Hired Bride

CHAPTER - 6

'What was that?'She thought whilst clutching her chest where her heart was.

After calming her fast beating heart, she laid down thinking this whole incident might be some kind of weird dream.

It was 10 in the morning when Ayesha' s sleep filled eyes landed on the wall clock.

"Oh my God!!! How come I slept till 10 in the morning? "She muttered to herself and sprang out of the bed.

Soon enough everything happened to her yesterday came crashing on her.

'I'm married to Khizar.'She whispered to herself.

"Indeed, you are. "Alina answered her whilst coming out from the washroom.

Not wanting to get teased anymore she sprang in the washroom with a baby pink colour shirt and white legging.

'How will I pretend that didn't know anything when actually Alian has told me everything. 'She thought whislt turning on the shower.

After mustering all her courage, she stepped out from her room whilst her hand were busy fidgeting with the corner of her white dupatta out of nervousness.

She was on her way to the dining when

Rafia's voice halted her on her track. "Ayesha, you are up?"

'Obviously mumma.'Ayesha thought but didn't say anything.

"Everyone already had their breakfast, now go feed yourself something, you must be hungry."She said and pecked her forehead before disappearing into dada jaan' s room.

'Ya Allah, I don't want to face him now...please.'She prayed with every step she took towards the dining.

Thanking Allah for not coming across Khizar she had her breakfast quite heartily.

After her breakfast when she was going towards dada jaan's room to greet him, she spotted Khizar near the door and in an instant she changed her way and walked away in opposite direction.

The whole day passed with her running away in the opposite direction from khizar every time she saw him.

She didn't even come to dinner.

Khizar noticed this and frowned.

'Why is she running away from me?' He thought and sneaked inside her room.

Khizar looked around Ayesha's room and placed the gift that he brought for her on her dressing table with a note attached to it.

He came out of her room swiftly after looking here and there cautiously and went out of the house to buy Amjad Khan's medicines.

He met his childhood friend Arsal Niayzi in the medical store.

"What happened buddy? Is everything alright? You didn't come to my nikah." Khizar asked Arsal whilst hugging him.

"Congratulations for your nikah man

and I'm sorry I couldn't come..... Mumma is little sick these days." Arsal explained after congratulating him.

Bags under his eyes explained it. Arsal's parents got divorced when Arsal was six. Since then he lived with his only guardian, his mother. His father has been busy in his own new home.

Arsal was very attached to his mother and her little sneeze used make him crazy.

"Umm are you done buying medicine?" Khizar asked and he nodded.

"So can I come to see Aunt?"He asked and Arsal glared him.

"Do you have to ask?"He said and he nodded negatively and they both laughed.

"You go ahead, I'll come after buying dada jaan's regular medicines." He said

and they both parted after shaking hands.

Khizar was going to Arsal's home whilst humming some song under his breath, a beautiful smile playing on his lips when suddenly out of nowhere a truck came and hit his car making it fly and twist and turn in the air before it landed.

Khizar's brain shut down not able to bear all the pain he was going through.

Soon after the peoples gathering there ware sirens of police jeep and Ambulance.

Ayesha came to her room at 9 of the night after gossiping around with all the girls in Alina's room.

She was relieved that she didn't get to come face to face with Khizar.

She even didn't come down for dinner making excuses.

She was taking out her earing when her gaze fell on the beautifully wrapped box in front of her. She picked it up and saw a note attached to it.

'Who kept it here?' She thought and opened the note.

Wear it and meet me at the terrace, sharp 11.

Yours and only yours Khizar Khan

After reading the note she felt her palm sweating and her heart palpitating at dangerous speed, for second she felt it might come out breaking her ribcage.

With shivering hands she opened the gift. Inside it was a beautiful pendant in heart shape and inside the heart

and K was beautifully engraved.

She smiled with teary eyes looking at the beautiful and first ever gift from her husband.

She tied it around her neck and the flip flop inside her stomach made her giggle nervously.

'Why I find it hard to face him? We have practically seen each since ages. Is this because the nikah bond? Or this because I know now that he loves me?'She was conversing to herself whilst her fingertips were busy caressing the pendant.

'Why he want to meet? Does he want to confess his love. But what would I say in return. I don't love him. Would he mind if I wouldn't say anything in return. Oh my god He loves me as in Khizar khan who I thought hated me is in love with me. 'She thought and she felt butterflies dancing in her stomach whilst anticipating the meeting.

Her gaze fell on the wall clock which read 9:45.

'Should I dress up? What if mumma comes to know about me meeting khizar alone? But he is my mehram now. But rukhsati is not done yet. So what nikah is the main thing.' She occupied by endless thoughts when a shriek from downstairs had her snapped from her lala land.

'Ya Allah khair.' she said and hide her pendant with her dupatta and scurried out of her room.

She came down and saw Alina and Rafia crying badly whilst everyone else were stiff as board.

Sadaquat was asking someone about hospital's name.

She was looking at everyone with confusion floating in her innocent brown orbs.

"Ayesha.... Bh...... Bhai accident." When Alina spotted her she sprang towards her and hugged her tightly whilst stuttering.

"What happened Alina?" She asked praying in her heart for everything to be fine.

"We have to go to the hospital." Sadaquat khan said urgently after disconnecting the call.

"Baba what's wrong?" She detached from Alina and came in front of Sadaquat Khan.

"Ayesha, I want you too be strong and pray for Khizar. "He said holding her shoulders.

" Khizar? What happened to him?" She asked whilst trying to control the shivering of her body.

He didn't say anything but rushed out followed by Rafia and Alina.

She was standing there like a statue.

Sahir was going out when she marched towards him and held his hand.

" Sahir, what happened to Khizar?"

"Bhai's car was hit by a drunk truck driver." Sahir said his eyes blood red.

Her heart clenched painfully and eyes brimmed with tears.

"I've to go." He said and detached her hand from his.

She didn't say anything but followed him like a zombie.

Sahir opened his car's front door for dada jaan and Ayesha slide in back seat without even bothering to wear her slippers.

It's been two months since the accident.

Khizar was still in the state of coma.

Doctors weren't sure about how much time he would take to come out of coma or he would be able to make it or not.

His accident turned his family members lives upside down creating a big hole inside their hearts.

Amjad khan was always locked inside his room busy praying for his eldest grandson.

Sadaquat khan seems suddenly aged.

Rafia was silent and didn't spoke a word after doctors revelation of Khizar being in coma.

Alina used to roam around her mother to help her with everything like zombie.

Sahir was suddenly too mature and was busy handling office, home and his studies.

Sameera phuppo, her husband and Sahil was trying hard to bring back the people of Shanawaz villa to their normal selves.

And Ayesha was mess. She didn't know his well being would matter so much to her.

She used to sit near his machines clad unconscious body and stare him for hours without blinking.

She could do anything to see him again healthy and on his two feet.

His accident made her realize that she can't even think to breathe without him. His accident made her realize that she loves him. His accident made her realize that she could maybe able to breathe but she wouldn't be able to live without him.