All family members were gathered in his room who had been in sleep for the last two days. Every eye was wet and heart was praying for his come back. Sameer was seated next to him while Shazam with roshaane and Aabia were seated on his feet side. Jahan and Zeeniya were seated on bed worried for their son who was suffering from high fever for the last two days.

"How's he now doctor?" Asked Jahan as the doctor checked Aarham.

"He'll be fine Inshah Allah. Its something on his mind bothering him other wise there's nothing to worry. I'll give him injection and he'll be fine till morning." Said doctor and all took a breath of relieve.

"Don't worry Mr Jahan. He'll be fine." Said Doctor and Jahan went to see off him while all keep seated there next to him.

"Come on now kids have rest and let him take rest. He'll be fine till morning." Said Mrs Ahmad looking at her grandchildren who were around their elder brother but Mrs Ahmad could see his companion seated in a corner silently. Her tears were telling the story of her heart.

"I want to be with bhai." Said Sameer holding Aarham's hand.

"Let him rest beta. Doctor said he'll be fine." Said Jahan as he stepped in the room and went closer to his son who was looking so worried for his brother.

"Bhai will be okay?" Roshaane asked and Jahan nodded with a smile to assure them.

"He'll be fine Roshaane. Don't worry. Our bhai is a tough guy." Said Aabia and went closer to all the siblings

"Come on. Now go and have some rest. His fever is going down now." Said Aabia touching forehead of Aarham which brought a smile on their face.

"Kids go to your rooms now. Your brother is okay now." Said Zeeniya and all nodded.

Kissing their brother's hands,forehead, all walked out of the room leaving her alone with him. As the room got empty, she went to lock the room and walked to him slowly. Taking seat next to him,she held his hand in hers and kissed it with love.

"Come back." Sobbing, she whispered.

Leaning closer to his face,she gave a caress to his cheek with her thumb.

"Aarham come back. Come back please." She cried looking at him.

And she saw a tear escaped from the corner of his left eye. She could feel the battle going inside him. The battle of fear and pain.

"Da..du." He mumbled in his unconsciousness.

"Aarham." She called him again on his whisper.

"Me..h.ak." He took her name and his forehead filled up with sweat.

"Me..h.ak." He called me and I could see his forehead filling up with sweat.

"I'm here." Holding his face in the cup of my palms,I said.

"Don't..go." He said again and again I saw a tear rushed out of his eye.

"I'm not going anywhere. Please come back Aarham." I said as I rested my head on his chest to feel his heart and somewhere I wanted to give him believe that I was here,close to him. I was not going any where.

"I'm here." Closing my eyes,I keep listening his heart beat which started to calm down.

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I opened my eyes waking up from sleep. I tried to move but I couldn't. Coming to my senses,I tried to find out where I was. I moved a little and tried to see. As I looked up at the face in front of me,my lips stretched into smile.

I was still in the same position where I was at night. On his chest but now his arms were wrapped around me. Slowly unwrapping his arms around me,I moved back and looked at him who was sleeping peacefully. I touched his forehead to check his temperature. A breath of relieve realised from my lips as his temperature was gone now.

Checking the time,I went to do my ablution and offered my prayer. I prayer for his health.

"Mehak." He sat up with a jolt and looked around.

I could see his forehead filled with sweat and breaths uneven.

"Aarham." Calling him,I covered the prayer rug and ran to him who was finding me.

"I'm here." Taking seat in front of him,I held his face in my hands and made him look at me.

"Mehak." Looking at me,he said and keep looking at me for few seconds to believe.

"I'm here. Don't think about anything." I said while cleaning his forehead with my dupatta.

"Don't go. Please don't go." He said and again his eyes start filling up with tears.

"I won't go. I won't go. I won't my Aarham." I said looking in his eyes giving him believe.

He pulled me in his arms as I said the words and hugged me tightly while crying again. I let him cry and soon I felt him fall asleep on my shoulder. Slowly, I made him move back and nsede him lay on bed.

"I'm here. Close to you." I whispered looking at his face which was now looking peaceful.

