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" I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. "

*Maya Angelou*

Reaching home,every bone of mine was aching with urge to rest.Meeting that guy and staying over there,with more than some minutes being under his surveillance... was not at all pleasing!
I had never got this close to any male,and this was the first time and that too had occurred unfortunately.

Pushing away his thoughts,I went for a quick shower and then changed into simple night suit. I took my dupatta and wrapping around my head,stood for prayers.This was tahajjud.

Bowing your head down in Sujood when you're at lowest,or feeling exhausted is the best possible remedy anyone can suggest.

I kept my head in prostration for a long time,as I wanted to empty my heart and soul out to The creator,The Master of this world... Of all creations and The one who was ready to give ears to my every distress I shared with Him.I wanted to tell Him whatever took place with me today... And... And I was in doubt that the monster had touched me wrongly, but somewhere in my heart I knew that he couldn't... When I was his na-mehram and nothing more than that.

After pouring my tears and emotions,I felt some peace and happiness residing slowly inside my veins.

It was 5:00 am and Azan of Fajr was about to be called,so I started reading Quran.Quran is surely the healer of heart and mind,it granted me some more peace which my inner state was in thirst of.

After getting free from my prayers,tucking myself into bed,the sleep soon engulfed me into a warm embrace.

Azfar's POV:

Seeing her go,was clinging on to my heart to the point where the blood was pressurized to force inside pumping.

I already made her feel awkward,with my arrogant type of crush taking over my brain. No,actually,not crush... But may be I had some tiny feelings sprouting in my heart like the fresh grass growing on a rain sprinkled land. Yes,my heart was a barren field on which Zahra had unknowingly showered her rain of affection and infatuation after stepping in my life.

It was morning by now and my eyes were struggling between keeping open and closed,but I had to offer namaz.

" Maa,Assalam-O-Alaikum! I've found a daughter for you.Will you accept her as my bride very soon?? "

'Walaikum Assalam,Azfar? Are you serious.Pls beta,don't tell me that you're in a mood to joke with this old lady of yours.My eyes had been turning into stone,seeing this dream to have a daughter,get your family started,raising and playing with my grandchildren... And... So many things! I will hit you if you're joking,and that too with my belan! (Rolling pin) '

" Nahi Maa,I'm serious this  time.But I'm sure that she doesn't like me at all.Infact our strange meetings have made her definitely think about me as a bad sight to her beautiful eyes... Ahh "

' Then I must say you should start focusing to change yourself.If you really deserve her,she will be yours.If Allah accepts this love of yours,as a true emotion encompassing only purity then remember one thing Azfar , No one can snatch her away from you,nor can anyone create hurdles in the path of your  love .
But also take this note that if you try to put your attachment over your head and let it take you,you'd get hurt badly.So remember this Beta,wait and have patience.Trust Your Lord that He'll do what's meant the best for you.Be it her or anyone else. '

Her assuring smile had melted a corner of my heart where I had decided to give Zahra a place.Maa,I wish I could follow your precautionary lecture... But it's about love,It can't be controlled.

Taking few bites from my favourite aloo parathas Maa had served before me,I was searching for some sleep.It was already past the time to close the eyes and rest,nevertheless I went to my room and asked Uncle ( driver ) to take a leave for today.

* Everything was so beautiful,elegant and beyond the description of words! She was wearing a brown laced top which was attached with a long floral skirt which had few embroideries at the boundaries.I may be giving out some wrong details,but to say briefly she was the most prettiest lady on this earth I had ever laid my eyes on.She was smiling wholeheartedly on some jokes cracked by her friends and then covering her lips to prevent any black eyes casting evil on her angelic laughs,unaware that disturbed my sightseeing! To my astonishment, her hair were open and flowing back to her waist and meanwhile she was having some drink,they were interrupting her by tickling near her face. I couldn't control anymore and asked my friends to pardon me,and taking few but quick steps reached where she was.Turning behind, she came to face me and signalling through her eyes asked me to put the hair away from her face.It was like some heavenly beauty asking me to help her to take to heaven.I happily did what I was asked to upon which she smiled,and that caught my heart more.I curled a strand of her hair in my finger and then kissed her behind her ear placing it there,as gently as possible. *

But as usual to destroy my moment of pleasure ,something had to happen and there came a burst of laughter and loud gossips on how I was daydreaming. Azfar Rehan was dreaming!

I was in a conference hall and had been standing near the presentation screen for fifteen long minutes,doing nothing but dreaming in my own thoughts away from where I was actually right now!

This should have been a matter of shame for me,but it didn't bother me anymore.I smiled slightly,rubbing my hand back on my neck and asked the panel members to excuse me.

This dream, had somehow given me a glint of hope amidst the darkness I was surrounded in.

Zahra's POV

Getting up from a long day sleep,I had my lunch and went to my amma asking her permission that I had to go out to bring some groceries.

I don't know how amma had let me sleep without even yelling and shouting at me to do all the house works and instead served me the lunch which I had no idea had arrived from,heavens? May be. Only if Man-Salwa had existed to be real this time and the people of Bani Israel had not neglected the bounties of their Rabb.

Well,actually I had something else planned in my mind.I was going to earn to make my dreams come true.It was enough of living a life of a captive and ending up always in the same gruesome state.

Taking a taxi,I asked the driver to take me to The Atlas Limited. The driver frowned hearing this name and acted a bit hesitant to take me there.

" What's the matter uncle? Is there something like a ghost or a curfew area? Where it's written nobody should go or else they would end up in a very bad state "

It was already late and I had to return before Maghrib prayers.I pleaded him to take me there and stop few metres away from the destination if it's really like a ghost awaits us there.

He agreed and instructed me to be careful & not mess around with AR.

Huh? Who's this AR? I guess the boss of that company. Ahh,if I need to succeed I must let this fear creep away from me that I will meet any other person like the one I had met unwantedly.But my doubts were not ready to die any soon.

" My mercy embraces all things. "
( AL-QURAN 7:156)

Assalam-o-Alaikum /Heyyaaa :D

Ahem, Ahem ? ;)

Who's this AR? May be he's the one she wants to avoid the most ;) :p

What do you think about the story ? How well is it going,or it is moving too fast?

Yes,that girl was Zahra.Whom,Azfar had captured and then felt sorry for her and acted caring towards her.

Was he really caring for her or it was just that he acted so?

Do you feel he is in love already?

~Snowflake_Rose