CHAPTER 60

CHAPTER 60 : One step closer to truth

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Safia was laying down the bed while occasionally tossing herself around the mattress. The loud sound of the clock striking 3 rang into her ears . A sigh left her lips.

"It's 3 am already and I haven't been able to figure out things yet" She mumbled.

She stared at her phone which had been brought by Ismail a few hours ago . She kept thinking if she should actually call Aditi and ask her for advice . Biting her lower lips , she took the decision and typed , "Hey Aditi , you free?"

She wanted to address Aditi by her usual nickname Tiru , but knowing that Rudhra have a lover , she found it a bit wierd to do so now.

"Sure , go ahead"

The reply almost came in a minute afterall Aditi was one of the people who mostly spent their day using phone.

"Ti, yk the situation about my husband right?" Safia typed and started to explain the whole scenario and how she came to the conclusion that something is being hidden from her.

"Wait no way!" Aditi typed as she read the whole paragraph.

"Yeah,now tell me how can I get the info from mr Siddiqui?"

Aditi thought for a while looking around and then stared at the television scrolling through channels to get an idea from movies or serials. Afterall everything is inspired from real life somehow.

The channel changed and the iconic sound of dum tana dum with a lady standing in a saree on a balcony came into her eyes. She stared at the scene carefully.

After watching the scene for 10 minutes, Aditi realised that the lady was blackmailing her husband to tell her the truth otherwise she will jump from the building.

'Sounds similar to the situation Safia is facing' Aditi thought and without a second thought, she quickly typed .

"Why don't you go to the balcony and blackmail him with dramatic dialogues?" Aditi patted her shoulders for the idea she came up with.

"I can blackmail him in the room too, why the balcony? + I have nthg to blackmail him with" Safia clasped a hand upon her forehead , that Aditi came up with this stupid solution after taking all the sweet time.

"Areyy, blackmail him with your life . If he loves you he will tell you the truth" Aditi smiled as she typed that . The light of screen falling on her face which was filled with a wide grin.

Something clicked inside Safia's head.  As stupid as the idea sounded , she felt like it was something which will totally work for her.

If Fawad loved her , he will tell her the truth to save her life . It was easy .

"If it doesn't work , then start counting your days in reverse" Safia texted and got up from the hospital bed. She brushed off her body and gulped down a glass of water.

"A whole damn day of rest is enough for me ! Time for some action" She clenched her fist in front of her face with a determined look in her eyes.

*Ting*

A notification came . She quickly gathered herself and stared at the new message from Aditi shining on top of the phone's closed screen.

"Remember to wear a lengha or a saree . Look your best so that your beauty can sway him"

"A lenghna? How can I get a lehnga here?" Safia mumbled in worry .

"It's fine ,I can just rock this hospital gown. It's not like I would be looking horrible" She tried to boost her confidence and walked towards the mirror on the side.

"I LOOK HORRIBLE!" She gasped as she stared at her own face in the mirror. Disheveled hairs with bruised face and the small cotton patches wifh the yellow medicine was on her forehead.

She took a selfie of her own self and sent it to Aditi with an attached note ,

"Tell me another plan , this can't work with this face"

*Tring*

*Tring*

Safia picked up her phone as it was Aditi.

"Safia , you could have given me a warning. I saw it at night and I am terrified" Aditi said with a laugh .

"Aditi !!!" Safia whined.

"Okay jokes apart....I was really scared . Pay me some money from your alimony afterall I could have gotten a heart attack" Aditi joked again.

"Yeah yeah sure . Buy a nice heart with that money too, because the present one is black"Safia sarcastically said .

"As your order your highness, noww~ shifting our focus to the more important thing . Tell me the name of the hospital . I will come there with my leghna and makeup kit " Aditi suggested.

"Makeup kit?" Safia was confused.

"Yes to cover your bruises"

"Ohh, okay—but don't bring your lehnga, go to my home , there must be one of my leghnas . Just get one of those " Safia wasn't much fond of taking so many favours from anyone.

"Sure" Aditi said with a shrugg . She knew the nature of Safia , and she didn't wanted to push her thoughts much on her . If all these thoughts were put aside , she was a little thinner from Safia too. There was a possibility that her leghna would be very tight or uncomfortable on Safia's body .

"I will be there in just 30 minutes" Aditi told her while getting up from her own comfortable bed.

"Okayy, I will be waiting"

Safia just sat on the bed , looking at the clock . With every second she was getting more anxious and excited to know about the truth .

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Fawad entered his room . It was almost 4 . With his left hand , he massaged his right shoulder a bit with a slight groan escaping his lips . He was tired from signing all the paper work and handling the buisness.

He looked at the clock , and Safia's words came to his mind , "It isn't possible that she will know the truth" He mumbled to himself .

