Atish e Ishq (Fire of love)

Chapter no 20

Zahid Khan woke up with a jerk and sat on the bed. Ayesha Khan who was already awake looked at him sighing

"What happened, khan?"
She asked as she used to do daily

"Nothing. Why are you not asleep?"
Zahid Khan said closing his teary eyes with cold expressions

"I am trying to sleep"
Ayesha Khan turned her face to hide her tears from him

"Hmm"
Zahid Khan lay down turning his face to the other side with tears falling from his red eyes

"No no I can't be emotional. I took decision as a former Sardar should do. I prioritized my respect and not my child. I can get killed or kill anyone for our family's respect and honor but it still hurts. I have to burry my deep down my heart. I can't be weak. I think I will die in order to be this strong"
Zahid Khan wiped his tears and closed his eyes to sleep. He couldn't sleep properly from one year. He knew Ayesha Khan was feeling the same and suffering more than himself but neither of them ever spoke about it to the other
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"Hamza Lala is blessed with twins"
Heyam told him sitting beside Aliyan and making him lie down in her lap

"Really?"
Burhan exclaimed with both shock and happiness

"Yes one boy and one girl. You can go meet them if you want. I will not stop you but deep down in my heart I am very hurt because of their behavior towards you"
Heyam said patting Aliyan to sleep

"Hmm I know what you're feeling if you want I will not see them"
Burhan said sadly caressing her hair

"I didn't stop you Burhan. I just told you I don't like them that doesn't mean you can't meet them. I just can't be hypocrite. Babies are innocent. No one should hate them even if they belongs to your enemies. I saw them too but couldn't touch them as everyone hates me as much as I hate them. Still I felt so much love just by looking at them. They are adorable. Why should I hate them if their parents are wrong? You are free to meet anyone from your family even if I am not happy still I know you spent you whole life with all of them. I am the new one not them. And I know they hate you just because of me. Burhan I can't hate my father even when he left me alone with strangers. It's quite impossible to hate your parents and I understand that"
Heyam kept her hand on his hand being brutally honest like always

"Thank you would be a very small word. They didn't even try to see your this side. I am angry with all of them. I am very angry. Maybe I will stay angry my whole life but I can't break my bond with them. They abused me verbally somewhere physically too. It hurt me immensely. But still they made sure I am being provided with everything right in hospital and in home too. Although they didn't meet me still they didn't abounded me completely. They just couldn't. Parents sometimes say mean things or behave rudely towards children but doesn't mean it. They still care about me. That's why they appointed the best physiotherapist for me. Didn't you see when I started walking everyone single one of them was silent and the whole valley celebrated. They are just pretending Heyam I know. I will go and meet the babies"
Burhan said kissing her and Aliyan's forehead. Heyam nodded not knowing what to say

Burhan came out of the room holding stick for support but got stunned seeing Zahid Khan standing there looking at him with red eyes. Burhan averted his gaze and started walking towards Hamza's room thinking about how he used to tell Hamza that he wanted him to have twins since there were no twins in their family. Burhan knocked at the door

"Come in"
He heard Hamza's voice

Burhan opened the door and entered inside. Hamza who was engrossed in playing with his son got shocked and sat up straight. Pareeshay got up too and started glaring at Burhan