Chapter 14: ||13.||

•||Ch13: Confession||•

||Mishal POV||

After using washroom, I washed my hands and face, and exited from it. As I stepped in the room, I heard the door of the room opened with a loud thud which made me startle. I looked towards the door with wide eyes that held fear and my heart dropped to my stomach.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, loudly and in panic.

My one hand flew to chest and other to my baby bump when the door banged opened. My heart beat fast in fear and my breath was uneven. He didn't answer me instead he strode towards me and cupped my face, looking at me from head to toe like he was looking for any injury.

"What happened?" He asked me ignoring my earlier question.

His voice was out of breath like he ran all the way to me but it still held coldness yet his eyes held concern, softness and an unknown emotion at the same time. I blinked at his question and looked at him in confusion.

Your entry scared me to my death, other than this nothing happened.

"I don't know what are you saying," I whispered looking at him.

"Amma bi called me and said something happened to you," He told me than he pressed his lips in a thin line like realization hit him.

He removed his hands slowly and stepped away from me. He looked away and ran his hand in hairs with a sigh. He turned around and went out of the room without saying anything. I was left in confusion, why would amma bi called him and said someth-

I palmed my face and sighed, knowing why amma bi called him. I walked out of the room and heard voices coming from downstairs. When I reached there, I saw amma bi was staring at Zayaan while he was sitting across her with his head leaned back against the couch.

On hearing me entered in the living hall, amma bi looked at me with a smile and Zayaan moved his head up to look at me. He stood up and looked from me to amma bi then back at me.

"You have five minutes. Go, get ready. We are going out," Zayaan stated then walked out of the living hall with one last glance at amma bi who was grinning.

I looked at amma bi for an explanation who was sheepishly looking anywhere but me. When finally amma bi looked at me, her cute face held innocence but we all knew she was anything but innocent.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?" Amma bi asked like she knew nothing.

"Amma bi, you don't have to call him," I told her looking at where Zayaan was sitting before.

"Why not! He is your husband. You need him and now he is here. Now, shu!" Amma bi said waving her hand to shu me away.

I sighed but, nonetheless, smiled at her. No one could stay angry or upset at amma bi because she had powerful aura around her which held both authority and happiness.

I went back to the room to take my shawl out of the closet and quickly combed my hairs. Once I was done, I went down and kissed on amma bi's cheek before walking out of house. Zayaan was standing against his car with the sleeves of his white shirt rolled up and with his loose tie around his neck. His muscles and muscular chest were at show which could make any girl swooned over him.

The sight in front of me was both dangerously intimidate and hell-a hot. On his one hand, he held his phone texting someone and on other hand he held his dress coat. His gun was shinning in his holster. His face was like usual, no evidence of any emotion, expressionless.

Need to stop drooling!

I quickly looked away from him when he looked up at me and put his phone in his pocket. He opened the door of car for me and closed it once I get in. He sat in the driver seat and started the car, only Lord's knew where.

Half an hour later, he stopped his car in front of hospital and took me inside for check up. After check up, he took me back to him car and started car. We both sat in comfortable silence as he drove.

"Have you ever drive a car?" Suddenly, he asked glancing at me for a second then looked back at road.

"No!" I whispered looking at him.

He nodded his head than slowed down the car and stopped it aside. He unbuckled his seatbelt and climbed out of the car leaving me in confusion. In a second, he was on my side holding the door opened for me. I looked at him in confusion thinking what were we going to do on the side of the road.

"What are you doing?" I asked him when he leaned down to unbuckle my seatbelt.

"I will teach you how to drive!" He said, more like ordered.

"No!" I said, quickly putting my hands on his to stop unbuckled my seatbelt.

"I am not asking you!" He said looking in my eyes.

I slowly removed my hands and let him unbuckled me because I knew he never took no as answer. He helped me out of the car than took me to the driver seat and opened the door for me. I looked at him again in hesitation but, nonetheless, sat inside. He sat on my previous seat and instructed me about everything.

