Chapter 24: Chapter 24

RIMSHA'S POV:

I met him in the food court after ten days of calling off our marriage, he was holding my hands in his, which was giving me peace to my heart.

Then I saw him looking at another girl, my blood boiling. How dare he look at some other girl.

Then he said, "she is my wife" the only word which hit my eardrum was WIFE

He'd called that girl his wife, didn't he feel a pang in his heart as I felt? Holding his hand I was talking to him, but his gaze and attention both were fixed on that girl.

That girl went out of the food court and Maaz ran behind her without even looking at me, he never did it before.

"Maaz..." I called him but he was already gone. My Maaz was charged in a few days.

I was shattered into million pieces. Maaz didn't realise when he jerked away my hand and I was sitting there with flowing eyes.

"Why Maaz? Why?" I mumbled while sobbing. I went home and started crying again.

*flashback*

"Rimsha Where were you? I was waiting for you for half an hour," He said with disappointment when I went to meet him at our regular place.

"Maaz I am on time, I'm not late," I let out while taking my seat and checking the time on my mobile.

"Waiting to meet you is not less than a punishment for me," he said while showing his smile.

"Maaz will you always be the same as this for the rest of your life?" I asked him after holding his hand.

"Do you have any doubt? He asked, his forehead covered with lines.

" I trust you, I don't have any doubts," I declared honestly. I didn't have any kind of doubt on his love and loyalty.

"I love you, and I always will love you in the same way" . Saying this he took my hand to his lips... I felt his lips smiling on the back of my palm. My heart skipped a beat and heat crept to my cheeks.

"I love you too" I whispered looking into his eyes

*flashback over*

"How could Maaz forget everything in only ten days?" I mumbled after coming out of my scenario.

The whole scene was flashing in my mind when Maaz ran behind that girl... My eyes were not stopping flowing tears. I drew out my mobile to dial his number but I stopped myself.

"Let's see , will Maaz call me or not?" I said to myself, placing the mobile on the bed.

But after a wait of a few hours I again decided to call him but that time I was distracted by the voice coming from outside the room...

I marched downstairs where dad was standing, he was scolding a servant very angry. I turned back to my room when his loud call stopped me

" Rimsha.... come here" He ordered, I looked at him, and again started my journey to my room, as I wanted to ignore him.

After the incident of marriage, I was not talking to dad, he did injustice with me, my life and my love just to satisfy his ego which was already ruined.

"Rimsha...Come here" He again said with determination, and I ignored.

I listened to the sound of footsteps coming towards my room, of course he was dad. He was coming with rage but before he came to my room I smacked the door very loudly and locked it.

"Rimsha open the door" Dad Roared while banging the door of my room. I didn't pay attention, I have the same egoistic and arrogant blood in my nerves as his.

"Rimsha I said, open the door...." He roared loulder and hit the door with his fist.

I didn't say a single word but picked my mobile up and played an English song on it, to show dad that I was not listening to his voice but music. He again knocked on the door and I raised the volume of music... He didn't knock again, he must understand what I wanted to tell him. I laid down on the bed while the song was still playing, but it did not sound like commotion because I was experiencing more commotion inside me.

I don't know when I entered the land of Nod... I was sleeping but my mind and dreams both were captured by...

Maaz... only and only Maaz

When I opened my eyes I found the room full of light, as it was morning. I remembered about the last night and looked at my mobile because it was not playing the song anymore

I took that up and found that it was switched off. Maaz didn't try to call me for once. It was heartbreaking.

I connected the phone to its charger and called him. With each ring my heart was beating fast. I was dying to listen to his voice and to meet him but...

"The person you are calling is not answering your call, please try again later" I listened to the robotic voice after a long ringing.

"What the hell is going on..., why is he not attending my call?" I mumbled and threw the glass tumbler on the floor just to draw out my rage.

I dialled his number more than four or five times but he didn't answer.

'What Is he doing? Has he accepted his marriage? Is he busy in his married life?' all those questions were running through my mind when I got his call on my mobile

"Where are you?" that was the only thing which I asked him without wasting a single second

"I'm in the office, what happened?" He said normally as if nothing happened, but I was losing myself in rage.

"Why were you not receiving my call? Ohh. Yeah, I got it! You must be busy with your wife" I fired a satire.

