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CHAPTER #10
The cook seemed to be a wicked person..
"dadi is he new here? Where's the old one?" zafar asked
"he is working under our old cook"
"but what's the need?"
"there is.....he is only a temporary cook here for 6 months"
"ohh" he didn't dare ask the reason....elders know better yeah yeah!!
We went to the room and I searched for the album. It was important.... Very important.
"hafsa?" zafar called out
"yes?"
"you remember one of my friends called me while I was driving?"
"yeah"
"he has arranged a feast at his house... So we will have to go tonight"
"oh ok I'll be ready....you want me to wear anything special?"
"it's your wish you can wear anything because you look beautiful in everything"
I blushed
"but make sure you are covered fully"
"yeah don't worry" I hugged him
"I'll go meet my friends....and I have a surprise also"
"what?"
"that's a surprriiseee!!"he squealed and left.
It was evening, I offered my Maghrib salah and went for a hot bath. It made me fresh.
After taking bath, I wore my white pencil pant and dark chocolate brown loose knee length top which had embroidery on it.
"are you ready?" zafar came in
"yes"
"my lovely wife, you look so beautiful mashallah" I smiled as he kissed my forehead.
"we are leaving ammi" zafar yelled
"ok try to come early" his mother also kissed me and we left.
His friend's house was not so far... It just took 15 minutes to reach there.
"welcome my budd" his friend called out to zafar when we entered.
"what's up with that bud? Like are you a flower bud or somewhat?" I whispered in his ear as we walked in
He giggled....it was obvious from his face that he was controlling his laughter badly.
"its our friends and I have made short of the word 'buddy' like hon for honey'
He smirked at me
I rolled my eyes
"understood hon?" he asked
I blushed
"yes"
Some of his friends were married and their wives were gathered at a corner, each holding a glass in their hands.
"you can go and join them, they are all my friends wives... I'll return in 10 minutes ok? My friend has asked me to come for something"
I walked up to them "assalamualaikum" I wished them
"walaikumassalam" they all wished back in irregular unison.
"I am hafsa, Zafar's wife"
Everyone were doing 'oh'. Literally everyone's mouth resembled a 'O'.
They were all mumbling something to themselves which I don't know and chose not to even know it...
A woman came up to me..
"bibi, are you zafar bhai's wife?"
"yes"
"you need to come inside"
My eyes searched for zafar but I couldn't see him anywhere so I thought it would be better to just follow the woman.
She took me in the house.. The house was big.... Bigger than Zafar's.
"where are we going?" I asked her
"just follow me bibi"
She took me to a room.
I went in..and then suddenly that woman locked the door from the outside.
"hey hey open, don't leave me alone... Open!" I was banging the door but there were no one.
"hey" a male voice came from behind me
"who are you?" I couldn't see his face so properly as my eyesight was blurred because of the tears.
"aw you don't remember me?"
I wiped my tears to see it was the same man who harassed me at my parents house.
"what the hell are you doing here?"
"see our fate, I thought we would never meet again but look, we met again..... You know why? Because we are meant to be one" he proceeded his steps towards me
"don't be afraid beautiful just let me do what I am doing"
"stay away from me you insolent bastard, you dog"
"calm down, no one will know about this"
"shut up" I yelled at him and tried to run away but alas! The door was locked!
"somebody please help! Please open this door"
"you don't know me dear, no one will come now"
"leave mee"
He came nearer and nearer to me our faces only inches away..
I shrugged my face backwards to avoid him hut he locked me in between of himself and the wall by his hands....
Ya Allah help me! Please help me!
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Zafar's POV
"you can go and join them, they are all my friends wives... I'll return in 10 minutes ok? My friend has asked me to come for something"
I wanted my wife to be happy and make friends with my friends' wives.
I thought she will do it by herself so I left her and went to my friend.
He has called me in his room. We all friends were supposed to meet there.
