Raaz ( Mystery)

Chapter 16

Mihrimah :

"Don't you have a luggage?" he asked her while putting his luggage in the car.

Mihrimah had the sudden realization that she had left without her belongings.
She tried to find an excuse that wouldn't make her sound crazy but she couldn't think of anything.

"Did you forget your luggage?" he asked before she even had the chance to say anything.

"I came here straight from the hospital" she managed to say in a low voice.

He looked at his phone and said "We still have time to get your luggage. Where do you live ?"

She told him the address and asked Fajr to pack her things before they reached her apartment.

They were stuck in the traffic when he said " Say it" looking straight at the steering wheel.

Mihrimah was shocked for a second. "Are you talking to me ?" She asked in a confused way.

"Yes , say it " he repeated with a straight face.

"What?" She asked again. She was getting annoyed now. What a strange man she thought to herself.

"What is it that you want to tell me?" He said.

It was something about him that irritated her the most. His words were always as twisted as a pretzel and so was his personality.

"I don't have have anything to tell you" she said with an agitated expression.

"There's something you want to tell me but you're confused whether to say it or not"

"How do you know this ? "

"You wear your emotions all over your face" he said that in a cold voice.

She looked at his face immediately. He was still not looking at her. His eyes were set on the car above them.

"I don't have anything to tell you" she repeated.

The thought of him dragging the conversation scared her the most but thankfully he didn't say anything for that.He was right she wanted to tell him about the incident that occurred the other day while she was at the cafe with Fajr but she was still confused whether to tell him or not.

Arhaan :

Arhaan wasn't feeling well his whole body was aching and he knew he was catching fever. He already had medicine at his apartment but he was out of chicken , so he stopped at the near by store to buy himself frozen chicken. He did some grocery as well. On his way out of the store he felt like his body had lost all the energy and he couldn't move. He tried to move forward but with each step he felt nauseous and dizzy.Arhaan lost control on himself and was about to collapse when he felt the warmth of someone's touch on his arm. He moved his face to see who it was but everything blurred before his eyes. When he opened his eyes he saw an IV drip on his hand and a woman sitting beside him on a chair.He looked around and realized that he was at the hospital.

"Oh you finally woke up. Hey nurse please call the doctor he is conscious now." He looked at her befuddled by his surroundings. She was an elderly women probably in her mid fifties with big brown eyes and delicate facial features. Her eyes felt familiar like he had seen them before.

"Are you okay ? Do you need anything? How do you feel now ?" She asked all these questions together. It looked like she was actually worried about him.

"Why am I here?" He didn't know the answers to all her questions so he replied with another question.

"My name is Tehreem and we're at the GMS hospital. You collapsed outside the store so I brought you here. How do you feel now ?" She asked again.

"Thank you , I'm fine" he managed to say.He wasn't fine though he felt like his head was on fire. That's when the doctor arrived to check him.

"I hope you're feeling better now.You still have a low grade fever." The doctor said in a calm voice.

"Why did he collapse like that? Is everything okay ?" The lady asked the doctor.

"Yes it's normal fever due to cold. He fainted because of weakness. We have given him an IV for that so he will be fine." She replied with a faint smile.

"How long do I have to stay here ?" Arhaan asked curiously.

"You just have to stay here tonight and you will be discharged tomorrow."

"Thank you doctor" the lady said in a pleased manner.

When the doctor left the room she looked at Arhaan with concern in her eyes and said "Do you need anything? You must be hungry beta."

"No I'm fine aunty. Thank you so much for everything" he replied with a smile.

"You don't have to thank me for anything. I hope you feel better now. What is your name ?" She asked.

"My name is Arhaan" he replied politely.

"You have a very meaningful name beta" She said with a smile on her face.

She took out a bowl and filled it with soup before handing it over to him.

"Drink this it will give you strength." She said while handing it to him.

" No I'm fine aunty you don't have to .."

he wasn't even able to complete his sentence when she said " Why is this new generation so stubborn. Don't make me angry and drink this I have to make a call but I'll be back in a minute. I want this finished before I come back" with that she left him inside the ward.

She took out her phone and dialed a number with the contact Fajr. The call rang for a few seconds before it was received.

"Assalamualaikum Ami how are you?"

"Waalikum Asalam I'm fine beta. Where are you ? " Tehreem asked in a low voice.

"I'm at Mihrimah's place. Are you at home?" Fajr replied.

"No I'm at the hospital"

"Why ? Are you okay ? Tell me the name of the hospital?" Fajr asked anxiously.

" I'm fine everything is fine. I just brought someone here who collapsed outside the grocery store" She replied calmly.

"Oh shukar alhumdulilah I got scared for a moment"

"You don't have to be worried everything is fine. I just called to tell you that I will be late today and I have already made dinner so don't forget to eat it"

"Don't worry Ami I will have dinner on time"

"Take care beta ALLAH Hafiz"

"ALLAH Hafiz" with that she ended the call and went back inside.

Author's note :
I hope you all are doing good. I've been really busy these days so I couldn't write but now I'll try to be consistent. How was today's chapter? What do you think is going to happen next?