I took too long nai :p
But I have a reason. My mom isn't well so I have to handle all the household chores along with college and studies. I hardly get some free time. Please do pray for my mom.

Andd a bada waalaaaa Thank you to my bae bejeweled_30 for helping me sooooooooo much with this chapter. Wouldn't have been for her I'm sure I would have messed up the whole thing

Okay now a pause to my rant and go read!

Better leave me lots of comments as this is long.

Shehryaar's POV:-

'Shehryaar can't you give me another chance?" Sara words played through my head as I drove back home. I searched for Zahra in the park but didn't find her. I called her so many times but she just wouldn't receive the call.

Driving fast and taking sharp turns I reached home and sprinted out of the car towards the door.

I rang the bell furiously as my breaths were hard heart pounding wild and sweat beads formed on my forehead. The door opened and revealed Hussain who had a worried look on his face too. "Hussain..Zahra? Where is she?" I asked between my heavy breathing.

"Shehry..she's in the room" he said and I heaved a sigh of relief. "She locked it from inside" he said and my head snapped towards him.. I ran up the stairs as the thoughts of what possibly worse could happen crossed my mind.

Reaching the door I banged it with my fist hard as I called out for her. "Zahra! Zahra! Open the door" I yelled as I again banged it but there was no sound from the other side. Frustrated I ran a hand through my hair.

Just hope she doesn't do something that makes us both regret. I tried opening again but to no avail. "Kitchen! Kitchen" I said to myself as I remember that there was always a spare key in the kitchen. I rushed down and searched frantically for the key

Finding it on the shelf top I again ran upstairs and opened the door. The room was a mess. Things were scattered here and there but thankfully nothing was broken.

My eyes searched for Zahra and my heart stopped as I saw her lying on the floor with one hand clutching papers and the other beside her. I ran upto her as I placed her head in my lap

"Zahra...Zahra open your eyes" I said as I patted her cheek. She moved a little and slowly her eyes flutter open. "Shehryaar..." I sighed in relief as she took my name and looked at her. She tried getting up and I helped her sit when suddenly she clutched her head.

"Zahra..Zahra what happened?" I asked as I saw she shut her eyes tight. "Shehryaar....my....my head" she said and fell back down in my lap.

"Zahra! Hussain call the doctor!!" I screamed as I continuously patted her cheek trying to wake her. Hussain came rushing to the room and his eyes went wide as he saw the mess and Zahra. "Shehry....ye?" He was speaking when I cut him off. "Hussain call the doctor!" I yelled and he nodded as he dialled the number on his phone. I lifted up Zahra in my arms and lowered her on the bed.

One of her hand was dangling down so I gently placed it on her stomach and pulled up the quilt as I waited for the doctor to arrive.

I looked at her face closely and my heart cringed when I saw her pale face and trails of tears on her cheeks.

Her eyes still had little moisture and I bent close to her face to wipe them.

I brush my thumb along the corner of her eye and close my eyes as her breath fanned my face.

All of this because of me...Sab meri ghalti hai. Na hi main Zahra ko dusra mauka deta, na hi use ye takleef hoti. Meri wajah se Zahra ki ye haalat hui hai.

I opened my eyes and pulled back standing straight. The doctor soon arrived and examined Zahra.

I couldn't bear to see Zahra like that so I turned around and left the room.

Zahra's POV:-

I flutter open my eyelids as I try to get up. At first the view is blurry but I blink my eyes and it gets clear.

I look around and myself in our room. The door creaks open slightly and I see Shehryaar coming in.

My eyes meet his and there's a constricted feeling in my heart as I gaze into them.

I break the contact and look down. My emotions ready to come out any moment.

"Zahra...you okay?" He asked lowly and I raised my head to see him standing close to me. I nod a little not being able to speak as I know my voice will betray me.

I got down the bed and made my way towards the washroom. I could feel his gaze upon me as I walked inside.

I looked at my reflection in the mirror and saw my swollen eyes and trails of tears stained cheek. My skin looked pale and I looked vulnerable.

I splashed some cold water on my face. How I wished that these painful memories could get washed away too.

Wiping my face with a towel, I stepped out, unable to lift my gaze off the ground. I went and quietly sat down on the bed with my back towards him and legs hung down the side.

"Zahra.....what happened?" I heard his hoarse but hushed tone address me from behind and I parted my lips to utter a response but unfortunately, nothing would come out.

"Zahra, I'm talking to you." He said lowly in a matter of factly tone.

"I'm listening." I replied and heard him sigh.

I felt him leave his initial spot as he now sat down beside me.

He exhaled another loud sigh and placed his hand on mine, making me shudder internally, though I continued to lower my gaze.

"Meri taraf dekho." He requested and I slowly raised my gaze to meet his own.

"Kia hua tha? Aur...Aur yeh kia kiya hai tumne apne aap ko?" He asked, worriedly searching my expression.

"Woh...woh bas tabeyat theek nahi thi." I stuttered.

He let out a low chuckle. "Bad try, love."

My heart did a backflip at the word 'love' and I blushed.

"What?" I shrugged and he rolled his eyes cutely.

"Try again." He smirked.

"But...but I really wasn't feeling well. I...uh...I had a headache."

