Zelmirah

" Dad? Mom ? " I shout as I enter the house, I had just come home from school and it was my 16th birthday today. They had promised me a surprise when I come home and I was eager to get it.

" I am home. Where are you ?" I shout again.

" Go in your old room kid." I hear Dad's shout and rush towards my old room.

My old room. It was a beautiful small room where I stayed until I was 10 . It looked like it came straight out of an ancient fairytale. A flowery mural covering all the walls, a slanting window, a hanging chandelier with artificial glowing candles, a wooden tea set and a walk in closet. It was simple yet enchanting.

What could possibly be in my old room? As I enter my eyes immediately go to the basket lying on my bed covered with a cloth. I rush to it and remove the cloth.

I gasp in disbelief at the sight in front of me. A baby. So small and chubby, with blonde hair and bright blue eyes looking back at me dressed in a white onesie with a pink bow on her head.

I kneel down beside the bed as I slowly poke her cheeks and she smiles at me. She smiled at me. Oh my god.

I hear footsteps and immediately rush towards my parents wrapping them in a huge hug.

" Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This is the best birthday gift ever."

My parents laugh hugging me back as I go back to the little angel. Growing up as an only child with no relatives , I had always craved having a sibling a little brother or sister to pamper, to play with .

I notice a pendant lying close to her and on looking closely it resembled a tree which reminded me of, "Willow." I look up at my parents as they stare at me questioningly. ( That's the pendant on side )

" Can we name her Willow? " I ask and my parents nod smiling.

" Willow Grace Winters , then it is."

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12 September, 2015

" Miss Winters, this was found near the sight of accident. You might want to take a look at it."

The young police man states and I look up .

It had been two weeks, two weeks of pure torture. They had their funerals with a huge gathering, Brian and Ash were there by my side through out. People came and went but I just stood there staring at their graves.

I had to see my parents grow old, see me getting married , to see Willow becoming a teenager. Willow. My heart ached whenever I looked at her little grave covered with flowers . I missed her the most .

" Miss Winters." The man says again softly and I mutter a small sorry as I take the thing he had been asking me to look at.

I stare for a long time at the tree shaped pendant before a tear slides down my cheek.

I hear him sigh, " So I take it is yours." I just nod and he mumbles something before leaving without a word.

So much had happened in the last two weeks . I was now the legal owner of the entire estate as stated in my father's will. Willow's entire wealth went to fund a Cancer Hospital. My relatives literally popped out of nowhere , my parents rarely talked about anyone so it was a surprise to see them show up at their funerals and the purpose they showed up for disgusted me. My so called uncle protested about me owning the property but I won anyways. I could care less about the money but the estate and the forest was something my parents had deep love for. They had protected and taken care of it their entire lives. I will not let anyone take the biggest part of them away from me.

It was 6 in the evening now, the sun had almost set. I had asked Raelynn and Verra to leave early, I just wanted some time alone. Brian and Ash had shown up in the morning but I had asked them to leave too. I knew they were worried but I was strong. Atleast I had to be , there was no other choice. It was weird how one moment we were having fun and the next I know I am looking at their lifeless bodies. Their deaths were unexpected . Even though we know everyone has to leave one day, but when we lose some loved one it always came as a surprise. It was like walking up a staircase in dark and you think there is one more stair but our foot falls down in air. There's a sickly moment of shock . We have to reshape our thoughts. Similarly I had to learn to live with it, I can never get over their deaths - I don't want to.

"Tringgggg. Tringgggg." The landline's ring fill the empty silence and I walk towards it picking it up at the last ring.

" Hello! Zelmirah Winters here." I say into the phone.

The person clears his throat before speaking.
" Good evening Miss Winters. I am Trevor Baylis, The owner of the hotel chain Blue Swan. I... "

"No." I cut him off before he can utter another word because I already knew what was coming next.

" Excuse me?" He asks sounding confused.

" I said no. Do you want me to spell it?N-O. There , I spelled it. "

" But miss, at least hear my offer. We know you are devastated ...."
I slam the phone shut feeling annoyed. The day it had been out that a 19 year old was the owner of such a big estate I started receiving these calls , Hotel and restaurant owners, pubs and casinos and what not asking me to sell the entire property. My parents had dedicated their entire life to the estate and the forest, i was not going to ruin the hard work they had put in maintaing the legacy of the place as it was for years. Moreover there were too many memories attached with this place .

The phone starts ringing again and I ignore it. Second ring. Third ring.

It stopped, Thank God!!

10 minutes later

" Tringggg. Tringgggg."

You are going to get a piece of my fucking mind Mr. Trevor, I think as I pick up the phone.

Zayn

12 September, 2015

Two weeks since I last met the boys and I was the really missing them. I had grown used to waking up to Niall's shouts for breakfast, Harry baking pancakes, Louis just goofing around and Liam being Liam.

I was really bored, mom was out with my aunt, Waliyha had to go back to her college while Doniya had some job to do and Saafa was at school.

I stare at my phone and get an idea. I used to do this when I was a kid with Doniya. We would pretend to be celebrities or salepersons and mess with people. And that's exactly what I was going to do.

I feel the childish excitement growing in me as I dial a random number with the London code. What happened next, well let's just say I wasn't expecting that.

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Just a teaser for you guys - enjoy!!

I pick up the phone and without giving the person on the other side a chance to reply I unleash my anger.

" You dumb person. How hard is it to get through your skull that I am not selling the property. Non capisci che non voglio vendere la proprieta. Bastardo. "

I say, anger taking hold of me. I was really fed up and whenever I was angry for some reason I switched to Italian. Ash always says that it was scary.

" I.." Again the girl cuts me off like she did even before I had spoken something. I had never come across something like this, one moment she was speaking English the next everything just flew over my head.

" I o li troverete e ucciderti se chiami un'aetra volta. "( I will find you and I will kill you if you call me again.) I take a breath as I finish my lecture.

Once I am sure she has finished the lecture , the words just leave my mouth. " Woah! I didn't understand a thing except the first two sentences but that was kind of hot."

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The straight part is Zelmirah. Italicized part is their conversation. Bold one is Zayn.

I hope it's not confusing.