Chapter 55: Chapter 55
THIRD PERSON'S POV :
A bike was laying on one side
Of road, whose wheels were still in motion, and head light was brightening the road at midnight.
Helmet which diddled him out, now rolling on other side of the road.
And he himself landed on the middle of the road after a flip in air, which led to the sharp pain in his whole frame.
The car which hit his bike was stopped near him from which two men came out to examine his condition.
"Are you... Are you fine?" He tried to open his eyes but couldn't.
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"Mummy do you still have a problem?" Saad asked to his mother while crushing the fag-end of cigarette he was smoking, with the tip of his slipper.
"Saad, did Rimsha agree?" His mother asked and Saad shook his head.
"Bhai what are you doing with your life?" Simra asked and he just looked at her.
"I will make her understand, she will agree for this marriage." Saad said in defence.
"Maaz and Rimsha had affair for last few years...?" His mother said loudly.
"Mummy Maaz is crazy for his wife, he has no space for Rimsha in his life.
"Saad bhai will Rimsha forget Maaz? Will you tolerate your wife thinking about someone else?" Simra put her wise opinion in front of her elder brother.
"Simra that will be my problem, you don't have to think about it." Saad said in peevish tone.
"Saad I will never accept a girl as my daughter-in-law who was involved with someone." His mother said in scolding way and went to her room without wasting a jiffy.
"Fine by me...,don't accept her as your daughter-in-law, but I will accept her as my wife.” Saad said but his mother didn't listen the same as she was already out of the room, but Simra heard.
"Bhai please... don't play with your life." She requested.
"Simra I love her since the day, I saw her, I want to live my whole life with her."
"Bhai after papa you always proped us up but now you are going to take the worst decision of your life." Simra said to her brother.
"Simra please..., I will be happy with her.” Saad said to her while litting up a cigarette.
"Stop killing yourself, you started smoking beca..... " snatching cigarette from his fingers she was saying but interrupted by her two year old son who woke up from his slumber when didn't found his mother near him, he entered the room while rubbing his eyes.
"Mummaa..."
"Yeah my baby" while picking up her son in her arms she said lovingly and started patting his back to make him sleep again.
"Bhai That girl has always given you pain, and I don't expect anything else in future, but if you still want to ruin your life. Go ahead. I talk to mummy about this" Simra said in small voice while patting the back of her son and Saad nodded.
"Thank you so much" Saad said in lipsing
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"Rimish sit beta.” Her mother said lovingly and she sat in front of her parents.
"Have you decided something?" Ateeq asked but Rimsha frowned .
"About what?" She asked in confusion.
"About the proposal of Saad?" Her mother informed her and she felt a rage running through her body.
"I have already told you, I don't want to get married, I'm fine in my life." she said controlling herself from yelling at her parents.
"you are saying that you are fine, but we can see that you are not fine" Ateeq said while caressing her head.
"Dad, mum I don't want to ruin my life again"
"Saad is a nice guy, you will be happy with him." Her father said and she fisted her hands.
"Wasn't Maaz a nice guy? But you created a drama to stop our marriage, now don't think about my happiness.” finally Rimsha losses her patience and yelled.
"Rimsha for how long will you stay alone, Someday you will have to get married, why not now?" Her mother said politely while holding her hands.
"Mum, I don't want to face another problem in my life" she said with broken heart and rage, then pulled her hands away from her mother’s hold.
"Rimsha I want to see you settle down in your life, now forget Maaz he is a married man..."
'Not only married but happily married, but how? How he forgot me?' her unconscious asked and she nodded.
"Rimsha Saad will keep you happy, and It's final. You will be married to Saad only" Ateeq announced his decision and Rimsha looked at him in utter shock.
"No, I'll never" Mumbling that she went to her bedroom, but somewhere in her heart she knew that her father will do what he has decided.
She called Saad and he received her call
"Hello"
"Saad do you really want to get married to me?" She asked suddenly
"Yeah, I want to"
"So listen carefully, I'm ready for this marriage..."
"Rimsha.. You don't know how happy I'm right now..., we'll be happy togethe..." Saad said with great enthusiasm but.
