CHAPTER 47

CHAPTER 47 : Messages

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Fawad was in his room drinking coffee which Maira had served him . He made sure to take each and every sip slowly and let the strong taste roll down his tongue . He just closed his eyes trying to meditate .

*Ding*

Fawad stared at his phone which was laying on the table . He was about to close the screen , but the white illuminating notification caught his eyes .

Safia-

It was a text from his wife .

He opened the text and saw the message dropped by her .

"Help?" He whispered to himself and got up from the table sipping the coffee all at once . Leaving just a few drops down the bottom of the cup . Grabbing his coat and wearing it over his waist coat and shirt, he walked towards his own car in a rush .

He connected his phone to hers , and saw that the location was on .

Nagar Police Station ? What could have happened , he couldn't help but ponder and wished for the best.

He drove fast and broke a few signals but police didn't seem to mind that much seeing the number of his car. It clearly indicated that he was an elite . In the hot weather , the last thing on their lists would be dealing with the bad temperament of the elites .

As long as there was no accident, they didn't seem to mind it.

Fawad soon reached the station , and walked inside the small area . The police quickly got alerted and one walked over towards him .

"Sir-what are you doing here?" The police asked , fear wrapped in his tone.

"My wife is here " Fawad looked around on the seats trying to find the love of his life . His Safia.

"Y-Your wi-fe?" The officer couldn't almost believe his own voice . He looked around trying to find a lady wrapped in all the riches of the world .

"Here !! HERE !! MISTERS !!" Safia fitted her hand outside the jail and waved . "HE'S TALKING ABOUT ME!!" She shouted from inside .

"She-? Shut up girl ! You can't be the one he is possibly talking about" A lady officer sharply whispered with a venomous tone.

"My God ! Ask him !! MR SIDDIQUI!!" Safia again shouted and Fawad quickly made his way towards her and she looked at him with her lips slightly jutted and blinked her eyes slowly , to hide the act she did with the facade of innocence.

"Safia , my darling , what are you doing in the jail?" Fawad quickly crouched down on her level as she was sitting cross legged on the floor.

"I-I committed a mistake-" she admitted with embarrassment.

"Still, they have no right to keep you in the jail" Fawad worriedly told her and got up glaring at the officers.

"Do you all want to get burned alive ? How dare you to keep my wife in jail? Have y'all lost your will to live?" Anger was evident in his tone , and if the sharp tone didn't make his feelings clear , then the unpleasant scowl on his face definitely did .

"We didn't know she was your wife" The head police officer quickly apologized.

"Sorry sir!" The lady constable cried out .

"I am not the one you should apologize to , it's my wife . Get her out and apologize.  And if she doesn't accept your apology —" he left the warning hang in the middle so that the officers can themselves imagine the worst scenario .

"No no ! It won't happen again " The police quickly apologized trying to handle the matter . Although the horse had already bolted .

He opened the lock of the jail , letting Safia out . Safia quickly jumped over to stand near Fawad . The police scanned her outfit again , unable to believe that she was truly the wife of India's third richest billionaire .

"If ma'am would have told this to us sooner , we wouldn't have caught her in the first place" The lady intervened with an embarrassed smile upon her lips, trying to gain mercy .

"Safia , do you want to forgive them?" Fawad asked her, ignoring the words of the officers as if they were never said.

"Yes , now let's go quickly" Safia held Fawad's hand and dragged her away while the faint voices of the police officers saying "Thank you ma'am" unanimously came from behind.

As soon as the air hit her face , she smiled in relief and hugged Fawad from the side.

"Thank you Mr Siddiqui! You are the best ! I was so scared , but you came right on time and handled the matter for me" She squealed and kicked her feet happily almost stumbling upon a rock .

Fawad held the side of her arm to support her . She balanced herself and stood straight . She was very happy to get out of the scene without any disturbance or much chaos being created . If Fawad didn't come , she knew she would have to give a huge sum as a penalty for hurting a person .

Being with an influential person surely came with its perks.

"Be careful" Fawad warned as he noticed her almost walking happily ignoring the small bumps in the road. Safia gave a slight smile and nodded , "Yes , yes !! I will be careful now . It's just , I am very happy" she said again making Fawad smile. Her smile was truly contagious.

They walked in silence to get near the area Fawad's car was parked but in the middle Safia rushed towards an ice cream cart with a board of Mother Dairy written over it .

"Mr Siddiqui!! It's my treat , tell me which ice cream you want?" Safia asked . Fawad slowly came and inspected the names of ice cream written on the boards .

"Which one do you like?" He asked her.

"I ? I like cornetto . More like chocolate cornetto" Safia knew her choice was pretty basic , but it was the fun of that . She could find people who have the same choices and they could talk about how delicious it was. Sharing your taste with many people made her truly happy.

"Then , I will have it too" Fawad told her and she quickly shook her head. She would have loved to share the flavour she liked with Fawad , but she didn't want him to be all about her , especially in terms of choices . She wanted him to discover his own self.

