31. WHO IS SHE?

ZOYA'S POV

I woke up but didn't opened my eyes because of headache and buried my face in pillow. I felt peace with the smell of it, this smell is very intoxicating, I love it. This is not the smell of any of my perfume but I know this smell. I opened my eyes and found myself in a dark room. I rubbed my eyes

-"Ouch..!"

My hand pained. I look at my hands, my wrists are having marks. I remembered everything that happened yesterday. If Faisal hadn't came on right time then...... I can't even imagine what would have happened to me. If something would have happened to me then how I had lived, how I would have faced everyone. I looked around and realised that I'm in Faisal's room. But how I got here? I remember that we were in hotel last night.

I got down from bed and went in my room. I brushed my teeth and walked out. I'm feeling little dizzy. I got downstairs, a very delicious smell hit my nostrils. I walked straight to kitchen and found Faisal cooking. As I entered he turned to me giving his biggest smile.

-"Good morning Jaan."

He came near me touched my forehead with back of his hand

"You still have fever. Come sit here." He hold my arms and made me sit on chair on dining table and continued his work again.

-"Faisal?"

-"Yes Jaan."

-"When we came here?"

-"Early in morning, while you were sleeping."

-"You carried me here asleep?"

-"It's not like I have came here walking all the way, we came in car and carrying you is not new for me."

He arranged the dining table and sat beside me.

-"I've made your favourite pasta and potato parantha with tamarind sauce."

-"You made tamarind sauce?"

-"Yeah. I learned it from internet. " He served food in one plate and feed me.

-"I can eat myself you eat your food."

-"No. I'll eat after you."

After having breakfast he gave me medicine. I asked him

-"You're not going to office?"

-"No. Today I'll rest."

-"I know you're not going because of me. But you don't have to stay, it'll affect your work."

-"Jaan..! Come here." He hold my hands and stand little closer "Jaan. You're my wife, my first priority. I'm working and earning for whom? For you, for us. You are the only one I have. Work is after you and the time when you needs me the most how can I leave you? If I will be in pain will you leave me?"

I nodded negatively and hugged him crying. He hugged me back and caressed my head.

-"Thank you..... thank you for being with me."

-"You don't have to thank me because I will be with you whenever you need me. I will never leave you."

-"Promise?" I broke the hug and look at him "Promise me you'll never leave me."

-"Promise. I'll never ever leave you." He said wiping my tears. I smiled.

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ONE WEEK LATER

-"Faisal! I'm very irritated now! I'll kill you!"

-"Jaan. Please forgive me. I'm sorry na. Please."

-"Sorry is not going to work here. I told you on Friday that we had to go their with Mom Dad today, on Sunday 1:00 pm. But you...... You went to office and now you have came. At 12:50."

-"I......"

-"What I? Here I was waiting for you, I called you 30 times, I told you on Friday because I know that you are very busy but still! At least you could have came 30 minutes before."

-"Jaan! Let me speak." I sat on bed crossing my hands on chest. "I had meeting in evening but due to some reasons the client requested to prepone it."

-"Okay now go get ready."

He came near me and put his hands my waist holding me close.

-"Faisal. What are you doing?"

-"After working for whole week and spending most of the time in office, I wanted to spend some time with my wifey but your Dad....." He sighed. "Is it important to go there?"

I nodded. "Why?"

-"Because Dad and Mom want us to join them."

-"But I don't want to go."

-"What? No way."

-"Please Jaan."

-"But why you don't wanna go?"

-"Just like that."

-"And will I say to them?"

-"Just make some excuse." He removed his hands and walked little away turning his face away putting his hands in pocket.

-"Faisal! What's wrong?"

-"Nothing. I just don't want to go."

I stand in front of him. His face has turned to his cold CEO mode. Just a moment ago he was being romantic and now look how he's being cold.

-"Faisal try to understand we can't say no to them they told......"

-"I don't want to hear anything. I just don't wanna go."

-"What happened to you suddenly?"

-"My decision is final." He turned and moved to balcony.

-"Fine. You don't want to go it's alright I'll not force you. I'll go there."

I walked out and moved in my room. I wore my jacket and boots. I was already wearing a white t-shirt with and blue jeans. Then I walked downstairs. I took out my phone from jacket and called Zack. I walked downstairs he picked up the call

-"Good afternoon ma'am."

-"Good afternoon Zack. Can you come to pick me up? I want to go....." My phone got snatched. I looked behind and found Mr. My-moods-changes-in-one-second who is luckily my husband.