Placing my head on his shoulder,I smiled feeling his fragrance going to my heart through my nostrils.

As he opened his eyes,his lips stretched into a smile as he saw his siblings seated in front of him with a beautiful smiled on their lips.

"Good morning bhai." Said all in union and he smiled more looking at them.

"Good morning. How are you all?" He asked while sitting up.

"We are fine. How are you? You scared us." Said Sameer moving closer to him and held his arm.

"I'm fine Sam." Said Aarham ruffling his hair.

"Don't scared us more. We want our brother back." Said Sameer looking up in his eyes.

"We love you so much bhai. Don't go far from us." Said Shazam coming closer to him and sat near his feet.

"Yes I want my bhai back who looks more handsome when he smiles." Aabia said sitting on left side of bed near his feet.

"I want my bhai back who listened to my complains and help me in everything." Said Roshaane and sat in front of him while placing her head on his shoulder.

"We love you bhai." Said all in union and he smiled with tears in his tears.

"Your bhai loves you too. There nothing in my life than you all. I'm living for my all beloved relations." He said and Roshaane moved back and looked at his brother.

"So what my Guriya made for me in breakfast?" He asked which made her smile.

"Your favorite omelette with French toast and your favorite mango juice." She said happily which made him more smile looking at her happy face.

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"Okay. Let me freshen up and then we'll have our breakfast together." He said and all nodded.

His eyes moved in the room to find her. They could see the search in his eyes which made them smile but his heart beat in fear.

"Where is your bhabhi?" He asked looking around and tuned his head toward balcony.

"She's helping mom in breakfast. I call her." Aabia said which brought a relieve on his face and he nodded.

"Send her please." He get restless.

"Don't worry bhai. She's here. I'm sending her." Said Aabia and all went out of the room while he stepped out of the bed and went to wardrobe.

As he opened the wardrobe, his eyes found her dresses hanged there. Going to the dressing table, he checked her jewellery and bangles which were placed there and he let a breath of relieve out.

"Is your checking done?" He turned on the voice and saw Mehak standing.

"Is your checking done?" I asked and he turned on my voice.

His eyes were fixed on me as he was believing that I was really there. Closing the door behind me,I walked toward him and slowly removed my dupatta from my head like he always like to see me in front of him. Standing in front of him,I keep looking in his deep eyes.

"Good morning." I said and he looked away from my face.

"Good morning. You're...not...not going right!?" On his question,my lips smiled while my eyes brimmed up with tears.

Standing on tiptoes,I pressed my lips on his forehead and held his shirt from front standing close to him.

"How you thought that I'll leave you!? I'm not going anywhere." I said and he gave a nod to me while I could see a light smile touched his lips.

"Freshen up. Everyone is waiting for you on breakfast." I said and again he nodded and was about to take a step to go but I held his arm to stop him.

"Aarham." I said and went closer to him.

"I was thinking.." I stopped as my fingers touched his shirt buttons.

"To help you." I said as I opened the first button of his shirt.

Slowly, my fingers started to open the buttons of his shirt like he always wanted me to do. But I felt something missing. I stopped and looked at him whose gaze was on me. Taking his hand,I brought it my left ear where he always used to play with my earring and again I start to unbuttoned his shirt while his fingers slightly held my earring in them making me smile.

"Its done now." I said and looked up in his eyes again.

"Can I go now?" He asked still with not moving eyes.

"You want to?" I asked looking back in his deep eyes.

"No." He answered simply.

"Have breakfast and then you can see your not so pretty wife." I said turning to wardrobe and took his clothes out.

"Go." I said giving him his clothes and he walked toward washroom.

With a happy smile on my face,I started to clean the bed. The washroom door opened and he came out. I saw him without his shirt,drying his hair with towel. His hand stopped on his head as his eyes fell on me.

"Your shirt?" I asked going to him.

"I'll wear it in few minutes." He replied and I nodded.

"I'm going." I said and took a step but he held my wrist to stop me.

Turning to him,I looked at him and waited for him to tell me the reason of stopping me.

"Where...Where are you going?" He asked and I turned to him fully with a smile.