"No !!! Choose something else ! It's a date" She said and he chuckled at the words.

"Are we playing truth and dare now?" He asked with a raised eyebrow with a playful smile.

"Yes , now choose !" Safia told him and Fawad inspected the board .

No choice came into his mind . Until his eyes fell on the vanilla .

"Is Vanilla a good flavour in ice cream?" He inquired .

Basic question? Yes it was . But he didn't know the taste of things apart from the ones his father liked . Safia knew that too , a glint of pity for her husband came in her eyes , but she concealed it and focused on answering the question.

"Yes ! It is delicious too . Wait , I have a fun idea . Pack one flavor of each in the stick form and the kulfis too" she said . Fawad was confused at this sudden thing , only to realise that it was for him to try it all.

"Wait, don't . One will be enough" He quickly interrupted . He didn't want to waste Safia's money and he didn't want to interrupt to pay either because of the way Safia happily volunteered to pay for the ice-creams.

The ice cream seller stopped his hands which were diving in the ice cart finding the flavours Safia had asked him to get.

"Get those !" Safia told the man , and turned her head towards Fawad " The more the merrier Mr Siddiqui! No amount of ice-cream is too much . You know when I was a child , I used to roam around the whole house and village during summers so that everyone could buy me ice creams" Safia laughed and Fawad was hearing her story with focus , and his mind completely got off the vendor who was packing every flavour .

"Here baji" The man told her and she smiled and quickly held the huge polyethylene.

"How much are these?" She asked.

"One thousand baji" Safia's eyes widened after hearing it .

"Let me pay" Fawad offered noticing the evident hesitation , but instead of permission he only received a glare from Safia.

"Step back" she mouthed him , making his eyes wide and with a sweet smile she pulled the purse out of her tote bag and paid the money.

"Let's head towards your car quickly! Otherwise the ice creams will melt" Safia said with urgency and Fawad quickly gave a nod and grabbed her wrist taking her away towards the area he parked his car.

He opened the door for her, and they got inside the car . She was quick to put the ice creams on the backseat only picking out one.

"Let's eat all quickly!!" She exclaimed and Fawad's face widened, but he didn't protested . Seeing that as a sign , she unwrapped one ice cream.

"Mr Siddiqui, try the strawberry one !" Safia exclaimed, holding out her stick.

Fawad took a lick, his eyes widening in surprise. "It's delicious!"

Safia beamed "Told you! Now try the chocolate cornetto."

While Fawad was eating cornetto , she was biting the strawberry stick.

As they savored each flavor, their laughter and giggles filled the car. They bit into the ice cream sticks, and the kulfis, their faces lighting up with delight.

"Mr Siddiqui, you have a brain freeze!" Safia teased, pointing to his furrowed brow.

"Ah, it's worth it!" he replied, grinning.

Safia playfully rolled her eyes. "

As they continued eating, drops of ice cream began falling on their clothes. They burst out laughing, trying to catch the drips.

"Oh no, it's a mess!" Safia giggled.

"The best kind of mess!" Fawad chuckled, his eyes sparkling.

Together, they devoured the ice creams, their joy and laughter filling the car. In that moment, nothing else mattered – just the sweetness of the treats and the sweetness of their love.

"I can't believe we finished them all!" Safia exclaimed, holding up the empty sticks.

Fawad grinned. "Told you, the more the merrier!"

"Wait , I said that!" She told him and was about to hit him playfully, but saw her own knuckle which was sticky with the drops of melted ice creams . She scrunched her face with disgust realising the mess.

Fawad laughed seeing the expression ,and knew that it was one of the memory he will cherish the most and it will surely be a part of his 7 minutes.

Seth who had just reached the police station after getting a call from his friend who saw Safia in the police station. After knowing that she had being released because of Fawad . He made his way silently with a faint smile towards his own car.

'I am always late' he thought to himself , but as he opened his car he wasn't ready to see the scene taking place in the car which was parked next to his own.

Safia and Fawad were cheerfully eating the ice creams and laughing. He clenched on the steering wheel's side seeing that and lowered his head not wanting to witness it any more out of envy .

Seven hundred ninety five point zero nine crore . It was the population of the world, yet the one who his heart desired was the one who his cousin loved.

The burning feelings in his heart came in the form on warm tears which rolled down his cheek bitterly falling on his lap.

He cried silently . Wishing if only he could get another chance to make her his, he would do that. He thought it would be okay if Fawad and Safia were together, but seeing them together hurted him more than anything.

Hurt . Guilt . Regret .

These 3 emotions filled his heart and he could do anything to replace those with the happiness and content his cousin was feeling. The happiness of having Safia beside him.

A notification came in his phone.

He picked it up and with blurry tears a message came to his sight.

Not everyone gets chances in life , but you have the opportunity now.  You can have her and in return I just desire one thing. Pretty easy right ? Now everything depends on your answer . Think wisely

Seth looked at the id who had messaged and it was none other than his uncle . Khalid.

To be continued....