'One black coffee without sugar.' Eifad ordered in her landline and placed the receiver down. Mr. Saxena piled files neatly beside her. The board meeting gave her a terrible headache. The doctors and the management are supposed to be educated civilized people but today everyone got into an argument. Eifad had to stand up slamming her palms on the table to quieten them. Her palms still stung. She stared at her palms when Mr. Saxena cleared his throat, she looked up at him. He adjusted his thick round glasses and smiled nervously at her.

'Are you fine, Maam?' he asked concerned.

'Get out and see where the bloody coffee is.' Eifad snapped. Mr. Saxena nodded his head rapidly and hurried out.

Eifad sighed and leaned in her seat.

That afternoon, Eifad decided to check on the NGO where her mother and Farhan were. She felt her palm sweat and her heartbeat increase as she passed the psychiatric department. The agonizing days with Dr. Malthi crossed her mind. The therapies had made her re-live her past and thinking about it still gives her goosebumps.

Eifad lingered for few seconds in the department before walking away. As she walked through the cafeteria, she dashed into someone again. Eifad took a wild guess who it could be, and voila she was right, Kiran stood there looking apologetically at her. Luckily, she hadn't been carrying eatable else she would have been a goner.

'I am sorry.' Kiran apologized while Eifad glared at her. Kiran gulped.

Be calm, Eifad...Be calm.... Eifad mentally told herself. Kiran looked on fearfully. Eifad then pushed past Kiran who sighed in relief.

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One hour later, Eifad's car stopped in front of the Rehab. As she stepped down, she felt a sense of nostalgia, not in a nice way though.

'I want to meet, Mr. Farhan Zafar.' Eifad said to the petite young girl behind the reception. She nodded and called on her landline.

'Maam, sir is busy for now. You please wait...'

'I am Eifad Hooda, I fund this place.' Eifad said agitated. The young girl looked worried, she looked around confused. Eifad rolled her eyes, tapping her fingers on the table.

After few seconds, Eifad opened her mouth to speak when someone interrupted her. The manager.

He beamed at her greeting her happily. Eifad remembered the first time, she had seen him. He had sounded stern when he had ordered her to deposit all her electronics items. Eifad's heart sank recollecting that day, Shad was with her. Eifad shook her head bringing herself back to the present.

As Eifad walked through the corridor she felt her heart beat increase. She remembers these depressing corridors and rooms. She stopped at one of the room, she looked up at the room number, it was her room once. She peeped in, there is a young man in the room. He looked not more than in his early twenties. His demeanour gloomy.

'Depression has become very common nowadays especially with kids.' Manager peeped from behind her and shook his head with a sad face. Eifad pushed him and stood straight.

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'Excuse me, but I had personally spoken to Mr. Raghuveer sir.... Don't you dare use that tone on me...Hello! Hello!' Farhan cut the call furiously and slammed his palm on the table, just then Eifad walked in.

'Someone is in the bad mood.' She remarked with a smirk. Farhan took deep breathes, he pushed his hair off his forehead and sat down in his seat. He opened his eyes and looked at her. Eifad noticed how calm he looked in such short time. If someone had spoken rudely to her and cut the call on her face Eifad would have taken at least one day to calm down.

Surprisingly he smiled at her, 'So, what brings you here, sweetheart.'

Eifad fumed at him, he smiled wider enjoying her reaction. Eifad closed her eyes and exhaled before looking at him. She feigned a smile.

'I had gone to the NGO, I was told you are here so...'

'You are stalking me, dear.' He interrupted her

Be calm... just don't punch him...yet... Eifad told herself. She quickly fixed her expressions and once again faked a smile.

'I am funding your NGO, I want to keep tab of what and where the money is going...so?'

Farhan nodded his head thoughtfully, 'and it has been one month.' Eifad added. Farhan leaned forward and picked up his landline.

'Two coffees, black and no sugar.'

Eifad stared at him. Farhan then leaned back and smiled at her, 'You wanted to spend time with me, why don't you just say that...directly?' he smirked at her.

'Huh!' Eifad blinked cluelessly.

Farhan leaned forward, 'It has been only one month, please make some better excuse next time.' he said simply.

Eifad frowned at him, 'it...it... is nothing like that. Just show me the files, I have to answer members of the board back in my hospital.' She said irritated. Farhan sighed and stood up. Eifad stared at his back as he searched for files. She hoped she could burn a hole in his back.

Eifad smiled thinking in her head, she stood up and walked towards Farhan. He is surprised when she held his arm and turned him around. A smile on his face, a smirk on hers. She raised hand wrapping her palms around his neck. And then, she began strangling him. He wants to call for help but his voice is caught up in his throat. He held her arms and tried pushing her but she stood her ground. She is strangling him so hard, his eyes are slightly popping out. She smirks devilishly.

'Earth to Eifad! Hello' Farhan waved his palm very close to her face. Eifad blinked, her smile disappeared. She blinked at him, he pointed towards a navy-blue file. He adjusted his coat and walked towards his seat.

'Don't think of me so much, sweetheart.'

Again, with the sweetheart, Eifad rolled her eyes. She suppressed her smile recollecting her dream. She doesn't mind thinking of him in such dreams.

As she opened the file, there is a knock.

'Come in.' Farhan said.

Eifad is relieved to have a coffee placed beside her. With the running, around in the middle of the sunny afternoon gave her headache. But she made sure she didn't let it show on her face.

All the while, she went through the file, sipping her coffee, she felt Farhan's eyes on her. Strangely, his gaze never bothered her but it just irritated her, but not in a bad way, and that irritated her, in a bad way. Make any sense? It doesn't to Eifad and that irritates her further.

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Farhan Surely irritates Eifad, what you guys think? :D

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