"Saad let me complete, I'm ready for this marriage just because of papa, don't expect anything from me in the future" she said rudely.
"Rimsha if we have to start our life together, then why not happily?" Saad said but soon he realised that the call was ended.
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RABIYA'S POV :
'Rabiya please believe me, I'm not betraying you.'
'In giving you all the happiness I didn't realised when you became my happiness, I didn't realised when you become that important to me.'
'I'm all yours, from my heart and soul.’
'Rabiya I'm your husband, you don't have to feel insecure from anyone.’
Maaz's words were echoing in my head, I was still sitting on the bed looking at the door from where he left the room.
'Should I believe him or not?'
'He always treated me as an apple of his eyes, were all those things a drama? The love which I detected in his gaze, the warmth in his embrace, the way he used to tease me...
Was everything a lie?'
I was asking to myself and my heart was in favour of Maaz.... But I was not ready to give him another chance to cheat me.
'Rabiya give him another chance' my heart said and I closed my eyes after a deep breath...
'But what if I got to know after few year that Maaz has been already married to that girl?' I asked to my heart and a wave of fear ran through my frame.
'No... I can't tolerate my husband with anyone else.’
'It's better to be separated at this stage, passing time will make me more crazy for him. And I don't want to break myself down.' I said to myself and my broken heart.
"Maaz I don't want to go away from you, but I can't live with you, I'm afraid You will betray me again." I said and tears rolled down from my eyes.
'But what if he is not lieing? Then I will be left with nothing. I'll lose all my happiness, my Maaz....'
"Kyaa kruuu..?." clenching my hair in my fists I asked myself in frustration.
( what should I do?)
"Should I talk to Ammi and Baba, or Shayaan bhai..." I asked to myself but didn't get any reply.
"When ever you find yourself in trouble, or on crossroad in your life ask help from Almighty, he always guides us the correct path."
I remembered once Dada jaan told me and Shayaan bhai when we were very young.
"Ya Allah please help me, I love my Maaz and I don't want to go away from him, but.... You know everything very well, please show me right path.” I was busy in my prayers and didn't realised when clock hands hit twelve of midnight..
A glimpse on clock and I found 12:40.
"Where is this man?" That was the first question which pop out of my mouth.
'Should I call him or not?' I asked myself.
"Why Saad bhai and his mother called him at this time?" I mumbled but there was no one who could answer my question.
''Maaz please come back now, I have to talk to you.'' I mumbled and unwillingly my hand moved towards my mobile phone.
"Where are you?"
I texted him, but he didn't reply.
after waiting for almost five minutes I called him, but he didn't receive my call, I called him two more times but he didn't respond.
'Why is he not receiving my call?'
Glancing at the clock I found 1 am.
'Is everything fine in Saad bhai's home?' my conscience asked but my mind was thinking about Maaz, even after his betrayal I couldn't stop myself from thinking about him.
I again dialled his number but this time his phone was switched off, which lead my heart to beat with fear..
"What happened there? And why Maaz Is there ?" I mumbled while walking here and there in the room.
"Saad bhai..., I should contact him.”
'But I don't have his number...' thinking so, I bit my lip in tension.
"Raahim bhai, bhai open the door.." knocking on his door I said and after two knocks he opened the same.
"Bhabhiiii, when did you come back?" He asked in sleepily when witnessed me , but I didn't replied to his question.
"Do you have Saad bhai's number?" I asked suddenly and he looked at me with confusion, his eyes were half closed.
"Whose number?" Taking a yawn he asked.
"Saad bhai.., Maaz's friend, do you have his number?" emphasising on each and every word I asked to him but he was literally sleeping while resting his head on the corner of door.
"Yeah I have it, I'll give it to you tomorrow." He mumbled with closed eyes and was going to closed the door.
"Raahim bhaiiiii, give me HIS number." I said a little louder and he came to his scences, shaking his head he looked at me and then nodded and moved inside the room to get his mobile phone.
"Hmm.. Wait, I'm giving you his number, but why do you need his number at this time?" He moved towards his bed where his mobile was, and asked me while sending me his contact details in half sleeping condition.
