Surprise!!!
I was about to publish 2 chapters on coming Thursday but I thought as I hadn't given an update last Thursday I'll just do it today.
Are you ready for the new turn in Aseena's love story?

This chapter is all about them 😁

As you all remember I said I'm changing the plot of part 2 so this chapter starts right after ch 49 right after Inarah finds out she had a miscarriage and Heena rejected Asad. Please go through chapter 49 if you're confused.

Also, check the chapter titles before reading please. I'll be marking them as (new) or (edited) only all the chapters that I'll change.

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Heena's POV,
After 3 days of being cooped up in our hospital rooms, dealing with our own emotions and traumas, Inu and I finally got out in the open. I'll be discharged by tomorrow but Inu had to stay for a couple more days still. She was happy that she'd be marrying Zayaan again that too with everyone's blessings but at the same time the emotional and physical pain of losing a part of her ownself inside her wasn't something she could get over soo easily.
Yet that stubborn girl knew how to smile.

How does she do that? How does she love a human being soo dearly that she could always manage to smile just thinking about him no matter what shit she went or is going through?

My Inarah's heart is like a complicated mystery novel to me. Everything's right there in front of me like an open book...still I can never really figure it out.

"I wanna eat a dozen of donuts and a whole cake by myself." She said abruptly as we walked bare feet slowly, hand in hand along the soft grass in the hospital's garden.

I Chuckled
"What? Seriously babe?"

She giggled.
"You looked soo serious, I wanted to make u laugh. But, it's not a bad idea right?"

"No, it's not bad. It's terrible!" I snapped and smiled as she pouted.

"I'm bored of this bland hospital food. You're lucky you can escape tomorrow." She whined

"Hey, do you think I can live in peace with you here? I'll come visit till you get discharged and stay with you all day." I assured her

"Aww, how sweet babe. That's why I love you!"

"I love you too. And there's no way I'll leave you alone.....who knows what trouble you cause if I'm not around." I said amused, waiting for her reaction and her mouth opened like a fish as she hit me.

"How mean!"

I laughed.

I helped her sit on a bench as she winced touching her stomach momentarily and I sat beside her.
"You ok now, babe!"

"Yep! Healthy as a horse!" She raised a fist grinning and I just watched her seeing through her lie.

"Babe, don't look at me like that. I'm really ok."

My eyes pricked at the dread of tears as my heart felt heavy and I just threw my arms around her.
"I'm sorry.... Inu.... How do you do that? How are you soo strong and... forgiving? I wish... I could be like that too."

I was in awe of her, yet a bit envious.

"Who said my Heenu isn't strong? She has been strong enough to protect me all this time. Right now, she's just taking a power nap....in here." She said and broke the hug pointing to my heart.

I fell silent.

"I can see you're not yourself lately and I'm gonna come out and ask you right upfront...." She took a deep breath and readied herself as if she was preparing for a marathon.
"You're in love with Asad, aren't you?"

My jaw clenched and I couldn't hold her eyes.

"Babe!"
She cupped my face between her hands squeezing it.
"So... it's true?!"

I pulled her hands from my face as I was too ashamed to even face her.
"I know.... I'm an idiot! How can I fall in love with that manipulative scumbag who put us both in danger. The guy who's always going around flirting with every girl he sees. That cunning fox....always shackling me to him by just his gaze...that selfish asshole....that vindictive maniac... giving me the constant fear of loosing him....the one that always makes me cry...that....that....jerk who always makes my heart ache ...that...."

I froze as suddenly Inarah touched my cheek bringing me out of my trance and I realised I was crying as she held a tear drop on the side of her finger scrutinizing it...and me.

She does the weirdest things sometimes.

"It's... really like a diamond. See..." She held it in front of me.
"And it looks even more precious brimming your eyes. Do you know how expensive diamonds are? Especially, rare ones like these?"

I angrily wiped it off her finger pushing her hand down.

"Heyyyy!" She pouted.

"Shut up! I know you want to laugh at me at how pathetic I am!" I huffed hastily wiping my face.

"Doll."

I flinched looking at her surprised.

"He calls you that right?" She asked looking straight into my eyes and I couldn't help but nod in agreement.

She smiled.
"Wow! You really are in love. I don't know if I'm happy....or worried about that."

