Two in Body ; One in Soul

Chapter 3: Have We Ever Met?

Zain was lost in thoughts hearing what the driver asked. He uttered in his mind: I've lost my world, then what to do with home! The lonely home can only make me feel more lonely. I don't want to be alone! Moreover, I cannot keep manager waiting, I've committed!
Then lowering his gaze and coughing lightly,
Zain: No, I'm fine. I need to go back to work. Please send me to the Royal Dine Restaurant.
Driver: But the man said,you’re sick, you had better go home and have a good rest first.
Zain: I'm fine. Please do as I say.
Driver: Okay,then! (Thought for a while and looked to Zain again and again through the front mirror)
When Zain noticed it, he sat straight and pretended to be well and energetic.
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The car reached the restaurant. Paying the bill,Zain got out of the car.
When he was entering, he felt a little dizzy and got some imbalance. At the way to the reception table, everything went black in Zain's eyes...
He fainted.
When he was about to reach the ground,some people rushed to him.
His two colleagues helped him reaching the rest room. One of them carried him at his back, got him down on the sofa and another one started to spray water into his face.
Manager rushed to the room after hearing the crowd. He discovered Zain lying on the sofa.
Manager: What happened to him?
Colleague of Zain: He just fainted, we don’t know more.
Manager: Step aside. Let me have a look.
Manager looked to Zain in a pitiful face and shaked him lightly.
Manager: Zain!Zain! Wake up Zain!
Zain remained the same. Manager started to spray him water murmuring: I have never seen Zain like this before. Not a once in these three years. What suddenly happened to him? He had gone to see his mother, why did he come back in such a state?!
After trying for sometime, he found Zain gaining his sense but almost asleep as Zain was seeming weak.
To the rest waiters,
Manager: Go back to your work and calm the crowd outside. Let him rest well.
Manager put Zain's hands on his chest. Staring at his pitiful face, said: Rest well,Zain. You'll be better after the rest.
Then closing the curtain in front of the room, he left.
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After a few hours, manager came to Zain. He found Zain's phone ringing. Someone named Sameer was calling. Manager received the phone.
Sameer: Hello! Zain! What took you so long to receive my call? I haven’t received your message. What are you doing now?Hey! Aren’t you over the phone,why don't you reply? Zain!
Manager: Sorry, Mr. I am his boss. You might be his friend. He...
Sameer interrupted.
Sameer: Yes, but why are you talking over his phone,where is he?
Manager: He suddenly fainted.
Sameer: What! How? Where is he now?
Manager: After reaching the restaurant, he suddenly fainted. Now he is in the restaurant, lying on a sofa.
Sameer:(in a very low voice) Why did Zain go back to the restaurant instead of going home!
Manager: Sorry?
Sameer: Nothing! How is he now?
Manager: He has gained his sense but I think, he is weak enough now and so he is asleep.
Sameer: Oh! Thank you for taking care of him. I'll be right there.
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When Sameer arrived, Zain was still asleep. Sameer came along with a pharmacist. He set up a saline on Zain's hand, checking his blood pressure and temperature.
Pharmacist: How did he become like this?
Sameer: He has got a deadly mental shock recently. How about his condition?
Pharmacist: He is almost alright, just a low blood pressure. When he wakes up, he will be fine. I've settled up everything. Call me if there’s any problem.
After helping the pharmacist to go out,Sameer came back to Zain. Without disturbing Zain, he put his hand on Zain's forehead lightly to feel the temperature. It was normal.
Sameer waited for a long time holding his hand.
He uttered in a low voice: Almighty knows, how much more critical situations are waiting for you to confront.Hope I can accompany you staying by your side.
In the afternoon, Zain finally awake. Sameer was going to scold Zain for not obeying what he told. But after noticing Zain in a gloomy face all along, he changed his mind.
Sameer: Zain! Let's go outside. Let's have some fresh air.
Sameer talked to the manager and thanked him well.
Zain put one of his hand on Sameer's shoulder and Sameer hold his waist.
When Sameer and Zain was going to leave, Ahmed was entering the restaurant. They looked aside at eachother.
The gloominess on Zain's face stabbed Ahmed's heart. His heart skipped a beat. He stopped for a while and uttered in his mind: Why am I feeling so much pity for that unknown person! He isn’t looking like anyone known to me. But, have we ever met?... besides today's morning?
Ahmed was confused if he would ask something to him or not. But in the next second, the man beside Zain broke the silence. As Zain was unwell the whole day, Sameer pushed him a little to move forward.
Sameer: Hey! Why have you stopped? Let's get going.
Zain changed his eyesight turning his head and left with Sameer.
Ahmed was a little surprised to see him in such a look.
Ahmed murmured in a very low voice: What happened to him all of a sudden that he is needing help of someone else to hold his balance!
After a while, he started looking for an empty table, finding one, sat there and ordered for lunch.
Sometimes Ahmed becomes so busy that he hardly gets the time for rest or eating. Today is such a day. Finally he got time for lunch at the afternoon.
After the lunch came,
Waiter: Here's your lunch, sir.
Ahmed was indifferent to the matter of Zain.
He suddenly came back to reality,
Ahmed: Haa?...Oh!
The matter of Zain was jumping in his head like a pingpong ball. He couldn’t hold his curiosity.
Ahmed: What happened to the man, left a few minutes ago?
Waiter: Sorry,sir. I didn’t notice who was that.
Ahmed: One of your colleagues.
Waiter: Oh,him! He suddenly fainted. After his sense came, his friend has taken him out to have some fresh air.
Ahmed: Ow!
Waiter: Sir, do you need anything else?
Ahmed: No,no! Thanks!
Waiter: Then I'll leave first, enjoy your meal.
Ahmed nodded and blinked his eyes as a sign of being agreed.
Ahmed:(to himself)As far I can remember, he looked well and strong in the morning.Why did he suddenly faint?!