True love never runs smooth - A story about Christian, Syed and Amira from Eastenders
Chapter 1 -(told from Christians point of view)
The shrill ringing of the alarm clock woke Christian from a deep sleep. He reached out and thumped the button to end the noise that seemed to be piercing his skull like a pnuematic drill. He turned over and lay on his back staring at the ceiling with dark, unseeing eyes. He couldn't beleive that he had got through another night without him, and now he had to face the day without him too. At least in the dark depths of the night he could escape into his dreams, if only for a few hours, in the daylight he had no such luxury, he seemed to always be there,lurking in his mind, he couldn't escape from the constant memories. It was absolute and utter torture.
Everywhere he went and everything he did reminded him of the happy times he and Syed had shared together. If he went to the cafe all he could see was Syed sitting in the corner dazzling him with one of his heartbreaking smiles as he walked in. If he went to the Vic that was hell too because all he could think about was that time at Denise's wedding when he'd held Syed's hand and told him he loved him. Yes, He'd been a little bit drunk but he'd meant every word and was thrilled when Syed hadn't pushed him away, frightened that someone would see like he usually did. Instead he'd gazed at Christian, his big brown eyes shining and Christian saw in them his answer,that Syed loved him too.
He'd even had to quit his job at Masala Queen because he couldn't bear to be in the place where it had all started a year ago. He smiled in spite of himself as he recalled how a bitter argument between himself and Syed had ended in the most passionate, unexpected, exciting way he'd ever known. He'd not guessed the real reason for Syed's anger towards him and even now he shook his head in bewilderment that he hadn't seen the signs before that moment. Who would have thought that the gorgeous man with the beautiful, perfect girlfriend, preferred him!
The smile however vanished as quickly as it had appeared when he thought of Amira, he knew it wasn't her fault but he couldn't help resenting the fact that he and Syed would be together now if it wasn't that Syed had been too decent to hurt her and tell her the truth straight away. Now it was too late and he had been well and truly pushed into a corner by Zainab demanding that Syed marry Amira otherwise eternal shame would be brought on their family and he would lose them all forever. He had hated Zainab for that, for making the only man he had ever truly loved totally and utterly miserable.
The insistent buzzing of his mobile phone snapped him out of his day dream and he snatched it up crossly. Glancing at the display he realised he didn't recognise the number. He almost dropped the phone in shock when he heard the voice on the other end ...