CHAPTER 24:

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AREESHA'S POV:

Maaz was looking at me with concern in his eyes and for the first time I saw that, but I don't know why my heart was telling me to tell him the truth but my mind was resistant to tell him because of his earlier behaviors,

"What is it?" he asked, holding my hand in his strong ones, the warmness of hand was so relaxing,

"Nothing, it is just..." I don't know what to say to him either I should trust him and tell the truth or maybe this is a bad idea, I was having my inner battles when I felt him, caressing my wrist with his thumb and playing with my bangles and bracelet, he was looking at my arm strangely.

"How did you get these scars and bruises?" he asked, I glanced at my arm where my skin was exposed as he had lifted my sleeves up to my elbows, I quickly pushed my hands on my back.

"They are nothing, just some old scars," I said covering my arms. He gave me a stern look, "Did anyone hurt you?" he asked,

"No, why did you ask that?" I asked him, he stared at me for a few Sec, then sighed,
"Okay, leave it, just tell me why you want to keep your little brother with you," he said.

"Okay, I don't know if you will believe what I am going to tell you or not, but the thing is only you are the one who can help me, when my mother died two years ago, Adil was just three at that time and after her death, I have been taking care of him, he just can't live without me and vice versa, you can say, but the most important thing is that he is not happy living there, in that house, I want to give him a better life and education," I said.

"That's not your responsibility, it's your father's, so let him take care of him, why are you so concern for him?" he asked,

"First of all, the thing is he is not my real Aaahhhhh!!!......" I was cut in by the sound of glass shattering and I shouted as a piece of glass pierce my skin, we both look up and I saw a fuming girl standing there glaring at us,

"How can you do this to me!" she shouted in her high pitch voice making me wince at her loud voice, Maaz glance back at me and took out his handkerchief and put it on my bleeding arm,

"What in the bloody hell is this? Are you mad?" he roared standing up in front of me, covering me with his large frame and I covered my ears with hands,

Gosh! Why do they have to speak so loudly?

"Me?? You are asking me?? What about the promises you made about our marriage? To spend the rest of our life together, And today you have announced your engagement with this little gold digger bitch!" she said angrily, pointing at me and throw a glass frame on the floor, "Zoya!" Maaz growled, clenching his hands into tight fists. "Get out of here this instant or else I will forget who you are and never! I repeat never say any harsh words for Areesha! I understand you are angry, but that doesn't mean you can just call her whatever you want, she is going to be my wife! So behave!" he yelled, she was silent for some time, "Okay, I am sorry," she said in a low tone.

"Did you forget this? "She said lifting a picture from the broken glass frame, where she was with Maaz and he was kissing her cheek, they both had beautiful smile and both looked happy together. Listening to her and watching that picture, I felt so hurt... he promised some other girl to marry, was he playing with her? Or he really loves her or he has some feeling for her? I glanced back at them, feeling this weird pain watching them standing together, Maaz cupped her face with his hands and made her silent,

"Heyyy.... Why did you ever think like that? I will never leave you," he said, kissing her on her forehead, I coughed to let him know I was still here and watching his romantic trailer, he glanced back at me and smiled mischievously, "As far as you are concerned for her, she is just a business deal, nothing else, so don't you ever think I would leave you, you are the only one who I love," he said wrapping his arms around her waist.

"That's it!" I stood up from my place and walked out of there and made my way towards the bridal room, luckily it was empty, so I locked it and sat near the door on a chair trying to hold back these tears, how fool I am! I was going to tell him the truth of my life! I was going to ask his help! "HIS HELP!"

To help me with my stepfather's greed and cruelty, but he thinks that I am just a business deal for him, nothing else, Ya Allah what was I going to do! I would have never forgiven myself if I had told him about my past life today, he really don't deserve to know anything.. He is just a flirt!

But why I am crying for him?

Why I am feeling this pain after watching him with that girl?

Why I had this urge to beat the shit out of that girl when she touched him?

Why I am angry to see that picture?

And most of all, why I had this feeling that he cared for me, he had some feelings for me? The way he looks at me, his touch and his overall body language tell me that he had something for me, but today he proved me totally wrong. How delusional I was! Arrghh.....!!