Once he was done, he told me to start it. I started the ignition and put my foot on the accelerator slowly. After an hour later of him instructing me and I, driving car as he instructed, I drove aimlessly on the road with a smile on my face and he let me drive.

"Take left and stop the car in front of third building!" He said few half an hour later.

I nodded my head and did what he told me. When I stopped the car, we both again switched our position and now he was driving. He parked his car in front of a big shop and stepped out of the car and also took me out of the car.

"Why are we here?" I asked him looking up at the big shop.

"We are here for baby's shopping," He said and put his hand on my back and we both walked inside the shop.

I didn't know what to shop, so, he decided to buy everything. I was left in shock when he literally bought everything and everything was expensive here. I tried to stop him but he didn't listen me.

Once we sat in car after shopping, I turned to him to talk to him about what he did. But just as I was about to open my mouth, his phone rang. He answered his phone and soon his expression turned into stone cold when he heard the person on other line. He cut the phone with I'll be there soon.

"I have an emergency due to which I have to go somewhere for a week," He informed me and started his car.

I nodded my head in response and my little happy mood turned into sad.

"Zayaan?" I called him in quiet voice.

Calling him from his name was foreign yet so comfortable for me. He hummed in response.

"Why are you doing this all?" I, finally, asked him.

"What you mean?" He asked glancing at me then back at road.

"I mean this is not your baby then why are you doing this all for someone else baby?" I asked him and put my hand on my baby bump.

"Mishal, we will talk about it later!" He said putting his hand on my hand which was on my baby bump.

"You know nothing about me!" I mumbled looking down at our hands.

The car slowed down and he pulled the car on the driveway and stopped the car in front of porch. He turned to me and looked at me.

"We will talk about it when I come back!" He said putting his hand on my cheek and creased it softly with his rough hand.

I didn't know how this man manage to turn from cold hearted to a soft hearted person. I leaned in his touch and didn't want to move but I knew he had to go. I slowly pulled myself back and opened the door.

"I pray you come back safe and sound!" I said looking at him with a small smile.

I noticed his lips twitched up and in a second he pulled me in a slow and passionate kiss which left me breathless. We quickly pulled away when we both heard squeal of amma bi. We both looked up and saw her peeking at us from the window with her binoculars.

My cheeks turned beetroot red and I quickly climbed out of the car. Just as I was about to closed the door of car, I heard him saying,

"And I pray you reach to our room safe and sound without meeting amma bi!"

I turned to look at him to tell him it was not a joke but stopped when I saw him first time laughing freely. His rich and freely laugh was like a music to my ears. A smile also played on my lips on seeing him laughing.

I waved him bye when he started his car. I went back inside the house but stopped when I didn't hear any single noise. I slowly walked to the stairs and looked around for amma bi. I thanked Allah for the disappearance of amma bi.

I went to my room as quickly as I could walk in this condition. When I entered in the room, I screamed.

"So, what was that?" Amma bi asked with a sly smirk.

"What was what, amma bi?" I asked looking away from her and my cheeks turned red in embarrassment.

"You know what I am talking about!" Amma bi sang with a smile.

"I am very happy for both of you!" She said and stood up.

She came to me and hugged me. She sat me down on the bed and went to the closet. After five minutes later, she came out of the closet with a small bag in her hands.

"What is this, amma bi?" I asked her in confusion.

"We are going to have a girls night with Innaya and Izzah!" Amma bi answered me, excitedly.

She held my hand and pulled me out of the room and out of the house. There were few people who were moving the bags from the car and took them I side the house.

"I see my chimpanzee took you for shopping! I hope he bought everything for the baby!" Amma bi said with a big smile and pulled me to the other car.

Only if you know, amma bi, your chimpanzee bought almost everything except the shop.

Driver took my bag from amma bi and put it in the trunk. I and amma bi sat in the car and driver also sat in the car but this time one more man of Zayaan joined us.

