She taps her feet anxiously as she waits in the hospital watching the people running around but she remains unresponsive to everything. She had just witnessed his death from so close that she never thought that she will break down by his presence again.

"What happened?". She heard a very angry voice booming through the empty corridor of the hospital

Her eyes went to Akbar's burning eyes looking at the few men who helped her bring Usman to the hospital.

Akbar looks at his guard he had assigned for their safety and they managed to fail miserably at their job.

"We're sorry, sir. It was raining so we didn't catch them leaving for a while and when we reached he was shot down". His guard explained

"I specifically told you to not allow them out of your site and still my friend is in the hospital because of you". He growled as he glared at them, "Did you catch the men?".

"They were the local thieves". His guard explained, "We caught them and they are locked".

"I will deal with them after I am done here". He replied as he turns to find a stilled Anabia a little away from them

He took steps near her sitting beside her, "Do you know why he was in the forest?".

"Because of me". She replied after a long moment, "It was all my fault".

Then she weeps thinking about how it all could have been avoided if she didn't run mindlessly in the forest.

"I think it was for the best". Akbar said leaning on the chair

She turns to him confused and he smiles looking at her, "I guess you found something that you were running from all this time".

"What are you talking about?". She asked frowning

"The key to your heart". He said shrugging, "You know I supported you after just hearing your side of the story, right?".

She nodded wiping her tears away as he spoke again, "I never once asked him about his side of the story. I believed whatever you told me and how it all seemed. Should I say I assumed it that way?".

"And?". She asked

"And I shouldn't have done that. Not when Usman had been my friend for years and I have seen him grow in front of me. I shouldn't have just trusted one side instead when he came to me begging to find you. I should have asked me what it was all about instead of accusing him". Akbar replied sighing

"So what?. You think I was lying?. That what he did to me was all something I assumed?". She said as anger starts to build in her

"This". He said pointing at her, "You are just as short-tempered as him. You both make decisions on your anger and you can't simply put it aside and talk it out. Whatever you heard that night did you double-checked it?".

"What was there to double-check?". She asked frustrated, "He said it himself what he had done and that he was planning to do. He took over my hotel that I worked in for so long. What was there more to check there?".

"I thought so too". Akbar said taking a deep breath, "I wished it was all that simple. But looking at you right now even if I bring in fact for you I don't think you will understand them".

Akbar stands from his seat looking at her, "Maybe the truth you heard was half of it. Maybe there was more to it that you have been running from".

She sits there alone waiting for the news of his health for a few more hours. She heard loud noises and that's when she found all of his friends coming in. She had never seen all of them together. The most she interacted with were the ladies and to find them all rushing in made her gulped.

They do look like models entering inside.

"Anabia". She heard Inaya's voice as she was engulfed in a warm hug, "How are you?".

"You know her?". Zafar asked confused looking at her

Inaya moves back looking at her not sure what to say.

"Who is she?". Awais asked frowning

"I-". Anabia started as she takes a deep breath, "I am his colleague".

"The one he ran away for?". Awais asked raising his eyebrows

"Ran away?". She asked confused

"Yeah!. We were all meeting and he went out running one day and since then he didn't come back". Awais explained as she realised it must be the day they met after years for the first time

"I guess". She said biting her lips to not cry

"Leave her be. We are here for Usman not her". Zainab said pushing the two men away, "Where is my husband anyway?".

"Here". Akbar said walking in with refreshments, "I thought everyone needed to eat something".

Everyone took the food from him while Anabia continued to stare at the door waiting for the news about Usman.

"How did it happened?". Zafar asked, "As far as I know we have our guards everywhere".

"They are". Akbar said sighing as he looks at her, "I don't know what happened".

She feels eyes burning in her but she turns to the other side not wanting to subject herself to the never-ending question session.

After about an hour finally decided to come out of the emergency room informing them that he was going to be ok.

"He suffered a head injury so we need to monitor him for the next 24 hours and when he is awake we will be able to know more". The doctor explained

"But he is going to be ok?". She asked feeling her heart clenching

"We can't be sure about anything just yet. The injury was in a sensitive spot which is the reason he passed out that soon and some more injuries only made it worse. We managed to bring him back but we can't know anything for sure until he is awake". The doctor said as he walked away

"I don't think all of us should be here". Zafar said as everyone digested the news

"We can go to Usman's hotel. He always has a room available for us". Awais said sighing

"We will all leave then". Akbar said holding his wife hand kissing it

"Will you be ok?". Inaya asked her in a hushed tone

"Do you think I will be?". She asked blinking her eyes, "I don't know how all this happened. I didn't mean for it to happen".

She feels the need to cry some more but chooses not to as she sends them all away. She stayed outside on the cold chair looking at the wall not feeling anything beside desperation to see him once.

Finally when the doctor said she can visit him for a few minutes is when she feels her body and mind returning to normal. She wore the gloves and mask as she walks into the emergency room where he was hooked to the wires.

As she near him she finds his face pale and the way he always looked so built and strong was nowhere in sight, he just looks weak.

Her heart clenched as she watches the bandage covering his head and other parts. She went close to him as tears start to flow down her face. She holds his cold hand in her hand bringing it near her lips kissing it.

"Please don't leave me, Usman. Even if I am a trouble, please. Don't leave". She cried

After a few more minutes of looking at him to her heart content, she went outside sitting on the same cold chair. She thought about all the time they have spent together and just how everything turned this way. Maybe she shouldn't have gone out?.

"Do you want to get the things from the cabin?". She heard Akbar voice as she blinks her eyes from the exhaustion

"Didn't you went to the hotel?". She asked confused

"It's morning, Anabia". Akbar said shaking his head, "We can grab something to eat on the way so we can reach the cabin early".