I looked away but she took my hand in her's and smiled her usual smile.
"You know...Love is like that. It just happens without a warning and we tend to fall in love with a person who we think understands the part of us that even we cannot understand. A person who'd protect us and we put all our trust in them. However, if a point comes where they break our trust, it all crumbles down. Still, the love that has taken root in our hearts....those roots don't dry out that easily, and we tend to water them with hope, more n more...until it finally springs into a new life. Our fear of losing them is just us being possessive and sometimes paranoid, but isn't life always unpredictable? The fear would always be there, so why should we crush those roots because of something unpredictable?
Are we stupid to do that? Maybe, but aren't we all fools in love?"

"But, isn't it toxic to keep believing and giving chance to the person who breaks your trust...once the trust is broken, isn't it all over?"

"Hmmm....you aren't wrong..." She said thoughtfully but then pointed towards the sun behind us.
"Babe look...the morning sun is good for vitamin D right?"

I blinked at her abrupt change of topic. How did trust turn into vitamin D?
"Uh...yeah, it is."

"But, it will soon be 10 am and the rays will turn harmful. What do we do?" She pouted.

"Let's go inside then or take shade somewhere."

"Then can we come out again when the sun isn't blazing? Being cooped up in the room all day is torture!"

Maybe she's tired of our talks and wants to rest.

"Of course, let's get you some rest."

"How do you know if the sun won't be bad in the evening too?"

"Because.... that's how stuff works babe. The sun is mild in the morning, blazing in the afternoon as it's over our heads and mild again when it changes directions in the evening." I said like... duh.

Did she hit her head too?

"And what about relationships?" She tilted her head smiling.

I was caught off guard.

"Isn't it the same? Sometimes, it's all happy and gentle. All smiles and sunshines but sometimes, it takes a blazing turn and if we don't find an umbrella or shade soon enough, it would drain us of our energy. That shade is of a second chance. It makes us sad and angry... frustrated even, but when that phase is over.... it's all sunshines and smiles again until the night comes and we miss the light of the sun. We realise how important the sun is to us even though it acts likes a jerk by giving us vitamin D at one time and tanning the other. But we end up giving the sun a second chance...every freakin' time." She grinned.

"The sun burned you once Heenu, but if you keep hiding in the darkness, you'll never know the light. A second chance doesn't sound soo bad right? This life is a test from the Lord isn't it? We'll always be tested in everything.... especially in the matters of the heart. And if you still don't understand what to do....just pray." She shrugged but her eyes did hold worry for me and she hugged me again, her way of telling me that...she'd always be with me no matter what I chose and I felt an invisible knot in my chest loosening.

"Speak of the devil." She whispered in my ear and I got goosebumps.

"Are you two lovers or something? Why are you always sticking to eachother like glue?"

It was Him.

"Yes we are! Got a problem with that? And we were just about to kiss but you interrupted us!" Inarah snapped breaking our hug. I couldn't bare to look at my side.

"Tsk tsk tsk.... cheating on your husband like that. Have some shame! You're getting married again in two months."

Inu blushed.
"Yes....but, I don't mind a fling before that. Right babe?" She winked at me

"Right babe?" He mocked her in a phony voice as she scowled at him.

She then got up and not so hard but not soo lightly either, punched him in his chest right opposite the point where the bullet hit him at his back.

"Oww! Ugh! Inarah!!! That hurts like hell!" He grunted holding his chest.

"You deserve it you asshole! Do you know how much trouble and pain you made us both go through?!" She yelled as the pain in her voice was prominent.

Guilt washed all over his face and he hung his head low.
"I'm sorry Inarah.... I really didn't know... I'm soo sorry... I know it feels like an half ass apology but ... I... really don't know what else to say..."

She punched him again and he took it without a word wincing.

"You can hit me all you want." He said through grunted teeth as he endured the pain.

"Will hitting you make me feel better? Will it bring back what I lost? Will blaming you make everything right?" She blinked back her tears looking away.
"It won't, right? So why should I waste my energy?"

But then she took a step towards him and ruffled his hair
"Atleast...I'm glad you're alive."

He looked up at her as his chocolate orbs brimmed with tears but he smiled a sad smile.
"You really won't change huh?"

Just then Inarah's nurse came to fetch her.
"Ma'am, it's time for you to take your medicines and rest."