But Without giving him any reply I went back to my room, and dialled his number.
"Hello"
"Hello Saad bhai?"
"Yeah!! Who is this?"
"I.. I'm Rabiya, Maaz's wife."
"oh.. Yeah bhabhi"
"Actually I want to talk to maaz, and his mobile is switched off, please tell him to talk.” I requested him, I just wanted to know when Maaz will come back as I have to talk to him, I decided to give him another chance but...
"Maaz is not here, isn't he at home?" He asked and I didn't get his meaning.
"But... You called him to your home..didn’t t you?" I asked him confused.
"Yeah... I did, but he was in hurry so he left from here around 12:30 am, he would be home with in fifteen minutes." Saad bhai said and I felt a pang in my heart.
"Okay bhai thank you.” I said and hung up the call.
'No need to think about that betrayer He must be with his girlfriend.’ I scolded my heart and wiped my tears.
"I hate you Maaz I hate you..." I mumbled and set down on sofa, tears were not leaving my eyes.
'Let's finalise everything tonight, no need to hide anything, Maaz stop this hide and seek. If you are interested in your girlfriend then go ahead, I don't want to ruin my life for a man who doesn’t have love for me in his heart. I don't want to live with a man who just uses me whenever he wants.' busy in my own thoughts I listen the sound of door knob, and he entered in with baby steps, I didn’t look at him, my gaze was fixed on floor. Taking few steps further he stopped near me, but I didn't look up, my tears were still flowing continuously. The room was very dim lit almost dark but wasn't peaceful at all.
He came closer and kneeled down in front of me, placing both of his hands on my knees.
'No Maaz not now, now we have to separate our paths.' I said to him in my thoughts and few tears escaped again.
"Maaz I quit. I quit on you.... " I said while sobbing, I couldn't control myself from showing my emotions in front of him. But I didn't glance at him, because that will be very difficult for me to stop my heart from thinking about him after witnessing his fake Love filled gaze on myself.
"Biya.." his little whispered rang into my ears.. And I looked at him in shock.
'Did he call me.. Biya..?' I asked to myself but again bowed my head to avoid looking at him, but he held my chin, makeing me lift my gaze to look into his eyes.
"Biya why are you quitting on me? Don't you love me?" Maaz asked looking into my eyes, his voice was soft and painful and I closed my eyes to let the tears flow, which were blurring my vision.
"Love!! That was the biggest sin of my life, which is destroying me" I said trying to avoid any eye contact and took a pause, I didn't want to hide anything from him at that time.
"Maaz you are the one who made my heart beat but you also broke my heart, I never felt weak in front of anyone but you and your love, broke me, broke me in thousands of pieces." I said while sobbing and Maaz held my both hands in his, near his chest.
"Biya If you love me, then why are you quitting on me?" He asked in low voice but his voice made my heart beat differently.
"Maaz I loved you, but I can't tolerate you with someone else, and now I don't want to love you..... I don't want you to play with my heart, my feelings" I said while sobbing, still not glancing at his face.
"That's why I'm quiting on you" I added while freeing my hands from his grip and cried more but silently after hiding my face in my palms.
"Biya, you are quiting after winning" saying that he kissed my forehead, and I felt his hot lips on my forehead which made my heart beat fast and he held my hands again.
"You win Biya, you win." I heard his voice
"You are lying, don't play with my feelings" saying that I stood up to go to the other side of the room but he held my hand firmly.
"I can't live without you, I'm incomplete without you, please don't give up on me " He said and I again sat down he kissed my hand, I felt truthfulness in his voice but I didn't dare to look at his face.
He sat on couch beside me with a hissing sound. Before I could ask something he cupped my face with both of his hands and my heart forgot beating.
"Maaz are you not betraying me?" I asked looking into his eyes, and he shook his head in answer.
"Maaz promise me you will never leave me alone." I asked in whisper but my eyes were still shedding tears.
"Promise" he whispered back, I was still looking into his eyes.
"Biya I love you, you are my soul, without you I'm nothing." He said and many tears escaped from my eyes, but a smile played on my lips.
