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on the ground with her thundering heart she ran outside of her house looking for her husband in every possible place. Since, there was no car available she had to walk for almost three hours looking around for him and calling him.

The phone was finally answered but her fears became so real.

"He is in hospital". The voice said

She ran towards the nearest taxi crying as they didn't stop for her. Finally, after a few minutes, she hired a taxi asking the driver to drive faster because her husband needs her. She prayed to her lord to keep him safe. The fear of losing him gripped her senses badly.

She ran inside the hospital disoriented asking for him and they told her he was on the emergency room bed. She looked through the bed finding him on one of them. He was looking at his hand then his eyes connected with her and her heart stopped.

She leapt forward wrapping her arms around him tightly.

"Hayaat?, how did you find me?". He asked confused

She pulled back looking at him almost sighing in relief that there was nothing major done when she saw his hand, "What happened?".

He sighs, "I don't know. I went out to get you ice cream then I found my car broke down so I tried to fix it but in doing so I kind of hurt my hand".

"So, why not call me or at least answer my call?. Do you know how scared I was?". She said angrily

He grinned but hide it since she was mad, "I am sorry, ok?. I was just confused. Someone helped me to the hospital quickly and then everything was too quick".

"Who helped you?". She asked cautiously

He shrugged, "Never seen him".

"Good. You don't have to see him". She mumbles

"You cannot use your hand, Zahid". She said irritated

"I won't have you work my shift just because I can't use my hand". He said stubbornly

"You are already here. Get to work then". She sighs

She had been working non-stop to take her mind away from last night. But, each minute especially when Zahid is near her she would feel the same feelings from yesterday.

She was sure what she has for Zahid was strong but shouldn't Zahid know the whole truth, especially about their marriage?.

She remained the same for days thinking and more thinking enough to cause her to be sick. She looked down at their daily reports blinking her eyes off the blindness.

"I won't fight you today so give me the reports". He said playfully watching her reading them intently

She hands him the reports without a word he frowns holding them. He was sure she loves fighting for every single thing with her, if possible. He saw her shoulder slumped as she leans on the cabinet behind her looking down at the ground.

He saw her body almost hitting the floor but he throw the files away holding her unconscious body in his hands.

His heart stopped.

"Hayaat?". He said worriedly

He was quick to actions since his fears started gripping his heart. He took her to the hospital immediately and they admitted her to the emergency. The doctor informed that she was under extreme stress which caused her health to distort.

He sat beside her bed holding her hand thinking about the last two weeks and how he hadn't noticed so much happening to her. He played with her fingers unconsciously while he evaluates how much he had to pay attention to her to not have her health in the same risk again.

"Zahid, what happened?". She asked confused

"You are not going to work until you tell me what happened that you were stressing so much to faint". He asked sitting on the bed

She turned around looking in his determined eyes sighing. She knows she had avoided this topic since she had opened her eyes in the hospital. The question always remained in between them since the day of marriage.

Since, their marriage started with it.

"What trouble are you in, Hayaat?". He asked again

She bites her lips looking down, "Remember the day we were married?". She pauses and he nodded, "My family (external), I am not even sure if they are, but they wanted money even after taking my property so there was a man who paid them a good price in exchange to marry me to him. My family didn't even ask me neither informed me until that day the man who purchased me blocked my way and h-he-".

Her words stuck in her throat as the day started replaying in her head again. The pain, betrayal, truths and suffering all over again.

He watched as her body started to shake. He jumped into action holding her body to his chest wrapping his arms around her. Even when he fears what her next words might be he knew he had to be there with her. No matter what. She means too much to him now to even think of anything else but her.

"H-He tried to manhandle me. He told me that I was sold to him and in a day I will be his property to do all the things he wants to do with me. H-He took me to a side place with no people hitting me for resisting him and insulting him in front of people. Also, said this was a promo of what was coming next for me. I ran away from him, for hours, before I somehow ended in front of your house and while I was thinking of a solution you came in front of me and the only solution I had was to marry you then". She explained

"Why did you faint?". He asked suppressing his anger

"He (Ali) is back". She replied scared

"So, you are telling me that I can't cook". She said challenging

He grinned, "Yes".

"That's it. I want you out of my kitchen". She said pushing him out

His heart flutters at calling his house kitchen her and he smiled at her walking away leaving her to cook. He knows she can cook he had tried so many dishes already. He just needed some time to figure a few things.

"Junaid, I need your help". He said stern

She was working on her dish when he walked in with a book in his hand. She didn't look at him because she was still mad at him questioning her skills after eating all her food every day. She had cooked him his meals since she had come to their house.

The week she was sick, he had mentioned how much he misses her meals at work and home. But, he had to ruin everything by doubting her.

She feels his gaze at her turning around she looked at him but he looked away quickly. She shakes her head with a tiny smile that she hides from him turning back to work. Even when she was a little mad, she was glad that he had stayed by her side making her forget her worries.

It had always been the same with the stress from her family (external) and the nightmare from the accident having no one to comfort was hard. She met him at her first day at work, with being nervous to not even being able to talk to having a fight with an unknown man (him), to having him as her rival at work, to being married to him for life. He had always, with his fights managed to take the negative away from her focusing her on other things.

