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AREESHA'S POV:

I looked down at the grave and wipe the tear from my eyes, I usually come here and sit beside him, sometimes talking to him and telling how everything is going in my life and sometimes just sat there in silence, I can't describe how much I miss him, he was the only one who gave me courage and strength, he loved me so much and believed in me.

I put the flowers near the gravestone and stood up, it has been a long time since he has left us, but I feel the same pain I felt when I heard the news of his death, that pain still resides in me.

"Areesha!" I heard someone calling me from behind; I turn my head and watched Aliyaan approaching me,

"Hey! What are you doing here? We have been searching for you in the entire hospital," he said, I gave him a weak smile,

"Sorry, I just wanted to come here," I said, turning back to the grave, he put his hand on my shoulder, "You miss him?" he asked,

"I always miss him Aliyaan, there is no such day when I don't pray for him," I told him, we stood there quietly for some time when he spoke up,

"Nani ma was getting worried for you, we shall go now," he said, I nodded and we both left,

He opens the door of his car for me,

"Where is your car?" he asked as I slipped into the car,

"I didn't bring any car," I replied, he frowned,

"Then, how did you come here?" he asked,

"By walking," I replied,

"Are you kidding me! It's such a long way to.."

"Aliyaan, let's go," I cut him in, he shook his head and started to drive, we both stayed quiet, he was looking forward on the road and I was watching outside the window,

"I know, this is not the right time to tell you this, but I really have to say this Areesha," he said, breaking the silence, I turn my head and watched him, gripping the steering wheel tightly, he looks nervous, he pulled over the car and took something out of his pocket,

"I told her Areesha, I told her my feeling towards her," he said, looking down at his hands.

I feel sorry for him, I know how much he loves her and was very excited to propose her, but I didn't expect her to reject him, he is the sweetest and caring guy I ever met!

Yeah, not much like Jazzy, who pretends to be hard and rude, but he is the caring person from inside, only the time has made him like that, but he is still the same sweet person, yeah, he doesn't show that side often, but when he shows it, he makes you feel special, he makes you feel like you are the luckiest person in the world.

"I am sorry, Aliyaan, I should have..."

"She said YES!" He exclaimed I watched him with wide eyes,

"Oh my, I am so happy for both of you," I said, holding his hand, he smiled and cover my hand with his other hand,

"This is because of you, my sister, you are the reason we are together now," he said,

"No, I didn't do anything, Aliyaan, but I am really happy for both of you and wishes the eternal happiness for you," I said with a smile,

"I also wish for your happiness Areesha, I know how much you have suffered in your life, but In Sha Allah, you will get your happiness,"

"I know this has been a hard time for you, but you should at least take care of yourself, you look like a walking zombie! You have these dark circles under your eyes and you haven't slept properly for last three days! When was the last time you sleep and eat?" he asked,

"I am fine Aliyaan, you don't have to be worried about me, I am totally fine, I am just worried about him, doctors were telling me about the.....

"I know, what they have told you, but that doesn't mean you should not take care of yourself, he will be fine, after all, he is Maaz Jafferi, he is much stronger than this, he will get well soon," he said, holding my hand,

"I don't know Aliyaan, I am just too scared, what if he never wakes up, what if he is not able to.

"No, don't think like that, he will be fine, he just needs some time for healing Areesha, just stay strong and pray for him, you have to keep Nani ma safe, you have to console her, she needs you the most at this critical time, she doesn't have anyone else except for both of you," he said cutting me in,

"I am not that strong Aliyaan, It's been three weeks since that day and he hasn't shown any recovery, he is still the same," I said, pushing back the tears pooling inside my eyes,

"He just lost a lot of blood Areesha and doctors told you, he got hit by a something hard on his head, his condition is getting better day by day, but he needs more time,"

"I was away from him for such a long time Aliyaan and I don't want to spare a single minute without him, it scares me to the core, what if he never wakes up? What if he is brain dead? Yesterday a doctor was telling me there are certain chances for him to be brain... Aliyaan cover my mouth with his palm,

