Tales of the Heart.
Episode 6
Writer Akila Raza
Courtesy of : Mac productions
Critics
Batul Ladak
Zainab Ladak
Samiha Shabbir
Fatema Nathoo
Sukaina Dhanji
Mitul shah
Love is not about the bed of roses
Neither is it about me laying stars at your feet….
It’s about the storms we survived together and didn’t waver on defeat….
Yes I wasn’t all that perfect ….but my loyalty was intact ….I didn’t bring down the stars but I stood by you in the darkest moments and helped you heal your scars ….
Written by : Akila Raza
Sarah looked at the Angel of Death with a sad smile on her face and then suddenly she cried, he let her cry although it was abit strange because he felt like crying as well…. He was the Angel of Death, to the world ..he was heartless cruel bla bla bla….but only he knew what he felt, humans cursed him when he took their loved ones away, he swallowed all the bitterness because his first priority was his duty ….today for the first time he let his own tears flow shamelessly… Sarah looked at him and gave him a hug ….’ let it out, it’s okay big bro…I got your back” she whispered and he let out a laugh…. Seriously this soul was an epic, she shook his system, made him cry and now she was behaving like his mother….. But he liked her alot. ” You were crying so I thought I would give you some company ” he said and laughed at his own joke…. ” Ummmh I see you jumping in ma boat big bro huh? ” Sarah jabbed him and giggled.
” I loved Mac alot ” she whispered and smiled sadly …the Angel of death felt a sharp tug and he looked away…” I am sorry Sarah, I was helpless, it was your time to leave and … You hate me don’t you?….all humans hate me ” he sighed and looked away. ” No big bro, infact I love you alot ….I know you are doing your duty with outmost loyalty and I am proud of you” Sarah replied, the Angel of death looked at her with surprise…” You love me?” He asked and Sarah hugged him yet again
” yes Big bro I love you and I don’t mind going with you….I just need a tiny weeny favor … Then I promise we can go…I know you are taking me back home but please I need to see that Mac is okay…u get me?”. She looked at him pleadingly… ” What’s your plan?” He asked and she gave him a sheepish smile ….for some reason he felt like there was brewing something that would shake his identity but Sarah was worth the moment.
” Mac , wake up we are home” Poonam shook her brother gently , he had fallen into deep sleep, he opened his eyes and looked at his sister , he was drowsy and felt numb ..
” we are home” Poonam said , she felt sad for her brother and cursed the Angel of death for messing their lives . Mac sat up and stretched then they got put of the car…. The moment he saw the front door, his heart sank, he felt his head reeling and his eyes were filled with tears, he didn’t want to enter the house …. Sarah’s sound of laughter echoed in his ears … suddenly everything around him was spinning and then he blacked out.
Cheribie hugged her grandma tightly , her heart was racing at a speed that was ungodly, that whisper …that presence had scared the daylights out of her bones.
Masalinga held her granddaughter and gently stroked her hair, Cheribie had never been the hugging types at least not with her, she had always held the grandma responsible for her parents death and Masalinga never defended herself because somewhere in her heart she also thought that karma had hit her for her bad deeds. Today when Cheribie hugged her , the suppressed guilt came forth and took her off guard, she hated herself for everything that happened in the past and wished she could turn back time….. ” Grandma I smelled death” Cheribie whispered leaving Masalinga in a state of utter shock, Mia’s eyes widened like the belly of a gluttonous juvenile who had been starving for a million decade…
” Bloody bloody hell” she whispered in her mind.
To be continued
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