That's Just How Life Goes!!

Chapter 6

I was waiting for Ali. I asked  khala(maid) to grab my necessary documents and send it to me through Ali . I asked her to stuff the bag with other clothes so that he won't find it suspicious. I then looked at my phone and saw few messages. I checked to see everything done as planned. I sighed. I have to do this. I kept my phone after I heard the door opening sound. Ali gave me the bag. We talked for sometime. It felt really good to talk to him as before after long time. I will miss this. I hope he finds courage and talk to ammi baba about his angel. Soon ammi baba joined us and we kept talking like old days. I will miss everything but it's necessary.
Next day, I got up early and prayed Fajr Salah. Ammi went to pray in prayer room. I quickly took my documents bag and left the room not before keeping a letter. I quickly got out of the hospital. No one recognized me as I was wearing my Abaya. I took taxi and informed him my destination. I thought it will be difficult to leave but I am actually feeling good. A bit guilty for leaving my parents and brother but I am feeling free.
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Arsalan's pov

I entered her room and looked around but it was empty. I checked the washroom but she wasn't there either. I thought she went for a walk with chachi so I went and sat near her bed when my eyes landed on a paper. I thought her reports came and took it only to be knocked out of the breath.

Assalamualaikum ammi, baba and everyone. Please forgive me for doing this but this is the best option I could think of right now. I know ammi baba, you love me the most but tai ammi and taya abbu are not at fault at all. It was my fate. You guys don't have to feel guilty for anything. You all just wanted the best for me and keep me with you always. It was just not meant to be.
Ammi baba you shouldn't leave your house for me. You have been living in it since forever.
Please take care of yourselves and my dadijani. She doesn't say it but I know she likes it when someone feeds her with their hands.
Ali, I love you bhai. Just always be happy and take care of ammi baba tai ammi taya abbu. And tell them about your angel.

Please forgive me and keep me in your prayers.
I will come back to you guys but don't know when.

Yours,
Maham.

She left.

She left.

She left me all alone.

I was not feeling anything. I was just numb. Someone shook me and I came to my senses. I saw chachi looking at me and asking about Maham. I forwarded her the letter. Soon there was commotion in the room. Everyone was standing in front of me with hateful eyes. I deserved it. I pushed her at the edge that's why she took this decision.
"Arsalan, you really destroyed us all." I heard abbu say.
I couldn't take their hatred and didn't wait for anything and told them everything about Zoya and my friend.
No one reacted. None said anything.
Chacha chachi and Ali left the room silently shedding tears.
" Just answer my one question Arsalan.
What about the promises you made to Maham and your children?
Didn't you promise your chacha chachi to always protect their daughter and never make her cry?" abbu said and left along with mama.
He was right while fulfilling one promise, I broke so many other promises. I broke my family apart.

It's been 3 months since my Mahi left. 3 painful months where I didn't know how she was, how my children were, what did we have, I always wanted daughters. How did her labor go. It must have been really painful. I have appointed people to find her but haven't got any news of her.
Our house is not the same. It has never been the same since I announced my and Zoya's marriage. Zoya has a baby boy. She came to me trying to divert my attention to the baby. But whenever I see the baby I miss my babies more. All the suffering I made their mother and them go through, it resurfaces.
Chacha chachi and Ali left the house and ammi abbu dadijani don't come out of their room at all. They have their food in their room itself.
I destroyed everything.