Captive

Chapter-24

Rubab's peaceful slumber was broken by a car-honking sound. Letting out an annoyed yawn she turned on the table lamp and picked up her phone to check the time. It was 3:30 a.m. Getting down from the bed she forwarded her legs to the window. She wondered who came at this hour. Was it Darwish?

Rubab's guessing was right. It was Darwish. She noticed him coming out of his car. A disappointed expression appeared on her face after seeing him. She wished he stayed in the States for a few more days so that she could breathe in peace. Darwish just returned home after spending a week in the States.

Rolling her eyes she decided to return to her bed. She doesn't care where he goes, what he does and whom he meets. Except for hatred, she feels nothing for him.

Rubab will just return to her bed when her eyes caught Razia who just came outside. She jumped on Darwish with teary eyes and he accepted her cordially. Rubab frowned her brows wondering what was happening. But, the next moment whatever she saw she felt as if her eyes deceived her.

She saw tears in Darwish's eyes! It was tears of happiness.

Rubab always saw Darwish as an emotionless grumpy man so the tears in his eyes were completely undigestable for her. She also noticed Razia and Darwish talking about something with emotionally happy faces but didn't understand what they were talking about. She didn't understand the reason behind their happiness.

" Whatever!" Rolling her eyes with annoyance she returned to her bed.

A few days later

" Catch me if you can," Omar giggled pushing Rubab a little bit.

Rubab chuckled touching her blindfold," I am going to spank you so much once I get you."

" Here I am," Omar pushed Rubab again who was moving her hands everywhere in search of Omar.

Well, it was afternoon and Rubab was playing with Omar. She was getting bored in the house but Omar's company lifted up her mood. She couldn't stop smiling whenever she was hearing Omar's childish talking.

Rubab was busy playing with Omar unknown to her concern that someone was watching her with srutinizing eyes. Those deep brown orbs were glued at her pink petals and rosy bouncy cheeks. Rubab was still beautiful though her hair was gone.

" Fuck! She looks cute," Darwish cursed under his breath clutching the phone tightly. He was standing on the stairs.

The person on the other side questioned confusingly," Sir, I didn't get you."

Darwish's eyes moved and he blinked his eyes repeatedly. He was flabbgatred. He was so lost in Rubab that he forget that he was talking to one of his men on the phone.

" I will call you back," Darwish disconnected the call diverting his eyes to Rubab.

He kept staring at her with some unknown feelings in his eyes. Her way of talking, smiling, those innocent orbs and that melodious voice keeps messing up his mind. He hated her but after the news of Dawood's survival, he doesn't know why he can't keep hating her like before.

Moreover, he couldn't find any similarities between the Rubab, Dawood described and the Rubab he knew. The woman in front of her does not look less than an angel.

" How did you change yourself so much?" Darwish questioned letting out a sigh.

Suddenly, Darwish noticed a banana peel on the ground and Rubab was just a few inches away from stepping on it. Darwish glared at Omar who let out an awkward scared smile looking at Darwish's side eyes.

A yelp left Rubab's mouth the moment she stepped on the banana peel. She expected to land on a close hard surface but a pair of strong arms got wrapped around her waist. She took off the blindfold wondering who saved her and to her disappointment, it was the person whom she hates the most.