CLAIMED - Chapter 44: Chapter 44

As the Morettis screams echoed in the late Jibrils house, Khalid drove his sister far away from the town he had once loved. Bella looked outside the window, repeating what had just unfolded in front of her. It was safe to say that she couldn't believe it was happening. Was this a nightmare? Was Lorenzo going to wake her up, just like he had done when she had a nightmare of her parents dying? Her mind was full of scenarios that she knew wouldn't turn to reality. This was it. She had lost him, and he had lost her. For forever.
Khalid didn't utter any words, knowing that his sister was going through the shock. He had too when he saw his parents die. Khalid had gone through hell and back. He had nearly died, being depressed and stressed about finding his lost sister wasn't easy on him. The years had made the man immune to hurt. He thought of it as an advantage, but looking at his sister now, he hoped he could feel for her and console her. However, no words helped him out. They were angry at him for inflicting pain at others. They were simply with Sara back in town, who was crying and throwing out words of prayer to god for her son. She knew he would wake up, but it was the after math that would be the hardest. Her heart was bleeding with her son who was unconscious.
God was probably looking down at them with shame. They were inflicting pain to each other for the same reason. The hurt of losing loved ones. It is true what they say; Hurt people, hurt people. However, none of them thought about that. They were completely numb at what had happened in front of them. They had lost the only hope for their capo to recover from the heart breaks he had felt. They were currently taking their capo back home in silence. Hearing Sara, a mother, cry was harder than what is seemed.
Their hurt matched the one in Bellas chest when she saw Khalid park in front of an unfamiliar house. Her limbs dragged themselves out of the car and she started walking towards the door. She didn't come very far before she fell down on the pavement. The feeling of being helpless entered her body, making her feel so strangled. She let out a sob, seeing Ali crunch down to her level. She imagined Lorenzo doing it and felt a lot better, but Ali wasn't Lorenzo. No one was.
"Princess give me a hand" Khalid spoke to his sister softly, while reaching out to her. She cried as she held on to his hand and let him guide her in. She sat on the chair, feeling numb. She didn't have any more tears left and no energy to call for them either.
"I love him Khalid" Bellas hoarse voice spoke out after a while, she could feel her throat ache at the dryness.
"I loved my parents too" Khalid snapped back at her, looking at her with shock. He couldn't believe that she was telling him about this. He simply couldn't care less about him.
Bella nodded, using her hands to wipe away her dried tears and putting her hair up in a pony. "I need to go back" her voice cracked, as she looked at Ali. He was looking down, almost ashamed that he had told Khalid about them to begin with.
Khalid whipped his head to her, before he stalked his way to her like a monster to its prey. "You are going to the man who killed your parents without any fucking reason" he seethed to her, holding her chin up so she could she the murderous look on his face. He didn't look like the Khalid she remembered. He looked dangerous.
"It was a misunderstanding!" Bella shrieked to him, pulling away.
"MISUNDERSTANDING?!" Khalid screamed on top of his lungs, punching the expensive painting on the wall. "What's next?! One day he will kill you because of a fucking misunderstanding! OH HE THINKS THAT YOUR ARE UNFAITHFUL, WELL SHOOT HER BRAINS OUT YEAH?!" Khalid rambled, trying to justify his reasons for hurting his sisters lover.
Bella screamed from frustration as Ali held on to her, pushing her to his chest. Trying to console her and for her to stop screaming. "WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS KHALID?! ITS OVER, THEY AREN'T COMING BACK BY DOING THIS" She screamed at her brother, who looked at her with pure disgust.
"If you weren't my own sister, I would have killed you right here. You are asking me what I get for doing this? Well, I will get peace. I will finally sleep because I won't be the one hurting. I have spent eight years trying to find justice for my parents Isabella! Eight years! And you expect me to just let him live happily with you and his brother?! What the fuck do I look like to you?! An idiot?! Do you want me to come to your wedding too?!" Khalid responded reasonably.
