The Last Warning ✔️

Heart Attack

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CHAPTER #1

Isra was completely devastated at the situation. 'Rafiq was alright in the morning! Ya Allah, don't do this to me! don't let anything happen to him' was all that isra was thinking about.
Both of them stood out of the ICU, waiting for the doctor to come and tell the condition.
"everything will be alright" asad was consoling isra and it seemed that  asad was the only one who would be consoling people in the hospital.

After a while, the doctor came out.
"doctor, what's his condition? What had happened to him?" isra mounted him with questions

"he is out of danger now" the doctor said "he has suffered from heart attack. Please both of you come to my room"
Isra and asad both followed the doctor
He pointed towards the two chairs in front of the main table, gesturing them to have a seat.

"there's something I need to tell" the doctor began "after this heart attack, I cannot guarantee you that he will be completely fine. He has gotten weak and cannot handle much stress or pressure. He can lead his normal life but I cannot tell when it'll be his second time or, god forbid, the last time"
Isra couldn't believe her ears. Asad had his mouth fully open with shock

"what are you telling doctor? How can he be so weak by just one attack?" asad asked as tears rolled down isra's eyes.

"we don't tell it by ourselves" the doctor told, shrugging his shoulders and lips as well "it's the attack he got, predicts that. He suffered from a strong attack and was lucky that he is saved but we can't assure you the same next time"

Isra and asad looked at each other and Separated their gazes out of disappointment
They thanked the doctor and left.
Rafiq was still in ICU so, isra thought to stay
"I'll stay here. You go and take care of my johara, maryam's there too"

"no bhabhi" asad said "you must go, you're very tired. I'll take care here"

She looked away "I can't face my daughter for a while now. What will I say her when she'll ask me about her baba" her eyes were moist with tears "you can make any excuse about us but I don't have any answer to her questions, so please go"

Asad was left out of words. He didn't know anything to say further "ok" he agreed "but I'll be coming frequently, don't feel you're alone"
Isra just nodded and asad left.

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"what did the doctor say?" maryam asked

"he says rafiq has suffered from a strong heart attack and there's no guarantee of his safe being in future"

"isra must've been very disheartened"

"certainly she was, are the kids asleep?" asad asked

"yes, long while ago. It's almost 3 am asad!"

"oh yes, I forgot. You'll cook the breakfast in the morning"

"don't worry about anything, I'll take care of every single thing"

Maryam and isra were very good friends. The news of rafiq's heart attack has really shocked everyone, especially isra. She kept thinking about johara but had a content feeling that she can still take care of her husband, more of it this time so that he doesn't suffer from another attack again.

In the morning, asad went to the hospital with breakfast. He had been going to hospital after every 30 minutes to check on isra as she was all alone to herself there.

"I've brought breakfast"

"oh thank you so much asad, you and maryam are doing a lot for us, how's johara?"

"don't mention it bhabhi, we are just doing the needful. Maryam was insisting on coming but I refused because children are better at home"

"yeah"

"johara was playing and having her breakfast"

"did she ask for me or her baba?" isra asked, tears still pricking her eyes

"yes she did, I told her you both have gone to meet some friends"

"oh asad you did right"

Asad was a wise man and isra also knew it so she completely trusted him. He was like a brother to her, they were like her second family and obviously their children, idrees and inayah would be like her own itself.

Next morning...

"he is ok now, he can be discharged at noon" the doctor said to the nurse while she kept nodding her head.

This time doctor looked at isra and said "he can go in the noon"

This brought a huge smile on isra's face, meanwhile, rafiq looked at his wife's face and smiled "finally, we can go home" isra squealed once the doctor was out of the room "I promise I'll take more care of you this time"

Rafiq only smiled.

In the noon, when everyone returned from the hospital, johara ran towards her baba,  falling again and again. This time, there were tears in rafiq's eye. I would have lost you he thought to himself, looking at his johi.
He took her in his arms "how's my johi?"

"baba where were you?" johara didn't even care to say whether she was fine or not

"I..I.."

"we were at a friend's house, asad uncle said you right" isra said from beside

"yeah" rafiq nodded at that "we missed our little Johari"

"I missed you too baba" she rubbed her cheek and soon made a scowling face because rafiq's beard pricked her soft cheeks
Everyone laughed at her cute expressions.

That day, maryam didn't let isra do any work and asked her to only rest.
"I am gonna do everything alright? Just take rest"

"no.. I.. Let"

"read my lips 'ONLY REST'"

"alright alright" isra laughed softly while maryam sighed, as she was fully tired convincing isra to take rest.

Maryam cooked lunch and dinner that day and asad proposed to stay one more day at their house so that isra could do some more help and manage everything.

"how was the dinner, my littles?" maryam asked all the children in their room before they were asleep

"it was tasty" inayah and idrees complimented

"and johara?" maryam asked with expectations

"it was very nice" she smiled and said but deep down she missed her mother's food.

"alright everyone sleep" maryam commanded and everyone closed their eyes very tightly and pretended to sleep and in no time, they slept.