( Khan's new bungalow ☝️ )
Zarin: Zaidji please continue the story I want to know how you join the mafia.
Zaid smiled at her and kiss her palm and said
Zaid: ok princess I will continue. Life was a true blessing for all of us. Bijan was like a sister to abbu and ammi. After Bijan coming into our home and lives it was like half of ammi's burden was gone. Dropping us or picking us from school and tuition and helping in doing homework, helping ammi with household things like going to market to buy groceries and vegetables, etc. was done by Bijan. Abbu's business was also flourishing and his hard work was now giving him returns and huge profits. We shifted from there to a new and big bungalow
Zaid pause and look at Zarin and she was smiling listening to all this so Zaid continue
Zaid: In short, in a very short time Allah blesses us with everything, one Bijan as our phuppo and, the second excellent growth in abbu's business.
Zarin smiled at him and he hold her hand which was in his scalp and started moving as a signal that she should continue doing this as he is liking it and should not stop. Zarin smiled at him and continue as he wanted. But his smile made him cute so Zarin kiss his forehead and said
Zarin: Zaidji please continue
Zaid chuckled at her eagerness and cute pout and continued
Zaid: everything was great till one day, when...
Zaid pause and was in deep thought. His trance broke when Zarin patted his shoulder and said
Zarin: what happened Zaidji that day?
Zaid looked at her for a few seconds and then said
Zaid: Ammi fainted
Zaid took a pause and his eyes became glassy. Zarin knew something big is going to come which change them all, but was quiet and gave him time to speak. Few tears rolled down from his eyes and Zarin quickly wiped them with her thumb. Zaid saw her and then continued.
Zaid: princess it was at night time when abbu and we brothers were sitting and doing our work. Bijan was in the kitchen cleaning and ammi came out with our milk glasses. Suddenly she lost her balance and then the next moment she fainted. We all were shocked to see ammi like this and quickly stood up and Abbu picked her up and took her to the bedroom Asad bhai took abbu's phone and called the doctor and I was with Saad as he had started crying. Bijan too came from the kitchen
Zaid again pause and was lost in his thoughts as if he was visualizing that night scene again, so Zarin decided to wait and after few minutes she patted his shoulder lightly and that broke his trance he looked at Zarin and then continued.
Zaid: The doctor came and did the checkup and told abbu that we need to do certain tests tomorrow morning. The next day ammi and abbu went to the hospital for the entire test. Bijan was taking care of everything during ammi's illness that was us, ammi, and the house. After two days ammi's report came which shook us all to the core.
Zaid closed his eyes and tears came out from the side making Zarin's thighs wet he could not control himself and Zarin understood that the illness has to be a really bad one. It took few minutes for Zaid to control himself and till that time Zarin was continuously whipping his tears. Zaid hold her hand and his voice was cracking but still spoke
Zaid: ammi's report came and we came to know she has Leukaemia and it was in her last stage her life would be maximum of a month or one and half.
Zarin never understood the word Leukaemia so she slowly asked him
Zarin: Zaidji what does it means?
Zaid looked at her and said in his broken voice
Zaid: bl...oo..d.. c..an..ce..r.. (blood cancer)
Zarin was shocked to hear this and tears rolled down her eyes and even Zaid broke down. He turns to his left and wraps his hand around her waist hugging Zarin and putting his face near her stomach and cried his heart out. Zarin slowly kept moving her hand on his back and his scalp to calm him down.
It was getting difficult for Zaid to breathe so he broke the hug and sat down the cross leg on the bed and Zarin slowly hug him after whipping his tears. Zaid to hug her back and they stayed like that for few minutes. After breaking the hug Zaid looked at her and said
Zaid: I'm sorry princess
It took a few seconds for Zarin to understand his sorry and quickly hold his hand in hers and said
Zarin: Zaidji please don't say sorry. I feel lucky that my husband can trust me and share his sorrows with me and I am capable to wipe his tears with my love and complete my duty of his half deen.
And the next moment she was pulled in a hug by Zaid. He kisses her head and felt contain to have such a lovely partner. After pulling back from the hug Zaid looked at her and kissed her forehead. After few minutes of silence, Zarin asked
Zarin: then what happened Zaidji?
Zaid looked at her and then continued the story.
