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Aashiq POV - Present Day

"Sultan, she is not recovering,"

The physician informed me and I closed the book for now.

I washed my running tears and she said further.

"The miscarriage did her immense blood loss. Her body is not responding to the medicines,"

I turned and looked at her.

"Don't disguise a murder as miscarriage,"

She lowered her sight and I stood up from the table and walked to Ruhani's bed.

My nights used to young but now they were frightening. Everyone retired to their chambers and as usual I was sitting beside my wife's side.

I sat on the edge of the bed and touched her weak, thin fingers.

"Galti ho gayi Ruhani, bhot badi galti ho gayi. Mar jaenge aapke bina,"

"I committed a mistake, Ruhani. I committed a terrible mistake. I will die without you,"

I said. My fingering quivering looking at her state. Her skin turning pale day by day. 

Her heartbeats almost inaudible and the physicians couldn't really tell what exactly was happening to her. Her state seems dead but her breathing was on.

Her heart was beating but she wasn't responding to any treatment. As if she had made her mind of giving up on this life and me, but she was waiting for someone.

I gulped as the my throat felt dry with the hoarse voice when I speak.

"Wapis aa jaiye, yaad nahi hai aapko ki hamari jaan to aapme basti hai. Or kitne gam hum udhaenge is jindagi me. Aapne to vada kiya tha hume samajhne ka, ye rishta nibhane ka. Aap to chod kar ja rahi hai. Jese Abbu chale gae"

"Come back please, don't you remember that you are my life. How many grief I would handle in this life. You promised to understand me, to bear with me. And now, you are leaving me, just like my father,"

I cried. The tears fell on our entangled hands.

"Kisse baat karenge hum, kisko bataenge apne dil ki baat, kiske saath hasenge or kese jiyenge... Ruhani --- aapko jana hai to chale jaiye lekin ek pal ke liye bhi mohobbat ki thi to yu jinda dafna kar mat jaiye... Khuda kasam mar jaenge, mar jaenge hum Ruhani,"

"Whom will I talk, whom will I tell about my feelings, with whom will I laugh and how will I live... Ruhani --- okay, if you want to go then you can go but if loved me even for a moment don't leave me like a living corpse... I swear I will die, I will die,"

I burst into silent cries and looked at her still not responding.

I stood up from the bed as my heart ached not able to see her this condition of more now. I palmed my face and washed the flowing tears.

I took a few steps back and then suddenly my sight on the strings of her kurti on the floor near the side table of the bed.

I walked closer to it and picked it up. The metre long velvet string brought a few memories to my brain and sat beside her again.

"Do you remember? Ruhani. How you made Rabia jealous with it?"

I muttered slowly and remembered the moment when I shamelessly told her that I would choke her but not to death when she denied to choke me with it.

She took the string from my hand and looked at me. Shaking her head she denied shyly and came closer to my cheek.

She pecked my lips lovingly and suddenly the faded noise of door opening caught our attention.

She shivered all of sudden and stood up immediately. Her next move came even faster when she picked her duppatta and covered her head and back.

The noise of anklet bells crossed our ears and she walked a few steps away from me.

My sight fell on my Ammi with Rabia behind but as soon her sight fell on Ruhani her face changed.

"Oh, she came back,"

She said and Ruhani walked forward to wish her greetings. But, she being really mean says.

"Wishes that doesn't even reach ears"

And chuckled.

I gritted my teeth and looked at Ruhani who just kept her gaze lower.

"What happened on your neck?"

Ammi spoke all of sudden and I immediately looked at her. My brain quickly travelled to the moment when my lovely wife gave me the best gift and instantly replied.

"Nothing, umm, nothing, Ammi,"

But, she came closer and held my chin lightly making my face tilt on a side. She turned silent for a moment and then muttered.

"Seems like a big insect bit you,"

But, her voice carries some teasing and she looked at Rabia with a smile.

"Right, Rabia?"

And, now I didn't understand why the hell she just smiled and looked at me.

Whattttttt??? No, that's Ruhani.

I screamed internally but decided not to destroy my mother's one happy moment.

But, my gaze turned to Ruhani's face. Her expressions didn't look pleasent. She seemed angry with the Rabia's smile.

And a playful smirk appeared on my face.

"Okay, so I just came to tell you. I have arranged everything for the journey to Rabia's home. You must leave in morning,"

My mother said in front of Ruhani and now she looks even angrier.

I just smiled nodding lightly.

And, she moved to go back. But, Rabia waited until she got out of the library and the door was closed.

When my mother left, she looked at Ruhani and walked closer to her. Ruhani also looked back at her and Rabia muttered something long to her and her eyes burnt with intense anger.

But, at the end Ruhani smiled widely and looked at me.

She boldly comes closer to me and to my surprise pushes me on the couch slowly not offending me.

