"I'm wearing the smile you gave me." -Unknown.

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Tani's POV

My hands and legs were trembling, I felt like earth has moved from under my feet. I was horribly shocked. After the whole one year he texted me? He again texted me? But how and why ? I couldn't believe the fact that still someone was watching me, the whole time?? and he knows what I am doing actually, he knows where I am, but if it's Faiz? But I had already checked him he was sound asleep, then who the hell could be him? Who the hell is behind this text?

This question was horrible and it's answer would be more terrifying than the question. Because now I was again at '0'. I was again there from where I have started, it's not Faiz, it's not him. But I could feel the touch when he touched me, I could feel that same feeling when that kidnapper touched me, I could see the same dark eyes that's how that kidnapper looks at me. Then how's that possible?

If I was not wrong and if it's all just to divert my attention from Faiz then? But he was asleep then who the hell can text me? Is there any possibility that he'd be working with someone else? Ohh God! I don't know, I don't even know a bit, not about him, not about that person who is behind the texting, but I can't stop now. I have to search this room, this whole room at least, and then I'd run away.

I quickly put my phone again in my jean's pocket and started searching, but it was useless to search this room, cause there was nothing in it, not a single thing, not even a bit. I sighed and quickly closed everything and before heading to my room, I decided to once again check on Faiz. I headed to his room, I again peeked in and saw him sleeping. I sighed in relief, then I quickly headed to my room, entered and locked it.

I sat on my bed and started thinking, what should I do now? I was just thinking when suddenly my phone went off and I quickly pulled out from my pocket and saw the caller ID, I sighed in relief when I saw it was my mom. I picked it up,

"Mom?"

"Tani? Have you reached there saf---"

"Mom, I don't wanna live here." I quickly cried, cutting her off.

"Why what happened? Is everything alright there?"

"Mommy! I---I just don't wanna live here, it's so foreign to me. I just wanna live at my own place. Please!" I said frustrating with my own terrifying condition.

"But Tani, you're saved there."

"Mom? How can I be saved at someone's place? I was saved at my own place from where you all threw me out. Can't you see it? I'm not save anywhere if I cannot be saved at my own place Mom."

"Okay, okay! Relax! Tani, sweety, tell me what happened?"

"I got a text again."

"Whoa---what? From whom?"

"From that kidnapper, he told me he is watching me everytime."

"He told you? how? on call?"

"No Mom! Through text. His text told me that he is watching me. Still..."

"Argh! Wait sweety, I'm confused."

"Mom!.." I sighed,

"We should meet, wait! I'm coming to take you from there, but don't come outside until I come, be there."

"Okay!" I said and hung up.

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After about half an hour at almost 7:00 P.m in the evening, we were sitting inside the Star bucks shop. My mom came with Hamza to pick me up, Faiz asked questions and Hamza argued with him and gave him lame excuses that he surely didn't buy with that look on his face, but when I looked at him and pleaded, then he let us go.

So, we're sitting here cause it was not good for all of us to go to anyone's home, not Faiz, not even mine, to talk about him. Yes HIM, that HIM, I don't even know, who is that HIM. That's why we came outside and decided to be in the crowd of people for safety. So, Hamza ordered drinks for all of us, the same Iced Espresso Classics-Vanilla Latte and our order has not come yet. Hamza started when he came after ordering our drinks,

"Okay! Show us that text." He said and I opened my cell phone and gave it to him.

Hamza and Mommy both read that text and asked the same question,

"What the hell were you doing there?" I flinched with their sudden attacks then started,

"I thought it's Faiz, sorry for thinking like that about him." I said in a duh tone.

"What do you mean by that? How do you think it's him?" Mommy asked,

"Cause he was acting weird this whole day since morning."

"How?" Hamza asked, how can I tell you Hamza, 'How?' I thought and started,

"I don't know but just I was not feeling good with him." Mommy sighed,

"But Tani, this text shows us that he is not that one."

"Yes! I know mom and that's why I was worried I thought if it'd be him, I'd ask him about it that why he did that and all that, but the thing is it's not him, according to this text."

"Are you serious? You can't just go and ask your kidnapper that why he did that to you?" Hamza exclaimed angrily.

"I can if he'd be my relative, if he'd be someone I know."

"But still if he'd be your relative that means he'd not be sane enough to just go and ask him about that. It's not sanity, kidnapping-your-own-relative, Tani." Hamza said and I nodded,

"Yeah but----"

"No ifs, ands or buts Tani!" Mommy scolded and I kept my mouth shut for a while.

