CHAPTER 25

CHAPTER 25 : Confronting Desires

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Fawad's head felt dizzy and his throat was aching . He opened his eyes , to be met with the bright lights of the hospital room , making him shut his eyes down . The memories of the marriage was still deeply engraved in his mind .

"Safia -" he called out in worry with an aching pain in his throat .

"I am beside"Safia's voice comforted him . He opened his eyes slightly, but this time slowly . Instead of the shining light of the lamp , his eyes were met with Safia's eyes . Her face was in front of his face . A scratch was on his cheek .

"Do you need water?"she asked him . She wasn't in her lengha anymore . Instead she was wearing a white kurta with red patiala , and red dupatta. Her hairs were tied in a bun and were brushed properly, as the strands decorated her face.

"Are you fine?"he asked instead of answering her question.

"I should be asking you this " Safia said as tears formed in his eyes.

"I never expected you to do this much for me. Not just you , anyone . Your hand -it have a fracture because of me" she sniffled her tears . Fawad brought his hand closer to her face , wiping her tears down with his fingers. She let his hand rest on her face and he cupped it from the side .

"You are worth so much more Safia.  You should stop underestimating yourself" Fawad told her and got up from the bed . Safia was quick to support him and held his arms , helping him to sit.  Their bodies were close to each other and she stayed focused on helping him , and he stayed focused on trying to calm his heart down at this close sight of his beloved wife.

When he finally sat down , she backed off , and Fawad regretted getting up this quick and not letting the moment last longer.

Safia went to the side , and poured some water into the glass from the jug.

"Are you sure , you don't want water ?" She asked him and he gave her a nod . His throat ached too much , for him to think of even letting any beverage pass down it.

She gave a slow nod and took a sip . She felt like she wanted to cry again , the guilt had kept her awake from the past 2 days . Exactly for the past 2 days , Fawad has been unconscious. His family members are yet to come here , but they aren't able to , because of the weather . There have been storms , which are making them unable to come here as the airports have shut down .

She took two sips and put the glass on the side .  A pain again emerged in his throat and he coughed . He quickly took the glass from the side from which Safia had just drank .

"I drank from it , let me pour a new one for you" She offered .

"I don't mind that" Fawad said between the coughs and drank the rest of the water from the exact side Safia drank subconsciously.

Safia noticed it , and she couldn't help her cheeks feel hot suddenly and she rubbed them with her palm. Fawad put the glass down and stared at her.

"Are you fine?" He asked her and she gave a shy nod . But he could notice her face slightly turning red . With worry , he put a hand on her forehead coming close to her .

"You don't have a fever—so why is your face turning red ?" He asked her .

She noticed his face for the first ever time , as he came this close to her . His  eyes were lightly brown in colour and the light escaping from the quilts of the window , fell upon them making them appear honey like in colour . His fairs fell loose upon his forehead , and she blinked her eyes at that .  The light blue shirt of the hospital he was wearing , made him look more handsome .

"My-My face is red ?! Right right! It's hot in the room . Very hot . I have to check—check the a.c vents ! How can they build such a big hospital and have no regard for their patients" Safia hesitantly blabbered and ran outside the room .

After she ran outside, Fawad stayed in the room and stared at the a.c which was working perfectly fine . He put the duvet from the side due to cold.

"She must have been feeling really hot" he murmured .

And put his head on the wall resting himself down and stared at his hand which had a plaster over it with a smile.

He remembers the hug from their wedding .

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Safia ran outside the room and bumped into Seth's chest .

"Calm down . Where are you running ?" Seth asked her with a chuckle as he came with a bottle of milkshake for her . She have been beside Fawad , for the last 2 days and barely ate anything.

He felt envious seeing her worry this much about Fawad , but he couldn't complain . She was his wife afterall , and that was a truth he can't ever change and a nightmare he can't wake himself up from .

"I was coming to meet you only" Her words made Seth feel happy.

"Really ?" He asked and she nodded.

"I have something to share—and you said I can trust you with everything right?" She asked and Seth nodded.

"Ofcourse, let's go and sit in the cafeteria, there we can talk" Seth told her and she gave a nod.

They both walked downstairs , in the cafeteria . Seth pulled the chair for her , so that they both can sit down .

She stared at him with a smile .

"Soo-what did you wanted to talk with me about?" Seth asked her .

"About Mr Siddiqui " Safia said and Seth's excited face fell down .

"What about him?" He asked.

"You know , I always thought he's heartless with no scope in love or anything" Safia told him .