I stood up from my place and splashed some chilled water on my face and gently tapped it with some tissues, I looked at the cut on my arm, blood was still oozing out of it, I cleaned the blood from it and put the pressure on it. There was a knock on the door, I opened it and saw Alizeh standing there, she quickly shoved me back and rushed towards the bathroom doors, "Atlast! There was a huge line in that washroom and I had to go so badly," she said coming out of it, "What happened to you?" she asked as she saw me, "What? Nothing!" I said, taking out a water bottle from the fridge, "Something happened Areesha! Your eyes are so red, were you crying?" she asked, placing her hand on my shoulder, "No, something went into my eyes and this eye makeup is itching, I never wore makeup in my life, so I guess I have no idea how to be careful with it," I said opening the seal of the bottle.

"Look at me!" she said coming in front of me, "Maaz said anything to you?" she asked, I shook my head.

"No," I replied,

"You sure?"

"Yes,"

"Okay then come I will fix your makeup," she said, pulling out some cosmetics from her clutch, "No, I don't think there is any need for it," I said, pushing myself back, "Dinner is being served in a few minutes and you have to be with Nani ma during the dinner, she wants you to meet some people and you just can't meet them with running mascara and smudge eyeliner," she said wiping my face with a piece of tissue, " I am sorry, I don't have makeup wipes with me," she said,

"It's okay, do whatever you want," I said carelessly, and closed my eyes, I guess, after fifteen minutes she completed her task. "All done, come on, let's go," she said, gathering her things from the table, "You should go I will be there in a while," I said,

"Okay be quick," she said and exited the room, I locked it again and drop myself on the couch, I wanted to go home now, I don't want to meet anyone or to be a part of this fake marriage.

I jump from the sound of loud banging on the door, "Areesha!" I heard Maaz from the other side,

"Areesha! I know you are in there! Open the door!" she shouted,

"Go to your girlfriend! I am not opening this door," I retorted back, "Open it, or I am going to break the door," he threaten, "Do whatever you want! " I said, he was quiet for some time and in another minute the door was broken down from the hinges, I backed up scared by his madness, I opened my eyes when he entered, smirking at me, "Ohh... are you jealous?" he asked, I scoffed at his statement, "No way! I am not jealous! I have my own matters to deal other than being jealous of a psycho girl who was throwing glasses everywhere," I said, looking down at my injured hand, he came closer to me and tried to hold my hand, but I pushed them away from his reach.

"Does it hurt so much?" he asked, looking into my eyes,

"Yes, yes it hurt me so much to think about you the way I had never thought for someone else in my life, yes it hurt to see you with other women, yes ,it hurts me the most that I have these feelings for you, I thought you were the only one who would understand me, but I was wrong! Totally wrong!" I thought, but kept silent, he lifted my head up to meet his gray eyes, "Tell me what is bothering you?" he asked, "Nothing, just leave me alone," I said.

"You were going to tell me something earlier when Zoya interrupted you, What were you talking about? Who is not your real...????"he asked, I looked at him, "Nothing, not important for you to know!" I said and push past him, but he held my arm from behind, "Everything regarding you is important for me Areesha!" he said,

"Why?" I asked, trying to free my hand from his hold,

"You are my fiancé and I have all rights to know about you," he said, I glared at him, "Fiance?? Really? I thought I was just a business deal! Nothing else," I said, he looked at me for some time, we stared each other, "Fine! Do whatever you want, I don't care! Keep your brother away from my house, I don't want him there," he said and tried to leave, but this time I held his arm and stopped him,
"If you won't allow him to stay with me than this wedding is off!" I said,

"What?" we both heard Nani ma's voice from the door, we both looked at her, she was standing in the doorway, keeping her hand on her chest, "Areesha! Bachy! (dear daughter) What happened? don't say like that, Did he say anything? And what is it about the deal?" she asked, breathing hard.

"Nani ma,I am so sorr...." I said and move towards her but was cut in between when he shoved me away and rushed towards her and held her from the shoulders and made her sit on the nearby couch, he gave me a harsh look, "No Nani ma, it's nothing, believe me there is nothing wrong, we were just discussing some things," he said, pouring water for Nani ma, who was looking at him, "Areesha, Beta, tell me if you are not happy with this wedding," she asked, looking serious, I glanced back at Maaz, who was giving me a deadly glare, daring me to ay something.

"No, Nani ma, I am happy with this wedding, it's just there are some things I wanted to ask Maaz before the wedding," I said, twisting my fingers nervously.

