"Love gives you the strength to transform Pain into Power." -Unknown.

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^^ Pic of the villain ;) lol enjoy reading.

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Tani's POV

"How was your interview?" Faiz asked while leading me towards the car which would probably be in the parking. 

This company has a huge parking-lot which was some metres away from where the main building was and cars were not allowed to be parked infront of the building. Probably that's why Faiz would have parked there. There was a huge road between the building and parking-lot on which we were walking. Faiz was walking really fast and I was dragging myself to cope up with him.

"It was good, I'm selected, one month internship and then job." I replied beaming excitedly.

"Really? Wow! Tani. I'm so happy." He said stopping, turning around and squeezing my hands,

"Yeah, I'm happy too." I said smiling.

Now, I just wanna keep myself busy and lost in work so that I don't have to think about anything or anyone, anymore. But I have to tell these all things to someone else too, he'd be waiting for me, I have to meet him. I have to ask doctors about his health too when will he wake up or when will he gonna be fine. I just curse myself for his condition, yes I was and I'm responsible for his that condition and I can't forgive myself, ever. I have to ask Faiz----

"Ouch--- Faiz---" It came out of my mouth when he pulled me towards him, so fast that I almost bumped in his chest and he stumbled backwards.

"Tani--- shit!" He said while balancing himself but he failed.

Before I could think or say anything more we both tripped and were lying on the bonnet or front of any car, with me on top of him. Then I realized, I'd probably be dead, if he wouldn't have saved me. The car was about to hit me, but he pulled me before it could. I didn't even notice that I stopped in the middle of the road while thinking.

"Are you hurt?" 

He asked, but before I could answer he quickly turned towards from where the screeching sound of tyres came and the car stopped some metres away from us. We both quickly balanced ourselves and stood on our feet, I think Faiz was thinking same that I was thinking we should check on him too if he was alright or not. 

Before I could move, or do anything, I saw Faiz's face turned bright red and he quickly ran towards the car right when some man, probably be in his mid-thirties, came out of his car and was about to say something when he punched him right on his face and the dark red blood spurted out of his nose. 

I was shocked, totally shocked, I started trembling with fear, I've never seen anything like that---but no, I've never seen Faiz doing anything like that, yeah my overprotective brother Hamza mostly do that but not him? My eyes got wide and my mouth fell open at that horrible scene infront of me, that man was bleeding and he was still punching him by grabbing him from his collar.

'Ohh God, what is he doing? why is he hitting him?' I said to myself and quickly pushed myself to stop him but my legs gave out and I felt like I couldn't move a bit. I was terrified with that look on his face, I don't know if me interrupting him would be safe for me or not but--

"Were you blind? Couldn't you see her standing there? You could have killed her, YOU BASTARD!" Another punch,

"If she'd get hurt, I'd have fucking killed you right here, right now." Another punch, now the front of his clothes were covered with red blood, lots of blood and he winced with pain. 

Now, I can't see this anymore, That's enough! Is there no one to stop him? I said while seeing in my surroundings, there were only few people who were not even bothering to come forward and stop him from hitting him. I glared at them.

'Tani, be strong, he is your cousin, he won't hurt you, just go and stop him, NOW!' I gathered my courage and quickly pushed myself forward and I ran towards him and grabbed his arm,

"Faiz, he is hurt, stop it!" I shouted at him but he was so busy in hitting him that I doubted he even heard me.

"Faiz!" I tried to pulled him away from that man but God he was so strong.

"Faiz!" I finally shouted in a loud voice that woke him up from his mad attempt of killing that man.

I was looking at that man with pity, it was not only his fault, it was mine too. I saw there were bruises all over on his face and some blood was coming out of his mouth too. I was looking at him when Faiz grabbed my hand and jerked me too hard that I almost fell in my place but he grabbed me, I looked at him with shock, his face held so much anger and a devilish look, that I quickly backed away from fear.

"And you?" He said while taking my attention.

"Were you blind too? What were you even thinking standing there in the middle of the road?" He shouted at me and I was shocked.

"Can't you take care of yourself?" What's wrong with him, why is he shouting at me?

"Faiz?" I said questioningly.

"What?" He snapped at me.

"Answer me, what were you thinking? hun?" Now, I can't control my anger anymore, he can't shout at me on the road like this, I'm not his kid.

"Enough!" I spat at him.

"What are you thinking about yourself? How can you shout at me before everyone like this?" He grabbed my hand and pulled me closer to his face and said,

"I can do whatever I want with you." He said in a low, husky tone and he was so near to me that his breathing touched my face. I was shocked, I've never seen him like this before and his words reminded me of someone, I've heard these words before, yes--- I'm positive. 

But his behaviour is not good, he should not talk to me like this and what have I done that he is behaving like this? I quickly pulled my hand away from his grip and slapped him to wake him up, but instead of waking up from his evil self, his eyes grew more cold and he shouted,

"Behave!" I jumped in my place, something is not right, he was not like that before. I was literally shaking with fear but I tried to be strong before him, no one can do anything when I'm strong enough to fight back and that's what I learnt from Rezay, he wanted me to be strong and I'm still following his voice.

"You behave! What happened to you suddenly? Look at this man, how much he is bleeding, there was no need to hit him like this Faiz, Are you listening to me? Ohh God! Faiz, He didn't hit me after all and he needs medical treatment, we have to take him to the hospital, right now, Let's go!" He looked at him with disgust and hatred in his eyes then he said,

"No!" What?

"Faiz?"

"I said, No! Let him die here." I grabbed his hand and shook him.

"What's wrong with you Faiz?" 

"Don't argue with me Tani, come!" He said while dragging me behind him again towards the parking and I jerked my hand away from his and shouted,

"Faiz, we need to save him." 

