Chapter Nineteen

Giovanni and Layla arrived at the warehouse later. A whole fleet of cars were waiting. She knew it was Mikail. She was grateful for having such a caring husband. Giovanni pulled up in front of the warehouse and almost immediately, Layla saw the face of her true love.

He was with the Boys. He rushed to hug her. He swept her off her feet like she weighed nothing. She giggled as he carried her that way.

"Jammy, put me down!" She snapped playfully. He was busily hugging and giving her pecks all over her body.

"I missed you baby, just let me love you!" He said as he continued to kiss her all over. She giggled when he had to be pulled away by the boys. He pushed them all away and continued his spree of kissing.

"It's alright Jammy. I'm okay now" she confided. He placed her down gently and gave her a final kiss on her cheek, making her blush. Everyone laughed after seeing her blush.

Ali suddenly carried Layla and run away with her to the back of the warehouse. He hugged her tightly.

"I missed you sissy" he said as he hugged her once more. Mikail came to the back of the warehouse glaring at Ali. Ali knew that Mikail would be jealous.

Layla suddenly begin giggling. Mikail rolled his eyes at her and pulled her to his chest and walked away with her. He was as jealous as fuck.

Layla suddenly pulled away from his grip and glared at him. He didn't understand why.

"What's wrong hun?" He inquired.

She folded her arms across her chest and rolled her eyes at him. Everyone stared at her puzzled.

"I am so mad at you Jammy!

1. You didn't come looking for me. If I hadn't called then perhaps you wouldn't have come looking for me.

2. I was kidnapped because of you. Of you hadn't sent me to that psychiatric hospital, I wouldn't have been kidnapped.

3. You called me a bitch when you were angry. Remember?

So basically, I have every right to be mad at you. I'm not going to speak to you anymore" she spat at him, before walking to Ibrahim, Jamil and Farhan. She gave them a group hug too, before walking to stand beside Giovanni, who had been staring at the whole scene.

"We're here to talk. Now let's go and talk" she said in a bored manner. Mikail looked sad. She felt bad for him. She just looked away from him, as he paced towards Giovanni. He signalled that they go into the warehouse.

He waLked away from Layla. She knew she wanted to make him feel bad for what he did, but now, she was feeling worse. She sighed and followed behind slowly. She stood beside Ali the whole time.

She didn't want to sit. Even after Ali offered her a seat. She had a low conversation with Ali and giggled at times. Mikail stared at her along, with a jealous face. She didn't spare him a glance.

A sharp pain was felt in her chest. It was her gunshot wound. It wasn't fully healed. Ali noticed how her expression changed. Mikail felt a sharp pain in his chest. He saw Layla's pale face.

"J-Jamm..." was the last she spoke before falling into Ali's arms.

Suspended in the darkness, she saw her mother and her brother. Those two beautiful people who left her broken. They stood hand in hand smiling at her. She tried to reach out to them, but they were gone before she could realise.

She could hear beeps around her. She tried to open her eyes. They felt too heavy. When she did, the first thing she saw made her want to cry.

She was in a hospital. There were tubes connected to all parts of her body. It looked like she was in critical condition. She saw everything lucidly.

"My precious is finally awake" she heard the voice of a devil in disguise. Above her stood a wicked looking man in the shape of a doctor.

Whether what she saw was true or just a delusion, remained a mystery. This man was an elderly looking man. Not too old, but not too young. He had a venomous aura around him.

"W-Who a-are y-you?" She stuttered. He was a wicked man. It was obvious. He looked like he was going to violate her.

He smirked and run his long finger across her bare thighs , making her flinch. He was trying to do something evil to her. Layla tried to get up but she could.

"Don't try to get up meri beti (my daughter in Urdu). Let's just go to sleep" before she understood what he meant, she felt an acute pain in her neck. He had drugged her with Acetaminophen (a drug used to treat fever but an overdose can lead to kidney failure)

The next thing, the man walked out of the ward amidst Layla's screams. Soon the whole Sheikh family had rushed to the ward to see what was going on. Her breathing became difficult

She begun hyperventilating. The nurses were ushering the family out whilst the doctors begin working on her. It was a complicated task. She was having a liver failure, eyesight failure, lung failure, bleeding and acute upper abdomen pain.

Her chances of survival was minimal. The doctors spent about 5 hours trying to bring her back to life. But she didn't seem to be cooperating with the treatment.

They were able to stop the bleeding, stabilise her breathing and restore her eyesight slightly. She would be okay if only she was not going to hyper ventilate all over again.

"Layla Sheikh?" The doctor called as he walked towards the family. Mikail felt too weak to move. He was thinking about how she became mad at him for what he did to her.

"Yes? She's my sister?" Ali said. He was the only one who was brave enough to not cry. He loved Layla like the sister he never had. He lost all his family in a strange accident when he was 15 years old. So when Layla came into their lives, he saw a little sister in her and he swore to protect her till death.

"I'm sorry but she's not really cooperating. We found that she was drugged with an overdose of Acetaminophen. We believe someone in this hospital wants her dead. So we advise that you either move her to a new hospital or take her home, while we send some of our doctors to treat her at your place" this infuriated Ali.

"What the hell do you mean by someone wants her dead?! How dare you let someone drug her?! Where the fuck is your brain?! How can someone fucking drug my little sister in such a heavily guarded hospital?!" Ali roared at the trembling doctor.

"Look here! I'm a doctor too, but if you don't know and anything happens to her, you're going to have a lethal death. And trust me, I'm going to kill you and all the fucking doctors here!!" The threat made the doctor want to pee in his pants.

He nodded and rushed away from the family. Everyone looked at Ali with a shocked face. He was a tough guy, but they never expected him to be that hard on the poor doctor.

Ali followed the doctor and commanded him to discharge Layla. She was going to be treated at home and she was going to be alright. He promised himself and the whole family.

Mikail couldn't stand the sight of Layla, laying in the ambulance hardly breathing. He didn't know what to do. If he lost her, his life would be wrecked.

They arrived at the Sheikh mansion. Mikail didn't want to send her to their own house. He needed the whole family around her to give her loving and care.

Mikail carried his possession to his room and lay her down to rest. The doctors came in and set up their ventilators and other medical gadgets. One of the female nurses, Aisha, stayed behind to take care of the young Layla.

Mikail didn't want to lose her. Her birthday was just 2 days from now and she's dying. He wanted to make her 18th birthday the best she'd ever have. But here lies the truth that,

Man proposes, God disposes.

Stay with me. I need you by my side. I hate to see you hurting. I'll love you forever

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