Karim.
"Sir your 4 pm is here." I heard my assistant inform me through the intercom. I swallow a lump and try to calm myself.
"Send him in." I keep my voice strong. After a minute or two he walked in when I shout to come in. I gesture him to take a seat and he did. I looked up from my paperwork to him. He is my private detective and he is keeping his eyes on my wife Zaina on my order.
"What did you get?" I asked him. He sighed and reach in his pocket to take out something from his back. He gives me a CD. I looked at him confused but he simply stared at me blankly. "Check it." He says when I keep looking at him. I sighed and put it in my laptop. I quickly open the new folder that created by itself. I clenched my jaw as I saw that Zaina was doing. I told her to stay away from that guy John then why she is out with him? In her job timings.
"Look, it is not what think it is." He tried to convince me but I shake my head. I know it is what I think. I also check her message from John. It was all ' telling your husband about it' or 'how long you keep it hidden from him'. There was also a message in which he congratulates her for something but didn't write anything else.
"Leave." I told him with a hard look as he keeps saying about something is missing. I know what is missing in her life. Her Lover John. I would never in my life think about Zaina cheating on me. "Cancel my appointments for today." I intercom my assistant. I lock myself in my office and try to calm my anger. I should have listened to my Dad. My Dad is my ideal. He is the only one there when everyone leaves us. I close my eyes and let that horrible flashback of my life come back.
Flashback.
"Who is he? Tell me?" My Dad yelled at Mom, but all she has rolled her eyes. She didn't even flinch when Dad break glass vase. That was Dad brought when she request him, but Dad refused it because it was very expensive and we couldn't afford it, but Dad buy it for her with his saving for his car that he really need that time.
"Answer me" Mom glared at him hatefully and walk in her separate room slamming door after her. We saw as Dad runs his hand in his hairs before walking out of the front door. We look at each other and quietly shut the door of our room.
"See I told you Mom is cheating on Dad." I said to my elder brother who nodded sadly.
"I never thought Mom doing all this to Dad. They told us they do love marriage." He said confused. I nodded at him. That is the truth. Whenever we ask Dad or Mom about how they meet and why they marry, they says it was their love each other and get married.
"All women are same. They always betray their love partners." Suddenly I saw the anger in my elder brother eyes. I swallow as I saw a flash of pain with anger.
"Yeah, they all are same." I glare at the wall when I remember what type of women are. A week ago a girl used my brother to get closer to his friend.
"Don't ever get yourself in any women Karim you always get hurt." He told me sternly. I give him a confident nod.
"I promise, I don't." I promised to myself.
After a week.
"Get out of my house right now." Mom pushed all of us out of the house. She throw our bags on the road and Dad dragged us and bags after him. My elder brother keeps his head high. I don't know what happened but today when Dad comes home, he was so mad that he shouted at us which he never done before.
"What are we going to do Dad?" My brother asked. Dad stop and sigh heavily.
"I don't know. I am going to take a good care of both of you." Dad said confidently and stop a taxi. We loaded our bags in it and drive to our grandparent house.
After two weeks.
"Listen to both of you. Today is the day when we are getting rid of your Mom. In court tell judge with whom you want to live. Okay?" Dad explains kneeling in front of us. My elder brother nodded, but I was confused, I want to know what happened that they are taking separation?
"But Dad, why are you taking separation with Mom?" I asked him. He sighs and sit on the floor before pulling me on his laps.
"Because your Mom is cheating on me with my boss. All your Mom wants is money. She is with me because my earning is good, but now when my boss kicks me out she left me and is going to marry my boss."
"Are all women are like that?" I asked him to turn my face to him. He looked at me confused then at my brother who was avoiding his gaze.
"What happened?" He asked suspiciously to my brother. He sighs and tell everything to Dad. How that girl in his college he loved used him to get closer to his friend.
"Never in your life trust a woman. They only give you pain and leave you in the middle of nowhere. Understand?" Dad asked with a glare. I nodded quickly.
"Yes, Dad. Bhai also tell me that same thing." He smile and we hug each other. After that Dad, we choose to live with our Dad. He find a job in another state and we moved from there. Dad breaks all relationships with his family because they all are selfish. After 8 years my Dad died when I was in college and after 4 years of his death my brother passed away in a plane crash and I was left alone in this big world.
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I drive as fast I could on empty road. I didn't know where I was going all I know is wanting to disappear from this world. I just wanted to go away from everyone. I love her and she betrayed me. She is cheating on me with that intern in her hospital. I know she didn't love me and never will be. She only said that because she was jealous of Jess.
Jess is perfect in all away in comparison of Zaina but the only difference is I didn't see her in that way. I fall for Zaina when I saw her first time in that picture. Her Dad showed me her picture when it was accidentally fall from his pocket. Her Dad and I made some deal. When I asked her Dad about our marriage, he shouted at me and told me to never come but I did. I went to him after taking out all information about him and his family. I got to know they are under the big loan from the bank. I offered him to pay off without any problem and in payback, he let me marry his daughter. I even give him extra money so he could set his personality and come to my level which he already done.
Weeks ago when Zaina confessed her fake love for me and we come back here they told me they didn't want to see Zaina because she decide to do the job and in their family women can't go out on the job. I think I shouldn't give her permission to do the job. This is what I get in return.
I take a sharp turn and stop in front of it. I get out of my car and walk inside. I walk through the same passage where I have gone 6 years ago.
