HOOR POV:
"Okay... damn it... okay, cool down." The sound of water splashing filled in the bathroom and the sound of heavy breaths.
"Nothing happened last night relax *Deep breaths in* Nothing happened," I whispered the last part to myself and looked at my reflection in the mirror before groaning out aloud.
"Allah! Why, why I am not forgetting?" Frustration started to fill in me as I wash my face and take a deep breath in.
"Hoor!! Why you have locked the door when it's breakfast time, come outside" Saira yelled from outside of my room making me look at my room door from the bathroom for a while. I nervously bit my lips.
"Breakfast means I had to face down there... I can't face him not for now." I run my fingers through my hair in frustration and glared at my reflection when memories of last night again replayed in my mind.
"HOOR!" Saira again came from outside. I stepped out of my washroom and opened the door of my room in discomfort as a scowl formed on my lips.
"I have been waiting for four centuries and forty-five years two months and one week." She said scowling back at me. I blinked at her explanation as I relaxed a little before closing the door behind me quietly.
We both started to walk toward the dining room with my mind full of thoughts. Then suddenly someone grabbed my arm and pulled me back.
"Where are you lost?" I looked at Saira confused and shook my head before looking away. I heard her sigh but she didn't say anything forward which I was thankful for.
We reached the Dinning room, I took my seat beside my brother while passing him a smile.
"Ami asked for Saira's hand and they accept it," Azlan came near me and whispered in my ears and my eyes widened. I looked at him with wide eyes and a huge smile formed on my lips as I grinned at him.
"Does Saira know?"
"No, not now but you will have to ask about this before they do." I nodded to him while smiling. I was damn sure Saira's response would be positive.
"Bu-" I looked up and shut my mouth as my whole body tensed and the smile I had on my face disappeared when my eyes accidentally fell on him, walking inside the dining room.
I cast my eyes down and focus on my breakfast. He came right in front of me. I lower my head more, still eating.
"Can you pass me that glass?"
I stilled on my place at his before taking a deep breath as I grabbed the glass toward him still feeling his heated gaze on me but I refused to look at him.
I forward my hand to him to grab the glass. His fingers touched mine while grabbing the glass from my hand making me drop the glass on the table as I gasp. I looked up at him breathlessly as tears threatened to fill in my eyes.
I felt everyone's eyes on me as I mumble out a small sorry before getting up from my seat and walking away from there. I run toward my room and closed the door behind me before walking into my bathroom. I looked at my reflection in the mirror and burst out. I cried harder as the familiar pain came back. I fell on the floor and grabbed my hair tightly in my hands while remembering the painful memory.
My brother opened the door for me as I step inside my house with a large white shawl wrapped around me, covering my whole body as my brother held me close to him. Tears were coming out of my eyes without my knowing and my mind and my whole body was numb. I didn't know what to feel at that moment. I didn't know if I should cry or react or something like that. I was just... I was just blank watching my family silently breaking apart. I couldn't tell them that it was not their fault. My mother was crying constantly as my brother kept whispering 'Sorry' words in my ear, his eyes were red from crying. My brother who was my life was crying in front of me, Regret, guilt, and sadness were all over his face but I couldn't do anything to tell him to stop crying and that it was not his fault but I couldn't do that. I couldn't speak because I was numb to do anything. And my father... he didn't come in front of me, he had locked himself in his room since I came back and how can he face me. His only daughter was rapped and he couldn't do anything to save her. My brother and my father thought that it was their fault but in reality, it was not theirs... It was just... It was written in my fate.
My heart skip a beat as I heard the door of my bathroom being knocked. I hurriedly wiped my all tears and stand from the floor, washed my face before looking at myself in the mirror, and opened the door.
My brother worried face came into my view as I give him a small smile before going toward my bed and sitting there silently.
"You- you were crying?" Azlan asked softly while sitting beside me as I shack my head one by one tears started to slip from my eyes.
"Hoor-"
"I want to go back." I wiped my tears and looked at him before speaking further. "I have to go bhai... I can't stay here anymore I just... I just can't. No matter what I do, no matter how many times I tried to forget but one gesture from anyone, from him. I remembered all the things." My gaze went up to his eyes as I said.
"It's getting suffocating from me. He is trying to get close to me and I- I can't do anything to stop him and I am afraid he will find out the truth and I don't want to be here when he does that."
"You are not going anywhere," Azlan speaks after a while making my eyes widen a little at his statement as I stand from my seat and looked at him.
"What do you mean by that?"
"You heard me, you are not going anywhere." My mouth fell open as my brother's expression hardened a little and he stand from his seat.
"But-but we will go in next three days-"
"Indeed but only us not you."
"Bhai ap ya-"
"Hoor! Enough of your nonsense. You are not going back and that is final. You will be staying here." I take two steps back in disbelief and stare at him. Nonsense? Did he think and whatever I was doing... It was nonsense?
Azlan bite his lips and opened his mouth to say something but I raised my hand and stopped him.
"Get out of my room." My voice came out low as I looked at the ground in hurt, disbelief, and in anger. My brother stays quiet as he silently leaves my room.
I don't know how long I was standing there looking at the ground blankly with my jaw clenched. I take a deep breath and slowly lay on my bed and closed my eyes to relax. I was feeling too numb to do anything or say anything.
After a few hours:
I woke up with a headache as my world spun when I stand from my bed and check the time before massaging my forehead.
After freshening myself up I grabbed some snacks from my beg and went toward the balcony. I sighed when my brother's words came into my mind making me shook my head as I loosened up myself.
"Relaxing here alone?" My shoulder tensed at his sudden voice before I relaxed as he sit in front of me making me look down at my lap and continuously eat.
"Angle..."
"Don't call me that." My eyes snapped up as I glared at him.
"I can call you whatever I want." My heart skip a beat at his voice but I didn't say anything to him.
"You were here all the time and I was finding you all over in the house." Saira's voice came from behind me as I mentally thank her for coming at this moment.
"We all cousins are going out mind joining?" I nodded to her and without sparing him a glance went with her.
"Kya batain kr raha tha?" Saira's teasing voice came from behind me a small smile formed on my lips.
Translation: "What were you both talking about?"
"Wahi jo tum or mera bhai raat ko chupke chupke sa krta ho." I heard her gasp as she slightly slapped me on my shoulder while saying.
Translation: "Same that you and my brother secretly at night do."
"We don't do that!" I bounced my head to her and her face turned slightly red to my amusement. I even take a pic of them talking so I could tease them later.
We all get ready and stand outside of the house, ready to go. Everyone sits in their car only me, Saira, my brother, and also my other two cousins were left behind.
"Azlan, you all can go in the other car I will take your sister with me." And my heart drops at that.
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