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Zayd's phone brought them out of their world... He immediately picked up the call as it was Arhaan calling him
"H-ell-o" Zayd's heart froze when he heard his baby's broken voice laced with pain
"Aru" Zayd whispered in shock "Baba" Arhaan's crying voice came from the other side
"baba boht dard ho raha ha please come quickly mein mar jaun ga" Arhaan cried in pain
It took everything in Zayd to stop himself from fainting...
"Relax Aru beta kidr ho ap please tell Baba," Zayd said in a shaky voice, his heart beating furiously
"Lou-lounge" Arhaan whispered while whimpering
The phone slipped out of Zayd's hand as he sprinted out the door...
The rest noticed Zayd's face and knew something was wrong, followed him as he ran downstairs
"Arhaan!" Zayd yelled running to him who was lying on the floor, next to the table, curled up, sobbing in pain
"Baba" Arhaan cried in pain as Zayd pulled him on his lap...
"Azlan!" Zayd hugged Arhaan and exclaimed helplessly calling for Azlan who was following him
Ayan and Zain stood back as Azlan sprinted to Arhaan and started checking him
"Aru kya ho raha ha please tell me?" Azlan asked softly as he started checking Arhaan's pulse while Arhaan kept crying hiding his face in Zayd's chest
"Dard dard" he mumbled between his sobs, Zayd looked at Azlan with teary eyes who stood looking extremely calm
Ayan on the other hand hugged Zain tightly as he was shivering scared for his youngest brother
"Kidr dard ho raha ha tell me beta and be clear Bhaiya is here for you hmm?" Azlan said softly and gave Zayd's hand a tight squeeze assuring him
"lower right-hand side" Arhaan was now sniffing as he calmed down being in his father's embrace, who himself was on the verge of a heart attack
"ok I'll press a few places and I need you to rate the pain out of 10" Azlan said and gently pressed on the area making Arhaan scream
"Bhaiya stop" Arhaan shouted trying to move Azlan's hand away "Bachay rate the pain I'm sorry it will be over soon" Zayd comforted
"6" Arhaan whispered again sobbing, Azlan then pressed another spot and this time Arhaan screamed bloody murder, he cried so hard that he couldn't breathe
"relax relax" Azlan rubbed Arhaan's back as he continued to cry without any sound and wasn't even breathing
"Bs bs bs shh baba ki jaan bs" Zayd kissed his forehead, Azlan gave Arhaan a few hard pats on his chest making him take a deep breath
"Can you rate the pain for me Aru" Azlan asked the sobbing boy softly "9" he replied in a painful voice
Azlan did not press any more as Arhaan's lips were already turning slightly blue due to the lack of oxygen cause of crying so hard
And secondly, he understood what the problem was...
"Ayan gari nikalo we don't have time uska appendix burst ho gaya ha," Azlan said calmly
Ayan immediately ran out with Zain and Zayd picked out Arhaan who was in too much pain to realise what was happening
"Bs baba ki jaan relax" Zayd comforted Arhaan who was crying in his lap as they drove to the hospital
"Dard" Arhaan hid his face in Zayd's chest and closed his eyes helplessly at his child's pain
Amal was always the stronger parent and would deal with the kids when they were in pain, Zayd was the one who could never bear his kids in pain...
Such times always made him miss his wife who was always there for them, Amal was the perfect wife, perfect mom, perfect daughter, perfect human and perfect doctor
"Apko pata ha Aru jab apki mama apke sath pregnant thi na to unhon na mujhay boht mara tha" Zayd started telling him a tale from 18 years ago
As expected Arhaan stopped crying wanting to hear about his mama, even the mention of his mother managed to calm him down
"Kya h-hua tha," he asked between hiccups
"Raat ka 12 baj rahe tha aur apki mama ko ice cream khani thi mein na mana kiya to she got angry and picked up her chappal but before she could hit me I ran out, bahir boht barish thi but phir bhi mein gaya aur ice cream laya, jab mein wapis aya to pata ha kya hua?" he asked Arhaan who was looking at him quietly sniffing
"Kya hua tha?" Arhaan questioned softly "I came into the house and everything was very dark as the lights were off, your mama had come out to drink water, she saw me but unko laga chor ha, she picked up her chappal and started beating me, mein shock mein kuch bol hi nahi paya, par phir jab thora samajh aya to I tried to tell her but she didn't listen and kept on hitting me until Azlan woke up and turned the lights on making her realize it's me who she was torturing" Arhaan laughed softly but then groaned as another wave of pain hit him
"Baba mama ko wapis bula lein na please" Arhaan whispered as his eyes became droopy
"I wish I could" Zayd whispered back he really wished he could...
