AREESHA'S POV:

I was transferred into a room, unwillingly, I asked the nurses why did they transfer me in this private room, they just answered that they got orders from their superiors. Guess what! Their "SUPERIOR" also ordered me to stay here like he just owns me! Jerk!

So, here I am waiting for Mr. superior to get back have a talk and let me go back to my hell hole so I can go live in it, with my devils.

There was a knock on the door and a doctor came in with two nurses, I was on the bed with Adil sitting next to me, "Hello, Miss Areesha, I am doctor Munazza, I am an attendant here, and I was asked to check up on your injuries, shall we begin?" she asked, I nodded and one nurse took Adil with her out of the room, After checkup and dressing my wounds and getting C.T of my ankle she asked the nurse to wait outside. She looked into the I-pad and type something and closed it, she looked at me like she wanted me to start telling her something, I frowned an eyebrow at her, she smiled, and "I know you didn't get into an accident, someone has beaten you up pretty badly," she said, I just stared at her with wide eyes, "do you want to talk about it? Or you can report it to the cops," she said, "No, no cops please," I said in a low voice, that's the reason I don't like to go to the hospitals, doctors know everything and it gets hard for me to cover up.

"Look Areesha, you are in the same age of my daughter, I can help you, you just have to tell me who did this to you, it's not right to support the abuse, feel free to talk to me," she said, holding my bandaged hand, tears welled up in my eyes, it's the first time someone offered me a help, but I can't take it, I just can't!

"Thank you for your concern doctor Munazza but I can't tell you, I am sorry." I said keeping my head low,

"I can understand child, I won't force you, here take my card, feel free to call me anytime, whenever you need my help, okay," she said, handing me her card, I took it from her and gave a weak smile, "Thank you," I said wiping my tears. "Don't mention it," she said and pulls out a notepad and started writing something on it,

"Can I ask you something?" I asked, she looked at me giving me a questioning look,
"Why did......" I was cut in by the voice of the door opening and there came Mr. superior/ rude

"You should have knocked before coming in" Doc Munazza said to him,

"How is she?" he asked, ignoring her question,
"She is fine, no serious injuries, but she is weak, need good diet and rest, make sure she gets it, I am giving her some supplements along with this ointment for her ankle, Areesha, you will have to come back for follow up checkup next week ok dear," she said, politely giving me the prescription note which he grabs it from her,

"Thank you Miss Munazza, for coming here in just one phone call," he said, closing the door behind her when she left, he turned to me, making me feel uncomfortable under his stare again, why he does this? Does he enjoy staring at girls or is it his habit or something?

"Doctor had already checked me up in E.R then why to bother disturbing her?" I asked, "In the E.R it was just an intern, I wanted the best doctor to have a look at you," he answered and I just rolled my eyes at him,

"What you wanted to talk about?" I asked,

"Why were you crying?" he asked me, ignoring my question again.

"I...I wasn't" I stuttered, wait a minute was he eavesdropping on us?

"Your eyes are red and puffy, there are tear stain on your cheeks, so don't lie to me?" he said,

"Why do you care if I was crying or not just talk to me you wanted to and let me go to my home," I said angrily, who does he think he is?

"Get up! We are going," he ordered and left the room, "What is wrong with him?" I said, and slowly get down from the bed, he was standing near the door waiting for me to come, he offered me his hand, but I ignored it and keep walking to the main door, he called someone from my behind and ask them to bring Adil, as I reached the exit door, Adil came to me happily, "Api! You will not believe it, I was there with some other kids and they were so nice to me and look that nurse gave me a goodie bag there is a birthday celebration of this kid, he is just like me, but he is very sick, I pray to Allah to give him health and take away that disease he is suffering from," he said sadly, I hold his hand in mine, "just pray for him okay, Allah like to listens to the kids, In Sha Allah, that boy will get well soon." I said walking out of the hospital, I glanced up to see Mr. rude, who was walking beside me quietly typing on his phone, he look up and signaled a guard when a black sleek Mercedes pulled up in front of us, he walked to the driving seat and get in leaving me and Adil standing there, "Are you coming or not?" he yelled, sitting inside the car, Okay, that's it!

"No, thank you, I will be good on my own go conquer your business world," I said and started walking away holding Adil's hand in mine.