"I'm going downstairs where everyone is waiting for us. You get ready and come." I said and he nodded and his grip loosen on my wrist.

"Wont you help me in wearing my shirt?" On his words,I smiled and went in the washroom to take his shirt out.

"I'm always ready to help you." I said and went behind him.

He moved his arms behind and one by one slipped in the shirt's arm. I went in front of him and start closing the buttons of his shirt.

"You'll be be with me always?" He asked as his hand went to my hair to pull the clip out.

"Always." I said still looking at his expose chest and on the mark of bullet.

"Is doesn't hurt anymore right?" I asked touching his mark on his chest.

"No. But..." He stopped and I looked up at him.

"But..!?" I asked and touched his chest again.

"This." Holding my hand on his chest,he made me look up at him.

"Your touch is making my heart to run faster." He said and I smiled on his confession.

"I know that." I said and saw a smile touched his lips.

"Your siblings are waiting. Come soon." I said and took the clip from his hand and tied my hair again.

"I'm coming." He said and I smiled.

"Come soon." I said while stepping out of the room.

"Bhai will sit with me." Said Sameer reserving the chair next to him.

"No bhai will sit with me." Said Roshaane placing a glass on the chair next to her reserving it for Aarham.

Jahan and zeeniya were just smiling on their cute fights and so was Mrs Ahmad. After a long time,they saw smiles on their faces.

"You both keep fighting. Bhai will sit next to me." Shazam said while filling the glass with juice.

"Keep dreaming." Said Sameer.

"What's happening?" Mehak asked as she reach them and saw them fighting.

"Fighting for bhai. I know bhai will sit with me." Said Shazam.

"Okay." Smilingly, Mehak took seat next to Mrs Ahmad.

All were waiting for Aarham to come. Their eyes were fixed on the entrance of fall. While the siblings were still arguing for their bhai.

"Kids." All turned to Zeeniya who called them to stop their fights.

"Let Aarham decide where he want to sit." Said Zeeniya and all nodded while Jahan smiled looking at his children.

Aarham came and all eyes went to him. He felt strange that why everyone was looking at him like that. His eyes moved on his siblings who were smiling with love.

"Good morning Kiddos." Aarham said looking at Roshaane,Sameer and Shazam.

"Good morning bhai." All said in union.

"Why are you not eating?" He asked looking at the breakfast which was placed in front of them untouched.

"Were waiting for you. Come na." Aabia said.

"How's my Dadi sahib?" Going to Mrs Ahmad, he said and kissed her forehead with love.

"I'm good. How are you my son?" Asked Mrs Ahmad while Mehak got up from her chair, freeing it for him to sit next to Dadi sahib.

"I'm good Dadi sahib." He said but his eyes moved to her.

She turned and was about to take step toward Aabia but he held her wrist to stop her.

"Where are you going?" He asked looking at her.

"I'm..to Aabia." She answered startled on his stopping.

"Sit with me." He sat next to Dadi sahib and made her sit next to him where first Sameer was seated.

"Sameer please sit." Mehak said as she saw him standing.

"No." He said and Mehak felt bad that she took his seat.

"I'll sit in front of bhai." He said and ran to Shazam and sat on the chair next to him which was just in front of Aarham.

"Bhabhi relax. I don't want to be in both of you." Said Sameer while all smiled but he held her hand firmly.

"I'm not going anywhere." She slowly said near to his ear but he didn't say anything.

"Have breakfast now." She said with a smile.

Nodding,he slowly freed her wrist and start having his breakfast like old times while talking and smiling with his siblings. Mehak was just smiling and praying for his happiness. Zeeniya and Jahan both were looking at Mehak who was smiling on his smiles and were witnessing their son's craziness who was again and again turning his head toward Mehak to see her.

"Our Aarham." Both whispered happily looking at the smiling face of their son.

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As I entered the room,I saw him getting ready for office. I went closer to him and stood on a side and looked at him who was brushing his hair. In white shirt,blue pant and blue cost, he was looking so handsome. But one thing was disturbing him and that was his tie around his neck. I went in front of him and he looked at me.

"Don't do what you don't like." I said as my hand touched the knot of his tie.

