Is it mine..?
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*Chapter 8: "Is It Mine?"*
Hospital ke bahar barish ho rahi thi.
Main taxi ka wait kar rahi thi.
Jacket se pait chupane ki koshish kar rahi thi.
8 weeks. Abhi kuch dikhta bhi nahi tha.
Phir ek gaari ruki.
Black. Tinted windows.
Driver door khula.
Rayan.
3 din se neend nahi ki hui thi. Baal kharab. Shirt geeli.
Wo seedha mere samne aa kar khara ho gaya.
"Don't," I said. "Don't say anything."
"Is it mine?"
Uska awaaz kaanp raha tha.
I looked away. "It doesn't matter."
"It matters to me," he said. Step closer.
"Alia. Look at me."
I didn't.
"2 years ago you called me an option. Remember?"
"Every single day," he whispered.
He took my hand. I pulled it back.
"Then why should I tell you anything now?"
"Because," his voice broke. "Because I'm begging you."
Begging. Rayan Corp ka CEO.
Mere saamne bheek maang raha tha.
"Please," he said. "Is it my child?"
Barish tez ho gayi.
Mera mascara behne laga. Queen ka mask gir raha tha.
I opened my mouth.
Band kar di.
"Answer me," he said. "Or I will lose my mind."
My phone buzzed in my bag.
Unknown number.
Doctor ka message: `We can schedule termination anytime, Ms. Queen.`
I looked at Rayan. Then at my phone.
"Get in the car," I said finally.
"We need to talk."
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*End of Chapter 8*
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