"You defended me so well. I'm so proud of you baby girl.." I heard Rohan say. I sensed him looking at me. I turned to face him and stared directly into his eyes.

"I love you." He said, his lips slowly turning into a smirk.

"I did what you wanted.. Now it's your turn." I said.

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I found myself on the floor, with my hands and legs tied with ropes again. I mentally cursed as I realised that the water was drugged. I should've known, I should've fucking known!

The drug literally drained all my energy. My head was aching badly, even my body was aching. I never knew my best friend would do such thing to me. He had no emotions.

My eyes turned to the door as the doorknob turned. There was a time when I adored him with all my heart, but now I hated him with everything I had. Then came in Rohan, with his ugly smirk on his face. If I was able to move, I would have choked him to death.

"How's my baby doing?" He asked as he walked towards me and crouched down. I tilted my head, not wanting to face him. He cupped my face with his hand and forcefully made me face him.

"I asked you something.." He said in a low voice. I looked at him angrily.

"I'm no one to you anymore, get over it!" I spat angrily. He loosened his grip. I hissed as my jaw pained.

"You know what?" He said and searched something in his pocket. "I know how to get the thing I want.." He added as he took a knife out. I gulped as he kept it's tip in between my collarbones.

"And I do get it." He said, moving the tip slowly, up to my chin.

"I won't give you anything Rohan, even if you killed me." I stated. He looked at me for a while, and then chuckled, shaking his head.

He got up, taking the knife away from me. Why doesn't he just kill me? I don't want this pain!

"Well.. Perks of being a best friend.." He said, looking down at the knife. "You know their answer for almost every situation." He said shrugging his shoulders. My eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

He left the room, and came back after a while, with one more person. I knew she was a female. But her hands were tied behind her, while her face was covered with a black cloth.

"You'd love to meet your friend.. Right Aishu?" He said and lifted the cloth. My eyes widened in shock and fear as I recognised the face. Her mouth was shut because of a cloth, while her eyes had tears. Her face and neck had marks, which meant she was definitely tortured.

"How dare you?" I asked in disbelief, my voice was barely above a whisper since my eyes had tears. He moved the knife to her neck, making both of us gasp in fear.

"What do you say now? Should I kill her? Or.. shouldn't I?" He said through a chuckle. I stayed silent, not knowing what to say. She shut her eyes in fear, as he pressed the knife to her neck. My heart picked up pace, I had to do something.

"Come on! Aisha.. Say you will do what I want. You wouldn't want me to harm her. She is really important to Zayn, right?" He asked. She looked at me with tears in her eyes, and shook her head. Indicating me to say no.

Tears flowed down my eyes as a drop of blood flowed down her neck, making me fear for her life. No I can't!

"No! Leave her! I will do what you say.." I said quickly. I could never see her in pain.

Rohan chuckled and took the knife away from her neck, making me relieved a bit. She kneeled down on the floor crying. I was so angry that I couldn't go to her, and comfort her, she was scared.

"Good girl.." Rohan said. I gave him an angry glare and looked back at her. She looked at me with tears in her eyes, and shook her head in disappointment. I gave her an assuring nod and looked at him again.

"What do I have to do?"

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"Set Waliyah free, safely." I demanded with all the strength left in me. He just smirked at me.

"You really think that's all I want?" He asked in an amused tone. I got up, sitting in front of him and grabbed his neck.

"You think this is a joke? We. Made. A. Fucking. Deal." I said through gritted teeth, emphasising on every word. I just wanted her to be safe.

"Yea.. That's not.. a joke.. Even if you... you kill me.. there will be.. someone.. who will... kill her.." He said as he choked. I loosened my grip as my mind processed the words. I mentally cursed myself. It's the matter of her life, I should be more careful.

I groaned in anger and sat down again. Being around Rohan gave me two thoughts, either killing myself, or killing him. But both the options led to Waliyah. Everyone thought she was on a camp trek, but in reality, he abducted her the day she left for her camp, which was a day before Zayn's birthday. It was planned, it was all fucking planned!

"If you wanted me, then you should've never released me! You knew Zayn was going to save me that day!" I groaned in frustration as tears brimmed my eyes again. He chuckled again. If it wasn't for Waliyah, I would've stabbed him by now.

