They stand still for a while, she didn't cared she held him tight next to her, she could hear his racing heart, as if he is coming running miles , on the other hand he could feel her silent sob and a tremble of fear , he didn't loosen his firm grip around her " Saim let go inside" he whispers, he lean down and look at her she slowly let him go , "waise Saim don't tell anyone i came late " he said and kissed his cheek , Saim gave him high five , "Zobi aunty secret hai" he asked her she nodded Asfand find her wiping her eyes
She walked ahead of them she directly walked to her room sat on bed and cupped her face and started crying , she was not able to control herself ,she wipes
It was hardly few minutes when she finds him kneeling in front of her " kuch nahi huwa. i only lost my way in dark "he tries to move her hand off her face
"Dekha aap muhje ko akela chorda , mein aap ko kuch bol. doon gai tou aap ko ghusa aajai ga" she removes his hand
"Nahi aata tum bolo "he hides his smile and said
"Aap ko magrib ka waqt jana kai kya zoorat thi, Kya aap bhol gaya hain ka Kya huwa tha kal" she said angirly
"Acha hai na tum sab ki jaan chot jati "he stands she grasp his arm
" aap ka damagh thek hai kya nonsense baatin kar raha hain, aap ko kaise ko khona ka daard pata hai"she asked him he nodded in yes
"Aap aaj se akela nahi jai ga warna mein wapise hostel chali jao gai" she warn him he in surprise look at her
"Mein abhi sab kuch mama aur baba ko batati hoon" she ran out of room
"Zobi suno tou "he tries to catch her but she escaped ,both reached in room together
"Zubiya yeh tumhara arm Se blood nikal raha hai" they all pointed at the floor ,she could see small droplets, Asfand held her arm opens the sling
"Dekha mama mein na bola tha , i am not hurt " Saim said
"God " He made her sit on sofa asked her to hold her arm upwards and rush to get first aid box ,
" tum ko pata nahi chala" Mrs Usman asked her
"Mama aap jai aap ka bp shoot kar jai ga" He asked her to take Saim with her
"Tum apna kam karo" she kissed Zubiya on her head ,Asfand look at her she was smiling
"Zobi kasie tum ko pata nahi chala na daar huwa" Gaiti asked her she shakes her head He recollect he has squeezed her right arm while hugging her, means it was bleeding for last couple of minutes
"Bhabi please give her juice "he wiped the wound and said ,
"Iss.ko daar kyun nahi huwa "He wonder
"Zubiya tum kitni careless ho " Gaiti scold her , Asfand glance at her he finds her seeing him
" Zobi aunty how we will beat chacho " Saim sat on sofa arm and asked her " dont you worry i can still beat him " she winked at him he giggle , she find Asfand serious , he bandages without waiting he walked in his room
" in morning she was screaming with pain , and right now " he recollected and picked up his cell , he finds her 10 miss calls and countless texts
" Asfand kahan hai aap "
"hello "
"Yo"
"Yellow "
"R u there"
"bola bhi na"
"pick"
"Kya huwa "
"call kyun nahi pick kar raha"
"ok baba i will talk to you"
"Asfand "
"Aap thek hain "
"hello"
" aa bhi jai na aap "
A smile appears on his lips " our feelings are not one sided" he look at himself in mirror , his eyes was shining like before , he hurriedly walk back , he finds her wiping the floor "are you out of your mind ?" he snatch the mob from her hand
" let me clean it " she tries to take from him
" go sit there or i will make you sit there , then you will be embarrassed" he cleans
" Leave it Zobi karna do koi ghar ka kam " Gaiti pulled her along with her
In village
Rustam boss called him at his place "kuch pata chala uss Dr ka " he asked him
" nahi sb meri biwi aaj gai thi tou pata chala ka woh Karachi chali gai hain " he informs
"Karachi " his boss asked him in shock
" jee un ka aik bhai hain wahan , uss ka paas " he said
" meri liya kal kai seat book karwa do " he took a sip of wine from glass and said
" aap Karachi jai ga " Rustam asked him in shock
" tumhari bhabi ko jo lana hai " he gave a wicked smile and said , Rustam worried
At home
"Zobi aunty we are losing" Saim held his head in his hands , Zubiya look at Asfand he was focusing on the screen " Dr Asfia kai call ai thi " he turn towards her to listen
"Kab" he asked her
" ya ya ya we won " Zubiya and Saim scream on top of their voice , Saim jump on sofa
" you both cheaters " Asfand held Saim
" mein na kuch nahi kya chahcu , Zobi aunty na kiya hai" he giggle and said
" tum aur tumhari Zobi aunty aik number ka cheater ho " he said and stare at Zubiya who was naughtily smiling