"Why we have more security this time?" Amma bi asked pointing at the cars behind us, from the rear mirror.

"Sir's order, amma bi!" The man beside the driver said.

"Where is he now, Hashim?" Amma bi inquired him.

"He is going to," -Hashim hesitated for a second and glanced at me through rear mirror then replied- "Multan!"

I felt my breath stuck for a second and my body got tensed. I quickly looked out of the window and zoned out.

When we reached to a where we were supposed to spend our girls night, I and amma bi climbed out. Amma bi took me with her and rang the bell. The door was opened and we were welcomed by a maid. The laughing sounds of the girls could hear from the main gate of the house.

"Amma bi! Mishal!" Innaya appeared from behind the maid and handed our bags to the maid.

"Welcome!" She welcomed us and hugged both of us.

"How are you, mother would be?" She asked me and looked at my small bump.

"How should I be?" I asked her and followed her.

"Always glowing!" She said with excitement.

"Which she always do," Amma bi added with a smile.

"Indeed!"

We heard mom's voice, my mother in law's voice. I looked up from where her voice came and smiled at her. I heard amma bi grumbled under her breath after hearing mom's voice.

"It's so nice to see you," Anyone could hear the sarcasm in amma bi's voice which was dripping so prominently.

"Same goes for you, mother dearest," Mom said looking at amma bi with a forced smile and same sarcasm.

I looked at Innaya who was rolling her eyes at both ladies and Izzah who was shaking her head in amusement. Amma bi also forced her smile and walked to the couch and sat on it beside Izzah.

"It's pretty normal and you should get used to it," Innaya whispered in my ear with a smile and giggled at amma bi and mom.

"How is my daughter?" Mom said looking away from amma bi with a huff to me with a smile.

"All well with your's and everyone's prayers," I said with a smile and we both also sat on the couch in front of amma bi.

"Why you sit beside her?" Amma bi asked me with a pointed look.

"Amma bi, she, I..," I didn't know what to say because I was uncomfortable under her pointed gaze.

Whoever said, angry amma bi is most dangerous person, is right.

"Mishal, why don't you come with me in kitchen?" Innaya saved me and took me in kitchen.

"Thank you so much for saving me," I thanked and sat on the stool.

"It's OK. Like I said before get used to it," She said and handed me a glass of juice.

Thank God I had Innaya with me or else I would die in between amma bi and mom fights. And today amma bi teased Izzah and told her how to make your husband dance on your one finger.

Poor Izzah was beetroot red now and was trying her best to ignore amma bi. The whole night, we all talked and played few games then did each others hairs. I and amma bi went early to sleep but others stayed awake.

• • •

Finally, we were back home and I was very tired and my back was also hurting. Amma bi sent me to my room and told me that she would send a glass of milk to me. I laid on my bed and looked at the ceiling.

"Are you fine, dear?" Amma bi knocked on my door and asked me.

"Yes, I am. Just a pain in my pain," I said and tried to sit up but yelp in pain.

"Oh my! Don't move, Mishal," Amma bi said and laid me back on the bed.

"I should call Izzah," Amma bi mumbled but I held her hand to stop her.

"No, amma bi. It's not needed. It must be because of lack of sleep from last night," I reasoned her and tried to smile but failed.

Amma bi nodded her head reluctantly and went out of my room with glass of milk. Few minutes later, she came with with glass and handed it to me.

"I mix a pinch of turmeric powder in it. It will be good for pain," She said, softly and sat beside me.

Amma bi adjusted the pillows behind me and made me sit. I leaned against them and drank it slowly.

"I can't wait to hold your baby! The first great grandchild of mine! A part of you and my Zayaan!" Amma bi said, excitedly.

I felt bad in hiding the truth from her. As she was telling me her plans about how she would spoil my baby, I was feeling more and more guilty and this guilt was eating me inside.

"Amma bi, this is not mine and Zayaan's baby!" I finally confessed it in a whisper, hesitantly.