Every time I tried to forget about it, I couldn't. I couldn't forget how this woman betrayed my Dad and his trust. I stop in front of a few familiar groove. My mother grave. She died 6 years ago of cancer. She got a horrible death because when she died no one was by her side. She lives alone in an apartment after her second husband and Dad ex-boss cheated on her. People find her body after 10 days of her death.
"Hello Mother." I say coldly and without any emotions. I smirked as I saw a lot of leaves and dust covered her grave. Suddenly everything comes back in my mind.
"Why did you do all that? Why did you betray my Dad? Why did you break his trust? You know he didn't trust any women after you and he even let us know that all women in this world are like you and you know what? This is truth. All women are wh*re like you. Because of you that girl used Bhai. Because of you my wife who I love like crazy cheated on me. Everything is happening here because of you. You are responsible for it. You, you, you." I said, kicking the side of her grave until my foot started to hurt and I break down. I looked at her grave headstone with watery eyes.
"Why Mom, why you did all this? Why?" I whisper and started to cry. I didn't cry after I lost my brother. It has been 4 years to that. I didn't know how long I stay like that crying on my knees, but the next thing I know is getting a call from cheater Zaina. I wipe my face and clear my thoughts to keep my voice emotion free.
"Yes Zaina?" I answer her call.
"Karim? Are you okay?" I rolled my eyes. She sounds like she cares. She probably wants to tell she will be late or come to pick her up.
"Yes, I am fine. What you want?" I asked her.
"N-nothing. I just wanted to ask how long take you to come back home?" She asked nervously and I heard her shh someone on the phone.
"I don't know, maybe2 more hours. Why?" I asked, standing on my feet and walk out of the graveyard. I know she is with someone and today I am going to catch her red handed.
"Nothing. I am at home alone and bored." She sigh. I could feel my blood boil as she lied to me.
"Find something to do until I come back. After I come back, we play some game." I say and smirked at what I thought of. If she didn't tell me the truth, then I will ask her in my way. "Game?"
"Yes game. Listen, I have to go. Bye." I hung up without waiting for her reply. I drove back in the city. It takes an hour to get home. I saw an unfamiliar car parked in the driveway. When I look at it closely I remember it is John car that I seen in the picture.
When I step out of my car and look at my house I saw all lights were on. I catch a glance of a woman with hijab running and a man after her. I also heard loud laughing voices from inside. Sorry Zaina for interruption your personal time with John but today I will catch you red handed with your lover. I quietly open the door and walk in the living room where I heard voices. When I step in there I freeze on what I saw. Zaina is sitting on couch with her head resting on back and that guy John sits in front of her with her foot in his laps. I saw as her smile when he says something funny.
"So... Mommy, when are you going to tell Daddy?" John asked in baby voice.
"I don't know." Zaina sigh with her closed eyes.
"Zaina, It has been a week and you didn't tell him anything about the baby. When you tell him? After he got suspicious?" He asked, rolling his eyes and massage her foot. Baby? Is that means she...?
"Why are you pushing me to tell him? I know I am doing wrong by hiding this important news from him, but I just couldn't tell him about it. Not right now." She says and open her eyes. She turned to look at him, but suddenly her eyes locked with mine. I saw as she snatch her foot from him and stand up.
"K-Karim? W-what are y-you doing here?" She asked stuttering. I take a step forward and I feel John moving away. I glared at him, causing him to stop where he is.
"I am here to see what you do behind my back. So this is reason you want me here? To see how much you enjoy his company? Huh?" I asked, glaring at her. She looked at me shocked before shaking her head. Before she could say anything her eyes shifted behind me, I look back and saw her friend Zeba standing with tea in her hand.
"Did I interrupt something?" She asked and slowly walk closer to us. I shake my head.
"No, actually you come on right time. Now I know she is hiding this Haram relationship with me."
"Harem relation? Karim it is not what you think." Zaina take a step forward, but stop when I raised my hand. My eyes were burning with anger.
"It is exactly what I think. I know you were cheating on me but I didn't know you went this far. You're pregnant with his child." I said and a look of shocked covered her face. She quickly shakes her head and I look at John who was also shocked.
"Listen, you got it all wrong-" John started, but I shut him by punching him. I heard screaming voice from behind me, but I ignore it. I know it must be Zaina. I forgot how could she see the person she loves and is the father of her baby getting beat by her husband?
"Leave him." I feel strong arms grabbing me from behind to stop me. I was held back by the cops. Zaina was shaking on couch while Zeba was helping John to sit up. I saw some people come and take John in ambulance. Zeba went after them, but not before giving me a hateful look. Not that I care about it.
"Sir, you have to come at the police station with us." A police officer says. I take a deep breath and nodded.
"Can I have some word with my wife in private?" I asked them. They nodded and tell me they are waiting for me outside. I walked up to Zaina and roughly grabbed her arms. Her head snapped up at me and I saw fear in her eyes. I smirked at that look.
"That was nothing. Remember one thing. I never like women who cheated on their husband. Wait until I get back home and told you what happened to that type of women. I will be back soon. Don't you dare to leave this house or else I will kill your child." I threaten her and smirked as she quickly shake her head. I release her, causing her to fall back on the couch.
I walk out promising myself to teach her the lesson of betraying their husband. Now I show her what is the punishment of this mistake. I will give her that punishment by which all women get fear and think a lot before cheating on their husbands.