Captive

Chapter-49

Back to present

Rubab was lying on the hospital bed completely unconscious. A doctor was checking her pulses and then he injected a medicine. Dawood and Darwish were standing beside Rubab's bed. Darwish looked nervous while Dawood was still in disbelief.

When Rubab collapsed on the ground, Darwish picked her up and left for the hospital. Dawood only followed his brother with hundreds of questions in his mind. He didn’t know what he felt after meeting Rubab. He was baffled by the whole situation. She was engaged to Walid then how the hell she ended up with his brother.

" Due to sudden shock, she has lost consciousness," the doctor said after finishing his observation.

Darwish asked," She will be fine, right?" He sounded concerned.

" Hopefully she will be fine," the doctor said. " The medicine I gave her will start working soon. So, be hopeful," he added giving an assuring smile. Then, he took his leave.

No sooner had the doctor left than Dawood said," You owe me some answers."

Darwish sighed. He remained silent for sometime. He knew what kind of answers were Dawood looking for.

" How did I end up with her? That's what you are asking, right?" Darwish questioned. His voice was calm yet his eyes were reflecting nervousness.

Dawood frowned," If you know my questions then do the honours of answering them."

" I wanted to take revenge. That's why I married her. I kidnapped her before she could marry Walid," Darwish replied nonchalantly. His mouth didn’t even shutter a bit. He hid the actual truth. He hid what he did to her before their marriage. He knew Dawood would never support the idea that he kidnapped her and then raped her.

Dawood's mouth was hung opened after hearing his brother. " Revenge! For what?" Dawood yelled.

Darwish replied," For whatever she did to you."

" How long have you been married to her?" Dawood inquired.

Darwish said," For the last few months."

" And, how exactly are you taking revenge?" Dawood's mood turned sour.

Darwish remained silent. Dawood got his answers. His brother's silence gave him the answer he needed. Dawood guessed already that his brother had been  abusing her mentally & sexually. Since she didn’t consent to this marriage, it is pretty obvious.

" Are you mad?" Dawood was furious. " I didn’t tell you to take revenge. Whatever happened was between me and her. Why did you meddle without asking me anything?" Dawood lost control on his anger.

He shouted fuming in rage," You have no right to marry her and then torture her. I left everything on the Almighty's judgement then who are you to do such shit! That's not what our mother taught us."

" I am your brother," Darwish said trying to hold Dawood but he backed away. Dawood was apathetic to his brother at this point.

Darwish snarled at his brother," Listen to me, Dawood. I admit that I married her forcefully but the situation is different now."

" Do you love her?" Dawood asked. Darwish was taken aback by this question. He blinked his eyes repeatedly. Darwish was unprepared for this question.

Dawood let out a laugh of irony," Of course. You don’t."

" You are questioning my brotherly love for you. I was furious. Watching you lifeless everyday was a torture for me. Mamma died due to anxiety. She was anxious for you. She couldn’t watch you lifeless anymore. That’s why she took her last breath this early. Everything happened because of that girl. Maybe, you can forgive her and I can't," Darwish was breathing abruptly.

Dawood grimaced. He was disturbed by his brother's madness. " Divorce her. Free her from this marriage. She tortured me mentally. If I want the same thing for her then what is the difference between me and her?" Dawood said directly looking into Darwish's eyes.

Remaining silent for sometime Darwish replied," I can't divorce her."

" Why? You got enough time to take your revenge. Now, let her go," Dawood said. " Don't make me hate you," he screamed while shaking with anger.

Darwish refused," I can't."

Dawood shouted back," Why?"

" Because, I am now addicted to her presence," Darwish's voice echoed through the whole room.

Dawood was in disbelief. " You can't keep her with you forcefully. That's wrong."

" I can. I am. I will keep her with me at any cost. Even if you can't take her from me," Darwish grabbed Dawood's collar. His eyes were blazing like fire. There was a challenge in his eyes.

Dawood was taken aback by his brother's reaction. For a few seconds, he didn’t see his brother in this man. He only saw an obsessed psychopath.

When Darwish realised what he did just now, he left Dawood's collar. Letting out a frustrating growl he kicked a nearby chair. He softened his eyes and raised them at Dawood who was still in shock.

" Let her regain consciousness. If she refuses to stay with me then I will divorce her," Darwish sounded determined. " That's my promise to you."

Dawood answered," I hope you will keep your promise."

Saying this, Dawood left the room. Standing at the balcony he looked outside having a perplexed expression on his face. He didn’t know what he was feeling exactly. He was intrigued that the woman he ever loved is now his sister-in-law. He was alao frightened for Rubab. He didn’t even want to imagine what his brother had been doing to her. The obsession he saw in Darwish's eyes was frightening.

Dawood wanted to go back to the room but he controlled himself. He wanted to see her face again but he controlled his emotions. He was suffocating here with all those mixed emotions. He noticed a nerby park and decided to stay there until Rubab gain her consciousness back.

After few hours, Dawood got a call from Darwish that Rubab has gained her consciousness back. He almost ran to the hospital after hearing his brother.

Dawood stepped inside the room having a nervous expression on his face. He found Rubab sitting on the bed. She was looking at her lap. His footsteps were loud to catch her attention but she didn’t even raise her face let alone look at him. She kept watching her lap while Darwish was standing beside the bed.

" Rubab," Dawood called. His voice cracked while taking her name. He coughed a bit to clear his voice.

This time, she raised her eyes at Dawood. There was no expression on her face. She wasn’t even a bit surprised to see Dawood. He was also wondering what happened. They were meeting each other for a long time. At least, there should be some expression on her face. There should be a reaction but she was just silent.

" I remember you, now," Rubab said. Her voice was dry and subtle. Dawood didn’t know what he should say.

He tried to calm down the tense situation. " How are you feeling now?"

Rubab just nodded her head. Dawood said, " Last time we met when..........."

Dawood was interrupted by his brother. " Ask her if she wants to be with me or not?"

" She just gained her consciousness back. Give her sometime to catch her breath at least," Dawood frowned at his brother.

Dawood was about to say something but Rubab interrupted. " He is my husband. There is no way I will ask for divorce from him," she said in one go looking at Darwish while Dawood couldn’t even comprehend her psychology.

Note- Finally, we are back to present. The next update will be soon. Maybe 2/3 days later.

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