Alisha was knocking at the door now violently as I was not able to give her response. I gathered myself and put some concealer on my face and hands. Tears were still leaking from my eyes, I rubbed my eyes harshly to get rid of this painful tears. I adjusted my hijab and opened the door slowly.

"What happened girl? Were you crying inside ? Is it about Zain? If it is then my dear friend I have already talked to him. You don't take any tension, he'll be good okay?" She said softly.

I looked deeply in her eyes. If I didn't know this deepest secret then, maybe just then I would have believed her. I quietly nodded my head. She hugged me tightly, I didn't feel like hugging her but still I patted her shoulder.

"Don't take tension just give tension." She said while winking at me. I smiled little just to show her that I was fine now.

We went outside in garden. Uncle and Zain were indulged in talking to each other. As soon as aunty and uncle saw me they got up from chair.

" Children now give us permission to leave." Uncle said while picking keys fro the table.

Aunty gave me a look of 'talk to Alisha right now'. I moved a little back and took hold of Alisha's hand.

"When are you going to marry? I'm waiting for that day, don't make me wait for too long! I want to enjoy it." I said to her with fake enthusiasm.Her eyes widened and I could feel her nervous and Zain was literally glaring me. Now things didn't go unnoticed by me.

"Exactly! I told her the same thing. I am waiting for her wedding. It's the dream of every mother, but this girl doesn't listen to me. Even one proposal came you know! But she rejected it." Aunty said with sadness in her voice.I gave a disappointed look to Alisha.

"Hey! Wait! Don't give me that look.That boy, he wasn't a good one okay?" Alisha quickly told me.

"There was not a single problem in that boy! Oh my Allah! What am I going to do with you?Okay as Maya knows you best so Maya do you have any person in your mind right now?" Aunty said.

"Rohaan ! Yes Rohaan bhai, He will be great for Alisha." I said without thinking. The only thing on my mind was how to save my relationship with Zain and wedding of Alisha would be the only solution.Alisha's eyes widened at just the mere thought of it.

"Rohaan? Yes, I can talk to your mother to ask Rohaan's mother about this proposal. He is a good person and actually quite humble person, he can definitely deal with her tantrums." Aunt said in great enthusiasm. Alisha was shooting daggers towards me and Zain looked angry.

"No, I don't think so that he is a good match for Alisha." Zain said while looking at Alisha's mom.

When aunty raise her eyebrow, he said that how Alisha is different from him, also that they were not compatible for each other.But aunty was not convinced at all. Zain was beyond angry but he was stopping himself to say anything to aunty.

This time I hugged Alisha and told her not to take tension. She only walked off with a huff. Aunty and uncle gave me blessings and then they set off to their home.

I came inside the room when Zain was pacing in room madly. I ignored him and took a quilt and pillow from cupboard. All this time he was looking me intently. Suddenly he barged towards me and tightly hold my arm.

"What are you doing?" I hissed in pain.

"What am I doing? What you were doing huh? Alisha said that she doesn't want to get married then why you all are forcing her?"Zain said with pure rage.

"I never heard her saying that she didn't want to marry and Rohaan bhai will be good for her." I said and took my arm out of his hold.

"Why the hell you took Rohaan's name? Who the hell told you to huh?" Zain was angry as if I were afraid of him.

"Aunty asked about my opinion okay? She asked me and I said Rohaan bhai name, what's the problem in that?" I asked him nonchalantly.

"What's the problem? Do you even realise stupid women what have you done? What if Rohaan say yes to this proposal huh? Oh my! No, no it can't be." Zain said as I was not here.He started pacing madly in room chanting what will he do?

"Why does it concern you too much?" I asked him in low voice.

"Shut the hell up stupid woman!" Zain said angrily and again started pacing madly in room

"No tell me why does it concern you so much Zain?" I asked raising my voice.

"Shut up!"

"No tell me, " I said raising my voice more.He suddenly barged towards me and slapped me harder.My. Head hit at the corner of bed. Blood was oozing out of my head.

"Because I love her! Okay? Do you get that stupid woman? Do you even realise how hard is it for me to think about her marrying someone else?" He said raising his voice. I closed my eyes tightly to get away from this reality. I took all my energy and stood up.

"And what about me huh? Do you even realise how hard it's for me to see my husband loving my best friend? Do you Zain Abbas?" I emphasised on each word. Tears were flowing down on my cheeks. I was shivering badly.

"You don't, right?" I said in harsh voice.

"Oh shut up woman! Don't you see that nobody wants you in their life? You are worthless, pathetic woman who loves to take away the happiness of others. You came in my life and my all happiness went away and I am damn sure you must have taken happiness from your parents so they must have married you to get rid of you. Oh wait! You took their happiness before you were even born. Right?" Zain said menacingly.