"Of course I want you.. But I also want Zayn to get hurt. I want him to crave for his love. I love to see him in pain, you know?" He said. I glared at him.

"Don't you dare say a word about him!" I warned him. He smirked at me and got up, limping. I gave out a bitter chuckle as I saw how bad Zayn beat him up. He deserved it, he deserved more than that. I really wanted Zayn to beat him to death. But it would ruin everything.

I sat there for a while in silence, getting in every single thing that happened. Me and Zayn were really over. I loved him, he loved me too, but not every story has a happy ending. That brought one thing in my mind. Was this the end? I couldn't do anything to save this now, can I?

I leaned my head against the wall and looked up, leaving a breath out. Tears rolled down my cheeks continuously. Why does everything need to be so hard in love? I lost my first true love, Zayn. He was my everything, and I did this to him. But he would hate me now, right? All I ever did was giving him trouble and pain. Was I ever able to make him truly happy? All he did was care for me, love me and what did I give him in return? A heartbreak.

I hid my face in my hands as I couldn't control it. I started sobbing again. I never wanted to give him this pain, I wouldn't even think of it. Watching him cry in front of me made my heart ache. But little did he knew, it was not only his heart that shattered, it was mine too.

I knew he would hate me after whatever happened, he would hate me forever. But I do love him, and I will love him forever, and I know it. No one can take his place. He has my heart, and he will always do, till the end.

I looked up as I sensed someone standing beside me. It was Jenna, the nurse that was appointed for me. She was just a year younger than me. She gave me a sympathetic smile. Yea, she was a part of the plan too. But, it wasn't her fault, Rohan threatened to kill her. She crouched down, and held my shoulder, giving it a light squeeze.

"How did it go?" She asked me. I shrugged my shoulders.

"Worse than I ever thought.. I-I don't even know how I controlled m-my emotions in front of him. He.. he was literally crying, b-begging me to remember him, but I couldn't do anything rather than d-denying." I said in a cracked voice, followed by a sniffle. She gave me a hug.

It reminded me the hug Zayn gave me some time ago. I felt what he wanted to say something. He didn't wanted to let go, he wanted me to stay, he wanted to tell me that he would always be there for me. Trust me, even I wanted to hug him tightly and assure him that I would always be there for him, I would always love him, that he was and will always be the one. But, I just slapped him, and I hate myself for that.

"I'm not worthy of his love, am I?" I asked as she pulled away. She cupped my face and wiped some tears away, and shook her head.

"Don't think like that. You did this, because you knew how important his family is for him. You didn't wanted him losing his loved one's life. You care for him, you preferred his family over yourself. I don't think anyone, rather than you, is worthy of his love."

"You know? I stan the boys as well, even I love Zayn with all my heart. But I don't think I would be able to do something like this. You know, when you both started dating, I was one of the fans that were jealous. That thought you didn't deserve him. But, I was wrong. You love that boy will all of you, and I don't think someone else would ever love him like you do. I'm sad that I won't be able to cherish your relationship, but your memories together will surely make me smile." She said with a slight smile, making me smile too.

"Thanks.." I said, as I rubbed my face. She gave me a confused look.

"For staying by me through this deadly experience.." I added. She gave me a smile and nodded.

"Come.. Let's go down now. Rohan has left. He said he'll directly come on the day you're discharged. And I have a bad news.." She said, making me worry. I gestured to continue. "You're moving in with him." She said. I rolled my eyes and leaned against the wall again. That was the last thing I wanted. I wanted to expose his evil plans, but while doing that, I had to keep all my loved ones safe too. But, I knew I won't be able to do this for a while, cause I literally lost everyone's trust, even my own sister's.

Jenna got up and gestured me to get up too. I was completely able to walk, it was just an act from the past few days. I stumbled in front of Zayn, cause I always knew he would catch me. You don't even have any idea, how hard it was to resist him. I always wanted to tackle him into a hug, cuddle with him, kiss him, tease him, do all the things we always did, but the circumstances were different.

We decided to walk normally till the ninth floor, and then slow down the speed. As we reached the tenth floor, we spotted Harry, which made me quickly hold Jenna and slow my speed down. What was he doing here?

"What happened Harry?" I asked as the tension on his face was visible. He didn't find out, did he?

