Before I could ask him anything.
My eyes grew wide
My heart stopped beating
And I felled down welcoming the blackness.

"Mr.Aariz Aatish's private jet have been found crashed on this mysterious Island. There's no trace of Mr.Aatish or any person who was travelling with him. We're not sure, but surviving this crash is impossible. Let's hope for the best!!"

I woke up to hear alot of muffled voices around me. The first thing that I see is a pacing Aahil. He was busy talking with someone on the cell. News kept on flashing saying that how his jet was crashed and uptil now there was no trace of him.

Almost everyone was here. Ambreen, Muskaan, Zain and Junaid. Muskaan and Ambreen was sitting beside me, while all the three boys kept on answering the calls.

"Any news of Sir?" I said sitting up.

"Hoori, you're awake" Muskaan said helping me to sit up.

"How are you feeling now?" Ambreen asked.

"Hoorain are you okay?" Aahil asked

"I'm fine....did you found anything about, Sir?" I asked

"We're trying to find" Aahil said.

"You all cannot do a single thing" I said. With shaking hands and legs, I walked towards my desk, picked up my cell and called him.

"The number you have called is not in service, or temporarily disconnected."

"Damn" I muttered and again called back, same reply came. I tried again but no response. "Rubbish...!!"

"Aahil, just give me the contact of those delegates who were travelling with him" I asked

"Hoorain, we tried to contact them, but their cell aren't reachable" Zain said coming forward.

Ya Allah, please keep Sir safe. Please. I prayed silently.

"Hmm...so everyone knows about this in the office?"

"Not everyone, but yeah most of them do know and the news is spreading" Junaid said.

"Keep all this aside as it is we have wasted a lot of time in this. Aahil we were suppose to have a meeting at five pm, what about that?" I asked with a straight face.

"You still want to do the meeting?" Aahil asked.

"Yes, why won't I? This deal will make this firm cross all the records. And I don't want to waste any opportunity." I said turning away from all of them. I know what they must be thinking about me right now, but the truth is what I'm feeling right now, no one can feel it.

I have faith in my God and I know everything will be fine. He has to return back safe.

"But Hoorain-"

"Muskaan, the meeting is on. Give me sometime alone, I need to go through the files for today's meeting" I said as I closed my eyes.

After everyone left, I turned around and my eyes directly landed on the LCD that was showing the news.

"The search team are doing their best to find Mr.Aatish, it's been five hours and we haven't found a single clue also. Stay tuned, to get updated." The reporter said.

He has to come back. He has to come. Nothing can happen to him. He's safe, I know he's safe and sound.

As soon as I entered the conference room, the murmuring stopped.

"Good evening everyone, I'm sorry to keep you all waiting. If everyone's here, then let's start the meeting" I said.

"But Miss.Ahmed, we heard about the news, how-"

"Mr.Iqbal, we're gathered here for the purpose of how to grab this deal. So let's just concentrate on that." I forced smile.

The meeting started, one by one showed their points, reason, details. But I kept my eyes on my cell, to keep a check on his news, if he calls or texts me. I know you all must be thinking that why I'm acting so weird, it shouldn't bother me this much, but it's still borthering me.

I don't know how to explain this but there's a burning sensation in my heart which is making a part of mine loosing all it's strength. If this meeting wouldn't have been this important, I would have collapsed long way back.

I'm not his wife, not his girlfriend, not his secretary or anyone from his family or his close friend, then why I'm feeling like someone is messing up with my breath and I'm struggling hard to breathe!!

"Miss.Ahmed? Miss.Ahmed?"

"Sir" I called and picked up my cell immediately. Just then I realized that it was not Sir, who was calling me, it was Mr.Shadab who was calling me. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and opened my eyes to see all of them staring back at me. How could I be this dumb!!

"I'm sorry, I just got carried away. Yes, so what were you saying Mr.Shadab?"

"Well, I was saying that as we all have presented our thoughts, so what do you say about it?" He asked.

"Hmm..." I said rubbing my temples. I sure was not paying any attention to whatever they were saying. Damn me!!

"Umm...after listening to all of you, we think that we need a little time to think once again" Aahil said

"Umm..yeah" I said exhaling a deep breath.

"We'll give our final verdict, by tomorrow" he said and everyone stood up.

"Thank you all of you" I smiled.

Everyone walked out, then Aahil walked towards me clearly pissed off by my reaction.

"This is what happens, when you don't listen to anyone of us!!" He growled

"I tried-"

"This meeting wasn't a joke. It was hell important to us, that's why I kept on saying to postpone this meeting." He yelled.

"Aahil, will he be fine? Take me to that place, I want to go." I said out of nowhere. Immediately his posture calmed down as he closed his eyes for a second.