"Oh, okay, you guys can talk later, I just came here to call you guys for the dinner, everyone is waiting for both of you," she said, standing up from the couch, "Uff Allah, You scared me beta, " she said coming to me, "If there is anything you want to say or ask, come to me, I will help you with it, it is my promise, but don't force yourself for anything, okay! I am not just Maaz's family I am your's too, don't hesitate to say anything to me, I know you think it is strange. But there are some relations which are made with the love and care, not by the blood," she said, caressing my cheek with her soft hands, "Thank you Nani ma," I said kissing her hands. "And what happened in here? Why this door is broken?" she asked Maaz,

"She wasn't opening the door," he replied, scratching the back of his neck, "Don't act like a kid Maaz, grow up! And pay for that door, I don't want any complaints regarding it," she said holding his ear in her hands.

"Yes, Yes, I know!" he said, releasing himself from her hold.

"I will be waiting for both of you, come quick," she said and exited the room smiling.

"You listen to her, come on!" he said, "I am not going, I just want to go home now," I said stubbornly, but right now I was really feeling bad for Nani ma, she was so happy for this wedding but just for her I can't marry him, until or unless he accept my condition.

"Don't create any scene in front of Nani ma, her medical condition is not well, so cut the act and come with me," he said angrily,

"Why? Why don't you take your girlfriend with you, why I am so important?," I asked, folding my arms on my chest but winced at the pain in my arm,

"I am not in the mood for this, just come with me!" he shouted, "Ok! But first promise me, I can keep Adil with me or seriously, this wedding is off, no deal, no marriage," I said,

"And you know how Nani ma is happy and excited for this marriage, so you don't want to hurt her, right?" I asked him innocently, he gritted his teeth probably fuming right now.

"Okay, fine! He can be with us," he said,

"Promise me!" I said "and no cheating this time," I said pointing my finger at him,

"Yes, I promise," he said.

He escorted me to the big dining hall where all the guests were seated, he pulled out a chair for me and when I settled down beside Nani ma on my side and Adil on my other other, he took his seat at the head table, he motion the man and all the waiters appeared from the other door carrying several types of dishes and started to serve the meal.

And my god! It was totally a seven course meal, the first time I ever had in my life and swear to never had it, I was totally full after eating the entrees abut Nani ma was insisting me to eat more, till the dessert I thought I was going to be sick, I was holding fork in my hand when I felt something poking at my feet, I looked up and saw him talking to a man sitting beside him, he was still poking my feet, I pushed my feet away, but still he was doing the same, I angrily kicked him hard on his shin, he yelp and glared at me.

"Api," Adil called me, "Yes, what is it?" I asked,

"I have been trying to say something to you, but you were not listening to me! I even poke you on your feet but still you didn't hear me! " He huffed, damn! I glance back at Maaz who was still glaring at me. I gave him the sweetest smile I could give and started eating crème brulee in front of me, I was sensing his eyes were still on me, After the dinner, I took Adil to the washroom with me and when I came back Haya comes to me with the same smile on her lips,
"I will be waiting for you Areesha! You have to attend my wedding, I am sure you will enjoy it," she said,

"Don't worry, she will be there," Maaz said, standing right next to me, patting Adil's head with his hand,

""Okay! I will trust you with that, but now I have to go, Bhai must be waiting for me, it's getting really late, see you soon Areesha," she said, hugging me and kissed Adil's chubby cheeks, "You too little one!" she said. "Allah Hafiz," she said, waving at us,

"Areesha! Dad is calling you," Alex said when we were walking towards the group of people where Nani ma was standing, "Ask him to wait!" Maaz said and proceed walking to Nani ma, when we reached there she introduced me to some of her close family friends,

"Areesha, my child, I have been looking for you, come on, it's getting late, we should go now, are you ready?" uncle asked, coming to us, Adil's grip tightens on my hand and I glanced at him, he was trying to hide behind me, I looked up and saw Maaz watching Adil's action intensely.

"Yes," I replied shortly,we bid our goodbye to all the guests and Nani ma, when I was walking towards Alex's car, Maaz came to me, "Be ready till 9:00 pm tomorrow, I will pick you up from there, Haya is very punctual so, be ready on time, I won't wait for you if you didn't get ready on time." he said and left without saying anything else not even a good bye.

"Arrogant man!" I said and opened the door of my side and got in, feeling really stressed to go tomorrow with him, but I was having these strange feelings, like something big is going to be tomorrow,

"May Allah keep us safe," I prayed and closed my eyes.

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Iraj

Date: 17-5-17

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