He looked at me. "Ash! Have you seen- Um.. Never mind." He said and started looking here and there. I scrunched my eyebrows in worry.

"What's the matter?" I asked, but he ignored me. I rolled my eyes.

"Harry I'm asking you something?!" I raised my voice. He rolled his eyes and looked at me frustratingly.

"Can't you see-" He yelled, but his facial features softened as he looked at me carefully. Shit! I cried, my eyes would be blood shot red! I looked down and avoided eye-contact.

"Zayn.." He said, making me snap my head at him. He what?! "We can't find him anywhere.." He said in a concerned tone. My eyes widened, while Jenna's grip on my hand tightened. "We tried contacting him, but he isn't picking up any of our calls." I took shaky breaths as he said this. Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry..

He went past us, climbing the stairs, but stopped right behind me. "It would be helpful if you tried calling him, atleast for the sake of humanity." He said bitterly and continued climbing the stairs. My eyes started watering as my mind started worrying for him. Jenna rubbed my arm trying to comfort me.

"He.. he would be somewhere around. They'll find him, just, just calm down, okay?" She tried to comfort me as I softly cried.

"How do you expect me to calm down? It's-It's all because of me.. I-"

"Sh.. It's not your fault. Come, let's go down and call him first. Maybe, he'll talk to you?" She said, I nodded and started walking down. Where would he be?

I quickly paced into my room as we reached the hallway, gladly, no one was there. I rapidly took the phone and dialled Zayn's number.

"He's not receiving.." I said as he didn't pick up the call. My mind started buzzing with worries again.

"Try again." Jenna stated. I nodded and tried again. No. Again. No. I tried it many times constantly, but it just went to his voicemails.

"Ugh.. It's going to the voicemails!" I groaned in frustration as my vision blurred due to tears. Why does he act like this? Why does he make me worry so much? But, can I blame him though? I am the one who made him act like this.

"Send him voicemails then." She said in a worried, but obvious tone. I nodded.

"Zayn.. It's Aisha.. Please call me back once you get this." I recorded and sent this to him. I paced around the room, waiting for his call. I didn't care if anyone saw me, I just wanted him to be fine.

15 minutes passed by, there was no call, no news about him. I took the phone and recorded one more.

"Zayn, please call or inform someone where you are. We're worried for you." I said in a shaky voice and sent it to him. He was scaring me. Literally everyone of us was looking for him, even Paul and the security guards were here.

We waited for another fifteens minutes. I was getting desperate as every minute was passing by. No one knew anything about him. He wasn't even home. Tears rolled down my eyes as the burden of emotions on me increased. I decided to send one more.

"Zayn, I'm sorry! Please come back! I swear we will talk out things between us, w-we can be f-friends. Just please come back!" I cried as the words came out of my mouth. Jenna stood by my side to comfort me.

I angrily threw my phone on the bed. I hid my face in my hands, crying my heart out.

"I-I shouldn't have come into his life.. It's all my fault.. He would have been happier without me. What if-What if something happened to him? I would never be able to forgive myself.. I'm sorry Zayn.." I said inbetween my sobs. It really was my fault. Zayn was missing. Nobody knew anything about him. It was all messed up. I was the one who messed up.

"Ash, we know it wasn't your fault. Please, don't cry. It was all because of-"

"Shut up Jenna! Stop defending me! Can't you see why this is happening? I fucking broke his heart! If he would be going through anything miserable right now, the reason would be me!" I exclaimed. She flinched at my sudden outburst. But she had an answer too.

"For God's sake Aisha! Stop blaming yourself for this! I know you broke his heart, but there was a reason behind that! You still blame yourself!? You told me to give him sleeping tablets secretly because you knew he won't sleep! You let him sleep on your bed because his back pained, and stayed beside him all night, when he never even mentioned his pain! You literally sobbed on his chest every night when he used to sleep! When everyone thought you were unconscious, you took care of him because you knew he needed your love! And after all this, you say that you broke his heart, but you never mentioned what pain you've gone through! I know everything you've done broke your heart too! And you've had the pain that is way too much that what Zayn's going through right now!" She suddenly bursted out, which made me cry more. I didn't wanted to know what was right or what was wrong, I just wanted Zayn to be alright.

"You did what?!" Our heads snapped at the doorway as a voice yelled. My eyes widened in shock as I saw him. Confusion, anger and worry written over all his face.

