Her Burning Lover

CURSED STORY

Raymond’s POV

It has been more than 15 days, and Susan is still in a coma. I cannot concentrate on any of the work or in my own life. When she went into the coma stage, I thought she would come to me soon, but it’s already 15 days.

FLASHBACK

“Where is he?” I asked Sam about Bryan’s whereabouts. “In the same warehouse, Master. Our guards were there, and everything is going according to your instructions.” Sam gave me all the information I wanted. It has been almost six days since the instructions, and I have been torturing Bryan since the day of the incident. “Okay, it’s time now. I am coming.” I hung up the phone and went to my car in the parking lot.

Susan’s parents are already here, and they have been informed that she got into an accident, and some sharp metal pierced her stomach. The doctor also explained this. I never wanted to meet Susan’s parent in such type of situation, but I had to and that because of Bryan. The more I think about that, the more my anger rises. I clenched the steering wheel and stepped on the accelerator to speed up.

I reached the warehouse. The guards greeted me, and everyone was alert because they were trained to be as well as they knew there is no scope for a mistake. I went to see Bryan. He was a total mess as he looked tired due to lack of sleep, had dark circles under her eyes. He had whipped marks all over his body because I have asked my guards to beat him if he closes his eyes. He has touched my wrong nerve, so he deserved it.

“Hello brother, how are you? You look terrible.” I mocked him while bringing a chair and sitting on it. I crossed my legs, and one of my men brought a glass of wine to me. “Have you been eating well? Do you need some drinks?” I kept on mocking as my life is turned upside down by this man sitting in front of me.

“Stop your bullshit and tell me what you want?” Bryan told in a weak tone. Due to a lack of sleep, he was unable to eat or drink either. “I want to talk with you. You Bastard hurt the one I love, and you have no right to live. But I can’t kill you, not because I will also die with it but because before going to coma, Susan told me to leave you as you were also a victim of the curse.” He raised his head and looked directly at me as soon as he heard my sentence. “What do you mean by that. Susan told you to leave me? but why?” he asked me with a surprised tone. “Well, I too don’t know why but I want to respect her wish so that I will leave you, but before that, I want you to know how I am feeling now.” As soon as I finished my sentence, I finished my wine in one gulp and stood up to move towards him.

Bryan was surprised by my actions. How come I have changed so much? He kept on thinking. As soon as I came close to him, he panicked. “What are you doing?” I placed a hand on his hand, and the heat, emotions, memory, and loneliness started invading him. Bryan’s eyes bulged out, “what are you doing to me?” he asked and then started screaming and struggled hard to get out from my grip, but under my strength, that was not possible.

After some time, he started burning and saw everything that I had faced. My turning time, how my family outcasted me, how sorrowful my life became, the time Rumi rejected me, the time after that, my loneliness, happiness when I saw Susan, feelings for her, and now again the loneliness and anger. I showed him everything, but in return, I also got to know his life. He was also rejected by his family and was asked to live by himself. He was also derived from love and relations. He loved Rumi, but his dark self rejected her. After her death, his right side subsided, and the evil one took over. It was the same situation I was now. The only thing that is holding me was the thought that Susan would wake up.

After the transfer, we both were crying literally. We both felt our misery and wanted to end for each other, but there is no way. Bryan knew he was going to die, so he didn’t show any enthusiasm to find a way to live. I moved away from him and walked out. “You are free to go,” I told him without looking at him. I can feel he is watching me from the back. After coming out, I saw the guards moving out of the warehouse, leaving him alone. I went back to the hospital.

At the hospital, I met her parents and persuaded them to go home and take some rest. Then I moved to Susan’s bed and sat on the stool beside it. I held her hand. Tears streaming from my eyes and were not in an intention to stop. “You were right, and he is also a victim. I left him. I didn’t kill him. I did what you wanted. Now please come back to me. I need you. It’s getting difficult to even breathe without you. Please come back, Susan please. Have mercy on me. Please love.”  I sat there crying and didn’t know when I slept.

Susan’s POV

It’s been three days; I am here with Harley, Jasper, and Olivia. I loved this place and never wanted to go back. I want to be with Harley, my love my life. I have almost forgotten that I am in the hospital and the coma stage. Today I woke up beside Harley. He has wrapped me in his strong long arms. His face was so peaceful while sleeping. His sleeping and loving style reminds me of Raymond.

Yesterday when I asked Harley what the cause of the curse is, he took me to a visual tour. There I can see two princes and two princesses playing in the forest. They were about 18yrs old. When she took a good look, she realized that they were Harley, Jasper, Olivia, and herself, but the younger version. They were playing with each other. Jasper was the naughty one. He was holding a matchstick and trying to light it up to make a bonfire. There lived an elf with his family in a small cottage.

Suddenly the wind started blowing, and Harley asked all of them to go back. They all started to walk when Harley realized the fire is still not out. So he began to return to put out the fire but stopped by Jasper. “The forest will catch fire.” He replied to Jasper. “It will go off, brother, and the wind is getting stronger, and let’s head home.” Harley hesitated for a while but then decided to go with Jasper.

But behind them, the wind carried the fire towards the cottage. Everything started burning. The four princes and princesses were unaware of the incident. The fire consumed everything in the forest, along with the elf’s family. As the elf has gone out somewhere, his life was saved, but his wife and two children were not that fortunate.

The other day the news spread everywhere, and the princes came to see along with their princesses. Then the elf knew his culprit and cursed them and their family to be the burning man. He swore that during that period of service, the two brothers would become enemies. The four of them begged to take his curse back and apologized for being so careless. Hearing their sincere apology, the elf gave a way that they will be cured only by their life partners. The first time they will complete each other without any hesitation, the curse will be lifted. But they will only get two chances. One cure for one tries.

That means one trial is finished, and she is the only one left, but she has to cure both of them. She wants both of them to be together again. I kissed Harley on his lips and got out of the bed, then I went to the kitchen and made breakfast for all three of us. I went back to the room and saw Harley was already up, and then I went to wake up Olivia and Jasper.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Jasper was sick, and Olivia didn’t know what to do. “What happened?” I asked Olivia looking at the pale Jasper. “I don’t know, the day you came, jasper got whip marks in his back, but after some time, he got cured due to you singing. But now he is again becoming pale and weak.” It was terrifying, so I went to call Harley and told him everything. He rushed back to the room.

He examined him and then kept a hand on his forehead to know if something was going on with his human form. He found it. “What happened?” I asked. “I think Bryan is giving up on his life. If he gives up, then Jasper will die and then will have to wait for the next century,” he explained. That means they all have to wait for the next century. “No, NO, No. This should not be happening. What should I do?” I paced in the room to find away. “There is away,” Harley spoke up. He looked at me. “You have to do that.” I was sure I can die for them now, so I am ready for anything.

“You have to go in Raymond’s sleep and have to cheer him up, but without revealing how we are living here.” We both nodded and waited for the time he will sleep when Harley told me that he is asleep, then I went to bed to sleep to meet my loving cursed man in his dreams.

 “Hello Raymond, It’s me, Susan.”