"I won't be able to move on Khalid. I won't" She whispered to her brother, stretching her hand out to hold his. Khalid looked at his sister who was sat on the floor by now, looking up at him. It reminded him of when he had told her to escape. He had immediately hidden in the closet after, crying to himself for the fear of the men coming back. They hadn't, but he had been scarred when he had seen his parents soaked in blood in the kitchen. He had never been the same. He sniffled, kissing her hand at the memory.
"If there was another way princess, I would have chosen it. But I like to save my dignity and not stoop to the bastards' level" Khalid whispered to her, watching her furrow her brows at him. "I could have killed his brother as revenge, but blood doesn't look good on my hands. What say?" he asked his sister, who nodded immediately. She knew that losing a brother would be harder for Lorenzo. He had waited for him for eight long and painful years. She couldn't do that to him. She would rather have this, than that.
Khalid nodded to Ali, delivering him a silent message as he walked out the door they had entered. Bella sat still in what seemed to be the living room. She hadn't seen it before, but it was decorated with pictures of their family. Her parents laughing while watching their kids. Khalid was carrying Bella, even if she was a lot heavier for a little boy to carry. She chuckled, through the pain. He had always been protective over her. Saving her before himself.
"I am sorry Bels" Ali whispered to Bella as he saw her look at the pictures.
"Why?" she asked him, not looking at him. Her voice was broken, as if it was about to fall apart any moment now.
"I didn't have a choice. Was at the wrong place at the wrong time, Bella" he breathed out, leaning on the wall. "I saw a murder and Ali helped me escape. He asked for help and I couldn't say no. The guy fucking saved me! And after knowing his reasons I.."
"You were right. I would have done the same" Bella whispered, smiling lightly. Only a blind person wouldn't be able to see the hurt evident on her face. Even though she was pretending that she was okay. She wasn't.
She stood up from the floor and walked to a random room. She looked at the ceiling as she pulled out her phone from her pocket. She had a voicemail from Lorenzo and her heart ached at the thought of it. She couldn't open it. She couldn't.
As if God wasn't happy with her decision, she opened it without thinking. And that was probably the worst decision she had taken. Lorenzos thick and hoarse boomed in the room, as if he was still there beside her;
"My amore, I have tried to make this voicemail so many times. The last time I tried was when I was at the auction. Right after you told me that you have loved me for who I am. I can still taste the sweetness of your words. You really have a way with those" he sniffled, while chuckling. Bella held on to the phone tightly, holding it to her ear as she closed her eyes. She could at least pretend that he was there with her.
"Now you're sleeping in the other room after we have confessed our love to each other. You may think that I have betrayed you, but god knows that I haven't. I still love you. I will always love you. Tomorrow you will see me and probably run away. You should, because I am selfish. I don't deserve you" Bella sucked in a breath wanting to tell him any different, but he wasn't there. It was all pretend, remember?
"This is getting sad and I don't want you to be sad. I will tell you something funny. I gave you rings and told you that it was for a promise. I lied. I wanted to ask you; sposami. Marry me. But I cowered away. Voglio passare tutta la mia vita con te. I really want to spend my life with you. I want you to always be mine. Voglio che tu sia solo mi. You are the love of my life, Bella. I have spent my years thinking about you every day and night. I have found heaven in your eyes when I thought only hell would accept me. It looks beautiful by the way. Heaven. Just like you, pure and innocent. I have loved you with all my heart and just know that no one will love you more than me - You are calling for me in your sleep amore. I must go now; my wife is waiting. I will give my phone to Sila and tell him to send this to you if you leave. I won't be able to do it myself. I have always been weak for you.
See you in heaven amore, until the devil hears about my death»
The voice stopped. Silence boomed in the whole room, before Ali jumped back by Bellas heart wrenching scream; «LORENZOOO», the name echoing in the house. Just in time, it started raining. Droplets of water, hitting the ground just like her heart had did. The sound that was once soothing was now depressing. Even god was crying for them.