"Api, he will get angry, what are you doing?" he whispered,

"Why do you always want to create a scene?" he said coming out of the car, slamming the door behind him and strode in our direction,

"Get in," he ordered, "No," I said stubbornly,

"For the god's sake, I am telling you last time to get in or else," he threatened, I looked up at his face, he was really fuming right now, may I should not push him to his limits, I backed up from him creating space between us, "Fine," I said and opened the back door and get in,

"I am not your driver, come sit on the front seat," he yelled, "you asked me to get in never mentioned where to sit," I said calmly, he glared at me through the rear view mirror and get out of the car, came around the car and opened my side of the door, grabbing me from forearm pushed me out of the car making me yelp in pain, "Stop it, stop! Please," I pleaded as pain in my hand was out of my control, his grip looses on my hand, he opened the front door and motioned me to get in, I glared at him and slip inside the car, Adil was sitting in the back seat, he gets in and started to drive and I waited for him to start talking, after a few minutes passed quietly Adil leans forward, "Api, is it possible to celebrate birthday's in hospital? As far as I know we can not celebrate anything in the hospital premises, right?" he asked, I was about to answer when Mr. rude, started talking, " That kid got cancer stage four so he will die in the couple of days or till the end of this week, it was his last wish to celebrate his birthday before he dies, so hospital administration gave permission to his parents to celebrate in hospital," he said coldly,

"Whaat?? He is going to die soon!" Adil asked, crying. I look angrily at Mr. rude, he has not just said it so casually to him, he is a kid, he could have said something else or he could have said it in a polite way, but NO he just blurted it out,

"Pray for him Adil," I said, and whispered some words to soothe him, we reached home, he asked Adil to go inside, which Adil obeyed and left me with him alone,

"What is it?" I asked facing him, he didn't look at me just stared outside the windscreen, "Nothing, just go, it's useless to talk to you, you are same as your father," he said, and opened the door of my side which I shut it closed, "No, first of all I am not like HIM and second cut the attitude, it wasn't me who gave proposal for the marriage, it was you, so next time be nice to me, or this wedding is off." I said angrily, he chuckled darkly and averted his gaze to me, he leaned forward caging me in with his body,

"You think I am dying to marry you? Didn't your daddy tell you this wedding is pure for business, it is in the contract that this wedding is just for a year, you are marrying me as your daddy needs my help and as your daddy has nothing to offer me in return he has given your hand in marriage, so if I have agreed to this contract, you should be thankful to me, got it?" he said sharply, I pushed him away, "Do me a favor, don't marry me" I said, angrily, he smiled evilly, " Why would I do that? Huh," he asked, "Besides, I don't do favors, you don't have a choice, so you are going to be stuck with me for a whole year my angry cat," he said playfully, I just glared at him and get off the car slamming the door shut, making him yell at me again, "Watch it!" he yelled from inside, "Be ready tomorrow at 3:00 pm, we have to go to the designer for your wedding dress." He said, I just stayed quiet, he looked at me giving me questioning look, "Can I ask you something?" I asked, "What is it?"

"Can I keep Adil with me after I get married to you, he can't live without me, please," I said in a low tone, he was quiet for a bit, "He can live with his father, why do you always carry him around, he is not your responsibility," he said,

"I know, but please let me keep him with me, I won't ask anything else I swear," I said, "We will talk about it later," he said and drove off. I sighed and started walking inside the house when someone called me from behind, "Miss Areesha?" a man asked, "Yes," I answered, "Here are your medicines, Mr. Jafferi told me to bring," he said and handed me a bag of medicine, "Thank you," I said with a smile and move to the door, entering through it I closed it and put a lock on it and leaned my back to the door, I sat down there and closed my eyes, feeling like I was trapped, Uncle javed using me for money and there must be something in it for Maaz as well, he is not a guy who usually do favors and grant something easily to others, there must be something for him, but what shall I do? Living here with Uncle Javed is getting more difficult for me, and living with that man, I don't know how it would be, just spending some time with him make me so uneasy, how I am going to spend a year with him, he is so cruel, so rude and arrogant, doesn't care for anyone else other than himself, but he is right, I don't have a choice! I can just pray to Allah SWT, living here is like to be throwing myself into a volcano from which I would definitely going to die, but living with him can give me some hope, I don't want to do anything with his money, I just want my freedom, maybe after a year I could get my property, it was stated in the property documents, I only can use it after my marriage, so I just need a plan.

I was lost in my thoughts when a doorbell rings, I stood up and opened the door, there were few men carrying some baskets, they came in and put all of them on the table and left, the same man came forward and gave me a bouquet of gorgeous pink roses with a card in them and left without saying anything, I picked up a card and sat and sat on the couch, it was a business card of Maaz, his company's brand symbol was printed on it,
Hmmm... he doesn't seems to be like a man who send flowers to the girls,
But why I am judging him! I thought,
at the back was a note, which made me smile,

"Get well soon."

MJ.

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Iraj

Date: 3-3-2017