𝐒𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐧𝐞

Indeed, with every hardship comes ease.

Z A Y N A

Years passed in a blink, it was Zayna and Aahil's 5th marriage anniversary.

They were wondering how quickly time passes, zayna took out some files from the almira, she smiled whole heartedly.

She was so excited to see Aahil's reaction, well she was pregnant for the second time. she had found out this 2 days before their marriage anniversary, she wanted to tell this to Aahil on their anniversary.

She heard the door of the room open, she looked back and saw her husband standing there.

She moved towards him and hugged him in excitement, Aahil chuckled seeing her excitement and caressed her hairs.

"Happy 5th Wedding anniversary, My Love."

Aahil softly whispers, zayna smiles at him when he kisses her forehead.

"What's in your hand, Zee?"

He questioned her, Zayna looked at the files in her hand and smiled looking at them.

"See it yourself."

She said giving him those files, he started reading them, his expressions changed.

Aahil was feeling a cyclone of emotions in him, he didn't have words to explain his feelings.

"Alhamdulillah."

He murmured thanking his creator for this blessing.

He looked at his wife, his eyes filled with gratitude for her, he pulled her closer to him, careful not to hurt her or the little munchkin in her womb.

"Thank you for everything, Jaana."

His voice came out as a whisper, his eyes were moist, feeling numerous emotions.

"I love you, Mir."

Zayna softly said, a shy smile was on her lips, Aahil chuckled and kissed her crown of the head.

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"Z-Zayna?"

Aahil stared at his wife in amusement who wasn't eating her meal. He quickly rushed from his office when Ashinoor called him and told him about his wife's antics.

Zayna sheepishly smiled at him, he was amused, he knew her mood swings are worse, because in Arzam's time she would demand unimaginable things which are not good for her health from him.

"Thankfully Aahil bhai, you're here. Now handle your wife, she is not listening to me, she needs to have her meal on time, it's not good for her health."

Ashinoor said to him, worried about Zayna's health, as some complications were there in her pregnancy.

They need to be extra careful with zayna's health. Aahil wasn't sure about continuing this pregnancy, he can't afford to risk her life. But Zayna's insistence made him surrender.

"Ashi, you go and have a rest. I will look at her."

Ashi nodded and left the couple alone. Aahil sat on the chair behind zayna and took a bite of chapati and moved forward to her mouth.

"Mir, mjhe bhook nahi lagi hai."

Zayna made an excuse, she doesn't want to eat it. Aahil glared at her.

"Open your mouth."

He sternly said, his voice came out as a shout, zayna flinched and opened her mouth. He shoved the morsel in her mouth.

He made her eat the whole meal and then he took water and gave her to drink it.

Zayna quietly obeyed him, and Aahil noticed her eyes getting moist. He realized he had shouted at her, he cursed himself for talking to her like that.

"Zee?"

He softly called out her name, Zayna glared at him with her tears filled eyes. Aahil chuckled, she was looking cute like that.

"I am sorry."

He apologizes to her, but at least he knew his begum was not in a mood to forgive him.

"I hate you."

Aahil laughed and leaned to her and kissed her forehead.

"But I love you."

Zayna knew he was flirting with her, her lips broke into a smile leaving Aahil amused at the sudden change in her mood.

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Zayna turned her head away as nayab to force feed the sour oranges. Her due date was near and all were very cautious about it.

As if Aahil wasn't already enough, the whole sultan and Abbasi house was on her head, not letting her put her feet down from the bed. And Allah! If she did so, the deadly glare that she received from Zohra was enough for her to quit and take her back.

“Zayna appi, bs this is the last, i promise I won't force you then to eat anything.”

Nayab gave her famous puppy eyes to zayna, who melted due to ups and downs of her hormones.

“Fine.”

Zayna grumbled, Nayab placed the orange near her lips, a pain equal to sharp glass being broken and stabbed on her abdomen which made her yell in agony.

The scream was loud enough for everyone to race to the living area where they were sitting. Faaezah’s eyes looked alarmed  when she saw zayna clutching her swollen stomach, tears streamed down her face, with loud painful sobs.

“Nayab, gaadi nikalo jaldi. And Ashi called Aahil and others. quickly”

Faaezah and Zohra instructed the girls to help zayna to get on her feet, zohra was continuously murmuring dua and supplications on zayna.

Zohra paced in front of the operation theater. Her motherly instincts roared with worry as the labor was intense and critical. Her lips keep murmuring dua’s for her bahu’s or more like daughter’s safety.

“Ammi?”

