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After four days

" Bibi ji app na hoti toh mera baccha aur meri behen dono Bach nahi pate .."

Naila exclaimed and joined her hands ..her eyes welled up thinking about the all possibilities if Meerab wouldn't have come at the right time..

Meerab slowly got up from the bed ..and sat taking support of the bed..

" Mera fraz tha naila ..air kaisi baat kar rahi ho..kisi ke saath bura ho mujhe bardash nahi .."

Meerab said meekly as still the pain was there in her back and head ...the hit was so powerful that her head Still spins...

" Thankyou meerab Bibi..app bahut acchi hai.."

Naila Said and walked out of the room..

Their every conversation was heard by murtasim..

Losing himself in his thoughts..he felt guilty again.....as if someone was pouring the bucket of guilt in his heart..by each passing minute...

The night when she was injured badly..he couldn't breathe seeing her in this pain...Yet she didn't complained.. didn't say anything to him...for failing to protect her ...

Being angry from him..she fulfilled her every duty of being his khanni..

She was the purest soul ...he got to know... Humanity still lives in her heart..

And he regretted that night saying he was so done with her ...how can be he ? He thought he hadn't recognised his meerab still...he hadn't explored her ..!

Till today The Meerab he knew was what she showed to him...or everyone..but the real meerab was something else ..

After that incident he couldn't hold himself that he hugged her...but she seperated him from her embarce as if she doesn't know him...Did she discard him from her heart? Thinking this he couldn't sleep at all the whole night...

Walking absent mindedly he entered the room..and was taking his steps lost in his thoughts.. on the other hand .. meerab didn't notice him as she walked taking her steps carefully towards the wardrobe...

The pain in her body was so much that she couldn't hold her back straight.. with so much difficulty she unzipped her back dress...not able to bear the pain ...she took the ointment from the drawer....when she hissed as she felt her wounds were getting fresh..that she hissed so loudly...

"Ahhhh..oucchhhhh "

Hearing her.. murtasim trace broke and he suddenly walked towards her ... saying

" Meerabbbbb?? "

but stopped in his way..when he saw her exposed back...and immediately turned to opposite side .. making awkward and shocked faces ..

Her hands immediately reached to her chest region to cover herself and turned back such that she touched the wardrobe hiding herself..she was shocked..she clearly told him ..that she wants to live alone..yet he keeps coming in her room..

Her cheeks redded instantly..when he said ...

" I.I..wohh...I...sorry..i...Mean...I had..no.. intention....li ...like....that...I...jus..just...was ...lost.."

Meerab blushed more .... what did he say he was lost...what did he mean ..? Did he do deliberately..?

" Tum kya keh rahe ho...? "

She asked...and he stuck in his words again..and felt embarrassed..that he choose wrong words to express .

" Nahi jaisa tum samjh Rahi ho waise nahi..mai Toh dusre khayalon mein khoya tha ..aur yaha kab aya pata nahi.."

Murtasim said justifying and this time without getting nervous..and he was proven innocent when she just hmmed to him...

They both stood in the same position..meerab fisted her one hand ..and another wrapped around her upper body.. so that her dress won't get loose..and leave her in utter embarrassment...

An awkward and weird silence was between them... When he was bored with silence he chose to break it ...

" Mai kardu madad ? "

He asked in his concerned tone.. because he saw she was struggling to apply ointment and was startled

" Nahi koi jarurat nahi hai..mai kar lungi..."

She said in slow voice stammering..she was shocked when he asked this ...he turned a little so that she could hear him clearly..but closed his eyes...not wanting to make her feel uncomfortable

" Meerab agar dard hai toh kaho...Agar nahi horaha hai mai mai help kar dunga...but please aur taqleef mai maat dalo... khudko.. mujhse dekha nahi jayega.."

He said in his calm tone ...but Meerab's eyes welled up seeing his concern..That everything is over between them ..then Why he is doing all these..? Why he is making everything complicated..? Already her heart has broken badly..she don't want him to come her close..make her feel the same way ...she now don't want to feel love ....

" Bas kardo murtasim..! Jhooth kehna baand Karo...! Nahi hai yaken ...aur please yaha se jaoo .."

She said in her heavy voice..and her pain increased to no extent when she fether body was losing its balance...and she will fall at any time...

" Sab khatam ho chuka hai humare beech..i have signed the papers.."

She said in hurtful tone and was about fall when she caught the handle and made her stable anyhow...

Her every word gave him the reality check..he could feel her depth of hurt he had caused..he got startled when he heard the sound and opened his eyes..she was struggling to stand and was about to fall anytime..he without wasting time closed the distance and caught her .. sliding his one arm behind her back...and another one automatically slided under the dress which hanged on the shoulders...before it could lose and fall..down.. he tightened the grip of her dress around the chain....in his fist....her dress tightened..around her figure...and another hand held the collar of the dress..and closed her exposed shoulder.. keeping the dress in its position....in all this process he had to pull her close to him..that she gripped her hand around his shoulders blades and caught his hold of the kurta ...and hit his chest...her eyes lowered in the nervousness and sacred too...

" Mere hote hue..kuch khatam nahi hosakta Meerab.."

But his this sentence caught her attention and she lifted her gaze and said ...

" Sab hochuka hai ..faisla hochuka hai..."

And a tear escaped from her eyes..

When he nodded in negative..

But instead of arguing now ..he saw her red & pale face which saying about the pain... stopping the argument..he said

" Yeh sab baad mein baat karenge..abhi tumhe taqleef horahi hai .."

