Save Me episode 1

Save me

Episode 1

I was standing in the station..Holding my bag when i saw “Rami belarbi” walking by.

And you see..”Rami Belarb i” was the kind you better not encounter for the rest of your life if you want to live peacefully.

his father killed someone many years ago .. And for that he was put in jail ever since.

Well, that’s just the beginning of the story.

His brother is rumored to be dealing with people in “shadows” .. In simple words, he’s the biggest known drug dealer! He lived in jail even more than he lived in his own house!

And “Rami bellarbi” of course was the point above these letters.

Like father like son.

And i’m not making some falsified judgments over prejudices. That man was a real lost case.

I knew him since kindergarten.. And i swear i never saw a bigger womaniser that him.

He even k-ssed girls in front of my eyes.. And you know .. That’s forbidden!!

Not to mention that time when he brought “wine” in a yoghurt bottle to the classroom. And we only found that out when he started to walk dizzy and threw up.

Forbiden .. Forbiden .. The utter sin!!

So i was busy hiding my self from him my wh0le school life.

Even though i didn’t have to make that much of effort. Because he would never look at me.

He would never ignore all the “scarfless” beauties to land his eyes on me.

Although i was sure he would never play his sick games with me. Yet .. I still turn around and walk away when i see him. Or make my self look busy.

Thank god i went to another high school even before graduating. And i have never seen him ever since.

And then so many years after.. There he was walking by me in that bus station in the big city far far away from our small town.

And yet. Just like the “old high school girl” me.. I hid my face with the edge of my scarf. Making my self unseen to him.

again .. he just walked away and ignored me.

I sighed in relief.

Or so i thought.

i went to book a ticket for my self next. hærdly holding my heavy bag.

_”the last bus to “D” city has already left” the cashier said coldly when i asked to buy my ticket.

_” what! sir please .. There isn’t any bus that would take me any near? I really need to go today!” I begged.

_” miss .. Your buss has left. So move because people are still waiting behind you”

I looked at him disdainfully as i held my luggage away.

Going to check the remaining busses my self in the schedule board.

_” i can drive you to D city miss” some guy suddenly suggested from behind me.

And you know .. Life always sends you alarms before something bad happens..

There’s this bad feeling you have..

You just know something is wrong.

But that day i just ignored all of that.

I threw all the basics and rules i learned along my years to the wall . and went to hell with my own feet.

I looked at that guy who eyed me with a suspicious look. And asked:

_” are you a registered taxi driver?”

_”yes .. Yes. Sure miss..plus, I already have one customer who’s going to the same city.. It’s getting dark. And i assure you . you won’t find any other ride.”

That was the first time i ever wanted to travel alone in the night.

But i had my reasons..

My grandmother then has just died. And i really needed to see her one more last time before she’s buried to the ground.

I was so sad and emersed in my loss that i decided to just accept his offer.

_” ok. I’ll go with you”

he smirked disgustingly. I should have walked away right at that second.

But i didn’t ..

I followed him.

We finally stopped before his car.

he opened his car truck so as i put my bag.

And then he ordered me to get in.

There were already two men in,side the car.

So i felt a bit relieved.. “The more they are.. The more i’m safe” that’s what my stupid logic tried to convince me.

And i was convinced.

I sat in the back seat.. And closed the door behind me.

When the car finally started to move i realised the man sitting in the front seat beside the driver was “Rami Belarbi”!!

I felt frightened right away.

But i tried to calm my self down .. Nothing worse than my grandmother’s death will happen to me that day.

Who knew that there are things worse than death in life?

It was a cold night in early march of my 26th year.

I looked outside the window to the dark image that surrounded us from the outside. Making it impossible to see anything.

No one talked the wh0le way.. We all kept silent.

I was going to reach my city after 5 hours of driving.

We already reached half the distance when the car came to a sudden turn.

I thought the man sitting beside me maybe reached his destination.

But i was wrong.

He suddenly grabbed me from behind tightening my hands.

My heart dropped of fright .

What was he doing !!

_”what are you__!!” I shouted.

But before i even finish asking .. He blocked my mouth with something.

_” hey.. Hey! What are you doing?” Someone in the car shouted.

I tried to scre-m .. I tried to resist as tears already started to fill my eyes.

What was he thinking of doing to me!!

I fought him.. I really did.

But all my powers just vanished.. And i went in a deep dark.

When i woke up next .. I found my self sleeping in a bright white room.

With IV in my hands. And every single inch of my body hurting.

I was in a hospital.

Some nurse was standing there .. Once her eyes fell on me she shouted:

_” she’s awake!”

heading out of the room.

Just seconds later i found my mother coming in,side with her eyes bulged of tears.

Just one glance at her .. I knew something utterly wrong was going on.

_”mama.. What’s happening?.. I’m in so hurt” i hærdly asked. My voice not even heard to me.

But She .. She just broke in tears.

Looking away from me as if i was a stranger to her.

_”mama” i begged.

