"Dinner was amazing." Amal said while yawning. "I want a bed now." she murmured and Ahmer requested nanny to show her room. She was tired because of long drive. "So, are you also going to bed already." He said by getting my attention. "No. I'm not sleepy now" I said. "Then what about fishing? You love it right?" He asked with excitement in his orbs. "At this time?" I stammered in confusion. "Yup, I think it's perfect time." He said and I nodded. We stepped out of door and scenery happened to stick my eyes. A dark night filled with dim lighting along lake. It felt like heaven. Cold wind making my hairs fly and fire flies shrinking the darkness in their lazy and gentle beam, like stars on Earth. It was beautiful.
He handed me fishing rod and I started to bite my lips. "I don't have any experience." I said in low tune. He smiled and then stepped back holding me in his arms, my back facing his chest. His hands along my arms cupped my hands helping to fix the rod, it was heavy for me. "I can teach you." He whispered, his breath pecked my ears. I was unable to move but my heart was fluttering as I could listen the beats. We were still in position when "I think I got it" Suddenly rod pulled and I shouted. He positioned my fingers to scroll the peddle. There was a fish and we put it in bucket. "Yes, I caught it. I did it. Its pretty isn't it?" words flowed out of my mouth in excitement and he kept staring me with a husky smile and said "So pretty" I averted my gaze.
"Shall we catch more?" I said bitting my lips. A blush appeared on my face and he handed me another rod. "Don't you dare to think that you can catch more than me." He mumbled with a smirk. "Why? of course I can" I raised my brow at him. He smiled. There was complete mum for few seconds.
"Here it is. You can't beat me." He tittered while pointing his fish like a medal. 'why I haven't caught yet' The thought crossed my mind when he again shouted. " I got another one." He was looking annoying. "Come on hold it. Have a look." He babbled while pushing it towards me.
"AaaaaAAAHH, AhmARR, keep it away. It's flapping, pu_p_ut it in bucket or it will die." I shouted at him and felt pain in midsection. "Hahahaa" He laughed hilariously. I was unable to react. "Are you scared of it, of course they will die so that we will eat it." He said while laughing. "N_no, we are catching it but I'm not going to eat this." I said with some courage left in me. "Why... don't you like fishes." He asked in disbelief. "I like it but that was already cooked and I didn't see them like that. I can't kill it. N_n_o way" He smiled at my reaction and silence appeared. "By the why I'm not catching any of this" I said in irritation. "Because your hook don't have any bait, I told you I will catch all of these." He mumbled with mischievous grin and my mouth hung open. " You cheater." I mumbled and he kept laughing for a moment making my lips to stretch in a smile too. "I am going to garden." I left followed by his footsteps, rested at wetty green grass with dews and heard him saying "You are a child Aabi" Smile vanished from my face at his words.
Flashbacks ( My parents never had a good relation. All I heard and saw was their fights since childhood, not able to do anything, just staring them, listening their shouting. And shedding tears. They always tried to comfort me by saying. 'Aabirah you are a grown up now.' I was just 5 then. There words were always there when I was 6 or 7 or whatever. 'You are a grown up.' 'You are a grown up.' And I always wanted an answer to ' When I was a child.' )
It was the first time when someone called me a child. These memories passed me when he said at my sudden change of mood. " I know you never listened these words. But there is still a child in you." My heart ached and my mind was blank for any reply.
"We know each other since childhood. I know about your parents quarrels. An_d" He paused. "And?" I asked.
"And I always saw you crying. I know your feelings and that's why I'm here in a relation with you." He continued. "I always cherished you. I__I think I loved you that your tears hurted me. I wanted to be by your side. You were never just a love for me but You became a dream of my life. A dream that I equipped, A goal, I wanted to achieve desperately. You were the reason that I studied and became a businessman. Love can fade with time but you are a struggle__ an assest that nobody wants to waste. I want you to trust me....... can you?" He lost his words. I was froze, getting myself together, exccessing the signals of my heart, getting a burst pulse rate. I think I was melted. "So, somebody was keeping an eye on me for a very long." I uttered. "You were empowering my heart giving it beats that I couldn't resist but fall for it badly." He chuckled looking in my orbs and butterflies started to rolling over my chest. I averted my gaze and a shyly smile crept on my face.
"oh, someone is shy. It's mean you have fallen. " He mumbled passing a mischevious smile. "I'm going to bed." I rushed to my room and saw Amal already dozed off and even heard her snoring. I kept smiling, all threats were heaved off and I felt light.
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A beautiful morning was waiting for me with breezes lingered in fragrance of tulips from the garden making the world smile. I was stretching and stiffening my extremities melting in sun rays. My eyes were cutting through the woredrobe searching a delicate dress for today when Amal came out after a shower. I took bath and changed into a red embroidered long top placing dupatta along arm at my shoulder. I took a look in mirror examining my self when we heard a knock at door. " Ahmar bhai is waiting for you at breakfast." A maid entered when Amal rushed " Tell him to wait a bit more Because his wife is trying very hard for the first time."
"We are coming you go." I mumbled while interrupting her and went down. After an energetic breakfast we went out to visit.
"Do you want to do horse riding?" Ahmar asked us. " Of course." Amal murmered with excitement. "I will do this but Aabirah didn't tried it before." Amal reasoned. She left as she was a good rider.
A milky white fluffy horse with hard hoofs appeared. "It's Fillips. You can ride it too. It's humble." he mumbled and nodded me to have a ride. He held my hand making me sit on it and took place behind me. " ya _ya" he made the horse run with its neigh and we followed Amal. In few moments we caught her. "The first one to reach that tree will be the winner." Amal challenged and he speeded up, tightened his grip around me. Now Amal was behind us and we reach to the tree. "We won." he shouted with a bright smile on his face. "Fillip's lope is also sight worthy." He said while smiling. "No_ no jumps." I mumbled with widened eyes when Fillip made a high jump with a echoing neigh. "Ahh." I shouted and closed my eyes tightly. "Don't worry I'll never drop you." his whisper pecked my ears when Amal got a call from my parents and immediately left to pack stuff. We were heading back towards farm house. I took off the horse and was about to leave when a hand held my wrist pulling me back and I bumped in his hard wall like chest. "I love you and just want trust from you. " He whispered looking direct in my eyes and my heart fluttered. Few moments passed with eyes in eyes surrounding complete mum."I think I am fallen too." I replied with which he smiled and I rushed in. He dropped us at home. I was getting off the car and listened him "Tell everyone to be prepared because I'm going to take what's mine soon." He was looking in my eyes and I blushed trying to hold my smile. ________________
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