"No, don't say and think anything like that, okay! Just pray for him, he needs it and don't be scared Areesha just pray to Allah SWT, he will grant you whatever you will ask for, but only if it will be better for you, because he knows what is better for us and what will harm us, just let go of the fear and put your trust in him with all the sincerity, I am sure Allah SWT will listen to your prayers, he don't burden a soul beyond it can bear," he said, wiping the tear from my eyes, I nodded and let the remaining tears fall from my eyes,

"Let's go now," I said as I try to control my emotions, it was such a horrible experience when he had gone limb in my hands, he wasn't even breathing, I tried to give him CPR but but it was of no use, I don't know how, but Steve came with some medics when I was giving Maaz a CPR, I had tied my scarf on his leg to stop the bleeding and applied pressure to his chest wound but that didn't help him, he wasn't responding to me, the medics took him into the ambulance and Steve tried to stop me to go with them but I didn't let go of his hand, I was there all the time for him, I wanted to be there when he opened his eyes I wanted to see those beautiful gray eyes again, I want to see the love again! I want my Jazzy back!

But now it's been three weeks since that incident and he hasn't woken up till then, he is still on the vent support, but he can breathe without the ventilator, doctors have taken out the bullets from his body, but they told me he has lost a lot of blood and he got a serious concussion on his head and if he doesn't wake up soon, his brain might be dead from the injury.

It was so difficult for me to handle Nani ma when she heard this news, first I decided not to tell her anything about this, but she was his only family, how can I lie to her, so I just told her the whole thing, she was so devastated to listening to the news and I was dead scared if something might happen to her, but Alhamdulillah, she is fine, sad, but fine.

I haven't left his side for a single minute since last weeks but today I wanted to come here, I want to meet Daddy, so I came here for few minutes, I wanted to tell him that now everything was getting normal, how Adil was so stunned to see Mama, he was rooted to his place and watched us in disbelieve, but when Mama called his name he ran to her, he hugged her dearly while crying in her embrace, he cried for a long time, Mama and I tried to calm him down but he was still crying over her shoulder, it was hard for us to tell him about Maaz, he didn't speak to us since then, he was still quiet when he came to visit Maaz in the hospital, he just stood there silently watching him, holding Maaz's hand in his and trying to stop the tears in his eyes, he was trying not cry at that time, but his trembeling lips and hands told me how difficult it was for him to see Maaz like this.

"Areesha!" I heard Aliyaan calling my name, stopping the train of thoughts inside my head,

"We are here," he said, stopping his car in front of the main doors, I quickly got down from the car when he stopped me again,

"I think, you should go back home and take some rest Areesha, you look dead tired and I know you are sleep deprived, you need to take a shower and have a meal or you are going to get yourself sick, please just for once go back home, I promise, I will be there all the time with Maaz, till you come back," he said, but I shook my head,

"No, I don't want to go back to that house without him Aliyaan, I will take him with me, I am fine, don't worry for me and just pray for him," I said and shut the door behind me before he could say anything else and strode towards the elevator.

I swipe the keycard on the lock and with a small beep the door started to slide open, I stepped inside and press the door to close, I drop my phone on the table and kick off my shoes.

"Maaz," I gently called him, holding his hands in mine, no response

"Maaz, please, open your eyes," no response again,

"Maaz, I really need you, please don't leave us like this, please Maaz, you have to keep your promise, please Maaz, don't do this to me, I won't survive without you," still I got the same treatment, I lean my head on his arm and close my eyes, letting the tears make their way down my face onto his hand.

I woke up to the sound of my phone, I quickly pick it up and received the call, it was Mama, asking me about the condition of Maaz, I told her the same thing I have been telling her for the last few days, I asked her about Nani ma and her health, Mama told me she wanted to visit Maaz.

I cut the call after bidding goodbye and look back at him, I walk back to his bed and gently kiss his forehead and caress his jaw with my fingers,

"Maaz, I know you are listening to me, I know you are there, please open these beautiful, mesmerizing eyes, please, come back to us, not for me, but for the sake of your unborn child, please Maaz," I said but turn around when I heard a loud gasp from behind,

"You...You are PREGNANT!" Alizeh exclaimed as I turn to face her,

"I...