-"Zack you don't have to come." He ended the call and put my phone in his pocket. I noticed that he's wearing jeans and jacket.

-"What is this?"

-"You're not going alone."

-"Faisal what happened? Firstly you don't want to go it's okay I'll not force you but I have to go there because I can't disobey Dad. So please let me go and secondly I'm not going alone I'm going with Zack."

-"You're not going with Zack."

-"But why?"

-"Because you're going with me."

-"Why you.......!" I realised what he said "You're going with me."

-"Yes."

-"Suddenly."

-"Because I can't disobey my wife. Come we're late."

AFTER 40 MINUTES

-"How you got here in time when you were late then us?"

-"Bhai you don't know my husband's driving skills. I told you na that we'll reach on time."

-"But you're 10 minutes late. You lost the bet now you'll give me your favourite chocolate and ice cream."

-"NO. I'm not going to give you anything."

-"You have to."

-"No way."

-"But you had lost."

-"No. No. You lost. Mr. Loser."

-"No. You lost."

-"NO!"

-"Yes you......"

-"Rehan! Zoya! Why are you fighting like kids?"

-"No Mom. It's Bhai....."

-"No Mom. It's cutie....."

-"Shut up! What should I do with you both? Here we have came to meet the kids but you yourself are behaving like them."

-"Mom Bhai is saying that he'll take my favourite chocolate and icecream."

-"Mom but she lost the bet."

-"No Mom. Look we've reached on time."

-"No Mom they're 10 minutes late than the time she told."

-"But Mom you people has also reached just now."

-"But the bet........"

-"Good afternoon everyone!" An old lady came. We are standing in the waiting area. Mom is standing in front of us, Faisal is standing in corner and Dad is sitting on couch. As the lady came Dad came and stand beside Mom.

-"How're you Ms. Jones?" He asked to that lady.

-"I'm fine Mr. Sheikh. How are you all? Finally you came after one year."

-"We're fine aunty. How're the kids?" Bhai asked.

-"Everyone is good Rehan. And who is this beautiful girl? I've not seen her before."

-"Not only her we have one more person whom you'll see after 6 years." Mom looked at Faisal he came and stand beside me.

-"You.....?" Ms. Jones looked at him as if remembering something.

-"Didn't recognised him?" Dad asked.

-"Faisal?" She looked at Dad with questioning look. Dad nodded and she hugged Faisal.

-"Little master......" She looked at him from head to toe standing little far from him, she was crying. "You've grown up so much, now my boy has became a man."

-"He has grown this much that he got married."

-"Married? It means she....."

-"She is his wife Zoya."

-"Oh my Jesus." She hugged me and then kissed my forehead. I'm getting motherly vibes from her. "I'm so happy that Little master got married."

-"He has also given us our daughter. I'm so lucky for being his Sheikh Papa."

Dad said smiling looking at Faisal then everyone started talking. But Faisal's face is straight with no emotions. He has not even spoken a single word since we came here. What happened to him? I pulled his jacket's sleeve he looked at me. I asked him whispering

-"What happened?"

He nodded negatively and looked away. That lady welcomed us and we walked inside. All the walls are covered with beautiful paintings and sketches looking like a kid's cave. The corridor led us to a big garden which was decorated beautifully. We saw many children of different ages and countries standing there. As we walked near them they all greeted us folding their hands and bowing.

-"Good afternoon." They all said in chorus.

We wished them back. A little girl of nearly 7 years came running and hugged Bhai who sat on ground when he saw her.

-"I missed you Rey."

-"I missed you too."

Then she looked at me as I was standing near Bhai.

-"Who are you Miss?" She asked.

-"I'm your Rey's sister."

-"Really?" She asked Bhai he nodded then she came to me.

-"What is your name?" I asked her.

-"Tina, what is your name?"

-"My name is Zoya."

-"Zoya your eyes are very pretty."

-"Aww thank you. And you are very cute." I pulled her cheeks lightly.

Then we met more children. After that all children went for lunch Mom Dad and Bhai also went with them. Faisal was standing silent all the time near a tree. I walked near him. I know it's something related to his past because Ms. Jones said that he came after 7 years. Something would have happened 7 years ago.

-"Faisal!" He looked at me "You're not going in?"

-"No. I'll stay here."

-"But what will you do here alone?"

-"I'm fine here."

-"No. You are not fine. Something is bothering you. Am I right?"

-"Nothing is bothering me. It's just I'm not used to come at this type of places and I don't interact with kids much."