She had joined the company responsible for her parents death to work hard to not have the same incident again since she had lost all proofs already. But, then, the hurt of being in the same company was too much but he was always there somewhere taking her mind off that thought.

He was always there.

"See, I did it". She said proudly after he had eaten everything she cooked

He grinned at her pulling her to him. He tapped her nose, "I already knew it".

Her eyes widen as her heart flutter at his little action, "You are so dead, Zahid".

He pulled back smiling, "Come on, you won't kill me". Then he smiled nervously, "Right?".

"You have approximately three minutes to have a good deal with me". She said

"Ah, because I am your husband?". He said smiling

She shakes her head.

"Because you want me". He said proudly

She narrowed her eyes, "The more you say me that I want you I always see it other way".

He grinned, "Ok, fine, I brought your favourite dessert I guess you don't want it".

Her eyes widen, "What?".

"Time is running right?". He said smiling

"No, we have 60 seconds. You have to promise to bring a dessert after dinner for the rest of our lives". She said smiling

His heart flutters, "Deal".

"So, I have applied for a different company to work with". She started smiling at her husband who was sitting in front of her

"And?". He asked curiously

"They accepted me". She said grinning

He smiled looking at her happiness and to see her glowing so much since the day she fainted. She had been in pain for a while and decided to let go of her family death for once. It wasn't easy and took her years to be over it but she had decided to leave the place that reminded her of pain and remember the places that remind her the good.

"I cannot believe their company was into so much". She said shocked looking at the news

He nodded merely.

"The killer of my family are behind the bar and bankrupt and I am not even sure how to feel about it". She said smiling at her husband

Her husband holds her hand in his, "We don't have to think".

Zahid had been working days and nights to pull this one-off. He had asked his friend for help to unveil the secrets of the company that had ruined so much for his wife and for more people around. He couldn't even imagine losing someone to such unfair death but then death is supposed to come one way or another but having someone responsible for it roaming around like that is more painful.

He had worked to take down the records of their corruption in their projects that had caused the ultimate shut down. He knew the pain of losing parents. His parents were taken away by poverty. But, at least, he had some years and no one to hold responsible.

Days passed, the one storm calmed down and everyone like every time forgets that a company was taken down by an ordinary man in hiding.

But, the storm comes back.

"To say that I love chocolate is impossible". She said munching on her chocolate smiling

He wrapped his arms around her hand pulling her a little closer, "What else do you love?".

"You-". She started

But someone pulled her away from her husband comfort touch towards a hard disgusting touch.

"Did you really think I will let you be happy with him just because you marry him?". Ali asked

Zahid looked at the man he had been trying to find so long. The same man who had bought his wife from her family. But, he couldn't trace anything about him besides that he was in some wrong things.

His heart clenched in fear and pain looking at his wife being held at gunpoint with the man he hates.

Her eyes looked at him with tears filled in her eyes as every memory of them together came rushing to her as she fears that this must be her end and their end together.

Zahid heart stopped as he heard a gunshot and his feet took him towards her faster than anyone holding her to him checking for any wound.

"He will be serving in jail for his crime, Sir". The police officer said

He nodded sighing thanking the man for his work walking inside the room where his wife laid. The man who tried to hurt his wife was shot by the police that was called by someone present there. It was exactly five days after he almost had a heart attack that he will lose his wife but he wasn't ready for an even bigger surprise.

They were going to be parents.

For him, it was ultimate happiness but he couldn't share with his wife because she hadn't opened her eyes after the incident. The doctor informed she wasn't harmed physically but emotionally she had given up due to which she is resting for now.

The doctor was hopeful once her mind had calmed down she will be awake but his heart wouldn't stop being worried for a second. He had taken a leave staying by her side every second not wanting her to wake up alone and be scared again.

He prayed each night and speak to her in hope of her listening to even one sentence of his and coming back. He wanted her back. He had realised how much she meant to him and how much she had become his habit. She was the first thing he would think of after waking and last before sleeping.

She was his everything.

Now, with their child, he wanted to share every moment of it together and cherishing her for giving him this happiness.

Only if she opens her eyes

He held her hand kissing the backside, "You know, I have been wanting to say so much but I wanted you to be in front of me when I speak I wanted you to look at me. I guess, you can't and I am not sure if I will ever be able to speak then either. I had so many chances and I never spoke a word. I wanted to tell you how much I love you every day. I wanted to show you every happiness that I could. I actually wanted to build our family and our house together which is coming true now. B-But, you are not here, Hayaat. Please, wake up".

He walked away from the room with tears in his eyes to pray to his lord. The minute he entered back into the room he finds something different. It took him a moment to know that his wife was finally awake and all his prayers were answered.

"I am telling you, Zahid, if you make me eat that crap again you are dead". She said angrily

He grinned, "Come on, it's good for-".

"Say that word and you are dead before your actual time". She said gritting her teeth

He hides his smile but even after nine months he cannot stop annoying her and having her eat more.

"Fine". He said sighing

They were blessed with a beautiful daughter after a lot of troubles. He smiled with tears looking at their precious child in his hands and then at his wife. He kissed her forehead lovingly as he gazed in her beautiful eyes, "You know you are trouble but you are my trouble".