in that box

as amy arrived home to pick up Sarah's things she remembered the letter and box that Simon told her about.

she ran up to the room reached under her bed and retrieved it.

she sat hesitantly nearly 13 years had passed and now would it open old wounds?

before she chickened out she torn open the letter smelling his woody perfume exuding from the paper she began to read.

dearest ex wife assalamu alaycom,

I hope by now you are with simon and have a few kiddies running around like we had planned but Allah planned it better.

Simon has loved you forever dare I say more than I ever had.

I'm writing this as I find I have only months left to live and I know this will hurt you t read but it has to be done.

Simon if you didn't know was my best friend and he promised to take care of you when I'm gone,I hope he did.

he's a very special guy ,but as you probably figured something happened something very bad which I know you can help him through.

things will be hard amy but press on because I know you could love him how he deserves.

any way his parents in Afghanistan sold him to traffickers because they were too poor to even eat.

they put him on a ship to America many days passed he was only 5yrs old.

for many years he suffered physical abuse and he was able to escape not without struggle ofcourse which lead him to kill the man in charge whom also raped him.

then at 13 he was fostered with his foster brother Lennon whom was a good friend of mine.

so now you know enough to understand him know he is very possessive and clings to that which he loves,which is you amy .

I may be gone but your life doesn't end with me your supposed to be in this life I hope we meet in jannah as friends.

I will always cherish the time we had together I love you for the sake of Allah

please take care of yourself and accept the gifts I left you

your neverending friend Graham.

she put down the letter sat numbly with a heavy heart simon knew this whole time, he knew Graham was dying but more than that he'd always loved her.

she examined the neatly wrapped box and slowly opened it.

it contained a ring a silver bracelet and a few papers aswell as another note.

it said a gift for your first daughter a ring,I bought for our first daughter who was not to be.

the bracelet is for you a sign of friendship between us.

and the bonds and holiday home a gift for you newly weds.

take care both of you.

she pulled herself Together and left the house arriving at the Hospital 20minutes later.

she saw simon looking tired he filled her in saying they'd keep baby Sarah for observation for 4 more hours, so they decided to go to the cafe in the Hospital.

she grabbed a coffee and told simon to join her outside in the Hospital courtyard.

she lit a ciggarette which simon raised his brow at "amy when did you ever smoke?"

she shrugged "well I need one right now simon....why didn't you tell me about Graham's illness? you knew the whole time.....its so upsetting "

she said as she dragged on her cigarette.

he looked uncomfortable "amy he made me promise, you were pregnant in no position for such news...I told him begged him to tell you"

she nodded flicking the ash .

she pulled out the letter and handed it to him as well as the note.

after a while Simon's shoulders began shaking he was crying so hard amy put out her cigarette and hugged him.

"hey honey it's ok I'm sorry alright...I didn't mean to hurt you"

he hugged her back saying in a raw voice "I lost my brother man....he was so good to me...yet I ruined everything he tried to do for us...he helped me with my whole life....and look what I did"

she soothed him and told him everything will be ok and he believed that but was that true?

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