«1 Year later, USA»

As Zaroon entered his Mansion, he took a deep sigh of relief, he was tired to his core. He handed his overcoat to the house helper but the red roses in his hand was tightly held in his hands. He sat on the sofa closing his eyes as he put his head on the headset of sofa "Sir.....water" Zaroon opened his eyes and another house helper was standing infront of him forwarding the tray towards him respectfully.

He sighed again and took the glass of water from the tray quietly. Gulping it in a one go, he placed the glass back in the tray and stood up to go upstairs "Sir! This parcel came for you in the evening" He turned and eyed the parcel in his house helper's hand before taking it from her.

He quietly walked upstairs and entering his room, his eyes still trailed all over his room. He was looking for His Rooh who never for once came here in his Mansion of USA. He placed the parcel on the bed and walked towards the bed side table where in the glass bottles red roses were already resting in the water. His eyes welled up with heavy emotions of heartache, guilt, regret and pain as she flashed across his eyes.

He missed her......so much!

"I am Sorry Rooh" A low whisper left his mouth which was even inaudible to himself. Despite his inner war and pain, he took out the old red roses from the glass bottle and placed the new and fresh red roses after changing the water into cleaned one.

He sighed again and sat on the bed when his gaze fell on the parcel. He picked it up and soon frowned as he read Ayzal «His mother» was the one who send it. He slowly shook his thoughts away and opened it where he found a letter?

He was frowning hard when his phone indicated him of incoming message 'This letter was in my care for a long time now and now that you repent for your misdoings, i am sure you deserve this now. You earned it with your patience, pain and regret. I am hoping for the best for my Bunny just please don't do anything stupid now. Lots of love Bunny. Your Mommy'

Zaroon frown deepened as he didn't understand what his mother was actually trying to tell him. He was confused but nevertheless he opened the perfectly wrapped up letter of one page and sucked in a deep breath as he read the first line.

~Asslam-O-Alaikum! Rooh here.
I am leaving for good. I am not asking for divorce because it was never an option right? Still I am leaving because the thing we both need is time, immense time. I am not gonna lie, you hurt me, you really did and that too badly. You broke my heart but i can understand your situation.....but this still can't justify your harsh treatment towards me.

I thought everything was getting right, you were changing, you gave me hope Zaroon but it was my bad actually to believe your fake hope. My main reason of departure was that you would have apologised to me, then i would've forgiven you but i didn't wanted this. I wanted peace and hope to our sacred bond which is demanding time for us and i am wholeheartedly ready. I just want you to understand me and your emotions too.

The day you will receive this letter, it will be the end of your misery and it would meant you repented your mistakes and misdoings. I would be patiently waiting for that day.

My address: USA, New York, Golden society, condominium no. 8 floor no. 2.

Allah Hafiz!~

Zaroon went blank as he read the letter again and again until his tears started to fell out of his jade eyes with heavy emotions surging deep from his heart. He went in a trance of massive baggage of pain of guilt and helplessness.

"Sir Dinner is ready" A knock brought him out of his trance and without a single thought further, he picked his car keys. He snapped opened the door and without a single glance towards the house helper he ran downstairs whereas the middle aged woman was dumbfounded at her boss's weird action.

He hurriedly fasten his seatbelt and raced his car out of the garage. His bodyguards who were dumbfounded at their boss's weird actions hurriedly followed behind his car. Zaroon tightened his hold on the steering wheel as he pressed the accelerator speeding up the car. Golden society was 1 hour away from his Mansion but his car stopped at the condominium building in 35 minutes. So yeah he completely ignored the traffic rules.

His emotions were fluctuating from one to another abnormally as he stepped out of the car and handed his car keys to the guard to park it in the private parking area of this condominium. He went inside the building and hurriedly entered the elevator ignoring the receptionist faint greeting in the background "Hello Sir! What can i help......"?

He pressed floor no. 2 and impatiently started waiting as he tapped his foot on the floor. He just wanted a miracle to happen that he will straight to be send at his Rooh's doorstep. His lips slightly curled up as the elevator door opened and he fastened up his steps looking at the condominium number.

As he stood infront of her condo, he slightly hesitated but the thrill to meet his Rooh intensified and his hesitation flew away in the thin air. He ringed the bell and impatiently waited for his Rooh to open the door.

His heartbeat accelerated as he heard the door open up. His hands started to sweat in anticipation as he slowly looked up but what came was a hard punch at his face. He stumbled back and looked up to see a man same age as him. There was a satisfaction on that man's face as his lips were curled up in a evil smirk "Ohh how long i have waited to punch you Man" His deep yet mischievous voice echoed in the corridor but the animosity behind his carefree gaze was very clear.

Zaroon shot him his best death glare and just as he stepped forward to beat the shit out of this stranger, he heard a soft and melodically calm voice and his eyes met with the beautiful grayish pearls in which he longed to lost in "Who is at the door"?