But before she even looked at me again.. My father stormed in,side the room.

Not even asking how i was.. He slapped me right in my face.

Yes .. He slapped me.

I was in so pain that i didn’t even feel it.

But i felt the disgust in his look.

_” what happened?” I asked in tears.

Begging them to just tell me i had a car accident.. Or i was stabbed.

Anything.. God .. I would even accept that i lost a kidney after that monster numbed me.

Anything.. but. The possibility That those monsters took my honor.

_” you disgraced me!! You brought my head to the ground you filthy child !!” My father roared as he slapped me more and more.

_”you disgraced me!” He shouted again.

And I.. I just felt numb.

I started to scre-m hysterically as i asked:

_” was i raped?”

And to that question. My father slapped me right to my mouth.

Saying yes .. In the most painful way.

You may not get this fully. But in a society like the one i live in. The honor to the girl is her everything.

More than everything!

Your life .. Your pride. Hangs on a silly stupid thing called ” the honor”

Back in the old days .. A girl that isn’t V-rgin the night of her wedding they kill her.

They do.

A girl with no honor is rejected by her family .. And thrown in the streets.

Even today .. No man would accept you if you were not pure as you were born.

To a society such as mine. A raped girl .. Is a disgrace.

_” why did you wake up!! Why haven’t you died! I’d rather know that you’re dead and my heart morn you than see you living with such shame” my mother cried heavily.

I started to shout ..to scre-m as my father kept slapping me.

when the doctor walked in and pushed my father away threatening him to call the police.

I begged him to let him just kill me.

Because i have no life anymore.

They injected me something making me fall asleep again.

When i woke up next .. I found my self alone in the dark room.

With no honor.

With my tears and sorrows.

I didn’t know what happened.. Or who raped me.

All i knew was that i became a disgrace.

And that my own parents who i thought loved me just wanted me to be dead.

The police came to investigate with me after that.

They told me i was found unconscious by the free way this morning.

And that the hospital report says i was raped several times and that i was bitten violently.

Funny that i didn’t witness all of that.

My life was taken away from me as i was asleep.

_” do you remember there faces? .. Did you hear any names?” The policeman asked with a pitied stare at me.

_”yes .. Rami .. Rami belarbi was one of them. He raped me” i replied crying my heart out.

The boy i hidden my self from my wh0le life. Did what i haven’t imagined even in my wildest fears.

_” you know him?”The policeman asked.

_” we live in the same town”

He soon talked through his device asking all powers to arrest someone such called.

But once he gave his order .. Someone soon contacted him and said.

_” the suspect is already in “D” district police station and gave his testimony regarding the offense ”

How could he?

How can he still go to the station and confess to get less years in jail!

How can he be such a heartless.

I hated him .. I hated him more than the devil him self.

And i just wanted to kill him.

Why did he do that to me!!

_” what would i make of his confession! .. Tell him to die !! Diiie!!” I shouted hysterically as my tears blurted my vision.

Every single part of me was in much pain.

My heart ached me the most.

I wanted to die too.

I felt disgusted with my self.

_” hold on your self miss .. I assure you he will be well punished . and everything will be fine” the policeman hushed trying to make me calm.

“Don’t pity me” i wanted to say.

But i couldn’t. I will be pitied starting that day.

The police left after that.

And my mother walked in.. She came to sit above my bed.

And you know ..for a second i wanted to hug her and cry my heart out.

I wanted her to hug me back and say ” how are you feeling my daughter? .. Don’t you worry. You have us behind your back. Everything will be fine”

But that never happened.

Because to my family. Their honor and society come first and before everything.

My mother looked at me as if i was estranged to her.

She took my hand forcefully and stuffed her wedding ring in my finger.

 

And then she threw my hand back to me again as if she was dumping garbage.

_” your father is talking to the police outside. We heard “Rami” gave him self up. So your father and i decided instead of letting people know about your disgrace to hide it in secret”

_”__ what do you mean mama?”

_” look, you better obey me or else i swear your father is going to kill you. The police will walk here again. You tell them you weren’t raped and that you did that with your own will”

What?

I looked at her in disbelief. Did she really ask me to do that?

Although i wanted to question my ears .. But just looking at her cold stare. I knew there was no point of doing that.

_” you will tell them that this was a hit and run taxi incident that “Rami” had to do nothing with it. As for you filthy .. You will marry that shameless to wipe your disgrace”

Soon she finished talking.. I just stood up wanting to go to the toilet to threw up.

But my legs were so weak that i fell to the ground once i stood up.

So i just emptied every single emotion in,side of me to the ground.

My mother held my hair behind my back for me as she patted my back crying.

_” how can you ask me to marry the monster who raped me?” I asked choking in my tears.

_” i’m sorry my precious.. I really i’m sorry. But i can do nothing .. I feel helpless. Think about your sisters.. No one will marry them if they knew your story! Your life is already ruined.. I want your sisters to have a better one at least. Please .. If you don’t marry him .. No other man will ever accept you”