"But the version , I saw him 2 days ago was totally different. The way he jumped in the fire for me , and even with his bleeding hands kept checking upon me , made me realise how gentle he actually is . And that cold facade is just to hide his inner sweet personality" She said finally . Since the past 2 days , she couldn't help but remember about Fawad's gesture towards him.

"Oh-so, do you like him?" Seth asked him as a fear of the upcoming answer scared him .

"I think so—who can not like such a kind person ? He helped me that day in the shop too . I thought that was just an act , but not anymore. Today too , he came towards this close" Safia said while bringing her hands closer to each other , with just one finger distance .

Seth looked at him , as he could clearly imagine that and his heart felt a heavy pain inside it and he smiled brightly.

"That's great Safia . That's really wonderful, he's your husband too , so it's about time you start feeling the same for him" He said with a smile .

"Same ? He doesn't like me . It's just me possibly " She said shyly looking down .

"You really do understimate yourself Mrs Safia Yousuf Siddique " Seth said with a faint smile.

"You know , a man won't jump into fire just for any girl — you aren't any girl . You are one of those , with whome a person can live their whole life and can never get bored. You are one of those , for whome a person can leave everyone else in the world " Seth said with a chuckle .

Safia stared at him , flattered at his words .

"You are so sweet!!!" Safia smiled with happiness.

"Your future wife will surely be the luckiest" She said.

"I know right ?" Seth joked and he could feel his throat feeling the heavy lump in his throat .

"Now , you should go to him, and if possible confess your feelings quickly . If we delay , we lose those people" Seth told her.

"Really ?" Safia asked with horror.

"Yeah " Seth shrugged his shoulders.

"Now go Safia , and if you need any other advice , please do come to me" He told her . He wasn't ready to let go of her fully . Not for now atleast .

Safia went away slightly hopping , excited to go and meet Fawad . Seth remained seated on the chair , and pulled out the stone from his pocket, he asked Rudhra to bring on the day of the lantern festival.

FLASHBACK

"Woah , what's are these stones for ? And why is everyone buying them?" He asked one of the girl as he noticed her buying it for her boyfriend .

"It's called the love stone. When 2 people who love each other break it together , it's said that their love will last forever , and whoever gets the bigger portion in their hand , they love their partner more . So it's a friendly competition too"the girl cheerfully said and walked away.

The girl walked away and Seth smiled and brought one for himself . His eyes went to Safia , who was with Fawad . He slightly smiled at the thought of giving it to her.

PRESENT

'I couldn't confess my feelings to her that day , and neither could I do it today' he wanted to laugh at his own destiny .

He was about to get up from the table when his phone rang , and it was Trojan .

"Hello Trojan" He greeted .

"Are you fine Seth?" She asked him , worried after hearing his voice.

"Yes , I am perfect like always . What made you call me?" he asked.

"Rudhra asked for information about Kalyani, and I finally found her—"she said.

"Great , but how does that matter to me?" He asked.

"It might , because —today I finally found her , and Rudhra gave me A CHECK OF 30 LAKH RUPEES !!" Trojan excitedly exclaimed.

"Congratulations Trojan" he dryly told her .

"Um thanks" she said in a small voice .

"I will get back to you later if it's fine" Seth told her and she hummed .

The call was cut .

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The girl stared at her phone with slight sadness.

"What happened ? Did Seth agreed?" Her grandmother asked and she shook her head slightly while adjusting her glasses.

"Let it be . He might be busy" Trojan told her grandmother .

"If that's the case , then let it be Sabrie . Seth isn't the last man in this world" the lady comforted .

"True—and even if he was , he would be gay rather than choosing me" Sabrie irritatedly mumbled .

Her grandmother sighed at her words .

"Don't worry much okay ? Why don't you just go and get ready for your college ? Today is your presentation" Her grandmother asked and Sabrie got up .

She wore a pink baggy shirt , to hide her slightly chubby belly and a peach trouser . Her hairs came till her shoulders and she had a bangs . She put on the headphones , and played the audiobook and started to go towards her college .

Not knowing that someone is following her up .

To be continued...

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So here is the first update of todayyy !! And actually Sabrie is going to be an important part of the story 👉🏻👈🏻 . So yeah-till then I hope you are enjoying the story , and Rudhra and Kalyani will be in the next episode 🌝 and so will be their confrontation ♥️ get your popcorns ready 🍿

SPOILER (more like a hint, won't exactly be this hehehehehehe , bcz it's just a hint for a reason )👇🏻