There she was, cladded in the white simple gown just like the first time they met at her house, so pure and serene and her hairs were still pulled up in a neat bun. With no whatsoever makeup on her flawless face, she was as stunningly beautiful as ever "Rooh..." He mumbled out in a trance and she was stiffened in her place looking at him blankly yet a glimmer of happiness passed across her graphite eyes.

Soon a small frown appeared between her eyebrows as she turned towards the other man shooting a glare his way "You punched him Enzo"? Her voice was stern and angry. Lorenzo replied with a shrug "So what? I told you, the second i will meet him, i will teach him a lesson"

"And i told you to do no such thing.......you were going home right? Now get lost before i complain to Sofia" Ruhena threatened and Lorenzo looked at her horrified "You are threatening your own best friend for this man"? Lorenzo pointed towards Zaroon who was just staring at Ruhena without a single blink of his eyes.

"Yes I am. Any problem" Ruhena folded her arms and gave a stern look to Lorenzo who faked a cry and walked away after threatening Zaroon who was so lost in Ruhena that he didn't even heard what Lorenzo said "One more tear in her eyes and i am going to kill you. I wouldn't give a f*ck of how dangerous and powerful you are"

Ruhena cleared her throat which brought him out of his trance and she stood aside the door giving him way to walk inside. His eyes softened as he walked inside. He stood in the living room and saw her walking towards her right which he assumed was a kitchen. His eyes were stilled where her figure faded off and in a matter of 1 minute he saw her coming towards him with a glass of water.

"Sit down" She softly voiced out not like the way she was talking to Lorenzo and gestured him towards the sofa. He instantly obliged and took the glass of water from her hands. She held her urge to smile in and again walked towards the kitchen.

Soon she came with a first aid box in her hands. As Lorenzo punched Zaroon, there was a slight slit at the corner of his lips from where slight blood is oozing out. She sat beside him and cleaning his blood from the cotton pad, she applied antiseptic. He didn't uttered a single, just his intense jade eyes were gazing down at her angel like face.

"Had dinner"? She softly asked fluttering her long eyelashes up at his face meeting his green obscure eyes. Her breath was slightly hitched in her throat as she nervously started fidgeting her fingers.

It was 1 year she felt like this. He was here.... infront of her. She had never seen him this disheveled before as he was looking like a total mess. His hairs weren't combed, his usual charming eyes didn't have a glimmer now and his dark circles under his eyes were an clear evidence for his sleepless nights. He wasn't wearing his overcoat, first two buttons of his shirt were undone and his tie was loosened till his chest. But apart from all this her heart swelled with happiness. He was finally here.

Her wait was over!

He shooked his head negatively and averted his eyes away mistaking her nervousness as uncomfortableness. She was uncomfortable from his presence? She softly sighed and looked at the clock infront. It was soon going to be midnight and he didn't ate dinner yet?

She stood up from the sofa and made her way towards the kitchen. She made Lasagna for herself and called Lorenzo to pick it up from her condo as Sofia his wife liked her handmade lasagne very much but he forgot it here as he met Zaroon and she forgot too.

She reheated it and as she turned to walk out of the kitchen, Zaroon came in view. He stared deep in her soul and took the lasagne bowl and plates from her hands walking out quietly. She softly smiled and followed him out.

They both settled on the dinning chairs and Zaroon plated out the Lasagne passing her the plate "I had my dinner already. You eat it" she softly voiced out and smiled at his gesture. He slowly nodded and placed the plate infront of him. Taking a spoonful of lasagne he forwarded it towards her lips "I had....." She trailed off as he softly interrupted in between "I know...just this bite"

She blinked once, twice and then thrice before opening her lips to take the bite. He softly smiled and started eating the food made by her hands for the first time. He knew she didn't knew how to cook....this year changed her. Isn't it? As he started to eat, he eyes started to well up.

His lips wobbled as he stopped himself to cry. In this one year he turned himself in a crybaby whereas she took his character traits of being stern and confident. As he finished eating it, he stood up slowly "Excuse me" He mumbled politely and walked towards the terrace.

Ruhena knew he was emotional, she expected him to lit up a cigar but even after 10 minutes, he didn't. She was surprised at this because she knew how he had this habit to have tons of cigars in a day. He just stood by the railing gazing Allah knows where. As he was lost in his thoughts, Ruhena forwarded a mug of coffee towards him. He was startled but composed himself as he took the mug from her with a soft smile but Ruhena saw his tearful eyes.

He was crying!

He was never like this, what happened to him in this 1 year? He was staring into nothingness but her beautiful eyes were glued at his face. She patiently waited for this day and now the only thing she want is to have him close forever "It's been 1 year" She softly voiced out and he turned towards her.

"Yes 1 year, 2 months, 13 days and 7 hours" She sucked in a deep breath at his detailed answer. Was he keeping the track of days...even hours? She slowly averted her eyes down and hummed in response.

No one uttered a single word after that but the silence between them was purely peaceful and comforting. Although he wanted to say many things, he wanted to voice out his mistakes and misdoings, he wanted to apologise but right now the silence was too beautifully calm between them to be disturbed.

Both were just happy to be present side by side with eachother!