She hugged me so tightly that I feel she will bruise my ribs, "Alizeh, listen to me," I tried to say, but she didn't let me finish,

"Oh, my Allah, I cannot believe it! Maaz is going to be a father, are you listening to this Maaz, you are going to be a FATHER!" she said excitedly,

"Alizeh, listen to me!" I said, holding her from the shoulders, "What?" she asked, with questioning eyes

"I am not pregnant.," I whispered, she frowned,

"What the..."

"Shhh.... Keep it low..." I said in a whisper,

"What are you talking about Areesha? Tell me the truth!" she asked, placing her hands on her waist, I lowered my head and look down at the floor,

"I am not pregnant, I was just trying to urge him to wake up.," I told her, she rolled her eyes at me and burst into a laughter,

"Are you insane Areesha! How can you lie about something like this? It is such a stupid thing to say," she asked,

"I know, it was not a good thing, but I don't know what to do, I think I will go insane if he doesn't wake up," I said, rubbing my forehead

"Okay, calm down and try to relax, okay, he is getting better, his wounds are healing and.."

"But he is not waking up Alizeh and I am so scared if he doesn't wake up for another twenty-four hours, doctors told me next few hours are critical for his brain, I don't want to lose him Alizeh, I cannot imagine it, I am just too scared and don't know what to do.." I said interrupting her,

"He will be fine Areesha, don't stress yourself," she said, giving me hug, we both stayed like that for some time when I sat straight on the couch,

"Aliyaan told me about the proposal," I told her, she looked at me with wide eyes and blush, looking at her nails.

"I am sorry Areesha, I know, I should have told you, but I thought this was not the right time to tell this to anyone, especially when Maaz is in this condition, but Aliyaan is so impatient!"

"He thought if he told this to you in front of Maaz, he will have to face his possessiveness again, you know how Maaz is when it comes to his love ones and I am his best friend, he treats me like his sister so just imagine he would have come up with a thousand ways to threaten Aliyaan," she said, making me smile, she was right I can not imagine the reaction of Maaz on hearing this news and how he will even tolerate our son in law in the future? I thought.

"You should get some rest Areesha, you need it, He will be fine In Sha Allah, you don't have to be worried for him," she said holding me from my shoulders, I shook my head,

"No, Alizeh, I just can't leave him," I said, but my inner self-was saying some other things as well, it was a pure guilt I was feeling, I shouldn't have left him there, I should have been there for him, I should have thought Uncle a lesson before he could hurt him, oh, how much I tried to avoid this but in the end he got himself into this, why he just couldn't stay at home, was it necessary to come after me?

Yes, you fool! He would have chased you to the end of hell if he had to, how can you think like that? If you want him safe and secure so how he can't think that for you? You know how big his ego is and how he wants to dominate everything but other than that he loves you and no one want their loved ones to be in danger, he fulfilled his promise to keep you safe, but your stubbornness has brought this upon him, why you didn't listen to him in first place? Let him handle the matter on his own.

I was having my inner battle when Alizeh called me again, I look up to her with a frown,

"I have called your driver to come, you should go home and take some rest, go, have a nice shower and a good meal, you should take care of yourself as well Areesha, I will be here with him until you return,"

"No, Alizeh, you should go home, I am fine, I have my clothes here, I will go and refresh, you have your flight for Paris till 4:00 am, you should go and prepare,"

"I have canceled all my appointments for next week, so I am not going anywhere for now," she replied, we both sat on the couch talking and sometimes just staring at Maaz in silence.

Alizeh fall asleep on the couch and I carefully pulled off her shoes and let her sleep, closing the behind me, I walked into his room, he was still the same, no movement or anything, I look up to the other bed on the right where Nani ma was sleeping, I slowly dragged the chair next to his bed and lay back on it blankly staring at him and praying for him to come back to us, I felt my eyes growing heavier, but I tried to stay awake, but after some time, my eyes closed on their own.

