Assalamualaikum!!!

CHAPTER 21 - EVERY TEAR A WATERFALL...

"Don't blame people for disappointing you, blame yourself for expecting too much from them."

MINAL'S POV:

I checked my watch. It was 11: 25 PM. I've been driving since 45 minutes. But I haven't heard of him. He didn't even called me once.

He should atleast check if I reached safely or not. This is my first time driving this long.

I reached my home. I parked the car and got out of the car. I took out my suitcase and bag.

I walked upto the main door and I stopped. I can't ring the bell at this hour of night.

If I call mom she'll definitely ask me why I came alone and where is he. I don't want to answer any of her questions.

I dailed raheem chacha's number. He might get scared but I've got no option left.

He attended my call and sounded all tensed. I asked him to open the door for me.

And after a minute, the door was opened. I greeted him and he asked me of my sudden and uninformed arrival.

I made up saying I missed mamma. Though, I missed her. But that's not the actual reason of my sudden appearance.

He helped me carry my suitcase upstairs to my room.

I took a quick tour of my room. It's been more than 2 months since I visited.

Raheem chacha asked me if I need something else and I shook my head. I asked him to go back to sleep and apologized him for disturbing his sleep.

He left my room.

I checked my phone. It's 12 : 20 AM. Still no calls and messages.

What's wrong with me? Why do I keep checking my phone? He is not going to call me.
I threw my phone on my bed and took my night suite and slipped inside the washroom.

After taking a quick warm bath. I looked myself in the mirror. His words rang in my mind, "I don't have time to think about this shit." I closed my eyes and let the tears flow. Everytime I recall his words I get hurt.

How can he do this to me? Am I nothing to him?

My heart hurts thinking about all this.

What has he done to me? I was never like this. I don't give a damn to people who don't care about me. Then why? What happened?

Suddenly some happy memories flashed back on my mind.

We were so happy. He was so nice to me. What happened shehryaar?

You made me feel that you really liked me, and then you just left like it was nothing.

I cried my heart out.

I came out of the washroom. I saw a light on my phone which means I've notifications. May be a call from him?

I looked at my phone which was on my bed.

Don't check Minal. Don't.

I tried to control myself.

I switched on the A/C. Then I came to my bed. My eyes got stuck on my phone.

Don't do it. If it's not him you'll definitely feel bad.

I took my phone and switched on.

There it is. A message for me, my data is expiring with in 2 days.

Oh wow! Thanks for the information. I badly want to know that.

I kept my phone on the side table and switched off the lights.

And adjusted my blanket on me.

I turned to the other side. It was empty like past few days.

SHEHRYAAR'S POV :

I saw her room's light switched on.

I followed her car all the way. And after she parked her car and got in, I turned my car's engine off infront of her home.

I should have stopped her.

*Flashback*

She dragged her suitcase towards the door.

Stop her shehry. She is leaving.

I called out her name.

She turned to me, with so much hope in her eyes.

Say it shehry. Say it. Say you don't want her to leave.

"Do you want me to drop you home?" It slipped out of mouth.

I saw her expression changed.

You are hurting her again.

"No thanks." She said and dashed out.

I mentally face palmed myself.

Why are you doing this to her? Why are you doing this to yourself?

*Flashback ends*

I waited for her to switch off the room's light.

After she switched off the lights. I drove back home.

I reached home. I checked the time it was almost 2.

I parked my car.

I walked inside unlocking the main door.

That jerk's face came across my mind. Tomorrow I've a meeting with him. A meeting that will change his life forever.

I walked upto my gym room. I removed my shirt and threw it away. I started bashing the punching bag.

Just a thought of me being in a same room with him with no violence makes me crazy.

I just want to beat the heck out of him till all my regrets and anger vanish.

I bashed the punching bag continuously.

But I can't do that before the meeting. I want to see him beg me. I want to see him hurt. I want to see his company to get destructive. And I'll definitely make it happen. I've gathered all the information of his company's incriminating evidence.

I'll destroy him with in 2 days.

I punched hard for the last time that I fell down.

My breathe uneven. I was all sweaty.

I sat down looking at my knuckles which was already hurt, now it was bleeding again.

I miss her. I miss her anger, her smile, her eyes always glaring at me. I miss her flushed face when I flirt with her.
I Miss her so much.

She'll be with me right now if Tauqeer hasn't entered in our lives and destroyed our happiness.

I walked upto my room. I looked around the room. She isn't here. She left you because you over reacted.

But I'll definitely bring her back. Lemme clear this mess that he created. I'll make him apologise to you Minal. Just trust me. Wait for me.

* 3 DAYS LATER *

"It's 38.9°c doctor."

"High fever." Doctor said. Mom got tensed.

"My son never had fever before. Just once before going to US. But that wasn't this high. He'll be fine right?" I heard her talking to doctor.