I couldn't understand her movements and sat with the effect. She looked at Rabia who gulped looking at Ruhani.

And, then she places her knees on the side of my legs. Her duppatta slipped off her head and my hand moves to her thigh looking into her burning eyes as she boldly sits in my lap in front of Rabia.

A part of me started dancing with joy waited for what was she doing and equally surprised.

She brought the strings forward which she was holding in her hand till now and I gulped nervously.

Honestly, I was just joking when I talked about choking.

But, now she encircled the velvet thick fabric thread twice my neck and secured both of the ends with her each hand.

She slowly pulls the thread with her both hands and my lips parted with the effect and head falls backwards as I felt caged. She actually choked my neck that felt immensely pleasuring.

And, now to my surprise she leans forward to my neck just below my jawline sucks me harsher.

Once, twice, thrice and she kept going until I felt a sharp stinging pain on the side of my neck.

My lashes force close and I ordered.

"Rabia, leave,"

I immediately heard the noise of her anklets bells as she moves out of the library. While Ruhani sucks me even harder that a slow cry escapes my lips and the finishes it with her teeth biting my there lightly.

I raked my hand around her waist and pulls her closer.

But, she straightens suddenly and looked at me with angry eyes. She knocks on my chest with her fist and stood up in anger.

"What???"

I asks immediately. But, she care nothing about it and tried walking away.

I stands up immediately and held her hand trying to stop her.

But, she looked angry as she tries hard to get off my hold and hit me again on my chest with her fist to push me away.

"What, my baby?"

I asks politely but she hit me again on my chest. And, this time anger rushes into my body and I moves both of her hand behind her back pulling her closer.

She tries to get off my hold and I tightened my grip even more. Her chest did ups and down with the effect and I looked into her eyes.

"I am not going to Rabia's home,"

I stated and she gulp looking into my eyes.

"Ammi wants me to go but I have planned how to avoid and figured out how can we some quality time,"

I says and her eyes softens.

I leans in forward and kisses her head. While she just closes her eyes giving up and I loosens my hold on her wrists.

"Achaa laga hume, aapki jalan wala ikraar bhot acha laga,"

"I liked it, I liked your jealousy filled proposal,"

I teases her and she pushes me lightly with a timid little smile and takes steps to walk away.

She leaves covering her back carefully with the duppata and I pulls the velvet sting off my neck and smiled widely.

I kept it inside the pocket close to my heart and asks the attendees to close the library.

My Begum was back and I had to plan something special for her.

But, before that I had to meet the physician and take the special medicine to make the upcoming two weeks blissful for us.

I retired from the library and silently without anyone's notice walked towards the quarters of the physician.

The attendees were about to make the announcement but I signalled them to not.

I walked inside their quarter and my sight fell on the supreme physician who was busy in reading some book.

"Assalamualaikum,"

I wishes and he looked at me immediately standing up.

"Walaikum assalam Sultan,"

He wishes me back with a warm smile and says.

"You could have called me, my lord,"

I smiled and walked closer to him.

"No, it was something secretive,"

I chose the last word very calculative ly.

"I don't understand, Sultan,"

He replies with the same slow tone.

"Actually, I wanted that tonic,"

I asks him.

His eyes enlarges and he gulped.

"But, Sultan that might harm your health,"

He warns me.

"I will take care of me. Make a cup of it,"

I orders almost and he blinks nervously walking towards his shelves filled with medicines.

He came back after a few good moments with a cup filled with a bright red liquid.

"Have it, sip by sip,"

He informs and I replied.

"I know,"

I says back and take the tonic from his hand. I sat on the couch in the corner and drink the liquid as he said.

Sip by sip.

My throat burns as I drinks it. But, started feeling the affect of it already.

I kept the empty cup on the table and stood up.

"I should leave now,"

I said and the physicians nods his head.

"Sultan, please take rest now,"

He requests and I nodded back.

I walks back to my chamber and when I entered my sight fell on Ruhani, Adeena and Nagina laughing with translator.

They noticed me and Adeena said.

"Bhaijaan,"

Her smile vanishes a little and I remembered that I gave her a task.

"Adeena, I told you to call me when Ruhani arrives,"

She looks at me and then Ruhani smiling a little and then say slowly.

"You slept and I didn't think it right to wake you up. I did right? Right Bhabhijaan,"

She looks at Ruhani and she nods lightly.

"Okay Bhaijaan, Bhabhijaan. I need to go, I just brought your dinner,"

She says and wishes 'night' to both of us and leaves the chamber.

I looked at Ruhani back. She changed her clothes to a white pair of cotton Sharara.

I smiled a little and asks her.

"Shall we eat? Together,"

I said the last word a little slow and she nods a little calculatively.

She takes a few steps closer to the couch and sits silently. I sat beside and she started serving the food passing me the plate.

While my sight fixed on her face when her slightly wet curly hair strands dancing on her face.

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