I woke up by the sound of a sob, I quickly got up from the chair and saw Nani ma leaning down to Maaz, and gently kissed his closed eyes, I walked to her and place my hand on her fragile shoulder,

"He will be fine, I know him, he will come back to us, he is a fighter, he won't just give up so easily, he is my grandson, I haven't raised him to be weak, he is a Jafferi and we don't back down so easily," she says to me but it seems like she was assuring herself with those words,

"I know," I replied,

"I need to go offer my prayers, I am sorry beta I woke you up," she apologized, I hold her hand and kissed the back,

"Nani ma, I should be the one apologizing to you, it was my fault, I should have listened to him, but I didn't want him to get hurt, he always looks out for us, but I wanted to be the one to keep him away from the danger, but I failed terribly,"

"No, my dear, you should not blame yourself for anything, your intentions were not bad, but all this was destined to happen and how can we change what was destined to happen," she asked,

"By Prayers," I replied in a whisper, she smiled and nodded,

We both offered our prayers and I left from there to check up on him after making a dua, while Nani ma was still offering her prayers.

I sat on his bed and ran my fingers through his hairs, tears started to pool inside my eyes as I called him out, I started crying when he didn't respond again, I was starting to lose hope, it's been such a long time and he is not....

No, he will be fine, he just can't leave us...

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MAAZ'S POV: (YAAAYYYYY!!!!!) ;)

Pain,

Intense pain!

I was just feeling like my body was on fire and this pain was killing me, darkness around me didn't help me much with it, so I just lay there trying to suppress the pain, but it was getting really hard for me as time pass by, I could feel my body going numb, but then I felt something in my hairs, the soft touch and that beautiful scent lingered in my nose, the same beautiful and sweet scent of her,

Then I felt drops on my hand and listen her crying... her voice, touch, and tears were drawing me back to the light, they were my way out of that dreadful darkness....

I felt like I was out of that hell now, I have been released from that hell.

My pain

My suffering was going away, I felt much better now,

I didn't open my eyes scared to know this would be a dreadful dream, But

That's when I felt her soft hand took hold of mine and placed a kiss on the back of it and another hand was running through my hairs and she was calling me out, asking me to come back.

Do I deserve this???

After what I have done to her and other people?

Then I heard her sobbing,

She is crying for me,

But why she is crying for me, I have never given her anything other than pain, then, how come she is here with me praying for me, I know I have a long way to earn the forgiveness, just one night doesn't mean she will forgive me of what I had done to her, how I treated her back there, how I never listened to her. I didn't trust her,

I don't even believe in love.. But she made me believe in love, she made me experience the most beautiful thing in the world, yes, we didn't have a good time with each other much, but only her presence makes me happy and relaxed.

But she is the only one who has pulled me out of my dark time back then and now she has done it again, she is my Areesha, my love, the only girl who knows how to tame monster inside me, I can't keep myself from falling for her.

I slowly opened my eyes and saw what I was expecting she was there lying beside me, her eyes were closed tears running down her beautiful face,

I always hated the woman who cries, their tears were always fake, but whenever I saw her tears they gave me this weird pain in my heart, her tears always were my weakness.

But now watching her crying over me, wanted to pull her closer and hug her, she was my angel, my life, my wife who has helped me through my dark past and nightmares.

I pulled her closer to me with my one hand and placed another hand in her soft, long hairs I loved so much, she was a bit shocked at the moment, but I kept her close to me, I felt her body stiffen for a moment, she got up from the bed and look back at me with wide eyes,

"Maaz," she called me, sounded scared,

I hold her hand in mine and pull her towards me, " I love you Areesha, I love you so much!" I said it, I just let those words out which I dreaded to say to her before I had fallen into that darkness. I felt my throat parched, but I didn't pay much attention to it,

She watched me in disbelief, "I am dreaming?" she asked, I shook my head and of the evidence, I pull her face towards mine and sealed our lips,

She yelps and quickly got down from the bed,

"Oh, my Allah, you! You are.... You are really.... Ya Allah.." she kneels down on the floor crying so hard, I prop up on my elbows to watch her, she was crying hysterically, her whole body was shaking and her hands were fisted into her hairs, I slowly got down from the bed ripping the bands and I.V from my hand and gather her into my arms,

"I was so scared Maaz, I just..."

"Sh.... It's okay now, I am fine, no need to be scared love, I am here for you," I said, wiping tears from her face, she hides her face in my chest and cried, I hold her close to me, I know why she was crying, she was scared and felt the guilt, I know her, she blamed herself for my condition.

"It wasn't your fault love," I whisper into her ear, she shook her head,

"I... I am.."