My heart stopped beating for a second then beat quick. I could hear my own heartbeat. Amma bi stopped whatever she was saying and looked at me in confusion and disbelief.

"What?" Amma bi asked me in disbelief then her expression turned into serious and firm.

I looked down at the glass in my because I was so scared of looking at her. I didn't have any power to meet her gaze. I broke the silence and confessed everything to her from start to till my and Zayaan meeting and how we married.

After I was done, I was mentally ready for the shouts or maybe for my death. I waited for her to yell at me or order me to get out of this house and never enter in Zayaan life. But I didn't get any yell which made me confuse. I slowly looked up at her and saw her looking at me with a small smile and eyes shinning with tears.

"You are very strong, dear," Amma bi whispered and hugged me.

"I am happy to know you told me everything and didn't keep me in darkness," Amma said, softly and kissed my forehead.

"And don't worry your secret is safe with me. I am happy Zayaan and you don't live with his parents. Because his mother has a bad habit of prey in others business and she would suspect anything or would do something," Amma bi mumbled.

"Today, my grandson makes me feel more proud and I am happy he has you and you have him," Amma bi said with a smile and patted my shoulder.

"Amma bi, Zayaan will not be angry? Right?" I asked her, hesitantly and nervously.

"Of course not. He will not. If he will then tell me and I will make sure to pull his ears," Amma bi said with a wink.

I smiled at her and felt a little relieved and light after confessing everything to her. After I was done with milk, she laid me on the bed and put duvet on me.

"Sleep!" She said and turned off the lights before going out of my room.

• • •

It had been two weeks and no news about Zayaan. I was feeling scared about him and was stressing out. Amma bi had inquired Hashim about Zayaan, all he said was Zayaan was stuck in someone business in Multan.

"Mishal dear, please sit down and calm down," Amma bi said and made me sit on the couch.

"Stressing is not good for you and baby, Mishal. And you haven't eaten anything properly," Mom said with a tray in her hands.

Mom had came here two days before and lived with us. She and amma bi were united and teamed up to calm me and to make me eat properly.

"But, mom and amma bi, it's two weeks and he doesn't even call or inform any of us. No one of us how is he?" I cried in fear and frustration.

"You are just over thinking, Mishal dear. He must be very busy and it's normal for him to vanish like for weeks and months," Mom said, softly and tried to make me eat.

"Mishal, eat something. I promise when he comes back, I will scold him to not inform you his whereabouts. But please for now eat something," Amma bi said and wiped my tears which were flowing without my knowledge.

Amma bi and mom made me eat forcefully but after eating half, I couldn't eat more so I stopped them. They both stopped and hugged me.

"Is everything alright?"

I quickly stood up in shock which made amma bi to scold me but she was also stopped halfway when she noticed who asked that question.

I quickly ran to him and cried on his chest. He slowly wrapped his arms around me and rubbed my back.

"Why is she crying, amma bi? Mom?" He asked from both.

"Where were you, Zayaan? Do you know how much everyone was tensed about you specially Mishal! You are married now and have a wife who is expecting your baby. No calls and no messages of your whereabouts. Next time don't do anything like this with your wife," I heard mom scolding him and his grip tightened on me.

"I didn't know...," He trailed off.

"Where were you?" Amma bi asked him.

He stepped aside with me still in his arms. I moved my head from his chest and looked with my tearful eyes at the lady who stepped beside him. Amma bi and mom gasped at her while I stared at her in confusion.

"Aabro? Oh my child, where were you?" Mom asked in shocked and quickly rushed to the lady who she was calling Aabro and hugged her.

If I wasn't wrong, she must be Rayaan's fiance, Zayaan's twin brother who was dead. Mom pulled away from hug and took her to the couch and sat her down. Mom showered her face with kisses and cried.

"She is alive," Amma bi whispered in happiness and looked at Zayaan.

"From where you found her?" She inquired him in happiness and joy.