"That's normal ma'am. It's okay to get high fever for adults. But I want to know if he'd been in some accident or some incident happened of blood loss? Because he look pale. His body needs more blood. In his young age, he need to be heathy but he lacks blood."

"No doctor. Nothing happened like that." Dad said.

Blood loss? I didn't do any donation too. Because of all the fights and bleeding? No chance. I didn't loose that much blood. This doctor is over exaggerating.

"Okay then. I'll write done the prescription for him."

After a brief minute, he handed the prescription to dad.

"Take good care of him. He needs to have something healthy like meat and poultry. Or vegetables. Don't let him skip any meal. And shouldn't work hard, he might faint. Also walking for 1 hour after every meal will be fine." Doctor kept saying.

Mom and dad agreed to whatever he says. I mean come on! There is no connection between my fever and my work. And about that blood loss? He must be kidding me. Am healthy enough to trip him down right now. This old man, every time I meet him he freaks me out.

They all left the room. I got up from the bed and walked into the washroom.

I came back and saw fatty holding a glass of milk for me. Seriously?

"Drink it." She ordered.

"No. You drink. I don't like milk." I refused.

"Bhai? Am not asking you alright. Drink it or I'll ask mom to have you drink the milk with her own hands like before."

I glared at her.

I snatched the glass from her.

"Sugar?" I asked her. She shook her head.

"No sugar? Then no way am drinking this."

"Am kidding. Go on." She rolled her eyes.
I ignored her.

I held my breathe and finished the glass in 3 big sip. And handed her the glass.

"I don't know why it is good for health. It's bad for my tongue." I made a face.

She looked at me like am something dirty. Just like I made face seeing the milk.

MINAL'S POV :

"Like I care." I murmured when I heard mamma saying shehryaar got High fever.

"Tit for tat." I said. I was watching Television while mamma was talking to mom on the phone.

High fever? Why? Because he miss me?

No chance. It's not any bollywood movie where a person can fall sick missing someone.

There must be a reason. He don't fall sick so easily.

I took my phone and started to text him in WhatsApp. But I didn't send it.

Why should I text him first?

May be I should ask fatty. Yeah! I can ask her.

I texted her asking about his health.

I waited for her report but she didn't saw her message yet.

That's okay.

After dinner,

"Minal? When are you going to Shehryaar's place? You should be there with him right now. He needs you." And there she goes again. For the fifth time in a day.

"Mom? You got nothing to talk about? Then don't." I said and climbed upstairs.

From past three days, I've been hearing this from her. She wants me to go back because it's not okay to stay at your parents home for so long. I mean Come on! It's been 3 days. Just 3 days. She can't bare me for 3 days. I don't know how long am going to stay here. I don't know how to tell her this. Hope she will understand herself sooner or later. Because am not gonna tell her.

My phone made a notification sound. I quickly picked it and saw fatty's message.

What? Lack of blood?

When I suddenly remembered his hand was hurt the day I left.

He has met with some accident or something? He definitely loss blood because of it.

I don't know what to do now. Should I call him or text him? Or may be I should just visit him?

But...

Hope he is fine.

I texted fatty asking how he is now?

Then I got a quick reply. "Stubborn as always."

Huh?

Then I got another message, "He isn't listening to any of us and not taking care of himself. And he said the doctor made things up about his blood loss because nothing happened like that where he can loose blood."

Such a liar.

I quickly Googled, "What food is good when someone lacks blood?"

Results : Iron- rich food like beef , organ meats like kidney and liver, greeny vegetables and dry fruits and poultry items.

I took a screenshot and send it to fatty.

She replied, "Doctor already asked us to have him eat all those things. But he's acting like 2 year old baby."

Seriously?

"Fatty! Someone should force him to have him eat all these things." I texted her.

"Don't worry. My Mom is the best. The more she cares for us, the more she gets strict with us." I smiled at her message.

Why is he such a baby?

* 3 DAYS LATER *

I was in my room thinking about stuffs I don't want to think. It's been a week.

He really don't care about my existence.

I got up and stood infront of the window watching the water drops falling continuosly. Blurred view of outside our house. Sound of thunder crashing my ears. I plugged in my earplugs and go through my music list.

I played the song, 'Kyun Rabba' from badla movie.

It was a heart touching song.

I cried while listening to music. As soon as the song finished. The door bell rang.

I kept my phone aside and ran downstairs.

In this heavy rain and this hour of night , who is this crazy person?

Mamma went to open the door and I just stood at distance to see who came.

"Assalamualaikum." The voice was familiar enough to make my heart pound so fast. My mind struck. Tears about to lose control.

His name slipped from my mouth.

Heyyy!

How you doin'? ;D

So Am back with another update like I promised.

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Allah hafiz!

- mrs.shehryaar -