22. A MOMENT TO CHERISH FOREVER

-"Faisal! What are you doing? You don't need to carry me here. What will Bhai's parents think?" He was carrying me and walking towards the door of mansion.

-"We will think that you are a lovely couple." A lady came opening the door. She was looking aged and was wearing a beautiful suit and trousers. I think she is Bhai's mom. "I want to protect this lovely couple from evil sight. You go away."

She pushed Bhai away from us. And take some dried chillies from a plate. She moved the chillies around us from head to toe seven times and then put it in a pot of burning coals. (It's a Indian ritual which is said to remove evil sight from someone) I started coughing because of the smoke of chillies. Faisal fastly moves inside and made me sit on couch. Bhai's mom made me drink a glass of water.

-"I told you don't do that look how our child is coughing."

A man came there he is aged but looking very handsome just like my Bhai. He has long hairs which are tied. I think he is Bhai's dad. He was wearing business suit just like Faisal and Bhai. These three businessman.....

-"Are you okay?"

-"Yes uncle I'm fine."

-"Uncle. Please don't call me uncle. You are our daughter."

-"Yes. You are Rehan's sister so it means you are our daughter. Call us Mom and Dad."

-"Okay. Mom Dad."

-"Wow! You don't remember about your Faisal. Don't forget that your daughter is here because I married her."

-"How can we forget you?"

They both hugged Faisal. Then everyone sat together. I am sitting between Bhai & Faisal and Mom & Dad sat in front of us. A servant bring strawberry shake and coffee. Mom and Dad take coffee, Bhai take strawberry shake, Faisal was also going to take coffee I warned him slowly

-"Faisal!"

He rolled his eyes and take strawberry shake. I don't know why he drinks coffee this much. It's not good for health. In breakfast itself he had coffee and now again he was going to take coffee.

I also want to drink strawberry shake but I am not able hold the glass with only one hand it's heavy. So I didn't take anything. I looked down at my bandaged hand and sighed.

Just then I saw a glass of shake in front of me. I looked up Faisal is holding it. He signed me to drink. I smiled and he made me drink it. He moved his face near me and said in my ears.

-"You know it's the same glass from which I was drinking." He said and moved back. I look at the table the glass of milkshake which was meant for me was there. He made me drink that after drinking from the same glass. He is taking advantage of my injury. I was glaring at him and he was looking at me with smirk on his lips. Dad cleared his throat gaining our attention. He asked

-"Had you found who was behind that?" He asked Faisal

-"No Sheikh Papa, we just know that they were Italian, Zoya heard that. We know nothing more."

-"But who can do that?" Mom asked.

-"Mom you know who can do that." Bhai said.

-"I also thinks that it's him. But Faisal don't worry we will together find it." Dad said.

-"Yes Sheikh Papa."

-"About whom are you talking?" I asked. They are talking about 'him' but who is this Mr. 'Him'.

-"Baby you don't worry. We all are here we will take care of that. You just take care of yourself." Dad said.

-"Okay Dad."

-"Now tell us something about yourself." Dad said.

-"Yes. We have heard a lot about you from Rehan. He always talks about you." Mom said.

-"I wonder how you choose this stupid as your brother." Dad said.

-"Dad! I'm not stupid!" Bhai said whining.

-"Yeah. You are not stupid, but a mind eating chatterbox, who always calls on wrong time." Faisal said. How can he insult my Bhai?!

-"Hey! Don't call my Bhai that. He is not a mind eating chatterbox. His talks are very nice and interesting, not like you. Mr. My-ego-will-hurt-if-I-speak."

-"Really? You are taking his side?" Faisal said.

-"Yes."

-"Of course she will take my side. Afterall I'm her brother, right Cutie?"

-"Yes Bhai."

-"But firstly she is my wife after that she became your sister."

-"But she cares for me more than you."

-"She cares for me the most."

-"No! She cares for me the most."

-"No way! She cares for me the most."

-"But she likes me more than you."

-"What the...... She likes me more. And I'm more important to her than you."

-"No! I'm more important to her."

-"No way!"

-"Yes. I'm more........"

-"SHUT UP YOU BOTH!!" I shouted "Why are you both fighting like kids? You both are important to me. My head is paining listening to your argument."

-"What?! Is it paining a lot? Should I call Doctor?" Faisal said cupping my face.

-"Yes. We should call Doctor."

-"I will......"

-"Faisal! Bhai! I'm alright. It's not paining."

-"Zoya. Don't lie."

-"Cutie tell if it....."

-"NO! I'm fine."

-"Really?" Faisal asked.

-"Yes!"

-"Can we talk?" Mom asked.

Oh crap! They were witnessing our argument. I completely forgot about them.

-"Sorry."

-"No baby! Don't say sorry." They both were smiling looking at us.

-"Now tell us something about yourself." Mom said.

-"I was born and raised in India. I came here for higher studies."

-"What are you studying?"

-"Dad I'm doing BBA along with Pre-med."

-"You got scholarship' right? Rehan told us that you are a topper." Dad said.