"You shouldn't be worry about it, amma bi. Just be happy she is back to her family," He said and rubbed his hand on my back.

Amma bi nodded her head with a smile then looked at me and back at Zayaan.

"Go fresh up and take your wife with you. She wasn't resting because of you and I am hundred percent sure she must be tired," Amma bi ordered Zayaan.

Zayaan removed his arms and held my hand. He nodded at amma bi and took me to our room. He closed the door behind and made me sit on the bed. He kneeled down in front of me and grabbed my hands.

"You should take care of yourself, Mishal. Why wasn't you taking care of yourself in my absence?" He asked me, as softly as he could.

"I was worried about you. All those what if was roaming in my mind. I thought something happened to you," I whispered looking down at our hands.

He removed his one hand and moved it to my face and made me look up at him. His eyes turned into soft when he looked in my eyes. He moved my hand from his other hand to his lips and kissed on it gently.

"How could something happens to me when someone pray for me to come home safe and sound?" He asked, softly.

I quickly gazed down and pulled him in a hug. He wrapped his arms around me but hissed in pain. I quickly pulled away and looked at him with wide eyes.

"Are you fine?" I asked him in panic and looked at his arms.

"I am completely fine. Don't worry! It's just a little injury," He said, casually like it was everyday time for him but he forgot that it was not everyday thing for me.

I opened the cuff of his right sleeve and the sleeve up. I gasped when I saw his arm was wrapped in bandage till his wrist. He made me look up at him and my face firmly.

"It's nothing, Mishal! Just a little injury," He said, slowly.

"Bu--," He cut me off with his lips by pressing them against mine.

He slowly pulled away and looked at me with his rare smile while I was blinking at him rapidly in shock and with pink cheeks.

He left me in shock and disappeared in the closet while I was trying to recover from the shock. I waited for him to come out of closet, once I recovered from the shock.

When he came out, he approached me and pulled me up with him. He took me down in dinning hall and told Rauza to put dinner on the table. He sat me down on the chair and sat beside me.

"Mashaa Allah! Look at my daughter! I pray Allah that your smile never vanish from this beautiful face of yours," Amma bi said to me as she entered in the dinning hall.

I smiled at her and looked at Zayaan who was already looking at me with a smile. Zayaan stood up and pulled the head chair out for amma bi and helped her to walk till the chair.

"Now, I am becoming old. I don't know when my times up and Allah calls me back," Amma bi said with smile.

"Amma bi, please don't talk like that," I told her and felt tears back in my eyes.

"Oh silly, girl! We belong to Him and one day we all have to return back to Him. And also I have to return because my husband is waiting for me," Amma bi said with a laugh.

Amma bi was one of those persons who was very dear to me and I couldn't afford to lose her, not now when I knew I needed her most.

Rauza came with the dishes and put them on the table and other two maids, Faiza and Fozia, came behind her with dinner. They served us dinner and went back inside the kitchen.

"Where is mom and Aabro?" Zayaan asked amma bi as he put spoon in my mouth and it made amma bi smile.

"Aabro was tired so your mother took her in guestroom and both are having dinner there. She is making sure her Rayaan's Aabro must not be hungry," Amma bi said.

Zayaan nodded his head and ate his dinner and also fed me with his own hands. This little or big act of him was making me happy from inside and my feelings for him was slowly growing.

After dinner, amma bi ordered Zayaan to take me back to the room and made sure I took complete rest.

We both were laying on our bed and this time without pillow walls between us. We were not laying in each others arms but was laying on our sides and held each other hand. Our intertwined hands were between us instead of pillows and we both were staring at the ceiling.

"I want to tell you something," I whispered and moved my head to look at him.

"What is it?" He asked me, softly.

I took a deep breath and was ready to make myself more light and took it off from my chest. My heart was starting to pound as fast as he could and my hands became sweaty. I opened my mouth and confessed him about my past,

"I was married before you!"

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