Author's POV

She saw him going toward Isha and began shivering.

No.

No.

Arshad.

No

"ARSHAD NO!!!!" With a jolt, Sofia sat up on the bed. Looking around she realised that this was her nightmare and a smile came to her lips.

"Nightmare. Only nightmare. He can not leave me. He only loves me" she got down from her bed and run outside but her feet rooted as she saw Arshad walking out of isha's room.

He stopped on his track as he saw her standing in front of him. He was coming to her after consoling isha.

Sofia's eyes again filled up and tilting her head she stare at him asking through her eyes if that was true or a lie. She felt her heartbeat got stopped for his response. And when she saw him closing his eyes for a second she got her answer. He indeed betrays her.

Arshad found unconditional love for him in her eyes for the first time breaking all the walls of arrogance. She was making him see all the love she had for him, All the pain he caused her. she stumbled back as her heart again began paining. He take step toward her but she held her hand in front of him shaking her head.

"Please listen to me, Sofia" he pleaded as he wanted to comfort her and couldn't see the pain in her eyes. Her broken painful eyes make his heartbreak.

"Wh... Why!?" A whisper left her mouth.

"Trust me, I still love you" he didn't know why but those words slipped from his lips. A broken chuckle escaped her lips.

"I wish, I could," she said the words crying. Sofia never felt this weak in her life till now. He unknowingly made isha strong and Sofia weak and he could see this clearly in Sofia's eyes.

He walked toward her and took her in his arms. "Leave me... Leave me" she tried to push him away but he held her tightly.

"You have to believe me, Sofia. I still love you. And nothing will change this"

"I don't trust you. If you would have loved me the way you're saying you would have not fallen for her." Sofia sobbed. She felt herself becoming weak. Her legs started trembling. He held her and pick her up. "Put me down, Arshad." She said angrily. But he didn't respond and walked toward their room.

He put her down on the bed and give her the glass of water which she throw away and stood up.

"Don't do this. Don't pretend that you didn't betray me. You didn't cheat on me... You cheat me with that bitch.. That whor......."

"Sofia!" He loudly stopped her. "You know how much I respect you. So you should have known that I respect her too. If your my wife then she is my wife too" he said loudly. Sofia again felt the stung in her heart. She falls to the bed again. Arshad closed his eyes and sat in front of her on his knees.

"Sofia.... Nothing will change.. Trust me... I will never let anything come between us. I will always love you. I will keep isha away from you. Just please accept this...

"No! No I will not accept this. I want to be alone. I want to be alone." she stood up. She felt again dizzy but still composed herself. Arshad also stood up. Holding Arshad's arms Sofia weakly drags him. Arshad didn't protest and went where she was taking him. But he frowned when she slightly push him to the door.

"Leave from here Arshad.. I don't want to see your face right now... And don't come here... Please" She stopped thinking something. "Although, I doubt that you would come to me as you have another wife to take care of... Right?" She asked brokenly. "Go to your lovely wife. Please spare me" saying this she shut the door on his face. The door made contact with his nose and he hissed as he felt pain.

She falls to the floor behind the closed door. Everything, every moment they spend started roaming in front of her. She started gasping as the damn tears broke. Holding her head she started crying loudly.

"Why? Why with me?" She whispered while crying. "I loved him. I trusted him so much. Then why did he betray me? How could he fall for someone else?" She hugged her knees and hiding her face cried out loud to her heart's content.

Arshad stood outside for some time, he could hear her crying but he knew he couldn't do anything. He and isha also went through the tough phase of their life and now it was the time for the sofia. He closed his eyes tightly as a couple of tears escape his eyes.

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"Isha.," he called coming inside the room with a tray of food and juice. Isha was starting into the room which was still messy. She didn't have the energy to clean this mess and Arshad was too occupied to do it.

He put the tray on the bedside table and look at her who was staring at the mess. "I will ask the maid to clean everything," he said. Isha raises her eyes at him.

"My nighties" she looks down in shame. It was too embarrassing remembering that they had seen all this. He went and grabbed her nighties and her jewellery set from the floor while the broken laptop and her dresses were still on the floor.

He put that in her cupboard. And came back to her and sit beside her.

"What happen to your nose?" Isha asked as soon as her eyes landed on his face. His nose was red and swollen a little. He touch his nose and sighed.

"Do shadiyo ke natije. (Side effect of marrying two,)" he muttered.

"What?" She asked as she didn't hear him correctly.

"Nothing. I bump into the wall" he said. Isha frowned but decided to not ask further.

"You look pale. You should eat something" saying this he hold the plate and bring the rice and then chicken curry in front of her. He was about to put the curry in her rice she stopped him.

"I don't feel like eating." She said disapprovingly looking at the food.

"Why? Isha you fainted. The doctor said you have a weakness. You should eat and I will not listen to your excuses" he said the last part firmly.

"But.."

"No" he glared at her. She pouted making faces.

"Ok, I will eat. But not the chicken curry." She shook her head emphasising her words.

"Isha chicken curry...." He tried to explain that chicken curry was good for her.

"Arsh please" she whined shaking her head.

"Then how will you eat only plain rice?" He raised his eyebrows.

"Curd. I want to eat curd rice" she said he sigh and nodded.