She looked at me and then at him.
"I might change if you hurt my girl again....and it won't be just a bullet." She warned and turned to leave with the nurse.... leaving me all alone with Him!

I mentally face palmed.

He was looking at me and our eyes met momentarily before I reverted my eyes.

"Is this seat free?"

"Yes and this would be too if you sit here!" I snapped.

"Uff! Your fire might burn me someday."

"Shut up! Your voice is annoying!" I wasn't facing him at all. He was still in his hospital robe and even that looked good on him. Tsk! How annoying!

He sat where Inarah was sitting and I got up to leave but he grabbed my hand stopping me.

"Leave!"

"Oh come on you scaredy cat. I don't bite.... yet."

I snapped my head at him and he had his signature smirk on.
"What a shameless creature are you?"

"Why don't you find out?"

"Not interested!"

"Assalamualaikum, myself Asad Abbas and who might your gorgeous self be? Looks like we started off on the wrong page. Why don't we start new?" He asked in a formal tone

"Your nemesis!" I warned him twisting my wrist to set myself free but God! He was an animal in strength.

He chuckled softly. Damn! His voice was making me.... I don't, feel weird.
"Maybe you're right. I did dreaded to come across a person who might steal my heart and become my kryptonite."

"What are you Superman?" I cringed.

"I was until I met you." He said looking straight into my eyes.

"Ew! I'm cringing soo hard that I might throw up."

He pulled me by my hand making me sit beside him as I yelped and he winced as it put presure on his wound.

I gasped and involuntary touched his back gently carasing over his wound.

"Can't even take care of urself. Idiot." I grumbled as if I was the one feeling his pain.

"That's why I need u to take care of me." He whispered and when I looked at him, his intense gaze was fixed on mine. His chocolate orbs oozing with soo many emotions, I was afraid I might drown in them if I didn't look away soon enough, but as usual.... I just couldn't escape.

"Ohhhh....what a lovely couple you are!"

A weak shaky voice pulled us both out of our trance making me jump back embarrassed. It was an old lady strolling with the help of a walker.

"Um...no, we're not a couple. He's just someone I know." I said as sweetly as I could, a quality I picked from Inu.

All of a sudden, Asad gasped way too dramatically startling me.
"Wallahi habibti! Here I'm planning on making you the mother of my 11 children and you're saying I'm just someone?!"

My jaw dropped.

"W...wh....what...chil...11? Ch.. children... what did you say?!"

What the Fuck did he say?!

"Of course Doll, we can have our own cricket team." He winked.

I want to become a murderer.

The old granny laughed without her teeth.

"What do you think Daadi?" He grinned and got up and helped her sit where he was sitting. I scooted to a side a little.
When was the last time I saw someone soo old. I wasn't disgusted or anything, just surprised a bit.

"You young people can do anything if you try."

Asad laughed.

I scowled at him gesturing him to shut the fuck up!

"But Daadi, there's a problem, she doesn't love me back while I love her soo much." He pouted.

"Why? You're such a nice boy. Soo very handsome too." She said and I jumped when he abruptly grabbed my hand. Her wrinkly brown skin was soft... wayyyyy to soft, like a piece of cloth but her grip was too strong.
"You're such a beautiful girl and you look kind too, why can't you accept him?" She inquired looking at me. Her words sounded jumbled as she was speaking without any teeth.

"Um..." How could I tell her what he had done?

"Siiiiirrrrr."

Two nurses sang fron a distance waving at him. He waved back smiling at them and it was as if those two were literally fangirling. It made me feel bitter.

"I need to get my bandaid changed. The sisters are waiting for me."

Yeah, to touch his eight pack abs. Bloody cassanova!

"Don't frown like that Doll. If you want..." He leaned close to my face making my eyes wide.
"...you can change it for me yourself."

"Fuck off you pervert!" I whispered glaring at him.

He grinned shamelessly.
"Then why are you blushing?"

I raised my hand to hit him but he leaned back and turned to his heels laughing.

Ugh! He's sooooo annoying!

Soon a nurse came to take the granny from my side back to her room. But before he went she said...
"Beautiful girl... don't let him go away soo easily. These old eyes have seen a lot of people throughout the years. That boy is a keeper."

I watched her leave.

Second chance,
They made it sound soo easy...but is it?

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