"No.. nothing." I said and looked down, wiping away all my tears. He walked towards me and stood in front of me.

"Ash! You have to tell me what's going on!" Liam exclaimed. I continued looking down. I can't lie to people on their face, but every time I needed to lie, Waliyah's face came in my mind.

"Nothing is going on.." I said, finally looking at him. He rolled his eyes in disbelief.

"That's the same thing you told us when you were getting the threats." He said. I shook my head and looked down.

"That was a different case.." I said, completely ignoring the topic. That wasn't important at all.

"So, you do remember." He said, making me snap my head at him. My eyes widened and I shook my head. "Why are you lying to us?" He asked in a rude manner.

"Did you find him?" I asked, my eyes filled with tears. I could never afford anyone finding out about this, they'll definitely tell Zayn. I'm going to scold him once they find him.

"I'll not update you about him till you tell me what she was speaking about!" He raised his voice, pointing towards Jenna. He was looking at me angrily. Tears rolled down my eyes and I shook my head looking down.

"Liam I can't..." I said as I cried. He crouched down in front of me and held my shoulders, squeezing them lightly.

"Ash, please look at me." He said. I gathered some courage and looked at him. His eyes still gave me the same brotherly love they always did. "Tell me.. Please." He said in an assuring tone. I looked at Jenna, she gave me an assuring nod.

I looked at Liam and nodded. "I do remember everything." I said, making his eyebrows furrow in confusion and anger.

"Then why are you doing this to us?! To Zayn!?" He asked as his voice slightly raised. I flinched a bit. "I-I didn't mean to scare you.. sorry." He said, I took a deep breath and nodded.

"R-Rohan told me to do this.." I said finally. He became more angry, I sensed his grip on my shoulders increasing. But this pain was nothing compared to what I was going through from the past some days.

"And you did it?!" He asked in disbelief. I shook my head.

"He-He abducted Waliyah. He threatened to kill her. I had to do it." I said as I broke down into tears. His eyes softened and he immediately hugged me. I sobbed on his shoulder. I was worried about Zayn, I was worried about Waliyah, I wanted to be with Zayn, but I wanted to save his sister too, I lost my love, I lost my best friends. All this happened at the same time, it was too much to handle.

"And.. what about the coma? Amnesia?" He asked confusingly.

"The staff was included too. The actual plan was my fake death. But that day when Zayn sang through his tears, I wasn't able to take it. It hurt me till the point that I couldn't hold my cry back. But it looked like I gave a sign, of waking up. So I had to fake amnesia." I managed to answer. The way he sang to me, I wanted to cry. I cried too, after Zayn left the room. When he kissed me, I wanted to kiss back, but I had to push him away. I had no choice. I broke into tears again.

"I-I'm sorry Ash.. I didn't knew you were going through so much. I'm really sorry." He said as he rubbed my back in a comforting manner.

"Please don't.. tell this to.. anyone.. please. I can't put her life... into danger.." I said through my sobs. He pulled away and wiped away my tears. He had tears too.

"Is there no other way out? You don't have to suffer, you still love him, right?" He asked me hopefully. I nodded vigorously. Of course I loved him to death.

"I do love him, but there's no other way.." I said and looked down. There was a silence for a while. One thought was bugging me continuously, Zayn was still missing.

I looked at him again. "Please find him.. I won't be able to forgive myself if something happened to Zayn.." I said as more tears rolled down. He nodded, giving me some courage.

"We're trying. All of us are trying to find him. He's not in the hospital. Don't worry, we'll find him." He said and got up. "I'll update you as soon as we find him, just don't cry, okay?" He said. I wiped my tears away and nodded. He left the room.

I wasn't able to stay calm. Every passing minute was making me worry about Zayn. I just hoped he was safe. Did Rohan do something? No, we had a deal that he won't harm him. I know he'll not harm him.. I wish I had never fell for Zayn, ever since I came into his life, things have just been hard for him. He deserved better, definitely better than me. But no one can love him the way I do, and no one ever will. 

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DING DING! THAT WAS AN ACT!!

Where do you think Zayn is??

If ya'll think Zayn and Aisha will get back together, I insist you to go back to Chapter 1.. The intro of the Chapter says it all..

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