"No, just don't say anything, it's over, we will start again, where there will be no more Jawed or anyone who will try to harm us, we have all our loved ones now, there is no need to be scared Areesha, that nightmare is over and I am here with you," I said lifting her face with my finger and wipe tears with my thumb, she closed her eyes and hugged me, we both sat there holding each other, feeling each other... I wipe away the tear from my eye as I remember how much I wanted to come back to my family and I am so thankful to Almighty Allah SWT for granting me my life again.

"You need to lay down Maaz, you are not completely healed," she said and helped me to get back on the bed, but I pull her closer to me when she was about to turn,

"let me go call Nani ma, she has gone to pray for you," she said in soft voice.

"No just lay with me here and let me believe that I am still alive and you are near me, I just want to feel you," I said and put my head on her chest and listened to her heartbeat and by listening to those rhythms I felt much better, I lay there, holding my life, my love, my gift from Allah a blessing for me in my arms.

"Areesha," I called her after a few minutes passed by, she lifted her head and look at me,

"It just occurred to me that we never go for our honeymoon," I said, she stared at me and laughed,

"You just woke up after three weeks and rather than complain about the pain you are planning for our honeymoon?" she asked, still laughing,

"Yes, I want to take you away from here where no one will be there, just us, you and me, no one will be there to share your attention, I want you all for myself, just for myself, love," I said, with a smile,

"You are unbelievable Maaz," she said, blushing and look down at her hands,

"So, where do you want me to take you, first?" I asked her, lifting her face again and making her look at me, she smiled and answers,

"Surprise me Jazzy!"

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AREESHA'S POV:

6 months later,

I took a sip of my peach ice tea and look at the serene view outside the window, the sky was clear and the ocean looks so calm and beautiful, the waves were crashing down on the sand and the sound of it was so good, I wanted to go for a swim, but Maaz was busy working for the last two hours, he was much better now and his wounds have healed completely.

It has been a couple of months and Maaz has shown me the whole world, there was no such place where he didn't take me, we have been to the Jeddah to perform umrah, then we went to the northern areas of Pakistan, then we continued our journey to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Maldives, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vegas, New york, Italy, Venice, Hawaii, Tokyo, Russia, Australia, Ireland, Chine and much more places I don't even remember now, but we had so much fun together and enjoyed the different cultures, cuisine, and festivals, I was so awestruck watching the beauty of nature there, every place has its unique beauty and I loved it so much, it was all so overwhelming.

I also learned that Maaz know how to fly a plane and he surprised me when he emerged from the changing room wearing the pilot's uniform and my I am sure I miss few heartbeats watching his drool-worthy form standing in front of me, he flies our plane so perfectly without the assistance of the co-pilot, I wonder if there is anything he didn't do in his life? I mean, he is just perfect! Huh!

Now, in the end, he has brought me here in his Island and I have fallen in love with it, it is just so beautiful and so relaxing place to live, I really don't want to go back after living here, but Maaz has some work to do, so he had to cut our trip short, but he has promised me that we will come back here later with all our family.

I just cannot stop thanking Allah SWT for granting me all of this, Alhamdulillah, he has blessed me with such a beautiful family and husband, I just don't have many words to express my gratitude to him, he certainly is the best of planners, we just have to put our trust in him and wait for the miracle, Allah SWT never let us down, he knows what will be best for us, but we just need to be patient and pray to him sincerely and with all our heart.

"Hey, love, what are you thinking?" Maaz asked, snaking his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to his bare chest,

"Nothing, just telling myself how lucky I am," I replied, turning around and throw my hands around his neck, he smiled and pecked my lips,

"I got news for you, love," he said, I frown my eyebrow at him,

"We don't need to go back home, I have got the contract and we can stay here longer," he told me snuggling his face into my hairs,

"But, how, you told me that it was urgent and you need to be there for..."

"Arsal can handle it now, I have trained him enough to take care of anything in my absence and I have just finalized the contract through the video conference," he said, placing soft kisses on my shoulder,

"So, where do you want to go next?" he asked,

"Surprise me Jazzy!" I replied and pour my tea over his head and started running away towards the sparkling water, he shivers and looked at me surprised and started chasing me with a laugh.

"Just wait till I get my hands on you Areesha,"

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Date: 29-4-18

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