"I invited my brother too but I guess he hasn't come yet" my friend abrar said me
"ok that's not a problem we will wait for him"
"till then what can we do?"
"ahh just tell us whatever you wanted to tell....abrar can tell his brother personally.. Right abrar?"
"yeah that can do" he said
Suddenly I was feeling uneasy.... Like something wrong will happen.
"I am going to start a business and it's important so I thought this will be a good chance for me to tell you, I would like if we all get involved in this"
Everyone were talking to each other on it
"zafar? Zafar? Are you here?"
"yeah umm.. Yeah... What were you saying? Business?"
"what's wrong with you?"
Everyone were looking at me now
"I think something is wrong.."
One of my friends chuckled
"dude come on.... What can happen... Take a chill pill"
"no I am serious... Something's very wrong....I better go check on hafsa"
"dude take it easy"
"it's not a joke.....please I'll be in peace of I once know she is safe"
All of my friends considered... They all actually looked alarmed.
"ok come on... We will come with yoh"
We were five of us including me... We all headed towards the lawn.
I saw the group of ladies... Hafsa wasn't there. I panicked
"umm hello, I am zafar....my wife was with you all so have you seen her?"
"one woman came and took your wife with her" one of the women said
"who? who?"
"I don't know... She seemed 30 yrs old maybe..."
"did anyone of you heard what she told hafsa or where she took her?"
"I guess she said she wants hafsa to with her inside"
"thanks a lot" I thanked the woman and stormed in the house.
My friends were following me but I was too tensed to notice that.
I was sweating as I briskly walked in....
I checked each and every room.
My friends were also doing the same.
I was about to take the stairs when I noticed a room in the corner of the hall, barely seen, which was locked.
I went near it..... Hafsa was in there...I could hear her yelling for help.
As soon as I reached the door, the sound was gone. I could only hear forceful thuds on the door.
"hafsa? Are you in there?"
I could hear hafsa now.... She wanted to yell but someone inside wasn't letting her.
I asked my friends to help me break the lock...."no wait" Abrar said
"I have the keys... I'll go and come in a sec" "fast" I yelled.
After a minute, abrar came panting from all the running he did on the stairs... He handed me the key.
I opened it.
I saw that hafsa struggling to move a man hovering above her on the ground, her hijab removed and her sleeves torn a little.
"hey you" I shouted and pushed that man away from her.
I took hafsa in my arms "are you ok? I am here, don't worry... Hafsa tell something!"
"zafar" she said lower than a whisper and fainted.
Her cheeks were drenched in tears.
"sadiq!! I didn't expect this from you...." abrar said
Ohh so that bastard's name is sadiq.
I lifted up my face to look at him, to my shock, it was the same person who harassed my wife at her parents house!
I would have killed that man if I wasn't in rush for hafsa.
I took her to the room where we all were stayed for a talk earlier and splashed some water.
She regained her conscious.
"hafsa? Hafsa? Are you ok? My love I was so damn scared!" I was actually crying.
"zafar" she said slightly sobbing
I again took her in my arms and buried her in my chest.
"abrar!" I shouted when he was about to leave
"let that man not go out of your grip.... I want him.... I don't care what relations you share with him but I want that dog!"
"I am really sorry zafar, don't worry, nothing is more than respect and humanity.... I'll have him"
All of my friends left.
"we'll leave, we don't have to stay here"
She just nodded.
I took her and walked up to my car. Everyone were looking at us but that doesn't matter me.... All that matters to me now is hafsa.
I slowly slid her on the car seat and closed the door.
I didn't want her to be in that house.
I texted abrar 'let not that man go abrar'
He instantly replied 'be rest assured'
"hafsa? What did he do to you!" lone tears were falling from my eyes
"he tried to force himself on me"
WHAT?!?
"but Allah was with me..... He didn't let that happen"
"my hafsa" I cried.
She wasn't in her conscious..... I drove to home straight.