'But where was he?' I suddenly realised that he wasn't with Saad bhai till so late.
"Maaz where were you, and no need to lie, say it if you were with that girl" I asked looking at him, and he smiled.
"I wasn't with anyone, you are my girl and I only want to live with you.
Biya our match has been made in heaven, It took me a long time to realised this." He whispered and I nodded with a smile.
"I love you, my love" He said and many tears escaped from my eyes but those were the tears of happiness.
"Maaazzz.." whispering his name I hugged him tightly with teary eyes and smiling face.
"Aaahhhw" his hissing voice hit my eardrums.
"What happened?" I asked while breaking the hug.
"Nothing" in small whispered he said and shook his head.
"Promise me you will never think about that girl, you are mine and you always will be mine." I asked in whispered while placing my head on his chest and I felt his hand caressing my head.
"Promise" He whispered.
"But you too promise me that you will never be offended from me, you'll never be silent like that" He asked in small voice and I shook my head with a smile.
"I'll always be like this, you have to bear my tantrums for rest of the life" still hiding my face in his chest I said rightfully and he chuckled.
"Tumhe jhelna bohot mushkil hai" He said playfully and I giggle with teary eyes.
(it's very difficult to tolerate you)
“Jhel loge mujhe puri zindagi?" I Asked after breaking the hug and he rolled his eye.
(Will tolerate me for rest of the life)
"Koshish karunga..." After a dramatic sigh he said and I chuckled.
(I'll try)
"Shut up" slapping his arm I said with a giggle and he hissed painfully.
"Maaz what happened?" I asked and he shook his head again.
"Nothing" He said and held my hand then kissed it.
"Rabiya, I never even thought to use you. If I had to use you for my pleasure I wouldn’t have stopped myself for even a single day after our marriage, I'm not that bad.” He said and I just listened.
'That's why I love you' I said to myself looking into his eyes.
"Maaz are you seriously not interested in your girlfriend anymore?” I asked meekly because somewhere in my heart I was still afraid.
"She is not my girlfriend anymore, You don't have to think about her." He tried to make me understand.
"Aren't you telling lie? Maaz I'm telling you very clearly, if you are still involved with her, then don't hide that, I...." He didn't let me complete my sentence.
"Please believe me" He said seriously looking into my eyes and I did.
"I'm believing you this time, but if you betrayed me again I will kill you Maaz Waqaar" I said angrily while pointing my forefinger towards him and he nodded with a smile.
"Fine Rabiya Maaz" He said and I nodded.
"Happy seven months wedding anniversary" Kissing his cheek I said slowly and he smiled.
"You don’t even remember it" I said while punching his chest lightly, but...
"Aaahh.." he screamed with pain.
"Maaz..." I looked at him confused, as I didn't know why he was hissing, and screaming with pain.
"What happen, why are you..." getting up from the sofa I asked and switched on the light and what I saw made me feel like crying.
"Maaz... What.. Is this.., how?" I almost yelled, due to darkness in the room I couldn't notice his clothes which were shredded from some places and his forehead had a big scratch, and a Bruise.
"Maaz what's this, from where you..."
"I met with an accident. The road was empty so I crossed on red light but suddenly a car came from other side and hit my bike and I....." He informed me and I glared at him.
"Why you didn't tell me before?" in panic I asked while drawing out first aid box and stared cleaning the scratch on his forehead and arm, I was feeling bad witnessing him in pain, my eyes were wet seeing him in pain.
"Where else does it hurt??" I asked while applying salve on the scratch and examining his arms and hands which also had some injuries and bruises.
"Everywhere"
"Maaz such a careless person you are, can't you ride...." I stopped in between.
"Why are you riding a bike? Where is your car?" I suddenly asked when I realised about the same.
"My car is in service centre, that's why" He replied and I looked at him who was looking very tired and in pain.
"Take a hot shower then take rest, and no need to go to the office tomorrow." I said and he nodded with a smile.
"I missed you each and every moment, when you weren't here" He said looking into my eyes when I was giving him, his clothes.