A panicked Aahil rushed towards her. He panted as he covered a Marathon and he did. He and other men of the house rushed to the hospital when Ashi called them and told them about Zayna's condition.

An excitement of welcoming the new member in the family gleamed in his eyes, but the worry about his wife's condition dominated that emotion.

Zohra said nothing but kissed her son's forehead. Her motherly warmth and love coaxed Aahil, as he took a deep breath to calm himself down. Arsalan sahab and the whole family were reciting heartfelt prayers to their lord.

After hours the room of the OT opened as the doctor came out with a tiny creature in her hands and placed it in Zohra's hands.

“It's a girl.”

Zohra smiled at the little angel in her hands that had stepped down from heaven to bless their family. She kissed her forehead, she looked at her son who was trying hard to battle with his inner emotions.

Her eyes looked at Aahil with a knowing love. A tear smile was all she offered to her son along with the bundle of joy in her hands. Aahil had felt this before also but it seemed new to him.

He stared into the eyes of an angel in his arms, who offered him a smile. Aahil couldn't hold his tears anymore and let them come out from his eyes.

He kissed the forehead of the little munchkin who was unaware of the fact that how many hearts and minds she had captured.

He looked at his father and handed over his daughter to him. She started crying, going away from her father's arms but soon her cries stopped when Arsalan sahab recited Adhan and Iqamah in her ears.

Arsalan Sahab looked at his granddaughter in awe, a tearful smile was present on his face.

Aahil moved to look at his wife leaving his daughter in his parents' care, he entered the room and saw his wife resting. She looked pale and tired.

“Z-Zayna?”

His voice came out as a whisper, zayna opened her eyes and looked at her husband's tearful face. Aahil leaned close to her and joined their foreheads while holding her palms.

They both were having tears in their eyes, which were of nothing but happiness.

“It's a girl.”

Aahil said informing his wife about their baby, Zayna closed her eyes, as the tears streamed down her face.

“Alhamdulillah.”

She quickly murmured, thanking her creator for the blessing which he had given to her. Both Aahil and Zayna decided not to say anything, there was a silence between them but that silence was the conversation between them.

After a few good minutes, the whole family entered the room, Zohra placed the baby in Zayna's arms.

Zayna looked at her daughter, she said nothing but a heartfelt emotion grabbed her. She kissed her baby's forehead.

“Mama, Baba?”

The silence was broken down by Arzam who was confused as to why everyone was crying. Zayna and Aahil looked at each other and smiled.

“Arzam, idhr aao.”

Aahil softly said and made him sit on the bed, zayna smiled at him. He looked at the baby which was in her hands unaware of the fact that the baby is his sister.

“You wanted a baby sister, Arzam? Heina?”

Zayna said with a smile, arzam looked at his mother, he nodded his head in agreement.

“So, this is your baby sister.”

She completed her sentence, Arzam's emotions changed as he looked at the tiny angel in her mother's arms. An urge of holding this angel grabbed him.

Aahil and Zayna guessed their son's inner turmoil and softly smiled at him.

“Want to hold her?”

Aahil questioned him softly, Arzam looked at his Father.

“No baba, she is so small. I will hurt her.”

Arzam cutely said, he feared that if he might hurt her fragile fingers, he would never be able to forgive himself for hurting his baby sister.

“You can never hurt her, Arzam. You are her big brother, you have to always be with her by her side.”

Zayna said, Arzam nodded his head understanding his mother's words, a feeling of being a big brother made him proud.

Zayna softly placed the baby in Arzam's arms, he carefully held her not to hurt her. The whole family smiled seeing the brother sister duo.

“Mama, Baba, what's her name?”

Arzam questioned his parents, Zayna and Aahil looked at each other with a smile.

“Arzam, bete, you want to keep her name?”

Arsalan Sahab questioned him, nodding his head in excitement, all of them chuckled seeing her excitement.

“Have you thought of a name for your baby sister, Arzam?”

Ashinoor questioned her with a bit of excitement in her voice, Arzam thought for a few seconds and then nodded his head.

“Her name will be Elha.”

Arzam announced the name, making the whole family smile. Arsalan took his granddaughter from Arzam's arms and smiled looking at her.

“So, everyone, her name is. Elha, Elha Aahil Sultan.”

They heard the name again, but this time it was loud and clear. The little angel also squeals while listening to her name.

Zayna and Aahil smiled looking at each other, they thanked their creator for the endlessly blessings.

Arzam and Elha were like an endless light for them that would shed away any darkness which would try to come in their way.

The end.

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This book had so much memories attached, I'm gonna miss writing this book.

Zayna & Aahil my babies! I love them so much. I'm literally feeling like a proud mama!😭

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