-"Who is in your family?" Mom asked.

-"My mother, father and my younger brother."

-"I don't know if it's right or not.... But does your family knows about this marriage." Mom asked.

I looked at Faisal he gave me assuring look then he started talking

-"Masi, we met first on Christmas Eve and since our first meet I started liking her. Then you know about our London's mansion and Dad's will. I had to marry her. Everything happened too fast we didn't get time to tell her parents."

-"We understand, but you should think about it." Dad said.

-"Dad we should leave for office. We had a meeting remember." Bhai said.

-"Yeah. I go and bring file from study." Dad said and left inside.

-"I'm also getting late. Masi I'll get Zoya to our room."

Then he again carried me in his arms and moved upstairs.

-"You have a room here?" I asked him he was climbing stairs.

-"Yes. I used to live here until I turned 18."

-"And after that?" He opened the door of a room.

-"After that I moved to my penthouse, where I lives till now." He made me sit on bed. The room is big but not more than his penthouse room. It is designed in black.

-"But why you moved there?" He stand in front of me looking directly in my eyes.

-"Are you going to interrogate me whole day?"

-"Fine. I'll not ask anything. I think it's true that Bhai kicked you out of this house." I chuckled. I was teasing him for taking my revenge, he made me drink that shake after drinking himself na.

-"Can I know that why he will kick me out?"

-"Because you are very annoying Mr. Grumpy."

-"Mr. Grumpy? But I thought my name is Mr. Handsome."

-"It is a new name. Tell me Bhai kicked you out right Mr. Khan?" I said teasingly raising my eyebrows.

-"You are wrong Mrs. Khan." He said in same style as me bending down to my height.

-"You are copying me."

-"Yes I am. So what?"

-"It's not fair?" I said whining.

-"Everything is fair for Faisal Khan just keep it in your mind. Mrs. Khan." He bend down and pecked my nose. My heartbeat increased with this closeness. Blood rushed to my cheeks. I know I would be blushing right now. He moved little back, our faces was just inches away. He said in deep voice

-"Now I know how to make you silent." He smirked and left.

Just then Mom entered.

-"Baby are you........" She stopped in middle. She came and sit beside me smiling.

-"I think my boy has done something that made you red like tomato."

-"No Mom it's... it's nothing......"

-"Oh! Don't be shy. I was just teasing you."

Why everyone is teasing me today? God! It's not fair! First Faisal now Mom.

-"Zoya?"

-"Yes Mom."

-"Baby I know that Faisal can be very hard to understand sometimes and can be madly angry also. But he is not like this. He has gone through very much in childhood. He was very lonely. After living with us also he was alone." She sighed and continued "But now I'm very very happy that someone is with him now for taking care of him. Faisal's heart is very fragile, he doesn't know what love is. But now he will know as you are with him. Please give him the care and love he deserves."

-"You cares for him very much, right?"

-"Yeah. He had lost his parents when he was just six. Since then he is with us. I had not given birth to him but he is like my son, I've raised him. You know his mother was my best friend and his father was the best friend of Hasan."

-"But how you all met?"

-"My and Hasan's parents arranged our marriage. And Faisal's parents met at our reception. That time was the best. It has been 27 years."

We talked for sometime. Then we had lunch together she made me eat the food. After having medecine I was feeling sleepy so Mom helped me to change in comfortable clothes. She made me wore a orange tshirt and blue joggers. My body was paining a lot. So I slept immediately.

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I woke up because of a loud voice. I opened my eyes. It's my dear husband shouting on phone (note the sarcasm). I wonder how his employees handle him he's so rude.

-"Faisal! Why are you shouting?" I said sitting straight.

-"Was I too loud?" I nodded "I'm giving you last chance, I want that b*stard who is behind this, otherwise you will lose your job." He said on phone and ended the call. Then he came and sat near me. "Sorry. I disturbed your sleep."

-"It's not any problem. But you know threatening someone is wrong."

-"I was just reminding him his work."

-"And about whom you were talking?"

-"I was talking about the person who had sent that men for hurting you."

-"So what happened?"

-"They didn't got to know about him. Those men are also not found yet. I don't know how to get them. I'm trying everything, but....." He sighed and buried his head in his hands. I hold his hand with my left hand.

-"Faisal don't worry too much." He looked at me and hold my hand.

-"How can I not worry? They have tried to hurt you. Because of them...." He caressed my head bandage lightly "....you are hurt. How can I sit patiently knowing that those men are out somewhere?"

A sudden warm feeling spread in my heart after hearing him. He cares for me. I felt so happy after knowing it, a smile crept on my lips. In these months he was hiding his true self and was acting coldly. Bhai was right he is not the true Faisal which he shows to everyone.

His one hand cupping my face and other one holding my hand. We were looking into each other's eyes. His eyes are holding many emotions, care, worry, possessiveness and something unknown.

I just want to cherish this moment forever. I wish that he always be the same. I want him to be the same Faisal who is sitting near me holding care in his eyes, care for me.