-"So now you started lying to me." I hold his arms and made him looked at me "You thinks that if you'll not tell me anything then I'll not get to know. Faisal you can't hide your emotions from me just like how I can't hide anything from you."

-"It's nothing......."

-"Faisal. I've told you many times that I'll never force you to tell me anything related to your past. If you don't want to tell then it's okay but, please don't lie to me and don't need to pretend that you're fine when you're not. Because I'm with you. Okay?" I smiled at him and left inside.

Many children were sitting in garden eating their food many of them are inside. Mom Dad were inside and Bhai was sitting in garden with childrens. I served food in two plates. I was going to lift them but someone lifted them before me. Who? I don't have to answer.

-"How many times I have told you to not use your hand."

-"But it is going to be more than 1 month."

-"Don't forget what doctor told you. 4 months."

-"But it was not heavy......"

-"No excuse. I know how careless you are, Zack told me how you were carrying two bags in college."

-"That was not....."

-"Why are you fighting?" A little girl lookin younger than Tina was standing in between us.

-"We are not fighting, I was just scolding her."

-"Why?"

-"Because she is careless. You know little girl her hand is fractured but still she uses it."

-"It's bad you should take care of injury otherwise it'll pain."

-"Sorry. But what is your name?"

-"I'm Catherine. Who are you Mr?"

-"I'm Faisal."

-"And you Ms."

-"She is not Ms. she is my wife Mrs. Zoya Faisal Khan." I hit his shoulder and scolded him

-"Mr. Possessive she is just a kid."

-"I'm hungry, will you eat with me?" She asked us showing her plate full of food. Then we three had lunch together. Catherine is very talkative and Faisal was continuously talking with her. After lunch we went in garden. Catherine ran to play with other kids. Faisal was smiling looking at her.

-"Someone told me that he don't like kids."

-"No. I said that I don't interact with kids much, but I likes them."

-"CEO Faisal Khan likes kids. It's a breaking news."

-"Ha.. ha..So funny." He laughed sarcastically. I giggled and looked at kids. "It's my dream."

-"Huh?" I looked at him but he was looking at kids.

-"I want to live my childhood through my kids. It's my dream to have kids." He looked at me smiling. Why he's looking at me?

-"Why are you looking at me?" He laughed shaking his head. He again looked at kids and said

-"As you know my parents died when I was just 6 and after that my childhood got destroyed. Many things happened that made me mature at very young age." He sighed and continued. "And you were asking that what's bothering me right? Come with me." He hold my hand and started walking.

-"Where are we going?" He didn't speak and walked in the back side of orphanage. There is a narrow road between many trees. The road led us to a small cottage. It's door was locked, he entered the code and we walked inside. A very big picture of a girl is hanging in front wall and the whole room is decorated with paintings and lights.

I looked at Faisal who was sadly looking at the picture.

-"Who is she?" I asked him.

-"Was, she was Roshni."

-"Was?"

-"She is dead."

-"But who was she?"

-"She was Rehan's sister."

-"What?!"

-"She was his small sister and my best friend." He moved near the picture "You told me that you will be the most happiest person when I'll got married. I got married." He pulled me closer putting his hand around my arms. "Look Roshni. I got married. She is Zoya, my wife. You're happy for me right? And you know Roshni, she takes care of me very much just like you wanted. But she annoys me very much....."

-"Just like how you used to annoy me." A voice came from door. He's Savio.

-"Lucifer..."

-"Can I have some time with her?" He asked to Faisal is very dull voice. I looked at him carefully and found tears in his eyes.

-"We were just going. Come Jaan." We left the room. I looked back and found him touching the face of Roshni's photo, he was crying. Faisal closed the door. It's looking like.....

-"He loves her." Faisal completed my sentence. I looked at him "Lucifer loved Roshni very much and he still loves her. The person who is most affected after her death is Lucifer."

-"But how she died? She was looking very young. What happened to her? And why we all came here today?"

-"Because today is her birthday. It has been 6 years it all happened on her 18th birthday."

-"How?"

-"She committed suicide."

-"Why?"

-"Because of 'him'." He said clutching his fists.

-"Him? You mean David?"

-"Yes. He..... He raped her."

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Author

I'm sorry for not being able to update. Actually I was having exams so I was busy. But now in summer vacation I'll update frequently.

And about story, many things are gonna happen. Many mysteries will unfold. The villian will finally show his true colors. But the story will become more and more interesting and beautiful. The best moment is yet to come.

Spoiler - tragedy