Telling Armaan The Truth About Her Father.
Before anything else, Hanan and Fahd knew that it was time for them to tell Armaan about her father.
Riaz Jameel.
The man who kidnapped her and took her to the filthy brothel.
"It is going to be fine, Hanan. I will be here with you. Now take a deep breath and think positive always", Fahd tries to assure her but he knew that she was beyond nervous about telling their Aru who her father is.
"I know but I don't want her to hate me or even shout at me...."
"I promise you that she wont do that. She knows how much we love her and what we want for her is nothing but happiness for her", Fahd interrupts her making her smile knowing that he might be right.
Fahd has always given her hope when it came to Armaan. He is the one who Armaan would listen to.
"Thank you, Fahd. For everything".
"You are most welcome and you don't need to say thank you all the time. Because we are a family no matter what. You, Aru and me", Fahd tells her. "Now, lets go tell her before you get cold feet again...."
"Hey, I didn't get cold feet, I was....."
"Yeah, I know nervous. I was there with you as I am here with you now. Always, Habibty", he tells her winking at her.
He then moved closer to her making her move back. Fahd couldn't help but smirk at the way Hanan's face looked.
"You have no idea what I am feeling right now....."
"Fahd..."
"I don't know how this feelings appeared but I didn't want to overwhelm you. I will never let you go, not now or ever...."
He puts his head against hers closing his eyes. Hanan couldn't help but shiver at his touch.
Is this love? Why do I feel safe around you, Fahd? Why do I trust you more than Riaz even when he was my husband? I have so many questions that no one can answer except you, Fahd. Accepting your marriage proposal is for Armaan and only for her.
"I love you Hanan. I don't know when it happened but I do love you", Fahd tells her leaning toward her while putting his hands on her face.
Their breaths became one. Fahd had love in his eyes for the woman who is in front of him.
The love that he thought he would never feel again, but ever since Hanan and Armaan appeared in his life. His heart started beating again after so long.
"Mamma, where are you? Your Aru is hungry. Where did you disappear?", Armaan interrupts them making Hanan move away from Fahd.
"I am coming Aru...."
"Armaan, come here", Fahd interrupts her making Hanan frown at him.
"Why did you say that?....."
"What? I only told her to come here so that we can talk to here. Did I do something wrong?", Fahd asks her.
"No, its not that. We could have talked to her in the dinning room and not here, Fahd", Hanan explain to him making Fahd realize that she was right.
"Okay, I understand now. But we'd have to wait for her to finish her lunch and I didn't want it to be ruined by our conversation", Fahd tells her.
"Dad, I missed you so much. Mamma, says you are busy with work and that you couldn't visit me, " Armaan walks in and directly hugs him making Hanan feel left out.
"I know and she is right. I was busy at the office but I promise you that I will put time aside for you. Just to spend time with my Aru, Okay?", Fahd tells her making her smile. "Now, mamma and I have something important to tell you. You have to listen to her and don't think negative things until she is done talking to you", he added nodding at Hanan who took a seat beside them.
"Okay dad. Mamma whats wrong?", Armaan asks her mother who had unshed tears in her eyes while looking at Fahd and Armaan.
Hanan started explaining how she met Riaz who charmed his way into her life and her heart. Hanan knew that Armaan would ask who he is but she kept quiet.
Being a sassy and stubborn six-year-old girl. She also knew that what her mother was telling her was serious and she would ask questions later after her mother was done telling her.
"I then got married and he didn't treat me with respect. He would humiliate me and treat me as his maid even though I was his wife. One day I got sick and fainted. Your Uncle Azuu saw me and took me to the hospital that's when I found out about you. My precious daughter. My Aru. But my happiness turned to tears because of Riaz. He didn't want me to have you....."
Fahd took his hand with hers giving her the courage she needs to continue telling their daughter about Riaz.
"He gave me two choices. I abort you and go back to him or I keep you and leave him for good as he didn't want to be a father. He didn't want us, my baby. But I did, I wanted you and I always love you", she tells her with tears falling from her face.
"Who is this man, Mamma? What is his name?", Armaan asks wiping her mother's tears with her hands.
"His name is Riaz Jameel. He is the man that took you from you and brought you to that place. He is your father, Habibty", Hanan answers her.
Armaan didn't know what to say about what her mother had just revealed to her.
"Is that why he took me from school? He wanted to take me away from you", Armaan asks them while tears were falling from her face. "Am I that bad that no one wants me?...."
"Armaan, look at me. You are loved by many people in our family. You are my daughter. My Aru", Fahd tells her wiping her tears with his hands. "You are our daughter. And you are wanted by everyone in our family. I am proud to have a daughter like you who has become my world. You and your mother are my world", he added kissing her forehead and then hugging her.
Hanan couldn't help but smile at them.
He is the best father that Armaan would ever need in her life. Accepting the marriage proposal is the best thing for Armaan.
Just for her.
"Mamma, come and join in our hug. Dad will hug the both of us. I love you mamma always", Armaan calls out to her mother who shook her head at them.
"Its okay, habibty. I will go and get the food and then set the table...."
Hanan tells them while getting up from where she was sitting but Fahd held her hand and accidentally pushed her down instead of falling on the couch, she fell on top of him making Armaan laugh.
"Fahd..." Hanan playfully hit him while trying to get up from his lap but he didn't let her. "Let go", she added struggling to remove herself from his lap.
"Aru, I think your mamma needs to stay here just for a minute so that she can get our hugs, right?", Fahd asks while looking at Hanan who was glaring at him.
"Yeah mamma. Dad is right", Armaan says moving closer to get into the hug.
"Now, I will never let you go", Fahd whispers in Hanan's ears making her shiver. He then kisses her cheeks making her blush.
She elbowed him not wanting Armaan to say anything or even ask them what he was doing to her.
"Stop otherwise your daughter will ask questions that you will have to answer yourself. Now let me go so that we can eat and you can go to home", Hanan tells him more like whispers to him not wanting Armaan to know anything.
Looking at Armaan who was happy to see her mother happy with her dad.
Yes, in her heart Fahd has always been her father no matter who said otherwise.
"Mamma, thank you for telling me about that man. But don't worry, you are the best mamma that I would ever need in my life. And now that I have Superhero as my dad I don't care about that man as he is nothing to me", Armaan tells them shocking both Hanan and Fahd.
"But Aru...."
"But nothing dad. Now can we go and eat lunch because I am hungry. And we can go out to have fun, right mamma?", Armaan tells them.
She then took both of their hands with hers and started to move to the dining room.
"Okay Aru. I will go and get the food from the kitchen. While you two wait here", Hanan tells them, and then she walked into the kitchen.
"Aru, I will go and help your mamma so that she doesn't take long, okay?", Fahd asks her.
She happily nods.
Fahd walks into the kitchen only to find Hanan talking to herself.
"What am I ever doing? Ya Allah, this is wrong yet...."
"It feels right. I know that Hanan. I love you and I want to spend every second of the day with you and Armaan. I am asking you, will you marry me?", he asks her removing a ring box from his pocket.
The ring was designed just for her.
Unique just like her.
"Answer my question, habibty. Will you be mine, my wife in this life and in shaa Allah in Jannah", he asks her again. "I know what you want", he added confusing Hanan.
Fahd then went down on his knee while looking at Hanan with the ring in his hand.
"So Hanan will you marry me?".
This is for you, my Aru. Just for your happiness only that.
My happiness is your happiness.
"Yes, I will marry you...."
She didn't even finish her answer when he put the ring on her finger and then hugged her.
"Thank you so much".
I have my family now. Armaan, Hanan, and me we will be a family.
Alhamdullilah.