الخميس، 17 مايو 2012

~ Chapter Twenty The Finale ~

chapter 20 THE FINALE




Nouf's P.O.V

It was now the day before New Year's . Turki has been really on edge for the past few hours & I've been worried. He's been glued to his phone and he keeps sighing in frustration. Every time I talked to him he just put on a fake smile and said “I'm fine, no need to worry.”

I watched Turki rush down the stairs as he put on a different shirt. 'I'm going to the store, we need some more food.' He announced.
'Alright, be careful.' I kissed his cheek.
He pulled me into a hug, a big hug, like he was saying goodbye or something. 'You be careful as well.'
I chuckled. 'You're only going out for a few hours.'
His smile dropped. 'Yeah... only a few hours.' Then me muttered something under his breath but I couldn't quite hear it.
'What's wrong Turki?' I asked softly.
He put another one of his fake smiles on and laughed nervously. 'Nothing.'
'No, Turki. I mean it. What's wrong?' I became serious.
'I'm just scared of someone catching me, so I feel like I have to savour every moment with you.' He admitted.
I hugged him tight. 'You won't be caught.'
He pulled away and kissed my head gently. 'Goodbye.' He mumbled as he pulled away.
'Bye.' I smiled. 'You won't get caught, quit worrying.' I reassured him.
He took a deep breath before he nodded and walked into the back to talk to Faisal about what we need.

Turki's P.O.V

'Don't let her open it until after it happens okay?' I confirmed to Faisal.
He nodded. 'Got it.'
It was silent for a moment before I pulled him into a bro hug. 'Bye man.'
'Bye Turki.'
'All instructions are in the letter.'
'Okay.'
I pulled away from the hug and began to walk out the room before I stopped and turned round. 'Oh and Faisal?'
'Yeah?' He looked up.
'Look after Nouf. I want her to stay safe.'
'Will do man.'
I smiled before I walked out the house ans got in the van. I ran a hand through my hair and I set off driving. This is it. It's too far to turn back now.

Nouf's P.O.V

It's been about 45 minutes since Turki left, I went into Faisal's room and found him sitting on the edge of his bed with his head in his hands, small sniffles were coming from his nose and his breathing was uneven.
'Faisal?'
He lifted up his head and wiped something from his eyes fast before he coughed. 'Yeah?'
'Are you crying?'
He shook his head. 'I never cry. Watcha talkin about?'
'Faisal, I just saw you crying... what's wrong?'
He shook his head once again. 'Nothing.'
My eyes widened. 'What happened? Is Turki alright?'
He licked his lower lip before he turned to the TV that was in his room and switched it onto a news channel. 'Take a look for yourself.' he voice quivered.

I looked closer at the screen and there was about 30 cops standing in a circle, some were kneeling and some were standing, they had guns in their hands, the camera was high up above, like it was from a helicopter. I looked at the headlines and my jaw dropped, as well as my heart. “TURKI AL FULANY CAUGHT”
I pulled Faisal up from the wrist and I ran down the stairs. 'Where are we going?' He asked.
'I'M NOT LETTING TURKI GO!' I screamed as we entered the garage and I took a look at the motorbike. 'You know how to ride this?' I asked him.
He nodded. 'It's been a few months, but I remember how to.'
I threw him a helmet and I put mine on. 'Let's hurry!'

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We got to the area and I pushed by way past the people and got stopped by the cops. 'Woah, you can't go in there little missy, it's so dangerous.'
'I need to see Turki!' I screamed and I fought my way past him.
I got to the edge of the circle and Turki spotted me. 'Nouf?' He asked in disbelief. He turned to the main cop but kept his hands at the top of his head. 'Please, just let me say bye to Nouf.'
'We're not falling for that trick Turki.' The main cop said sternly.
'You have 30 cops right me with guns loaded, I'm gonna die anyway, plus I just wanna see Nouf.'
'Nouf? As in the girl who died after being kidnapped?'
Turki shook his head. 'It's a long story, but PLEASE! Let me see her!'
The main cop sighed in annoyance. 'Let the girl through.' He ordered.

