House of Perfidy

Chapter 17 : Terena

Zain's POV

"You said he had brown eyes?"
Rahil asked.

"Yes, I am pretty sure he was young, around the age of Akhlaq."

It's been a week since Abba got attacked,
He is all okay now. The stab was not too deep, but deep enough to make him bleed. Thanks to all the nursing work akhlaq did.
He got few stitches, we asked him to take rest at home as much he can.
I am glad he is all okay.

"Okay, so you telling me that he is someone from the office?" Rahil frowned his eyes in tension.
He is been frustrated because he can't find that man. He would hunt people down in hours, but this time he was clearly very much frustrated.

"No, if he was I would have noticed him. I remember his eyes. I can recognize him Even when I am asleep, but he knows everything, everything about us.
And also I think he was not here to harm Abba."

"Wait what ? Why-why do you think that?" Rahil asked running his hand in his silky brown hair.

"Because, after he attacked abba,And when he was trying to fleee. He had fear in his eyes, as if he did something wrong. And I believe he did something wrong. His target wasn't abba."
I replied

"Who do you think it was then?"
Rahil asked.

"Kaif"

Rahil's eyes widened

"What ? Do you think it's Amir"

"No his son, Tawfeeq."
I said facing the laptop screen towards him.
Tawfeeq's brown eyes and his handsome face reflected in Rahil's eyes.

"The eyes." Rahil spoke in disbelief.
"You knew, didn't you?

"Not yet, but a friend of mine send me his Information."
I spoke shrugging my shoulder.

"Yes yes you and your friend of mines, is that even grammatically right. I don't know,
Anyways. so you are telling me that he sent his son to kill Kaif? Risking his son's life?."

"I do not know rahil, I am not a psychic stop asking me so many questions. And also go home your sister must be waiting for you. You haven't slept, probably the whole week."
I ordered him out of frustration
He is seriously a pain in my butt sometimes.

I will finish- he tried speaking

"Leave NOW!!!!" I said pointing at the door.

"Okay okay I will leave, I will see you tomorrow."
He got up for his seat.
He reached by the Door but spoke before opening the Door.

"Zain" I turned to face him.
" I love you man, please dont get hurt. "
I love you too, its okay, Even if i get hurt,  I will still never ever let anything happen to you."
His gentle eyes looking at me in the most lovingly manner, he waved a bye.

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Next morning

Aamaal and saad were at aqsa completing the work in Abba's absence.
I am here at Abba's place,
Making him some beetroot juice,
He looked healthier now.
I had some good moments, after the attack I started visiting him daily. Because my whole teenage years even though I was around him but still I couldn't be with him.
So I had good chances to be around him, so I went ahead and took them all.

I wish I could take care of him not as
Zain the secretary but as My Son Zain,
But its okay.
Directly or indirectly I am happy that I can take care of him.
I am so relieved no calls from rahil.
I mean I get it, he is very dedicated.
But its annoying.
I should get him married, Atleast he will get off my back.

"Zain, please dont make to much of that juice, it taste very bland. I am not gonna drink 3 4 glasses."
Abba howled from the living room,
He can walk properly now.

"Umm- you have no choice ab-aftaab sir."
I howled back.
I closed my eyes out of mortification.
I wanna call him Abba so bad.
But.
I can't,
Not yet.

I walked with three glasses of beetroot juice.
I saw Abba frown
I chuckled at him.
Now, I know where Aamaal got it all from.

"I am sparing you atleast. Not four today here you go only three, drink them all. You need to stay healthy."
I spoke handing over the tray to him.

"I don't know Zain, what good did I do, your mom must be so happy to have a son like you, I am glad you are here."

(Yes in fact,I am glad to have a father like you, abba)

My phone rang,
Ofcourse it's Rahil.
I headed towards the kitchen.

"What now ?" I responded
I could only hear his rapid breathing.
"Rahil what is it?" I asked

"Terena..."
Terena a piece of art.
That I designed
Tiny green sapphire and ice blue sapphire wrapped in silver, a hybrid of necklace and a choker.
I still remember, all dexterity faced by the jewellers in designing it.
It took 1460 man-hour, expertise of 25 different high skilled jewellers.
To bring my gorgeous imaginary design into reality.

"It's gone, someone broke into the vault."
Rahil spoke panicking.

"It's okay rahil, I know."
I replied in a serene tone

"WHAT THE HELL ZAIN, I WAS ABOUT TO PUKE MY HEART OUT......"
Rahil screeched on the phone.

"Relax, it happened last night."

"Someone broke into the vault and you let them ? How did that person managed in robbing terena with all the security alarms , cameras and traps?
So you are telling me he knew the main password."

"Yes, i let him do it. " (Password = AZMI)

"Who is it Zain."

"Maqsood hadid, he knows about me.
He knows that I am Zaiba's son."
I replied to all the queries rahil had.

"Zaiba?"
Abba spoke, holding the tray of glasses in which i served him beetroot juice,
His hands were trembling now due to shock.

"Yes Zaiba khan, your dead wife. Abba"

The way my heart sinked when I called him Abba.
He hesitated before speaking,
"you are my son?"

"Yes, The son you thought is dead, The son you still count when someone question's 'how many kids you have?'
I am Zain Aftaab Azmi
Your first heir."

I saw him loosing his balance, I held him by his shoulder. He couldn't look up at me.

"It's okay Abba, its not your fault. You were never at fault. I know All of it
All your dark secrets, All your lies."
I spoke in a soothing voice so that he won't be to hard on himself

"All these years, you were here with us. You were in the same college and also in the same school with Kaif.
You were always around me,
Why didn't you ever tell me ?
Why did you hide from me all these years?"
I can sense the amount of pain, He has been suffering from past 35 years.

"I was waiting, I wanted to know things. Since 20 years, searching, building myself,
Getting enough, courage to face you. And not to blame you for the horrors, I faced in my life."

"Why so late? You could have atleast told me."

"I did, Now." I replied

"And searching what? What is your purpose?"
Abba asked

"You will know soon." I replied
Rage roaring in my eyes.
Pain stinging in my heart.
A very big storm in which everyone's life is going to destroyed,
Is coming.
Funfact
I am that Storm.

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