GUZAARISH

Plus one

MAIRAAJ'S POV

8 days, 192 hours, 1150 minutes since my entire world flipped. If I thought nothing could break me after my mother's death, well I was dead wrong because here I was standing in a shooting range. Bullets escaped my gun like I was trying to put them into someone. But who?

My rage turned into embarrassment. I let a girl sweep me off my feet. But somewhere in my heart, I knew she wasn't just a girl. She was the love of my life. No matter how many times she betrayed me, I would still go back to her and thats probably what hurted me the most. My desperation.

I wanted to believe her when she told me she didn't try to betray me. If not for her sake, I wanted to believe her for my sake of peace, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I yearned for her and it was eating me. A dillemma so dire, I almost gave up multiple times.

Ali told me how she had called at the office today. I wasn't mentally prepared to face her. Besides, I had too much on my mind. With the Annual Charity Ball coming, I was beyond busy. Dada Sa wanted things to be unique and decided that we should hold a masquerede ball for the Investors and the VIPs. I thought it was a shit idea, with the upcoming shipment, it was an absolute waste of time. One thing I knew was that none of these shits had the guts to say anything we just missed extravagent party, but I couldn't say no to him.

As much as I was mentally disturbed by the entire ordeal, I could not miss my own party. I was supposed to take Noor with me to Venice, where we would have spent the weekend together but that was out of the picture for now. I
sighed as I realized all my plans just went down the drain.

After Ali got ready with the arrangements, I boarded the plane. Part of me hoped, Noor would come strutting through my office door in her black boots and white coat but she didn't.

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    Never in her life, Noor felt scared to visit Moeen, but today Noor had her heart in her mouth. She knew Mooen was a vicious man and he was smart like no other. She had to control her emotions or else Moeen will see it from a mile away.

She visited the Khan house hoping to not find him but it was evident that he was waiting for her.

"Ao, Ao." Moeen said. Noor was trying to decipher every single word leaving his mouth. He was never this nice.
Noor walked in.

She remained quiet.

"Are khari kiun ho? beitho na. I was waiting for you, Noor." he said, sweet honey dripping from his words but Noor kew better than to trust a snake.

She still remained quiet.

"Aaj bahut khamosh ho. Kheriyat?" he said the last word so sinisterly, Noor felt the hair on her back rising.

"Kiun bulaya hai mujhe?"

"Nhe, nhe piyari beti. Aaj..... sawaal mein karoon ga.". Mooen said falling back to his chair. "Kiya masroofiyat hai aaj kal ap ki? You  remember our little agreement right?"

"Har baar yaad dilane ki zaroorat nhe hai." She said angrily.

"Then why am I not seeing any progress. He made a hospital in your name. To tum mujhe ye to nhe keh sakti ke vo tumhare jaal mein me nhe phansa. Vo.... tumhe pasand krta hai na?" Mooen's eyes were looking right through. Yet she still tried to hold herself back, hide her true emotions.

"Vo mujhe pasand nhe krta. Vo to mujh se baat bhi nhe krta. Public mein bhi mere saath acha sirf apni image ke liye hai." Noor said looking her father right in the eye knowing if her sight hindered, he will know.