"tum ko tou mein baad mein dekhta hoon na " he smirks and said she finds a naught smile at his face,which she has never seen before ,she pout
"yeh tum teeno kitna shor karta hoon " Gaiti walked out of her room and said , she finds Saim keeping his head in Zubiya lap and his feet were in Asfand lap Zubiya was running her fingers through his hairs
"mama chacho lost the game, now he will take us for ice cream " Saim smiled and told her
"you and Zobi aunty can't have ice cream " Gaiti said while sitting
" Kyun " Zubiya and Saim both make baby face and asked together , Zubiya look at Asfand she find him smiling
"Chalo Saim sona chalo, aur tum dono bhi sojao i will come and check you both " she made serious face and said " Asfi tum ko subha jana bhi hai " she asked him
"Jee bhabi" he yawned and stretched his arms and said " bhabi aap ko meri baat yaad hai na " he asked Gaiti as she picked up Saim
" yaad hai Asfi, she will not step out of gate , and no one will come in "she repeated
"Kya matlab" Zubiya look at them and asked "Matlab tum apna Dr Asfandyar se pocho " she without waiting walked to her room
"aap na kya muhje ko house arrest karliya hai " she asked him , she find him checking his cell , she bites her lips , and tried to sneak away , he entwined his fingers in hers
" what is this?" he showed her his mobile
" woh Saim na bola tha " she tries to free her hand " look towards me and say that " he whispered
" dekha muhje ko jana da " she asked him while looking back towards his old room and Gaiti's
" no one will come out , aur agar tum ko yahan per baat karna mein problem horahi ha tou lets go in library" he stands and pull her with him , she was not ready she bump into him , he smirks as he find her blushing
" why dont you admit you have started liking me , or if I say you are in Love" he lean forward and whispered in her ears , his breath kissed her nape and his stubble tickled on her cheek ,she closed her eyes, she was lean on him he could feel her weight
" i dont " she whispered , he finds her biting her lips , he wanted to taste the beautiful pink lips, he finds hard to control his emotions while taking a deep breath , he let go her hand
" Ok then i also dont" he took a step back leaving her hand
" Kya " she in surprised look at him ,
" yeh ka sojao ja kar , aur i will give you injection, till i come back from hospital you will not step out of home , do you listen that ?" he look in her eyes and asked , she nodded
" it is really late i have to get up early" he without waiting walked in his room , he intentionally didn't closed the door
Zubiya tries to wonder what just happened between them, she shakes her head and walk towards her room , she find his room empty " text delete kardo " she peep in he was in washroom , she sneak in , she finds his cell on charging
In washroom
Asfand splash chill tap water on his face to calm himself even in chilling night he was sweating
" pagal karda gai yeh" he smirks , he felt he heard something , he opens the door , he finds her walking in on tip of her toes "yeh asie nahi mana gai " he bites his lips and walked out
"yeh kal lock tou nahi tha, code laga diya " she whispered
"there was nothing precious in it before " he said from her back she could feel him standing next to her
" woh mein " she turns find her standing next to her without shirt " why dont you wear your shirt?" she tightly closed her eye and said
" it is my room , i can roam in here bare , do you have any problem?" he asked while trapping her between him and table
" hata jana da muhje ko" she hesitantly placed her left hand on his bare chest and push him , she opens her eye and look at him ," aap ko temperature hai"she touches his neck and runs her fingers on his dark stubble
" kuch nahi huwa hai mujhe ko" he held her hand and kissed her knuckles ,she tries to avoid his intense gaze she felt her heart will pop out of her chest as he lean forward " stop making me crazy Miss Zubiya Khaili go and sleep , i am next to you" he kissed her nape and whispered let go her hand" go " he turns around he heard her running out of room "crazy " he fall himself on his bed
She drop herself on her bed and hides her face in her pillow , she couldn't stop blushing and smiling, she placed her hand on her heart , she could feel it racing same as his
" we are in love " both said to themselves they have big smiles on their faces today, after ages their pillows didn't absorbed their tears tonight
To be continued