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Coming Fall 2013.
Hiding inside the safe room of his laboratory, Tatiana is clinging onto her father's leg and is trembling at the deafening sounds of a massive chain explosion coming from above. She screams in fright as the floors and walls begin to rumble and she fears that the ceiling might crumble upon them at any given moment. Crying hysterically, she bends her head while shivering and stares into her father's worn out leather shoes.
"Tatiana" her father tightens his fists in anticipation of the worse moment to arrive, "Tatiana" he repeatedly calls out her name but she has become non responsive. Her eyes are opened wide and her focus remains fixated on his shoes, breathing heavily her lips part to gasp for the rapidly dissipating air. She hears another explosion and shuts her eyes as tightly as she could and chants to herself, "this is only bad dream, this is only a bad dream ..wake up, wake up, wake up!" she mumbles as she prays.
Realizing that his daughter is in shock, he bends down on his knees and lifts her head so she can see him. Time is running out and he knows he must act quickly. "Tatiana, listen to me," he shakes her vigorously to disturb her absence "listen to me!" he commands, pries open her closed fist and slips a pendant onto her palm, closing her hand into a fist again he engages her stare and speaks solemnly "hang on tight to this pendant and never lose it, in case we get separated, this will be our only link and just remember" he continues bravely and watches her cry, "whatever happens to us today, do NOT lose this. It is our lifeline."
They hear gunshots followed by the screaming of voices; she hears two men screaming at each other in an oddly bizarre sounding and unfamiliar language. She watches her father pull to a stand and begs him, "daddy please don't leave me, please don't leave me here all by myself!" With tears in his eyes he looks down at his daughter, "I will never leave you Tatiana; just remember, never lose this pendant and guard it with your life!"
Shots are fired at the door of the safe room and startles Tatiana to scream again. At this devastating moment her father shouts at the men behind the door, "Don't shoot! Don't shoot! There is a child in here .. I am opening up the door. Don't shoot!" Her father begins to move towards the door; Tatiana refuses to let go of his leg and clings on to him with eyes shut tight. At merely twelve years of age, the disturbance is beyond her comprehension. Her heart is pounding and is about to burst out of her chest, her ears are hurting from the piercing explosions and she is traumatized.
The only thing she is capable of doing at this moment, is to keep her fist as tightly held as possible so she does not lose the pendant that her father is entrusting her with .....
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[ Sixteen Years Later .... an oddly unusual 'coincident' merges Tatiana and Abdul's paths.]
Fatally attracted to each other, the only thing she knows about him is that he is from Morocco. The only thing he wants to know about her, is the whereabouts of her father and he is ready to do whatever it takes to pry for intelligence from this beautiful enigma with selective mutism.
"Fallen" by Belinda Elkaim.
(c) 2013 Ovation Publications Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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[EXCERPT - " He means her no harm but they fell for each other; that's when everything got complicated .... ]
"The dreamiest puffs of white cotton candy clouds afloat the sweet tranquil sky. Harmoniously, the silver moon hangs joyously to serenade the silent whispers of the gentle breeze as the observing palms sway playfully to reflect the dazzle of its aura.
A delectable urge fills the air and it is obvious that he has fallen for the wildest fantasy of her touch, her luscious lips that parts to angle perfectly on the nape of his neck and imaginably, everything else that she might be capable of doing for him. She is no more than a stranger to him but in her mysterious ways, she provokes his desire to entangle her with all his affection and to shower her with his insatiable need of conquest.
He can hear the sounds of a symphony playing in his mind as he watches the strands of her hair floating in the warm summer breeze. The visual is impeccably perfect and if she knows how desperately he wants her at this moment, she might give in to the irresistible danger of falling for someone like him. She should know better but yet, she is magnetized and captivated by his obvious lust for her ........."
"The dreamiest puffs of white cotton candy clouds afloat the sweet tranquil sky. Harmoniously, the silver moon hangs joyously to serenade the silent whispers of the gentle breeze as the observing palms sway playfully to reflect the dazzle of its aura.
A delectable urge fills the air and it is obvious that he has fallen for the wildest fantasy of her touch, her luscious lips that parts to angle perfectly on the nape of his neck and imaginably, everything else that she might be capable of doing for him. She is no more than a stranger to him but in her mysterious ways, she provokes his desire to entangle her with all his affection and to shower her with his insatiable need of conquest.
He can hear the sounds of a symphony playing in his mind as he watches the strands of her hair floating in the warm summer breeze. The visual is impeccably perfect and if she knows how desperately he wants her at this moment, she might give in to the irresistible danger of falling for someone like him. She should know better but yet, she is magnetized and captivated by his obvious lust for her ........."
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| Belinda Elkaim |