"I will bring curd for you till then drink this" he gives her the glass of juice. She took it nodding her head. He went out of the room taking chicken curry with him.

"Go and clean isha's room." He ordered the maid who comes to clean the house and went after her work has done. The maid nodded going toward the room. He went to the kitchen and put curry on the counter and went to the refrigerator to get the curd.

"I never thought you will marry two, of all" Mrs Malik's voice made his movement stop. He was poring the curry in the bowl when he heard her voice. Her eyes held disappointment.

"I also didn't," he said and continue his task.

"You know, I didn't like Sofia that much because of her stubborn and arrogant nature. But I never wanted anything like this for her. I always wanted happiness for both of you." She sighs looking away. "Today I saw a broken woman in her." She whispered making Arshad's heartache. He put the bowl on the counter.

"I never wanted anything like this, trust me." He implored looking at his mother. She step closer and held his hands.

"I know meri Jaan. You are my pride. I know you will not do anything wrong and that's why I was broken after knowing your deception which I didn't want to believe" she said staring at her son's eyes in which he was trying to hide his dilemma. "And somewhere I'm relieved that isha is your wife and you both didn't sin" she softly said trying to ease him. "I'm glad that you chose to save her but Arshad I'm disappointed that you hide this with all of us. In all this, you hurt everyone including isha. Did you ever imagine how she lived here as a maid when she was the eldest daughter in law of this house.? Now I think, She suffered so much whenever people treated her as a maid, whenever Amar insulted her whenever I gave a salary to her like I give other servants." She sighed rubbing her face with her hands. "You should have told me at least" she muttered.

"I was scared of all of your reactions. I admit, at that time I didn't have the courage to say it cause I didn't consider isha anything more than a responsibility...". He stopped looking at his mother.

"ok... I understand everything but Arshad, mere bacche.. If you want a happy life with Sofia then... Then you have to leave isha" she said. She knew she was being selfish for her son cause she knew that being with two wives will ruin his peace. He will be trapped and could not do anything and she knew that considering her experience of life.

"No.." He shook his head but before he could say anything his mother stopped him.

"Arshad... Sofia will never accept this and I know neither you will leave Sofia. You should leave isha, I will marry her in a decent family, trust me. Meri jaan, if you want peace then you have to....."

"Isha is my peace Amma Jaan. And I will never leave her." he declared with so much determination that his mother got stunned. She could see the unconditional love in his eyes for isha.

"Then what is Sofia for you?" she asked slowly, staring at her son.

"She is my happiness. She is my best friend. She is my first love and she is my first wife. And if you are thinking that I only love isha or only love Sofia then you are wrong. I love both of them. And I will not leave any of them." He proclaimed and walk out of the kitchen as fast as he could taking the curd bowl with him and didn't notice the person standing on the other side of the wall.

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It was nighttime. After feeding isha, he made her lay in the bed while caressing her head to make her sleep and in no time she slept. He kissed her forehead and stare at her stroking her cheeks. Today he saw the peace and contentment on her face. He knew that she was relieved after he revealed their marriage. And he felt guilty that he couldn't give her that peace earlier.

After she slept he walks out of the room and went to his room. He slowly push the door and luckily it was not locked. Stepping inside the room he found darkness.

"Sofia" Arshad called her with love filled voice and switching the light on.

Sofia was sitting on the bed while her back was rested on the headboard. Her eyes were closed but he could see the redness on her face which indicate that she had cried so much.

Arshad felt a painful tug on his heart seeing her like this. He went to bed and sat beside her.

"Baby" he softly called for her. But there was no response. Holding her hand he caressed it. "Baby, my love ek bar meri taraf dekho to sahi." (Just look at me once)

"Arshad.... Please....go away. I__" (hiccups) "__told you na... Don't come.." (hiccups)

She couldn't form a sentence without breaking it. Tears again fall from her eyes. He couldn't take it anymore and jerk her forward and take her in his arms.

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Sofia's POV

He pulled me and wrapped his arms tightly around me.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Please don't push me away. Please forgive me." He begged while I could feel his tears on my neck. "I can't see you like this. I can't" he weeps to make everything think break inside me. The strong woman break in front of him.

My hand wrapped around him and I broke into tears.

"I can't do this Arshad I can't. I love you, I love you, I love you. I can't share you." I pulled back and cupped his face in my hand. "I love you, baby. I love you. Please don't test me. I will do everything. I will do whatever you say. I will forgive you and will forget everything, Just... Just leave her." I desperately begged. I never even ask for anything. I always got whatever I wanted without struggling. And Arshad was the one whom I got without even asking. He was the only man I found till now who loves and respects his wife and her dreams more than himself. He gives me everything before I asked. He left his family and went with me to Dubai only for my dreams. And that's why I couldn't believe that he could break me. He could hurt me to the extent that It will become difficult for me to breath.

"Shh. Baby. Just relax" he started rubbing my back and head. "I'm here. I'm with you" he assured me and I felt somehow relieved. Even though I notice he ignore my demand but I also chose to let go for now. I was feeling peace in his arms and for now, it was enough to calm my heart.

Many things were running through my head but I was not able to keep my eyes open and drifted to sleep.

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