Synthesis of Scattered Pieces ✔️

58.

"Shifa" He uttered in disbelief because he could feel her heartbeat which was running a marathon.

"Shifa, stop crying. I'm fine." Placing one arm under her head he encircled the other arm around her shoulders and took her completely in his embrace.

"Deni..." She sobbed miserably.

"What did you see in that nightmare?" He asked in a hushed tone while running his fingers in her hair.

"I.. Won't tell you." She replied. Still sobbing on his chest.

"Okay, now it's enough! I'm fine yaar! Stop crying." He ordered her politely and caressed her scalp with his fingers "Want water?" He asked but Shifa shook her head without breaking the hug.

"Aap kaha reh gaye the Deni? Itni deyr mein kyu aye hain aap?" Shifa pulled away from his arms and asked while wiping her tears with the back of her palms.

(Where were you Deni? Why did you come too late?)

"Ek kaam hai usi ke silsile mein waqt lag gya."

(I was occupied at work, it took time.)

Shifa didn't avert her eyes from Daniyal's face, and after a few moments her eyes again filled with tears when she remembered the traumatic situation of her dream. "Deni aap sach mein theek hai na?" She muttered and again wrapped her arms around his trunk before hiding her face in his chest.

(Deni... Are you really fine?)

"Ahmaq aurat, main bilkul theek hu... Itna roone ki kya zarurat hai?" Daniyal asked but didn't get an answer. He kept caressing her head and soon her sobs were lightened as she slept in her husband's arms but it left him amazed.

(Idiot woman I'm fine. Why are you crying too much?)

What did she see in that nightmare?

Must be related to me because she was asking again and again if I'm fine or not?

But...

Can only a nightmare make anyone so scared?

"This girl is silly." he muttered with a smile and looked towards his own chest, Shifa's hands were still resting there and her face was half hidden in his chest.

Do I mean this much for her that only a nightmare made her so restless! He was amazed at that realisation. Suddenly his heart skipped a beat with this thought that Shifa was forgetting her deal with him.

They both were only married in front of this world, there wouldn't be love in between them!!

Is she falling for me?

Or it's better to say that she has already come far away in my love!

Whatever... But she is an idiot! How can she cry like this just because of a nightmare?

''De-ni" she sobbed in a sleeping situation pulling Daniyal's attention towards her.

Why are you falling for me Shifa? Neither I can forget her nor I can love you. He caressed her head one more time and smiled sadly, tucking her hair strands behind her ear he cupped her face. Her eyes were a bit swollen, and cheeks had tears marks. Daniyal tried to avert his eyes from her beautiful face but couldn't. "Shifa why are you making your life difficult? You don't deserve a man like me who's trying hard to love you but can't give you my heart fully." He muttered and drew out his arm from her head but she woke up with a jolt.

"Deni"

"I'm fine Shifa.. I'm just going to the washroom." He replied and placed a pillow under her head. After some five minutes Daniyal came back to bed and this time he was feeling sleepy so closing his eyes he placed his head on the pillow. Shifa was only a few inches away from him, when he almost slept a soft touch made him awake. That was Shifa's lips which landed on his forehead, his eyes were still close but could feel his wife's lips.