While she nodded slowly and bit her lip...to Stop from shouting out of pain in her back..

Seeing her expressions he lifted her up in his arms ...and saw her serene face ...this was the first time they were so close to each other..yet so far...

Heart were beating for each other..but failed to recognise the condition..which was beating just on the basis of their names..

Slowly lying on her bed he asked hesitating..

" Meerab..? I know you don't trust me ...but..please let me help you...I can't see you in pain..."

He said seeing in her eyes...that melted for him..her eyes.her heart..her mind always always losses it's state in front of him... don't know why ..but just she wants him near...

Consoling herself that it was Just out of pity..and being helpless she nodded ..

" Okay ! "

A slight smile crept on his lips ...when she agreed...as if he had got chance to heal her wounds..may be soul..

Closing his eyes..he asked Meerab to turn over on her stomach..her heart swelled at the gesture he was showing..the way he respect her ...she couldn't buy fall for his kind nature again...

" He is with you just for a days Meerab..he Will be not yours...he is not yours.. remember that... don't loose yourself.."

She said in her mind and turned on her stomach...

" Where it is paining? "

He asked... little hesitating.. Because now he was feeling.. someone other types of feelings erupting in him..he will be so close and will be touching her first time....but he made sure and made his face straight shrugging off his thoughts..bcoz he can't make her uncomfortable....

" Upper.. area ...of.. spinal ..cord..and waist...they ..are paining badly.."

She said stopping.. stammering at each word..

Murtasim hmm and tried to find her chain...of dress.... finding it he slides it more downwards making her breath hitch....and stop...

His hands felt sweaty and started shivering... still he tried to comfort her ..as he felt her body shifting to another side ...

" Don't worry...be comfortable Meerab..Ur consent matters to me ..even for applying ointment..I won't cross my limits... Just tell me if you feel awkward or anything..I won't touch you .."

Hee said ...and her eyes welled up again seeing his nature and caring gesture...the fear was true..she was losing a precious thing....and she has to do..as his happiness is not with her ...

Meerab thought...

Her trace was broken by him...when he asked ..

" May I ..? "

He asked in his little and uncertain voice...

While she said..

" Ha..hmm.."

Loss of words she just uttered those big words and stayed quiet..

Murtasim's heart swelled up..as he realised she trust him still... Maybe it's 0.1% ..after seeing with haya ..he thought..he even lost her trust..And she started to hate him..

His eyes were still closed but tears formed in his eyes...

Taking deep breaths..he took the pinch of ointment in his finger...before applying it he asked keeping the another finger on her back..in the middle of spinal cord

" Here ? "

While Meerab back arched feeling touch of his slight finger

" Little upwards.."

She said in low voice while he just agreed and asked again..

" Here ? "

While Meerab breathed out .. closing her eyes tightly...and said

" Ha..."

Agreeing to her he started applying it on her back...

" Should I massage....a little..you will be good .."

He asked hesitating ..not sure...she will be fine with it..but his intentions was just to provide her easiness and relief..

" I ..I...Hmm..okay.."

She said trying to speak first something but gave up as she couldn't process what to say..

Murtasim obeyed and Just massages her with his three fingers... making round circles.. relaxing her muscles...he could clearly feel that her back was swollen...at that time he just cursed himself for not saving her in time...he swears to punish Malik zubair badly...due to him his meerab was experiencing all these things...

His queen..who can't cut onions.. because of him..she was doing everything Which she even don't know..and that made him fall harder for her. ..her innocence and her pure heart was the precious thing in his world...

After applying..and massaging he applies ointment on her waist...his touch were not making her uncomfortable instead she was feeling new feelings..which she is still unknown...he was man of his words...she still wanted to go to him...but Haya's taunts and insults and him being always around her..was making here insecure again..and making her believe that he was THE LOVE STORY SHE IMAGINED WERE JUST FAKE..

HIM EXPRESSING HIS LOVE EVERYTIME WAS FAKE...

EVERYTHING WAS FAKE..

After completing his work he zipped her dress and made her sit on the bed ...

" Better? "

He asked..but her tear stained face said ...it all ...

" Mujhe ek mauka nahi dogi Meerab? "

He asked innocently.. closing the distance between them and cupping her one side cheek

" Mauka unhe Diya jata hai jaha ummeed ho ... murtasim! "

She said and his eyes widened in shock realising she has no hopes from him..not from their relationship..while he had 100% hope when mariyam said meerab loves him...his eyes welled..as he felt he is on verge of losing her...

" Itni asani se sab khatam nahi hosakta..."

He said fighting with his tears...

" Itni asani se ? "

She smirked..and grabbed his collar in rage ..

" Yeh sab asan lag raha hai tumhe..hmm ? Shayad tumhare liye hoga murtasim.. kyuki mere liye apni ijjat se badh kar kuch nahi ..ek taraf tum haya ke saath apni mohabbat ki Dastan likh rahe ho .. ..meri dusri taraf dono milke mere kirdaar..mere wajood..mere haisiyat dikha rahe ho ....?! Agar meri jagah koi aur hota na murtasim..abb Tak mar chuka hota ..."

She said as she choked on her words ...

" Please jaoo yaha se.. mujhse tang aagaya the na ...Toh ja rahi hu...wahi ho raha hai ...bas khush rehna ..."

She said and hides herself in the blanket

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[ The ongoing track are so baseless, hurtful..and much more that I'm not able to express.. I have left seeing episodes... Don't know why ..? Just disappointment left in me ...]

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