"Rimsha... Why are you overreacting?"

"By the way, I was driving, that's why I didn't attend your call. I was not busy with anyone.." He informed me while emphasizing on the last sentence. But I was sure he was lying, he must be with his so-called wife.

"I want to meet you" I demanded.

"O-k…" It was not clearly audible whether he said 'Okay' or not. "Wait for a minute," he added and put my call on hold. I was surprised why he did that.

I guess he was avoiding me. Yeah, I'm damn sure, Maaz was avoiding me for that girl whom he met just a few days ago. my brain was asking thousands of questions but I was trying to control myself.

"Hello" Maaz again continued

"Maaz I want to meet you!" I repeated But he broke the glass of my hope one more time. He said that he had to prepare a presentation but I know, he must not be busy in the office but with his wife. My blood was boiling. Maaz couldn't forget me so easily.

"Maaz can't you draw out some time for me!" I burst out angrily, I wanted to meet him and I don't like to hear 'no'

"Of course I can, but not now. It's very important." his words made me furious. "More important than me?" I asked with rage.

"Try to understand Rimsha, yesterday Rabiya saw us in the restaurant and I was..."

"And you ran behind her, without bothering to say a goodbye" without letting him complete his sentence, I yelled at him

"Rimsha~... I'd followed Rabiya to her home and she..."

'Rabiya... Rabiya... Rabiya... I never felt jealous of anyone but that damned girl making my heart burn with every passing minute'

"Maaz Don't even take her name before me, I can't tolerate it." Saying that I threw my mobile phone on the floor with full rage. And After a few moments I realised what I had done, I broke my mobile. It was not working anymore.

"Rimish... Bachcha opens the door." Mum's voice rang in my ears and I opened the door. The only person who understood my pain was my mother. Dad didn't have any sorrow for me.

"Rimish beta what happened, I listen to a voice from your room. Is something broken?" She asked after caressing my head and I nodded and pointed towards the mobile phone

"How long will you cry on your condition?" she asked and hugged me. I cried out in her arms.

"Mum Maaz..." I was crying with hiccups mum was also crying with me but silently

" Mum, will Maaz forget me?" I asked while breaking the hug. I was expecting NO as an answer but mum made me frightened with her words

"Rimish. I don't know will he forgot you or not but please, you try to forget him, I don't want to see my daughter in this condition.

" I can't forget him, he is my...." I was saying with determination but

"He is nothing, he is nothing to you. Maaz was your past, try to forget him and focus on your future" Mum said after she wiped my tears and kissed my forehead. "I love Him, it's possible to forget him, why don't you understand me?'' I asked mum

"Rimish, I called Nataliya and Kinza, they both are coming here in an hour. You go out with your friends for shopping and a movie."

" Mum I don't want to go anywhere, I want to stay here" irritatedly I replied but my mum was as stubborn as me. Umm... Not really.

"Rimish please, I have already called your friends.."

"Mum please, don't force me" I yelled at her

" Okay don't go today, but promise me you'll go tomorrow," Mum asked me and I nodded. Mum sent my breakfast to my room and I fed myself.

I spent my whole day in my room, dad came to talk to me but I again didn't open the door

The next day I got ready to go shopping with my friends because I realised what I had done with my mobile phone, I had to buy a new one for myself.

I didn't spend much time in shopping. I came back home after buying a mobile phone for myself, leaving my friends in the shopping mall.

The first thing I did after entering my room was, inserting the sim card into the new phone. I called Maaz's but he didn't receive my call. I tried more than three times but…

Tears started rolling down from my eyes

Suddenly my mobile beeped

RIMSHA

RIGHT NOW I'M IN AN IMPORTANT MEETING, I'LL CALL YOU AFTER THIS.

_YOUR MAAZ

My heart felt solacet, the last word made me smile. YOUR MAAZ

'' Yes he is my Maaz only mine'' I said proudly. I was waiting for Maaz's call when Dad again summoned me. First I decided to ignore him but then I made myself stand and walk to him.

He was standing in the middle of his room, Mum was standing behind him both were glaring at me. Dad's eyes were bloodshot with rage, on the other hand, mum was showing disappointment from her gaze.

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To be continued........

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