"Hoorain, he's fine. He's perfectly fine. Trust me on this" he said calmly.

"Who am I to him? What is he to me? Why do I feel every emotion that connects me to him? I know he's hurt because I can feel that in my veins. You know the answer, why are you all hiding from me?" I said tears pouring out from my eyes.

He was taken a back by my question. "Hoorian, whatever you're thinking isn't the right moment to think. Aariz is a very responsible man, he never leaves anything incomplete." With that he walked away.

Drip. Drip. Drip. The tears are silent as they fall. I count them as they land. The sinking feeling in my stomach grows, until I feel like I'm going to hurl. I was sitting in my living room, as I continued to cry.

I chewed on the hang-nail until it stung and bled. Anything to take my mind off the incessant droning of the LCD speaker that got never tired of showing his name and his crashed jet, the pressure was building in my sinking stomach.

Everything around me seemed to blurr. I prayed and did everything to keep my mind away from it. I closed the TV as I pushed myself up the sofa and walked back to my room. Aunty and Uncle would be coming late today and Tashu is with them only. So I'm alone in the house, in a way it is good because if they would have been here and had seen me like this, they would have freaked out.

My hands shake and my back sweats as I again tried to call him, but still no answer. It has been more than six hours and we haven't got a single clue also about him.

"Oooo...ooo...oo"

I've been sitting in my room for the past one hour at the same spot, afraid to leave this room so that I don't miss if he calls or texts or any news regarding him. I'm so stressed right now that I have kept my cell on charging even though my cell is fully charged.

"Been sitting eyes wide open behind these four walls, hoping you'd call."

I've been going through the tabloids during these time and all I could get from there is that they are doubtful that he is alive. Aahil has also lost all hope that he'll come back, but I know he will.

"It's just a cruel existence like there's no point hoping at all."

I opened my gallery, and my eyes landed on one of the pictures that was taken by a colleague when we had got the project. He was smiling, his blue eyes twinkling. "Do you even have the slightests of idea also that I'm dying to hear from you, to know that you're safe!!" I said to his pic. One might think that I'm mad, but I don't care now.

"Baby, baby, I feel crazy, up all night, all night and every day."

When he'll come back I'll demand him to give me a high raise, because I did extra time, I listened to his rant, I accepted his insult, I accepted his punishment whenever I was late, I even gave him the right to enter my life whenever he liked and made a complete fool out of myself everytime. But in return I've never wanted anything from him, but now I want and he has to give me all the respect that he has made me loose.

"Give me something, oh, but you say nothing"

What the hell is wrong with me?? I've been talking to myself and was even imagining the rubbish things. I need to wash my face. After freshening up I plopped down on my bed again since I have nothing else to do other than wait, and my irrational thoughts are not even helping me!!

"What is happening to me?"

I kept on walking in my room to at least relax for a while. But my mind took me to all different scenarios. Without him, my life was plain and now even though he is the main culprit of what is happening in my life, I hate to admit it but now without him my life would feel dull. He turned my life upside down and now I'm habituated to that and I just can't bring myself to admit that I might lose him. A shiver ran down my spine!!

"I don't wanna live forever 'cause I know I'll be living in vain."

My cell rang jolting me up from my thought, I turn to look at my cell which was on my bed hoping to recieve some good news

"And I don't wanna fit wherever"

On checking up the caller if, my vision blurried making my heartbeat increased, with shaking hands I picked up the call.

"I just wanna"

"Ha-ha-hello" I stammered

"Miss.Ahmed" my tears burned my vision as I sobbed. It was him. It was Sir's voice. 

"keep calling your name"

"Wh-whe-where are you?" I hiccuped.

"Outside your home." I didn't even waited for him to complete as I ran out my room, skipping stairs, falling on the last one, panting, as I opened the door.

And there he was standing leaning against his car, dressed in black tee and casual jeans. His hair sticking out in all different places.

He smiled at me and that's it.

I ran towards him and hugged him with all my strength.

"until you come back home."

I sobbed into his chest as he kept on rubbing my back.

"Shhh...I'm here." He whispered

"I-I-th-thought that I lo-lost you. Pleaasseee don't do this again. Pleaassee" I hisccuped.

"Shhh...shh.." he just pulled me more close to his chest. His cell started ringing "I need to take this." He said and turned but not leaving me.

Just then my cell beeped, it was again from a private number.

"Not everytime he'll be lucky. Wanna know a secret, lemme tell you. Yes, you both are connected and I'm here to cut the wire!!" The text says.

Immediately, my mind clicked. I'm here to cut the wire, what does it mean. And then I look at the car and him, Ohhh...No, no, no this can't happen.

"Siirrrr runnnnnnnn"