"Let's skip eating and go straight. I don't want to waste time in that". She said standing but feel the wave of dizziness

"You need to eat or the first thing I am telling him is about you skipping meals". Akbar said narrowing his eyes

She huffed, "Are all of you the same?".

"Same?". Akbar asked as they start to move out of the hospital

"Stubborn. Arrogant-". She started to list off when he cut her off

"Yeah. Kind of. We all grew up together so we have the same characteristics, I guess". Akbar said as they sit in his car, "However, we are more than what you listed and there is something bigger than you forgot to list".

"What is that?". She asked in a low voice as she feels sick

"Jealous". Akbar said smirking, "You wouldn't want to play with any of us on that".

"I hope there is someone who plays with one of you on that". She said groaning, "I don't have that kind of energy".

Akbar laughs, "I think there is someone who is up for that challenge".

She looks at him curiously, "Who?".

"Laila". Akbar said as he took a turn on the road," She is Awais's assistant but it's fun to watch her swinging a sword on his head".

"Awais's is a handful one". She admitted, "Isn't his life motto is to run around having fun?".

"That is him. But he can be tied down if the stems are strong enough". Akbar said grinning, "I think he found his strings".

"Strings?". She asked confused

"His strings of fate". Akbar said stopping in front of the cabin, "I informed the owner of the hotel about the incident. He was worried and wanted to see you but I told him to not come for how. Do you want to see him after this?".

"What about Usman?". She asked worriedly

"The doctor said 24 observations and there are still many hours left from it. He isn't awake so there is nothing much we can do besides praying for him. Why don't you settle everything so you can be with him without having to do anything else?". Akbar said gently

She nodded sighing as she opened the door feeling her heart-stopping when she looked at the cabin. She remembers all the beautiful and sad time in just a matter of day that went by.

How is everything so messed up?.

She enters inside looking around because she hadn't had much chance in doing so before. As she enters the lounge she found a sky lantern laying on the table. She frowns moving closer to it as she picks it to find a wish on it.

Please make her happy again.

She feels her tears starting to fall as she looks at it. She remembers the women telling her that at some nights the people here send lantern with wishes in the sky because that's their tradition.

She moves to the backyard deciding to send the lantern now for him. As she blows and watches it going in the sky farther and farther away as she went back inside to find another one.

She wonders what she can wish for and what is that meant the most to her.

Please bring him back and bring him the happiness he is missing.

She attached her wish blowing it away as well as she looks at the lantern for sometime before heading back inside to pack everything. There was much to do as they haven't unpacked anything and she loads the things in the car heading to the hotel that she came here for.

She enters inside to find everyone waiting for her and the questions were immediately thrown her way as she answered them all.

She excused herself to pack the rest of the things that were left here when the women who handled her dress came in asking her to take her wedding dress with her.

She looks at the dress as she feels the bits of happiness within her remembering the time as she had once wished for with him.

Why can't it be less complicated?.

She went out of the room after sending the rest of the luggage with Akbar wanting to speak to the owner about the hotel deal.

"I already know about you". The owner said making her eyes widen as he smiles his old wrinkly smile," Usman told me".

"He told you?". She asked shocked

"He told me about it when you were with the ladies planning the wedding. He said that you were hardworking and you would be guilty about lying to get this place but it was all his plan and he lied about it. He said that I can trust this place with you because you have values unlike him". The owner explained, "He handed me the contract and showed me about you. He boasted about how strong, confident and amazing woman you are. I told him that this place held my wife's memories so I never felt that I can hand it over to someone but he showed me through the wedding and the way you handle everything that you can take care of this place better than anyone else".

"I am sorry about lying". She said sadly, "I promise I will cherish this place as you want".

"You know why I am so bent on not handing this place to anyone?". The owner asked as he moved to the window looking down at the fountain

"Why?". She asked standing behind him

"Because my wife loved me but I never returned it. I wasted all the time we had to make memories in my pain and self-pity of not being able to get the love that I wanted that I broke her heart many times when it wasn't her fault. This was the place she worked hard for every day and I wanted to save it for her because that's the least I could do after she went away". The owner said, "You still have time Anabia. Why are you wasting it?".

She didn't speak as she finalised the contract that Usman created knowing the contract was the best one. As she moves away from the place returning to the hospital where she heard that Usman has gained consciousness.

She enters inside the hospital with Akbar heading towards his ward but as she took steps closer to him, she feels her fear taking over her again.

"Akbar". She said stopping him right in front of Usman's ward

"What is it?". Akbar asked frowning

"I am leaving". She said gulping

"What do you mean?". Akbar asked

She took a deep breath, "He is ok. He is healthy so there is no need for me to be here. I will stay until his tests are done but I am leaving after that".

"His tests will be done in five hours". Akbar commented

"I will be in the lobby". She said walking away from there feeling her heart ripping inside of her wanting to see his eyes just once

The hours went by and she feels nausea so she went outside of the hospital for some fresh air. As she walks in the parking area not wanting to inhale any more of the chemical of the hospital she feels someone following her.

Then everything went black.

Usman looks at Akbar and the other while they all look at him.

"What have you done?". Zafar asked somewhat scared of the smile Usman has on his face because it was downright creepy

They all were in Usman's hotel top floor where only they have access to be in after he forcefully took discharge from the hospital.

"Remember how you told me not to be impulsive and angry while making decisions?". Usman asked Akbar

"What did you do?". Akbar asked frustrated

"I cannot help it". Usman said shrugging

"He lost his mind". Inaya said shaking her head

"I had no other option". Usman said defending himself

"What did you do, Usman?". Akbar asked stressing his each word

Usman opens the door to the grand room as all there eyes fell on the figure that was on the chair with ropes around her body.

"Anabia". They said shocked