"Okay! let me think about it." Hamza said,

"He cannot do that Tani, I mean Faiz, besides Faiz anyone you can think of?" I frowned,

"Why can't he do that?"

"Cause it's clear in this message, also he can't do that cause he is not brave enough to fight with me again."

"What do you mean by this Hamza?" I asked frustration was clear in my voice.

"Cause he knows what I have told him before---" what is he talking about?

"---But you don't have to worry he can't do that, also we have fixed your marriage with him so he don't have any reason to do that anymore if he was doing that before, but I'm sure he was not. He can never do that to you." I looked at him with wide eyes, what does he mean by he don't have any reason to do that anymore?? Means he was the one? And if he was the one still they fixed my marriage with him?

"What the hell you're talking about?" I shouted by banging my hand loudly on the table while standing up.

"--You mean you all know that he had some reason to do that with me still you guys fixed my marriage with him?"

"We're not saying that he could have some reason to do that but---- okay! Sit down, at least let me explain." Hamza pleaded and I sat down angrily by keeping my face to the side.

"Tani, look at me!"

"Why? why should I look at you? My own family is playing with me a game, that I don't even know a bit, I don't even know anything, nor the rules of this game." I said while looking down at my hands on my lap.

"Tani! It's not like that. You're thinking wrong." He sighed.

"I'm thinking wrong, I am! Am I mom?" I asked while looking at my mom who was sitting silently there not uttering a single word.

"Tani---" Mom started,

"What? You guys don't love me anymore, right? You can't bear me in my own home, not even a single day that's why you guys told me to live with him? who could be my kidnapper? not only live with him but also fixed my marriage with him. What's all that? Pop don't talk to me anymore after that incident, Hamza don't talk to me, my own mom don't want me in my home. The only person I have in that house is just Ghannu, cause she still loves me, like before, she still hears me, she still updates me about everything like before---" I snapped at both, and sighed after finishing.

"I'm done Mom, I'm so done here now." I said right when my mom hold my hands and pleaded,

"Please Tani! Please at least listen to me, sweety."

"Mom?---okay!" I gave up when I looked at her beautiful face.

Hamza cleared his throat before starting,

"Look Tani! We just want you to be safe and the thing that we know is Faiz loves you since childhood, he loves you this much that he can't let you get hurt at any cost so I'm sure about that he never kidnapped you also we fixed your marriage with him so that you can be safe, I'm again saying, he is just like me, he won't let you get hurt.---" The memories of him beating that person today, reminded me that yes he is just like Hamza in protecting me, and he loves me since childhood? But he never told me that before.

"---- Whatever it takes, he won't. He is the most suitable life partner for you cause he loves you more than anyone else, also he can't hurt you neither let you get hurt. okay? Is that clear?"

"Okay!" I sighed in defeat.

"But how can you be sure about that he can't be that one?"

"Cause Tani he loves you, also you don't remember what had happened in your both childhood, I don't wanna raise that topic but I promise I'll tell you before your marriage with him." What had happened? Why don't I know about that?

"Why don't I remember anything?"

"I'll tell you everything Tani, later. Trust me."

"Okay!" I said.

When our orders came, we started drinking silently right when my phone that was in my hand now beeped. I quickly opened the lock and I almost chocked on my drink when I read the notifications saying that I received text messages from only one person whom I wanted to text me the whole year, whom I wanted to meet again, whom I wanted to be with me, and he was now texting me? After the whole fucking year he was texting me and he was saying what?

I quickly opened it, there were three messages saying,

"Breathe! Breathe! It's just a bad day, it'll pass."

"Don't worry, I'm here with you, I'm back, you're not alone! Not now, not anymore! Just beware of your surroundings and the people around you. But you're safe now."

"Look! I'm right here with you."

I panicked and quickly started drifting my eyes from one place to another for any sign of him until I saw him standing right there at the entrance of the shop, my breath stuck in my lungs and my heart stopped beating at the beautiful sight of him, he was in white T-shirt with red painted Bob Marley's face on the front with blue jeans and brown leather jacket, his curly hairs were all messy, his dark black eyes were stick to mine, and when my eyes met his, his lips twitched and formed a smirk. I don't know when my lips twitched and changed into a smile and I smiled, smiled in a most genuine, in a most loving way that I could and I knew he was the reason behind my smile.

But the question that irritating me was.

What the hell was he doing there?

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