso. Not once but twice..

“Habil!!!” I screamed tearfully as I struggle and quickly held on to Habil fallen form. “No..no..no this can’t be happening..” Habil quiver in pain and sorrow in my arms. “No..” upon that notion, suddenly my mind and turns bleak. The fear doesn’t resounds me but another soul has gain me..the soul of darkness.