How does he know this ? Only my parents and Al-Alisha

Why Alisha? Why?

"Just to save you, doctors had to kill your twin. So you killed her right? " Zain said while smirking.

"No ! No she w-wasn't bre-breathing . She died before the doctors cou-could help her. I didn't k-kill her." It was hard for me to breathe. His words were piercing my soul. I was beyond hurt. My breath was shaking. I took a long breath just to capture more oxygen.I never wanted to remember this. I have always considered her death as my fault but my parents not for even a single second let me feel that I was the reason behind her death. Even I get to know about her from our close relatives, I asked my parents and their then told me the truth.

"Oh please! You have taken our happiness away. You are the reason of her death.You are the pathetic woman who killed smiles of many people . You are the reason of every pain. You killed her." Zain was shouting.

I couldn't control myself and slapped him harder again and again. I hit his chest with my small fists to get rid of my pain. My hiccups were echoing in whole room. I was saying again and again that I hadn't killed her. He was in need of some medical assistance I hadn't killed my sister.

He was beyond shocked. But as soon as he came to his senses he held my hands tightly. I could see the rage dripping from his eyes. His jaw was clenched tightly.He was angry, he gritted his teeth sharply. His hold on my hand was getting hard by every minute passing. I hissed in pain.

"Leave me you cheater! I said leave me!" I shouted at him.

"Cheater? Huh?" He smirked widely." Then let me show you what a cheater can do." He said dangerously , his nose was touching my nose tip. I could hear his heavy breaths and could see the dangerous look he had on his face.

Before I could process his words, he he pulled out his belt from jeans and smirked widely. Horror was evident on my face. No! He wouldn't. Before I could save myself from the beast standing in front of me, a hard leather belt hit my skin and a horrible shriek left from my mouth.An intense pain shot up in my body. I fell on the cold floor.

Then another hit!

Another hit!

My cries and pleas were deaf to his ears. I was crying badly. My hiccups weren't stopping and my clothes were ripped. His signs of brutality were marked on my body. My body and even my soul was shaking because of his brutality. Every inch of my body was asking mercy from him. My cries were echoing in whole house. I couldn't breathe.

Suddenly he released the belt and throwed it at the corner of room, I was hissing in pain. He gripped my arm tightly, his nails were digging in my body making me scream. He was barbarian. He dragged me out of room. I tried to stop him but only received a hard slap and a hard punch in my stomach from him. I weakly surrended in front of him. But my pleas never stop.

"Please ! Le-leave me Za-Zain, it's hu-hurting." I said but then with all my energy left I pushed him harder. His grip loosened from my arms. I rushed towards the room to save myself from this animal. But before I could enter the room he pulled my hair tightly from back and then dragged me down from stairs. I screamed harder and wiggled in his grip.

He pushed me harder on floor. My whole body was in agonising pain. I coughed harder and blood was oozing out of my mouth and nose. My whole body was aching. I was in extreme pain.

"So babe, now you get it what a cheater can do Huh?" Zain said proudly.I was sick of him.

I stoop up with all the energy left in my body and barged towards him.

"You Zain Ab-Abbas is a che- cheater! You are animal! You are th-the cause of miseries in my li-life.Kill me Zain! Be a man ! Kill me you ferocious beast!" I shouted but my hiccups weren't stopping.My breath was shaking. I weakly stood in-front of him. He wore a look of scowl and took fistful of my hairs and dangerously came near me.

"I Zain Abbas in full consciousness gives Maya Zain Abbas a divorce!

Divorce

Divorce! Trust me babe this will kill you for your whole life." He said confidently, pushed me back making me fall on the floor and laughed hysterically.

I was in pure shock. My eyes were widened with the fear of these words. My body trembled by his words.

Divorce

I was out of breath. I was crying madly and my soul was broken. My heart couldn't accept this that Zain gave me divorce. I was a mess. I was feeling a looser who was going to save her marriage but herself ended it.

Zain took my arms in deathly grip and jerked me towards the main door. He opened the door with full force. He threw me out of house and closed the door with a loud thud.I quickly stoop up despite the pain which was shooting up on my body by passing minute. I started banging the door and my pleas could be heard by whole neighbourhood.

This night was the witness of his brutality.

I felt weak not only physically but mentally too. I was shivering in this cold night. I was without any veil and my hijab was brutally took away due to Zain's cruelty.

I could feel my body not responding and my senses going under the ocean of miseries. My body felt weak and my eyelids got heavy and then losing all my consciousness and surrendering myself to pain I closed my eyes.

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