"Tani, Don't do that." what?

"Don't do what?"

"Don't make me angry." His back was still facing me but I could feel that look on his face.

"I'm not making you angry, I'm just asking you to take him to the hospital. Now!" I said sternly and he turned and I could just feel his hard fist touched my left cheek so hardly that I stumbled backwards and the pain shot through my whole face and body and I felt It's my last day on earth. I somehow balanced myself and while holding the side of my cheek, I looked at him with tears in my eyes and I found him shocked, even I hadn't expected him to beat me up like this on the road before everyone. But why the hell did he hit me?

"W--why d--did you hit me Faiz?" Again his shocked expression changed and his eyes went cold, he started looking here and there, as if searching for anything, but for what? I wondered what he is doing, Is he gone mad? I wanted to wake him, I wanted to ask him that why he is behaving like this? But my voice stuck in my throat and just the tears were flowing down my face seeing him like this. Okay, my bro is not mad, he don't atleast do these things? Yeah he beat someone for hitting me but he never beat me back. But why in the world he beat me and what am I doing? I'm stuck here with him thinking about my last day? Men shouldn't raise their hand on girls or women, he should have known that and if he don't, then I'll teach him, I'll not forgive him. I'm strong, yes I'm strong.

After some seconds, I heard some shattering sound, I quickly turned towards the sound and saw him, he smashed his fist on the glass window of his car and he did it again and again, the blood started running down his fist, I quickly ran towards him and shouted,

"W--what are y-you doing Faiz?" I asked stuttering and holding his hand in mine. It was bleeding badly and I was hurt seeing this side of him, why is he doing these all things? where from he got this? He was not like that before. Even in this last whole year, he didn't behave like this. So, why now? There were glasses stuck in his hand and I tried to remove it but my hands were trembling badly, I just pressed his hand and tried to stop the blood which was coming out of his hand and he winced in pain.

"Why did you do that?" I again asked angrily and he looked at me smiling. why is he smiling?

"For hitting you." My eyes bulged out from its sockets, I looked at him with horror, saying that I was shocked would be an understatement.

"Enough Faiz! Enough!" I spat at him, I don't care if he'd kill me for shouting at him but I have to fill him with some sense.

"Ohh God, It's not right, your behaviour. I mean what did you do to yourself? Look at this---" I said pointing towards his hand, "---look at me, look at that man? You hurt us all including yourself, what's wrong with you? What had happened to you? I think--- I don't know you, I don't know you anymore!" I said shaking my head in disbelief, he was not like that, something is wrong with him, something is truly wrong but what? What did I miss?

"I--I'm sorry Tani. I didn't mean to hurt you, I don't know what came to me but I became angry." Pain and hurt was shown clearly in his eyes. He touched my cheek lightly and I backed away a little,

"Is it hurting?" 

"Faiz!---" I sighed, "--Faiz, please we all need to go to the hospital, please." I turned around and looked at that man who was now on the floor in the state of unconsciousness and I felt bad for him, atleast I tried and gathered some courage to stop him from killing that man. Although he was so angry that he hit me. But I didn't get that, he saved me then hit that man who was about to hit me and then he himself hit me and then for hitting me, he hit himself too? Ohh My God! My mind would burst any moment.

While I was thinking, Faiz grabbed my hand and after handling me car keys, he quickly went to picked that man up, I unlocked the car and opened the back door and then he put him in the back seat of the car and we quickly settled in the front, and drove off. While driving he said sorry to that man and he just nodded, he was not totally unconscious but somewhat.

After a while, we reached to the nearest hospital, and that was the same hospital where Sami was, since last year, since that incident, since the day of our engagement, and for which I blamed myself cause it was my fault, It was just my fault but no one else.

When we reached inside, I wanted to go to check on him first, but that was not possible for few hours till we could treated that man properly. Faiz quickly gathered some people for helping him in taking that man inside, on the stretcher and then doctor asked us what happened and we told them that it was an accident and we all got hit and then they started treating us. First they treated that man and Faiz, and then me. Faiz was with that man in the other room when Doctor, who was a male young man, looked at my cheek, and asked, 

"It's look like someone has beaten you?" I got nervous but he was continuously looking at me so I quickly disguised my expression and said,

"No! I mean yeah--it could seem like that. But no, no one has beaten me, I got hit by my window. That's why." Although it was a pretty fake explanation of my bruised cheek, but he nodded and then after cleaning the wound, he applied something on my swollen cheek which I didn't know what was it, then he bandaged it and then secured it with some paper tape. 

I was just thinking now, what would happen when we'll reach home, what would be the reaction of others, my family, his family and espacially Faiz. How would he react then? I'm sure he'd be angry that's why he hit me, but hitting me or anyone was not good, he should have controlled his anger but beside his anger, I saw something more, he has never been so cold with me, his behaviour was totally changed from which he was before and if I'd hide it from my family and his family then would It be my mistake? would I regret it? or would everything remain calm and normal? Should I tell them that he needs attention? Yes, he needs attention but if he would be fine and his behaviour was just the outcome of that situation, then? O'ALLAH, what should I do?

Am I overthinking things? Yeah, Probably!

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How was this chapter? Sorry this one was short, next would be long, I promise :)

Now you all know 'him', Right? right?!! Him? him? Villain? *wink wink* *hints hints* xD ;)

I've given lots of hints in this chapter, who are reading my book deeply, they will know it immediately. I have shown, the main villain, the main antagonist of this story in this chapter, but where was he before? and why he did that? How will Tani behave when she'd know the truth? why Sami is in hospital since last year? what had happened last year? Any guesses....?? ;)

okay! Don't forget to read, vote and comment. Silent ones? You tooooooo... xD

-Fatima