The cops made a way for me to get pas them and I ran up to Turki and hugged him, he kept his hands at the top of his head. 'Why would you lie to me Turki?' I asked as tears streamed down my face.
'I couldn't tell you, you would have done everything in your power to try and stop me.'
'Turki! You're gonna die!' I yelled.
'It was the only way to keep you safe.'
'What do you mean?'
'You saw how you got kidnapped by The Stoners, they're much more worse people out there, and by you being with me, that shows that I have a weakness... you.'
'So you would rather die?'
'I didn't have a choice-'
'Yeah you did Turki! You could have been with me! We could have started a new life somewhere else!'
'Nouf, I'm wanted in over 20 countries. I'm dangerous.'
'But-'
'No buts babe.' His eyes filled with tears. 'I did this without you knowing because I can't bring myself to say goodbye to you.'
'But we're doing it now.'
'No... I've written a letter, go back home and read it, instructions on how to keep safe will be on there. I don't want you to see this happen.'
'Turki... I love you.' I whispered.
'I love you too.' Tears escaped from his eyes and fell down his cheek. 'I'm sorry for everything that I've put you through... you deserve better than me.'
I shook my head. 'Turki-'
'I need you to go now, go back home and don't look back. Don't flinch when you hear the gun shots. Don't even cry.'
'That's impossible though.' I sobbed.
'Goodbye Nouf.' he kissed her cheeks and head for the last time before he asked one of the cops to escort me out of the dangerous circle that he was trapped in.
I ran past the crowd and back to the motorbike before Faisal took off. I don't even wanna be near when it takes place.

Nouf's P.O.V

'A girl fell in LOVE with YOU?' The main cop laughed.
I glared at him. 'She understood me.'
'Oh come on Turki, you've really grown soft haven't you. Giving yourself up for a girl? A girl that was meant to have died after getting kidnapped? What did you do? Kidnap her?'
'It's complicated.' I growled.
'And she fell in love with you? Even though you kidnapped her and took her away from her family and friends?'
'You fell in love with a drug dealer.' I shot back. 'You even married her.
'That's different.' He glared.
'Is it now?' I enjoyed this, making him angry.
'We can shoot you at any time.' He warned.
'Go for it. I've already said goodbye to the only person I cared about.'
'The cops: 1. Turki : 0.' He smirked and he signalled for the other cops to shoot me. Goodbye life.

Nouf's P.O.V

I got back to the house and rushed to see the TV headline: “TURKI EL FULANY DEAD AFTER AN HOUR AND A HALF OF BEING CAUGHT” My tears were streaming down my face, I was already on the ground crying my eyes out. 
Did you hear that noise? Yeah, that was my heart breaking into a billion pieces.

Faisal helped me up and hugged me, rubbing my back as I cried onto his shoulder, soaking his shirt in tears. 'I love him.' I sobbed. 'Why did he do this to me?'
'Maybe you should read the letter to find out.' He whispered back and guided me towards his bedroom where an envelope on his bed lay. I took a deep breath before opening the letter, wanting to know the reason why he's done this to me:

“Dear Nouf,

As you know, I've handed myself into the cops. And I'm now probably dead by the time you read this... nice and blunt right?
Anyway, you're probably wondering why I've done this... well the reason is: I don't want you to have to life you life in secret because of me; I don't want you to sneak around with me, trying not to get caught etc. You know how it was when you got kidnapped by The Stoners, you saw how dangerous it is around me. It's a miracle of how I've served for nearly 19 years living in this lifestyle.
I've wrecked your life; you would have escaped the building if it wasn't for me, you would have lived your life normally. I've beat you and tortured you in horrible ways that actually make me want to throw up when I think about it. You've taught me how to treat a girl right and how to love.

So after you read this, I want you to go back to your parents and explain the full story to them; leaving out no details, I want you to try and get them to take you back into their loving family. I want you to continue living a normal life, find a husband, have children, tell your children about OUR story.

Words cannot describe how bad I feel about lying to you, saying everything's okay when it's not. I wanted our last days together to be special, to make it worth-while. I just wanted to let you know that I love you Nouf. And if you don't love me back I totally understand. I know that I've treated you like dirt from the beginning and if I could rewind time and fix that; I would.