Zaid: princess abbu told ammi that we will do all the medical treatment but ammi refused and said she wants to say at home and does not want to go through the pain of chemotherapy. After a lot of ammi's pleading abbu agreed and after one month Allah took ammi back from us.
Tears pulled out of both of their eyes. Zarin whipped his tears first and then she joined their forehead. After waiting for few minutes like that and relaxing from the pain of the sorrow Zaid slowly look up at her and then said
Zaid: princess now you lie down
Zaid help her to adjust and made her lie down keeping the pillow on his lap and then started moving his hand in her hair which she loved a lot as it was making her relax and she smiled at him and took his other hand and kiss his palms and knuckles and hold his hand and then said
Zarin: Zaidji please continue.
Zaid looked at her and gave her a small smile and continued
Zaid: Bijan took care of all the things after ammi. Bijan too was like ammi who had a habit to save money. Asad bhai's dream was to take the business to new heights and make abbu feel proud of him so he took MBA as his study and I always wished to become a doctor and save people's lives so I became a medical student.
Zaid looked at Zarin and she was playing with his fingers and kissing them in between listening to him so Zaid lean down and gave her a quick peak making both of them smile. Zarin looked at him and said
Zarin: Then what happened Zaidji?
Zaid smiled at her and said
Zaid: princess it's already 12 now let's go to sleep we will continue tomorrow.
Zarin looked at him and pouted and giving that puppy look said
Zarin: please Zaidji till 1 we can continue as I want to know please.. please... please ... Zaidji.
Zaid chuckle and gave up in front of her puppy face and said
Zaid: ok princess but only till 1 then we will go to sleep if the story remains incomplete we will continue tomorrow.
Zarin quickly nob her head with a smile so Zaid had to continue
Zaid: I got admission in medical on my merit. It was my first year. I and Asad bhaijan had noticed that abbu use to remain tense. We ask abbu and he said it is a business problem and we should not bother, but then one-day abbu called me and Asad bhaijan to his room and said that whatever happened we have to be together and took a promise from Asad bhaijan that he has to take care and love Saad as his son and also treat Bijan with same love and care as we do know and never leave her alone. Though I and bhaijan never understood why abbu was saying this and when we asked he said that he felt like telling this to us. Leaving us confused in that room.
Zaid was visualizing that day that how things took place one after the other. Like it was a flashback. Zarin saw his look and knew he was lost again so she slowly kissed his fingers one after the other and this made Zaid look at her and continue
Zaid: next day onwards we saw Bijan packing things in the bag and use to take them with her. We never understood her behavior so one day I stopped her and abbu came over there along with Asad bhaijan. Their mood was off I could see easily and asked them what happened but instead of answering my question, abbu question me that why did I stop Bijan while she was going.
I was shocked to hear this so I told abbu that for few days Bijan is packing things and taking them out of the house then why are you not stopping her but what abbu said next was a shock for all of us.
Flashback starts
Ahmed: Zaid beta trust me what Bijan is doing is all instructed by me. I want to see my son's safe and secure future and please beta henceforth don't ever stop Bijan if you trust your abbu.
Zaid: but abbu.
Ahmed: you want to know why and what Bijan is doing
and Zaid quickly nobs his head.
Ahmed: Zaid and Asad beta come and sit with me and Bijan even you please come.
And all of them nob their head and sat in the living room. Ahmed sat between Zaid and Asad and Bijan on the single sofa. Saad was not at home at that time so only these four were there for the conversation.
Ahmed: Beta you know your Asif uncle
Zaid and Asad both nob their head. So Ahmed continue again
Ahmed: Asif has gone bankrupt and had asked me for money. I have already given him almost 50lacs first 20 lac and then 15 lac twice but still, he wants more
Asad and Zaid were shocked to hear that his abbu already gave this much amount. Asad decide to ask his doubts which were there
Asad: but abbu uncle already had his share in family property and money then why this
Zaid: and why is our house getting empty slowly.
Ahmed looked at them and then rubbing his forehead with his finger and thumb said
Ahmed: he has threatened me that if I don't give him more money then he will destroy everything in this house and kidnap any one of you and take away all that belongs to us. He has already sent me the power of attorney papers to sign which I have refused.
Zaid: you want to say that he will harm us and take away what is ours?
And Ahmed just nobs his head.
Zaid: Ipromise you abbu I will never let that happened.