Next day...

Asmara woke up with a severe headache...Hashim was sleeping peacefully on his side of bed,her eyes went to the wall clock and it was showing the time of 9:00 am.

She gasped...although she is free from university today but Hashim has his office to attend.

She was feeling so disgusted of herself that her eyes again welled up but she controlled her tears and forwarded her hand towards Hashim to wake him up but she was unable to touch him because of her own state of mind.

"Ha Hashim!"She spoke with a great difficulty.

"Hmm."He hummed in a sleepy voice.

"It its 9:00am...y you have office to attend."

Hashim opened his eyes and saw Asmara leaning down on him...but as soon as his eyes met hers she tried moving away,Hashim held her by her waist pulling her on him...caressing her loose hair strands.

"Hashim please chor den mujhe."

Asmara said with teary eyes...she was guilty...she was thinking herself impure...

Hashim loosened his grip on her and Asmara felt bad...really bad.

"Hashim?"she said gulping her tears.

"Asmara I am not understanding you a bit...where is my wife...my titli...why are you behaving so odd."Hashim asked.

"Hashim sorry...I behave like this if I get fever...sorry."Asmara lied composing herself.

"You are a tigress Asmara...why are you afraid of this fever...We will fight this fever together meri jaan...just with your smile."Hashim kissed her forehead.

"You will not leave me ever?"Asmara asked.

"I'll not leave you ever...till I die."

Hashim pulled her into a hug.

"Hashim Don't talk about dying...If you ever leave me Hashim...I'll die at that very moment...rather I will commit suicide."Asmara was having the most jumbled up emotions.

"Asmara you are gone mad...dare you speak about this stupid act now...pagal larki!"Hashim scolded her a little.

"Ok just leave all this for a while...you know uncle aunty and Sara are coming after two weeks."Hashim said.

Asmara's eyes shined"seriously?"

Hashim nodded:"uncle told me yesterday."

"Hashim your office...today?"

Asmara asked.

"I'll go If you are okay."Hashim replied.

"I am fine Hashim...you should go."

"Okay...I'll come early...I just have a meeting..."Hashim said getting up from bed.

"Okay."Asmara smiled.

"Yaar whenever I get up from bed...you smile,it means you don't like my presence."Hashim joked but Asmara's face fell.

"Oh my Allah...you again got tensed...I was joking titli."Hashim leaned downwards placing a quick kiss on her temple.

Later on he went to office...Asmara got a call from Ansha.

Ansha:"how are you now?"

Asmara:"fine...I haven't told Hashim."

Ansha:"relax...take your time but you should tell him...he is so supportive Asmara and he trusts you."

Asmara:"I don't have the courage to tell him."

Ansha:"Asmara he is your best friend...you can tell him."

Asmara:"I don't want to hurt him."

Ansha:"Asmara...should I come to your house."

Asmara:"no I am fine...take rest,i'll talk to you later.

Ansha:"Allah hafiz...

Days were passing like this...Asmara being distant to Hashim and not attending the university saying she is unhealthy.

Hashim was tensed at her weird change in behaviour,he tried many times to ask where the problem is but she just kept quiet everytime...she don't sleep snuggled up with him...their kisses almost finished...Hashim tried to bring his normal wife back but all in vain.

Ansha was attending university and Hashir always ask about Asmara but Ansha doesn't pay any heed to him.She was also trying to convince Asmara to forget all that but Asmara was affected deeply.

One fine day...in the evening...

Hashim was working on his laptop in his house...Asmara was taking a bath....

The door bell rang...

Hashim got up to open the door and there was standing a delivery boy...

"Yes?"Hashim asked.

"You are Mr.Hashim?"he asked.

Hashim nodded.

"Its for you sir...please sign here."

Hashim took the box from his hand and signed the paper.

"Who sent?"Hashim asked.

"Don't know sir."He replied.

"Okay...thanks!"Hashim went inside with a confused expression on his face.

He opened the parcel and there was a envelope inside...he opened the envelope and seeing the thing inside...the ground slipped under his feet...no this can't be true...

His eyes welled up...all red,jaw clenched...he was like somebody snatched his everything from him...his life....

Those were the pictures of his wife...his life in someone else's arms and then that kiss...no these all are mopped...this can't be true.

"Hashim?"He heard Asmara's voice and he clenched his fists in anger.

"Haashim?"She again spoke coming near him but seeing his state she got confused.

"Your phone was ringing."Asmara said forwarding the phone towards him.

"Who I am to you?"

Hashim asked looking at those pictures.

"Hashim?"Asmara got confused.

"Ever considered me your husband?"Hashim gave a pained look to Asmara.

"Ww what?"

"I trusted you blindly."

Hashim spoke.

Asmara was just quiet,unable to speak any word.

"You...Asmara,Now I got to know what heart break is."Hashim's eyes got teary.

"Haa Hashim?"Asmara's voice stuttered.

"You killed me smoothly...what I did to you to deserve this?"

"Ha...!"Asmara came near him trying to hold his hand.

"Stay away."Hashim jerked her hand away.

"Hashim please tell me what happened?"Asmara flinched at her place.

Hashim held her hand and placed the photos on her hand.

"It happened long ago...I guess."

Hashim said angrily.

Asmara's eyes widened seeing the photos...

"No please...its not like what you are thinking...its not like this Hashim...please believe me!"

Asmara pleaded.

"Leave me alone for sometime,can you please?"Hashim said moving towards their room.

"Hashim please!"Asmara ran behind him.

"Get out of the room Asmara...otherwise I'll leave the house!"Hashim yelled.

"Hashimm!"Asmara cried.

Hashim locked the room from inside.Asmara kept crying,

sobbing,hiccuping...she felt like as if her whole world shattered by the look which Hashim gave to her.How will she bring everything back to normal...How will she make Hashim believe on her...she didn't do it purposely...it was Hashir who did it...she was innocent...she didn't betray him...

How will she explain all the things to him now....

Both of their world collapsed.....the hearts broke...the happiness vanished...

Dated 10 May,2020.