"So you just randomly decided to faint and...." He trailed off as his eyes scanned the room and narrowed the second he caught sight of the papers lying on the ground.

He walked over, peeked at them and with a blank expression, completed his sentence. "Skim through these papers?"

His words reduced to a whisper and I gulped visibly.

"Zahra...." He came back and sat down on his knees in front of me.

"You needed a second chance, didn't you? Then...then why this?" He asked silently.

"Shehryaar I..." I trailed off, losing myself to my thoughts.

Should I tell him the truth? Should I tell him I saw Sara with him in the park?

"Zahra?" His voice pulled me out of my thoughts and I spoke. "I...I'm crazy. Woh bas...aise hi dekh rahi thi."

He kept his hand on mine and looked at it. "Okay. I won't force you...but that doesn't mean I don't know you're lying."

He got up and kept the papers in the dressing table's drawer.

I took brisk steps towards the cupboard and pretended to fix it up, even though I had my eyes on him completely.

He stood against the dresser with his eyes glued to the floor, in deep thought. All of a sudden, I saw him gulp harshly. His eyes turned red and he ran a hand through his hair.

He pressed his lips into a thin line as his chest heaved in and out rapidly in complete sync with his heavy breaths.

My heart ached seeing that drastic change in his condition and so I decided to do what I thought best.

Shehryaar's POV:-

I tugged her to myself by the waist and pushed her against the wall.

She gasped. "Shehryaar ! Hansen is roaming the corridors !"

"Saala, kabbab mein haddi !" I cussed seeing that gora idiot servant of hers in fact, roaming the corridor and pulled Sara with me behind the wall at the end of this corridor.

She giggled. "Choro na !"

"Kiyun naa?" I pouted, mimicking her tone and she smiled, folding her arms across my neck.

"Is this corridor the only spot for you to romance? Huh Mr. Handsome?" She smirked.

"Chalo shukar hai Hansen nahi keh diya." I snorted. "Bhairiya(Wolf) ki aulaad na ho to."

She laughed at my annoyance and I grinned.

"You didn't answer my question Shehryaar." She reminded, making a face and I rolled my eyes.

"Ab apne hone waale saas aur sassur ke kamray mein romance karne se to raha."

She punched my arm and we both laughed.

"Kabhi nahi sudhro ge na?" She smiled.

"Kabhi bhi nahi." I touched my forehead to hers and whispered. "Zindagi bhar tumhein hasaaoun ga. Chaahay saath janam tak clown hi kiyun na bun ke rehna paray."

"Meri duaa hai ke tum aise hi hanste khilte raho." She said.

"On one condition." I pulled my head back and she raised her eyebrows playfully.

"Engagement to kar li....par ab shaadi karni pare gi mujh se." I boasted and she smirked. "Hmm...Soch ke bataaoungi."

I pulled away and turned my back on her. "Theek hai phir. Go find another clown for yourself. Samjhi?"

She giggled and clung to me from behind. "Okay, I'm sorry na."

"Na. Ab tum jaao na. Woh circus waale clown ko apna pati dev banaa lena." I said, my arms folded across my chest and she laughed again.

"Okay naraaz to na ho. I love you Shehryaar."

I felt my heart jump at her words. Dil ka dimaagh kharaab ho jaata hai jab bhi yeh teen lafz bolti hai.

"I love you too Saro." I turned around instantly and hugged her.

"Promise you'll love me forever, just like this." She whispered over my shoulder.

"I promise to love you forever....just like this." I whispered back.

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Meine to apna vaada nibhaa diya Sara.....

I felt a warm drop slide down my cheek and raised my hand to wipe it away before Zahra could see it, but was instantly pulled out of my trance when her warm thumb swiped across, erasing its trace.

I glanced up at her and in the blink of an eye, she tugged me into her embrace, hugging the life out of me as I just stood there stunned, my pain rising inside me.

She shuffled a little and grabbed my wrists from either side. Looking up at me briefly, she threw them across her back and huddled into my shirt again.

I hugged back feeling yet another impatient tear run down my eye.

'Stop crying Shehryaar !' My mind warned me while Zahra stayed silent, rubbing her arm smoothly across my back.

"Kabhi kabhi...bas yunhi khamoshi mein, na chaahtay huay bhi bohat si ankahi baatein keh jaata hai insaan. Iss aik lamhay mein, aapki num ankhon ne bohat kuch kaha mujh se.....Aur mera vaada hai aapse..." She pulled away and looked into my eyes.

"Mein aapka har dard mitaa doon gi Shehryaar. Inn do maheeno mein aap ko woh rung dikhaane ki koshish karoon gi jo aap apne iss zindagi ke kehkarshan(rainbow) mein be-rung kar chukay hain..... woh rung jinn se kabhi aap bharpoor thay, aur woh khushi jo aap ki humesha ke liye adhoori reh gayi thi.....I promise you Shehryaar." Her words faded into thin air by the end.

Lekin vaade to aakhir Sara ne bhi kiye thay......Kia tum bhi, Sara ki tarha mujhe khushiyaan dikha ke dhokha de jao gi Zahra?

Love me? I know you don't :/

Updates would take time as I have to take care of my mom,handle the responsibility of house,studies as well.

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And yeah the new cover I made at the side. Should I keep it?

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~SHABISTAAH