After this long day , all he wanted was to lay down on his bed . But his eyes fell on the rabbit hopping around his room. He opened the mini fridge and tossed a carrot and potato out , putting it in front of the rabbit .

As strange as it sounded , this rabbit had a whole garden dedicated to herself so that she can play around . Only at night , she was put inside the same room as Fawad . He liked to stare at her and monitor her habits . She was a reminder to the beautiful night he spent with Safia .

Seeing the little bunny eat the carrot , he laid on the bed peacefully. His eyes felt heavy with each passing second , but he stared at her eating and then stopping for a while and grooming her own self.

Just when he was about to sleep , his phone rang . The bunny flinched and hopped on the side . Fawad quickly picked up his phone . His mind was foggy.

"What is it this time?" He asked with irritation.

"It's Safia—She's on the terrace almost ready to commit suicide"

Fawad jolted up from the bed.

"Stop her Seth ! Or distract her . I am coming there" Fawad grunted . His eyes were almost burning as he got up from the bed . He didn't bothered to change his sweaty attire and opened the door of his car .

The servants rushed to the room to take care of the bunny and make sure she didn't run away.

It was raining again . Fawad just drove the car off in worry . "You love rain ,then just stay safe till this rain ends. Don't take any harsh decision"Fawad whispered while driving the car.

Unlike earlier when he saw the rain as a depressing thing or something which can ruin a person's mood , he now saw it as something pretty , something hopeful. Something which he associated with Safia.

Somewhere in his heart , he was sure that Safia would never take such a step , but his mind was aware that she has been in a rough situation for the past months .

In worry he texted Rudhra to go to the hospital and check on her too. Rudhra was staying near that place . Fawad trusted him to handle the situation.

While rushing to the hospital in full speed , Fawad broke some signals , almost crashing his car another one . But the other driver pulled away quickly and drove off cursing Fawad loudly . He just decided to ignore it, and focused on reaching the hospital.

By the time he reached the hospital, it was raining heavily. He got out of the car , and drenched himself in the rain . He ran upstairs getting a few weird looks from the nurses and doctors , but he ignored them .

After a good 5 minutes of climbing the stairs and running down the hallways , he reached the hallway which had a door with a title "Terrace" . A sigh of relief washed over him , and he opened the door while panting.

Rudhra turned around to look at him with a sigh.

"You could have chosen a normal woman" Rudhra told him with a fed up look in his eyes. Fawad frowned and stared in front .

Safia was dressed up in a red leghna . The bridal makeup was now washed off by the rain. The maskara was smudged down her cheeks and the powder was running down her neck with water. She stood on the balcony and Seth was controlling his laughter at the move Safia pulled.

"Safia...get down!" Fawad told her with a tired look.

"Not until you tell me the truth" She simply said while tapping her feet on the balcony's grill. It was a broad area of cement acting as a balustrade . She wouldn't really fall down it until she actually jumped .

"Whatever I told you is the truth. Now get down" Fawad felt that his life was struck into his own throat . Even after knowing that it was a mere act , he couldn't help but worry . What if she actually fell down accidentally.

"SAFIA GET DOWN!" Fawad shouted at her, seeing that his pleas were falling deaf on her ears. With the loud tone she flinched and Fawad almost ran towards her to catch her but she quickly made her balance.

"Fawad , it's raining heavily , let's get in a room of this hospital. We both know she won't jump" Rudhra suggested .

"I can't just leave her like this" Fawad frowned.

"Rudhra is right, let's get down" Seth said . He knew that once Fawad and everyone gets down, Safia will herself follow them downstairs and find another trick.

Fawad looked at Seth with concern ,but Seth just had a 'trust me' look in his eyes.

Fawad decided to give in to his advice , afterall if he stays there more , Safia will only think that he still loves her.

"JUST GO DOWN! And... I...I will stay in the rain" Safia angrily said as she saw them all turning their backs against her and heading down .

"Feel free to do so" Rudhra said shutting the door of the balcony .

"What if she stays there?" Fawad asked in worry .

"She won't . Nobody is stupid enough to play with their health. Just go and sleep . If she doesn't come down in 5 minutes, me and Seth will pull her down" Rudhra told Fawad.

"But-" before Fawad could protest, Seth pushed him "Go!!!"

"Fine , but I won't go home . I will just stay in a hospital room. Get her down quickly " Fawad stated before he started going .

"AHHHHHH!!" A scream echoed in the hallway . It belonged to Safia , and that's all it took for Fawad to run towards the terrace opening the door with force .

Seth rushed behind Fawad with a frown too , worried for Safia .

To be continued.....

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😆 spoiler: Next chapter the truth will be out !!! So yeahh, will try to upload soon ❤️