Guardian - Chapter ten

“You did well, I am proud of you Rose.”

Zain rests his chin on my head, I feel the movement of his chest when he breaths. If feels like a soothing massage. I love being in his arms, there is no other place that I would want to be. His hand unconsciously massages the upper part of my arm, where I was wounded.

I still haven’t gotten over what he does to me- the peace that he brings to my life, to my soul.

I dreamt about you last night again, do you remember what happened?” I asked.

“Why don’t you tell me your version of our dream?” Zain replies.

“Okay, I was in a room with one of our friends youngest brothers and he was playing with 3 small snakes. The snakes stopped playing with him and wanted to attack me. I looked around for something to defend myself with, but there was nothing that would help me. I ran out of the room into the light, the snakes were following me. I than bumped into you Zain. You were my knight in shining armour, you grabbed the snakes by their heads and killed them with your bear hands. Squeezing the life out of them. Once they were dead you flung them far away and hugged me. This peace that I feel in your arms, I felt it too in my dream. You had me smiling in my sleep. You bring peace to my soul, and I will always love you until the end of time.”


We sat in silence under the stars, ignorant to the vibrant world around us.

“Do you know” Zain starts off, “That whenever you are in trouble there is something in me that tells me to find you? It has always been like that, including the day that we met I knew that I had to protect you no matter what. I didn't only fight of the dogs, I picked you up and carried to above the dogs. You might not remember this because you had closed your eyes at that point, but I do remember you running into me. It was more destiny than coincidence. I’ll never stop loving you, and even if I never have to sleep to protect you, I will.”


Tears pricked the back of my eyes, I never knew that I could expose my true self to anyone before. To communicate on such a level that he knows everything about me.

I never thought that I would find someone to complete me and now I have.

Amidst the lights emanating from the shops, a dark mist rises, drawing our attention. Zain and I look at each other. I am sure that we thinking the same thing, because he takes my hand in a firm hold and we stand side by side each other- ready for the next fight.




After 10 chapters we have come to the end of our story. Please feel free to contact me regarding anything you would possibly like to know. atiyyadawood@mobileemail.vodafonesa.co.za