Rabt-e-Dil

Episode 17

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"Baba ap-" Ayan said in a hoarse voice but Zayd cut him off "Zain na mujhay bataya tha ka shots high doses the kuch time dard hoga ap fikr nahi karo mein ointment bhi lagata hun" Zayd kissed his tear-soaked cheek

Ayan stared at Zayd's face for a few seconds and then turned around jumping into Zayd's embrace...

Zayd was startled for a second but then wrapped his arms around him rubbing shooting circles on his back

Ayan rested his head on Zayd's shoulder and took a deep breath, Zayd closed his eyes in pain when he felt Ayan tremble

A clear indication that his 'jaan' was crying, Zayd's heart broke as soon as he heard Ayan's heartbreaking sobs

His shoulder was getting wet due to his son's tears, with every tear that left Ayan's eye Zayd's heart broke

Zayd patted his back rubbing it slowly, trying to comfort the broken and tired boy

The fact that Ayan was always the strongest kid who would rarely cry was making things worse for Zayd

He wanted to tell Ayan not to cry on the other hand he knew all Ayan needed at the moment was to cry

As minutes passed by Ayan's sobs increased, his body shook with every single sob

Ayan was tired, the pain was getting unbearable with every passing day, not just the physical pain but the emotional pain as well

The stress of knowing that he will die very soon, The fact that he knew this hug might be his last hug with his father, or the fear he feels every night that he might never wake up

He was tired of everything, he was tired of life, he never wanted to break like this, but he had been strong for too long now

Today was the first time after about 20 years that Ayan had cried due to an injection

Ayan was never the vulnerable kid who would cry at tiny problems, he was always the strong kid

Even when he got shots when he was a kid he would not cry, he would shout his lungs out but would never cry

This was the thing which was scaring Zayd, the person who had rarely cried over a shot was now crying because of one that he got a day before

"Ayan mere jaan, mere bachay please beta mera dil betha ja raha ha, ap theek ho?" Zayd rubbed the sore spot on his back

Ayan immediately yelled in pain AHHH baba nai" Zayd flinched and stopped immediately, he barely put any pressure on the site, how the heck was Ayan feeling so much pain

Especially when he got the shots yesterday?

"Sorry sorry! Relax" Zayd kissed the side of his head apologizing as Ayan started crying harder, the pain in his back just got worse

"Ayu beta calm down you will make yourself sick bachay" Zayd tried to break the hug but Ayan shook his head rapidly tightening his grasp

Afraid that if he breaks the hug he won't be able to hug him again

"Okay okay calm down" Zayd understood Ayan needed some time to get a hold of himself

He was feeling happy that he decided to take a look at Ayan, and when he did he found him sobbing, rubbing his back, so he immediately rushed to him with an ice pack to relieve his son's discomfort...

"Baba boht dard ho raha" Ayan voiced out in a shaky and tearful voice

Zayd felt his heartbeat fasten as he again tried to break the hug, this time Ayan let him go