"Mein unka pas chala jaun baba?" Arhaan asked as he struggled to keep his eyes open
Arhaan's words made Zayd's heart stop beating and he broke into tears as he begged "Aisa nahi bolo aru please beta mein mar jaun ga mujhay is azeyat sa mat guzaro please" he cried
(Azeyat: Suffering)
"Baba don't let him sleep," Azlan said wiping his own tears, as he sped the car to the hospital which was 2 minutes away
"Aru-Aru open your eyes, Azlan Jaldi" Zayd shouted as Arhaan fell unconscious in his lap
Azlan stopped the car abruptly in front of the hospital and took Arhaan out placing him on the stretcher
"pulse is dropping" nurse informed as they rushed Arhaan to the operating room
"Get the anaesthesia ready," Arhaan said completely calm, the kid lying in front of him was not his brother he was his patient and he had to get hold of his emotions
He immediately changed into scrubs and rushed to the operation theatre where Arhaan was kept
Zayd, Ayan and Zain had stopped right outside of the operation theater, zayd stood by the tiny window and watched both his sons
His tears stopped long ago when he saw Arhaan unconscious,
The day Amal's dead body was brought to him flashed in front of his eyes, it was this exact hospital and the exact same operating room where she left him alone in this world
How her always warm hands were so cold, her face was so pale and lifeless, Zyad refused to recognise her, how could a person so full of life look so lifeless
And the tiny Zain was the cherry on top, constantly asking "Baba mama to bulao na Dudu tai ha" (baba ko bualo na dudu (milk) chahiye ha)
And the little bean who just came into this world was no less, he kept crying until he was in his father's or brother's arms
For the first three months, Zayd was miserable, Azlan was no better than him, which is why Ayan had to step up and take care of his younger siblings until his father was back on track
The only reason Azlan and Zayd are alive after Amals death is Arhaan,
The little boy who once used to be so tiny and so fragile was now lying in front of many doctors who were cutting him open
Ayan knew Zayd needed some time so he quietly embraced Zain who was now sobbing, Ayan had automatically gone to the big brother mode he used to when Amal died...
"Bhai, Aru" Zain cried "Shh bachay kuch nahi hoga aru ko he is much stronger than he looks" Ayan creased his head
"bhai ap-ap baba ka pas jein he needs you I'm fine," Zain said after 5 minutes, breaking the hug, wiping his tears
"You sure?" Ayan asked and Zain nodded, with a sigh Ayan walked to Zyad who was staring inside the window in a daze
"Baba" Ayan kept his hand on Zayd's shoulder making him realise his presence
Zayd flinched and turned back "Ge beta?" he smiled weakly
"he'll be fine baba don't worry" Zayd pulled Ayan into his embrace
"I know he will be akhir mere amal ka beta ha aise har nahi mane ga" Zayd said with a soft chuckle making Ayan smile against his chest
"You don't need to act brave, pehla mere wajah sa you had to grow up, you had to be a father when you were just a kid, I won't repeat my mistake Ayan, let it out" That was all it took for Ayan to burst out in tears
"I'm scared" He let out between his sobs "I know I know, baba is here, baba will always be here" Zayd comforted the big baby
After three hours of the operation, the light went off and the door opened...
They immediately walked to Azlan who came out, his gloves were filled with blood, and a few drops of blood were also on his scrubs
Zayd's baby's blood!
"Azlan" Zayd whispered, Azlan looked at him with teary eyes and shook his head looking down
To be continued ❤️
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