House of Perfidy

Chapter 9 : Millions of pieces

Aftaab's POV

I was working on my laptop , Today I decided to take some rest at home, but I still had alot of work related to the files.

I heard a soft knock On my bedroom door.
I knew who it was.
"Yes Saad " I said and he entered the room.
"how did you know, its me ?" He asked in confusion
"You have a habit since you were young to knock on the door, once and softly."
I said with a small smile on my face.

He sat next to my right leg,with his legs cross, back straight and his handsome face ready to interrogate me.

"Abba , I need to ask you questions,
Was there anyone before ammi ?"
He asked.

Saad and akhlaq have same sort of traits, even tho they had different personalities. they still had some characteristics that are really similar, one of them is curiosity.

"Yes,there was a woman I loved the most, more than gazala".
I said with a straight face, trying to hide my emotions.

"I want to know about her." he said
"Are you sure that you can handle the pain after hearing about her, because I still cant handle it." I said warning him.

"Even though it's most traumatic incident I still need to know".
He said looking straight in my eyes.

"Okay so it all happened 35 years ago."

Past
35 years ago

Finally I can't believe, I will finally be a degree student.
I just celebrated my 18th birthday.
It's been also a month since I saw zaiba.
I wish I can see her again.
I should text her

"Hey , can we meet ?" I texted, I had no hope that she would reply to my text.

"Yes,I want to meet you." She replied in 10 secs.
I texted her the location she agreed to it.
I mean I am atleast handsome so she will say a yes.
Today i will propose her.
I will let her know about my love for her, since we were in 11th grade since the first time I saw her
Her eyes.
The only thing that can make me high
No drugs, no alcohol can do that to me,
Only she had that power against me.

I lighted a cigarette,
Waiting for her at the location
It was a cafe near our college, wasn't really famous but it had the best chocolate milkshake.
It was March, The heat was killing me, i am glad that I got a spot beneath the fan.

"Did you wait for too long , aftaab?"
Ooo the way she takes my name. The way she looks at me I hope, I am not the only one in love with her.

"It's okay, have a seat." I said

She took a sit right next to me.
This was the first time we sat so close to one another.

"Soo.. are you gonna say it?". She asked

"Say you what ?" I sang.

"That you love me." She asked widening her eyes.

"I don't know zaiba, if you love me back.
I can't force you to be with me , I am really really in love with you. I don't even look at other women anymore because I feel like I am cheating on you even if she is my friend. I will never love anyone the way I love you."
I said it all in one breath. I had this habit since I was 5 to speak really fast.

She looked at me with her doe eyes
"Do you literally think aftaab that I don't love you back ? Why would I come all this way to meet you if I don't love you? Yes I love you too."