Bride of Elim

CHAPTER 19

***IT WAS ME.***

Pain. That is what I was feeling the moment i opened my eyes to huney gold orbs glaring furiously at me. I couldn't believe what was happening. The only man in the whole world whom I thought would never ever hurt me was holding me by the throat. I gasped for air as I tried to break free from the Jaws of death. I called out his name trying to snap him out of it. "Malik. Malik please.. " I called out with my barely audible hoarse voice but He didn't seem to here me.

The next thing I knew I was flying across the room. "Bang! "I yelped in anguish as My back collided with the wall. He threw me on the wall. My f**ng husband flipped out and almost killed me. I was so frightened that my whole body started trembling. Someone must have heard the noises because the guards started banging on the door until I opened.

Malik ran straight to the balcony and jumped off and my heart dropped. Luckily he did not get hurt, I think... Because the guards said that he ran to the forest. Something went terribly wrong with him. I couldn't really tell what happened but we were just talking and laughing over the fact that Matthew asked Malik to grant him permission to bring women into the palace. Boys. I couldn't tell what really happened after that but I suddenly noticed that he was staring blankly at me and the next thing I was being held by the throat.

I struggled to understand what really happened. It had been a few days since we came back from the cabin and we were happier than we'd ever been ever since we got married. Everything was in the clear, we knew how we felt about each other and we both acknowledged those feelings. I could not think of anything that might have caused him to switch on me like that but judging from from the look of his eyes Elim was on the surface.

"Meera, what happened dear? Are you alright? " mother asked the as she helped me up and sat me on the couch. My whole body ached and I could not utter a word because of the pain in my throat. I wanted to explain what happened but I couldn't. I felt tears burning on my eyes and I just could not stop them from busting out. Mother consoled me as I cried in her arms.

What hurt more than my body was my heart. Yes, I was a little traumatized but Malik was my husband and I couldn't help but worry about him. Where he might haven't been or if he was safe wherever he was. We had only just confessed our love for each other, how could Elim suddenly go berserk at such a time? Didn't he want me closer to him? These questions kept ringing in my head as mother soothed me.

"The king seem to have disappeared deep in the forest." I was too engulfed on my own anguish that I completely forgot about mother. She was trying so hard to keep it together. "Have Zacchaeous summon the general, Don't let anyone find outside know about this." Mother ordered one of the guards. I so wanted to be there for mother at that time just as she consoled me but the pain on my body was growing by the second. I felt darkness drawing me closer with each blink of my eyes, eventually I gave in.

There was nothing in there but darkness, I felt like I was sleeping but I usually had dreams when I slept. I wasn't scared or anything but I wanted to wake up so bad. I needed to know that my husband was alright, to know that he was okay but I just didn't know how. I found myself pacing up and down there frustrated by my inability to wake from it but I later gave up because no matter how much I shouted or how loud I screamed, nothing changed.

Time passed and there was still nothing. It would have been nice if I had someone to talk to even if I couldn't see them in there but unfortunately there was nothing. After what seemed like decades, I started hearing distant voices. "She should have been awake by now, right?" Mother's voice echoed in the darkness." Cassandra, please tell me the truth. What really happened to my daughter? " Another voice sounded. Aunt. She took my hand and brushed it slowly. Oh how I missed her, I had not seen her in a while.

"It was the King." Mother answered. "What? What do you mean it was the King? Isn't he supposed to protect her. Cass, what's going on? How did he put her in such a state? " Aunt asked one question after the other, not giving mother the chance to answer. "He... He attacked her." Mother started sniffing, I could tell she was crying.

"Sabah says that someone cursed him but he didn't say who. What we know is that the person had a strong grudge against him and the only way to break the spell is for Meera to wake up....because she is the only one that can find him." She said then busted out and cried. "My son Liza... It's been two days and his wife, our only hope to finding him is still unconscious. " She wailed even more. My heart broke. It had been two days and they still had not found him. "What if something bad happened to him? what am I going to do? " I asked myself as I started crying as well.

"Shhh..... It's going to be okay Cass, Meera will wake up, she is strong. She will wake up, she has to." aunt comforted. It sounded more like she was convincing herself than mother. What do Malik do to that person to deserve such a harsh punishment. How could they take him away from me. I had to find a way to wake up, no matter what happened I needed to find my husband and bring him home. Even though I had no idea how I was going to do that but it had to be done By me, but I needed to get up in Order to do that.

Soon the was silence again. Right then I decided to search further into the darkness. There must have been something there. I searched until I could not search any longer. There was no telling how vast the place was, I could have been going in circles and I wouldn't know because it was dark. I was exhausted it felt like I've been at it for hours so I decided to rest a bit. "Why do you just die Meera?" The most unexpected voice echoed in the darkness disturbing my rest. What did she want? I wasn't sure. Probably to tell me how undeserving I was of my title, whatever! She meant nothing to me and her little visit was annoying the crap out of me.

"It should have been me. I was supposed to be the one by his side but you showed up and ruined everything for me. " she spat. I could tell she was pissed but who cares about her, I was the one stuck in the dark and she saw a chance to come and be a b*tch as always. "You thought you could come here and take what's mine? Never!! How dare he choose you over me. I did everything to make him happy and he still chose you, huh? " That b*** was crazy I'm telling you, I mean what was the point of telling me all that. Nutcase.

"Let me tell you a secret dear cousin." She whispered closer to me. "It was me. I made him crazy" she let out a wretched laugh. "f****witch, I'm going to kill you for this." I yelled, of course no one heard me but this made me more determined to wake up. " I going to tear you into shreds, you here me." I added. It was so frustrating because she couldn't hear me. I was going to make sure she pays for what she did when I woke up, how dare she do something like that to my husband.

"You two will never be together. Now you will feel my pain. " She said with so much vernom on her tone it made my skin crawl. I listened to her footsteps as she walked away. "You are going to pay for this Naomi." I muttered.