You're a beautiful girl Nouf, stunning. Don't let anyone take advantage of that, don't let anyone put you through so much like I have. I want you to marry someone that will treat you like a queen. I remember when I first laid my eyes on you, I couldn't believe how beautiful you are. You looked like an angel. You still do look like an angel.

Learn from my mistakes, don't go back to the gang, lead a normal life and fulfil your dreams. I want you to visit my grave regularly and I wanna be shown some love... because you're the only person who has put up with me.

I love you Nouf. I always will.

Lots of love, Turki Al Fulany xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <3”

Tears landed on the paper as I read it. He's actually gone, dead. He gave his life up for me... if that's not love then I don't know what is. I held the piece of paper to my heart and looked up to the sky as my tears fell. I whispered 'love you Turki.'

~Exactly One Year Later~

No-One's P.O.V

The car slowed down and stopped at a graveyard gates. The driver's door opened and the sound of Noufs footsteps clacked onto the stones that the car was parked on. She took a deep breath as she locked the car and went into the graveyard, finding the place where he lay.

Once she found the tombstone she placed the flowers by it. She knelt down and smiled weakly. 'I haven't left you Turki... there's no way I'll move away from here. I always wanna be with you.' She whispered. 'People think I'm crazy... falling in love with my kidnapper... they've asked me stuff like “why did you love him?” And I always responded “There was so much more than the criminal”...'

She found a tissue and wiped her tears before continuing– 'I've missed you so much Turki... for the first 2 months I was a wreck.' She then heard some footsteps approached her. She turned her head to see her mother standing there with a sympathetic smile on her face. 'My parents and I made up.' Nouf spoke to Turki. 'I told them everything like you told me too... everything seemed to work out fine.'
Nouf squeezed her eyes shut, trying to imagine Turki's figure standing there... but nothing happened. 'I want you here Turki. It's been a year and I can't stand it without you... During the first month, Faisal had to stop me from k-killing myself... I then later went to therapy.'

Her mother knelt down beside her and turned to the gravestone. 'I wish I met you before you went... you made her so happy... you even gave yourself up for her... I'm so thankful for you Turki.'
Nouf turned to her mother and sobbed onto her shoulder. 'I love him so much mom.' I sobbed.
Her mother rubbed her back. 'I know hunny.'
'I just wanna be with him.'
'One day you will.'
'I want that one day to be now mom. I can't stand it without him. My life's a wreck.'
'Nouf, you've got an amazing friend who completely understands what you're going through right now, you've got a supportive family and you've made some new friends. You've made this story and shared it with the World... I'd say you're an inspiration.'
'Really?' She pulled away to look her in the eyes.
'Yes, any other girl would have been gone by now... but you've stuck through this... you're so strong.'

Yes, Nouf wrote a book. The book was called “Falling In Love with a Criminal: My Story” and it explained how tough it was to live with Turki, yet still fall in love with him. The book sold over 500,000 copies worldwide and she gained a lot of respect by it. 

As Nouf remembered the day when she was kidnapped, she smiled at how stupid she was when she thought it was the worst day of her life when really being kidnapped was the best thing that ever happened to her.
She spent another hour at the graveyard before she kissed her hand and placed it on the tombstone before she set off to her car, going back to her hard life without Turki.

Nouf's P.O.V

I will NEVER EVER forget that one boy in my life... Turki...








So this is chapter 20 or what I call the finale of "I fell in love with a criminal", i know you all hate me so much now but not all story's end happily and I told you from the beginning that this won't be an ordinary love story, I cried while I wrote this and I cried while I was editing, I got so attached to the characters, I hope you enjoyed this journey with me as much as I enjoyed it with you, I seriously have no words to describe how much I'm great full for all the feed back and support, some of you asked if I'm thinking of  writing another story so yes I might write another one during summer but I'm not sure, again thank you so much for everything it meant the world to me, I love you guys and I hope you don't hate me so much for this sad ending, enjoy ;*



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