"I was also missing you" I said and he smiled, then he disappeared in the bathroom.
'Is my decision correct?' I asked to myself.
'I don't know?' my soul replied.
'I won’t be happy without Maaz, and I won’t be happy if Maaz again cheats on me. In both the situations I will suffer... But I should give a chance to Maaz' I said to myself and lay down on bed meanwhile Maaz stepped out of the bathroom.
"Is it painful" I asked pointing towards the bruise on his arm and he nodded.
"Take it" passing a painkiller I said.
"I know you avoid painkillers, but you need it this time, you would sleep peacefully." I said and he nodded.
I gave him a pill and water then consume a pill myself.
"Why are you taking it?" after gulping the pill with water he asked me.
"headache" I replied shortly and he nodded.
We both layed down on the bed, facing each other.
"Maaz do you still love that..." I tried to asked meekly but he shook his head.
"Biya I don't have any place for her in my life or in my heart. Anyways, also she will soon be married" He informed me while adjusting the temperature of AC.
"But how do you know if you aren't in her contact? Maaz you are still lying" I said while sitting up and glaring at him.
"Biya.." He said in defeated voice.
"Rimsha is getting married to Saad, and Saad informed me about the same." He said and I again lay down after giving him a nod.
"I really love you, please trust me" He muttered and I nodded.
'Maaz I want to trust you, but you make it Skeptic.’ I said to myself and looked into his eyes, but I didn't get any trace of lies.
"It's half past three, get some sleep" He said and I closed my eyes to sleep but sleep was not consuming me. Soon I felt his fingers running in my hair which gave me relief and I didn't realise when I entered the land of nod.
MAAZ'S POV :
"It's half past three, get some sleep" I said to her and she closed her eyes, my hand automatically went towards her hair. I was enjoying the softness of her hair against my finger tips.
Her peaceful face was giving me a satisfaction, after almost five days I was witnessing her laying beside me.
Creeping towards her, I encircled my arms around her waist and planted a kiss on her forehead, then on her cheek. Moving down to her lips I stopped myself.
'Stop it Maaz, if she thinks that you are using her for your pleasure then don't show your love' My heart said and I layed back.
"Love you Biya" whispering that I turned my side to maintain distance between both of us, soon I was consumed by slumber.
THIRD PERSON'S POV:
"Sometimes Maaz's behaves like an immature and irresponsible person" Asma said to Waqaar who was sitting on the breakfast table waiting for the breakfast.
"What did he do this time?" Waqaar asked without averting his eyes from the newspaper.
"Assalamualaikum" Raahim entered the dining room.
"Waalaikumas Salam" his parents greeted him back and he took his seat.
"Maaz is still sleeping, he will be late for his office" Asma said to Waqaar and Made herself stand to go to his room to wake him up.
"Ammi dis bhabhi come back?" Raahim asked and Asma looked at him with a frown.
"If she was here, I would not have to wake up Maaz, Rabiya herself cares about him" she said after a sigh.
"So I saw a dream" Raahim said with a chuckle.
"What dream?" Asma who was going towards Maaz's bedroom stopped in between and asked.
"I saw bhabhi came to my room in middle of the night and asking for Saad's number." He said with an embarrassing smile and Waqaar shook his head in disappointment.
"Khwaab to kuch logical dekh liya karo, woh kyu Saad ka number mangegi?" Waqaar said in disappointment and Raahim smacked his forehead as he thought, dreaming isn't anything which one can control.
(At least saw logical dreams, why would she ask for Saad's number)
"I'll talk to her to come back, it's six days since she went to her home" Saying that Asma scoot towards the room and Waqaar nodded.
"Maaz...., Maaz..." Asma knocked on the door to wake him up but Maaz and Rabiya both slept very late, after taking medicine so there slumber didn't break by small knock or Asma's voice.
"Maaz, wake up, you are already late..." Asma said loudly but didn't get a response, pushing the door she found it open, maybe Maaz didn't bother to lock the door when he came back.
"MAAZ..." stepping in the room Asma said but she suddenly gasped and took back steps and close the door behind her as she witnessed Maaz and Rabiya sleeping there.
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