Loosing it,I pulled it out of his collar and opened the first button of his shirt.

"Now you're ready." I said and looked up at him who was so lost in looking at me.

I looked down with a smile and he keep looking at me. His gaze was making my heart beat to run fast.

"Aarham you're getting late." I said looking up again in his eyes.

"I'm going.' Turning,he said but I held his hand stopping him.

"Come soon okay!" I said and he nodded.

"I'll be home soon." He said which made me smile.

"Allah Hafiz." I said and he smiled looking at me which fluttered my heart.

After 2 months, I saw a smile on his lips which gave so much happiness to me.

"Allah Hafiz." Saying,he walked out of the room with laptop.

I just keep smiling and praying for his happiness.

"Calm down son. We'll get this tender." His father said looking at him who was fuming.

"I don't think so Dad. J companies coded too and I know I'm going to lose again." He said and on the next second pushed the vase to fall on the ground.

"Everytime I want to defeat him,he wins. Why!? I want to see him defeated." He yelled and keep roaming in the room with his angry face.

His father keep looking at his son who was becoming an animal in his hatred. He never knew that his hatred for Aarham will increase this much that he'll try to kill Aarham.

"Police is investigating." His father said making his feet stop on the spot.

"Jahan complained about the attacks on his son and also contact with the Australian authorities for help. The Australian police send all the evidence to the commissioner. Now what will you do?" His father asked looking at him who froze on his place.

"They can't catch me." He said and his father got angry.

"They got the identity you used to stay at Australia. Bilal Yaqoob that's the name right!?" His father said and he turned to him shocked.

"Idiot how can you use one of your employee's name and his bank account. If they reach here,they can reach you too." His father said and for a second, he stopped on his place.

"They can't. It will be Bilal who will arrested for the attacks not me." He laughed and went to the counter and filled the glass with alcohol and drank it.

"But I think problem is coming to us." His father said but he didn't listen what his father was saying but he took his wallet out and start looking at the pic of Mehak.

"So beautiful." He said and with every drink, he was thinking about her close to him.

"Mehak." He yelled her name and laughed more.

Sending the project details to Dad,I leaned back on the chair and closed my eyes to have some rest as I felt some pain rising in my head. As I closed my eyes,her face flashed on the curtains of my eyes and I smiled.

"Don't ever leave me." Looking at her pretty face,I whispered still with close eyes.

After losing my Dadu,I was scared. Scared of losing my every beloved relation. I wanted everyone around me safe and sound.

"Mehak." Whispering her name, I smiled more as she was the reason of my smiles and happiness.

My eyes snapped open as I felt someone kissing my forehead. I looked up at the face and I turned with my chair toward her making her balance to lose and she landed in my lap.

"Aarham." Scared of falling,she took my name and closed her eyes tightly.

But my eyes were on her who was so close to me. I looked at her who was seated in my lap still with close eyes.

"Yes meri Jaan." I said as I caressed her jaw with my thumb and her eyes opened up on my voice.

I smiled looking at her who was shocked maybe on my words I took to call her.

"I'm all yours." I said looking at her who was lost in me.

Coming out of the gaze, she looked down with a smile and tried to get up but I pulled her back in my lap and wrapped my arms around her.

"Let me get up please." She said looking down and I could see her cheeks going pink.

After so much time,I had seen her like this. Like this blushing and shying.

"No." Saying, I leaned back on chair and pulled her head closer to my chest.

Resting her head on my chest,her arm wrapped around my shoulder and I smiled on her closeness. It felt so good having her close to me.

"If anyone came then!?" She said while holding my shirt in her fist.

"No one is going to come." I said and pressed the intercom.

"Don't send anyone inside. I'm quite busy." Saying,I cut the call and heard her giggle.

"I should get up now. I must be heavy." I heard her which made me smile more.

"Yes just like a feather or rose." I said hugging her close to my heart.

"If Papa came then!" She asked again and moved back to see me.

"Then!" I paused and keep looking at her.

"I'll tell him I'm busy with my not so pretty wife." I said and she giggled and I chuckled too.