Love, Law and Crime

Chapter 11

"Here's your coffee, sir and the bill is definitely on the house, sir, after all how can we charge our Co owner."the waiter served us our order while joking. "Good." Hammad bhai said and burst into laughter and I joined him. "Masha'Allah Zubair, your faith amazes me bro."said Hammad bhai with a small smile on his face. "No bhai, look at my parents, you, uncle Zayd and auntie Saffiyah, you people are even more devoted Muslims than me." I told him with honesty. "Only you can make your faith even stronger buddy."he advised. He checked his phone and said "anyway dude, I just received a message from my P.A and I really need to go man, take care Zubair, Allahafizz."he rushed out of the cafe. Like, seriously? Why does he had to remind me of Ammu, too? She did this all the time...rushing out without waiting for the other person's reply.

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After completing the coffee and a muffin, I made my way back to the office. Just as I settled myself in my chair, someone knocked on my door. "Come in." I replied shortly. "Sir, someone has come to meet you." The person informed me, he work in my office and I have no idea..wow Zubair...you really have gone insane. "Who?" I inquired. "No idea sir, he refused to tell us his name."he replied. "Really?...that's weird." I commented. "Sir, shall I tell him to go back or send him in?"he asked. "Send him in." I replied as I'm curious as to who the person might be. My thoughts are interrupted by another knock on the door. "Come in." I said. "Assalamaleikum Zubair."said an extremely familiar voice, which I really didn't want to hear. "Waleikumassalam Naseer...to what do I owe the pleasure?"I questioned sarcastically while greeting him back...what can I do? I'm bound to reply to the salaam like every Muslim. "Zubair....I'm not your enemy, I know the past is not ve...." he was saying but I cut him off though "don't you dare bring up the past or else I'll end up behind bars bit you.."I point my index finger at him and continued "you'll end up in the I.C.U." I completed;venom dripping from my voice. "Ok...ok, I'm sorry....I just came here because maybe I have some clue regarding Amy.....I mean Aminah's" he corrected himself after looking at my eyes shooting daggers at him "go ahead and say what you want to say, get over it and leave me alone." I said flatly. "Yeah, I was saying that maybe I might have a clue about how Amir's partner died and what might be the reason for all of this and I'm not sure though but you know....I told you earlier that he was a friend of my cousin and they go...." but he's cut off mid sentence by my coughing fit....wait...why am I coughing hysterically, all of a sudden? "Zubair, you should take some water."adviser Naseer. I wanted to give him a sarcastic reply like...I'm not that stupid but thank you for such lovely advice and all but these stupid coughs are preventing me from doing so...as I took a hold of the water bottle to take a sip, it slipped from my hand due to the shivering.....ya Allah! What on earth is happening to me? I'm coughing continuously but I don't know why? Naseer is saying something but I couldn't make out a single syllable...suddenly I stopped coughing. "Water." I croaked, my voice hoarse from all the coughing and Naseer immediately passed me the water bottle. I immediately drink 3 sips and alhamdulilah I'm feeling better now. "Are you OK?"asked Naseer, he seemed concerned? I snorted inwardly. "Yeah, I'm fine...thanks for the water." I said my voice still a little rough from all the coughing. "So, you were saying Naseer that...actually wait, don't tell me here, its not safe...let's go to my car and I'll drive to a better place or we can talk in the car." I said to him. "Ok..fine by me but are you sure that you are OK?" He asked. "I'm fine." I replied irritatedly. Just as I picked my car keys and put my blazer on I suddenly start having a shortness of breath. I'm breathing really harshly; gasping for air and as Naseer noticed ne he gasped "Oh my Allah! Zubair? What's happening to you man?..help someone...please...Zuabir cannot breathe properly, help please.." and the door of my cabin burst open and some of my fellow colleagues came rushing, they are saying something but its incoherent to me and suddenly I blacked out surrenders myself to the darkness.

THIRD PERSON'S P.O.V

Some colleagues and Naseer rushed Zubajr to the hospital. The doctors said that he's been poisoned and his condition is serious. But as Naseer's pushing Zubair's stretcher, someone saw him and the condition he's in; thus making her heartbeat increase and creating restlessness in her mind. She deeply cares for Zuabir so she couldn't hold herself back and went to Naseer and asked him while stuttering..."Nas...Naseer...wha....what happ...happened to Zub...Zubair?"tears were evident in her dark brown orbs "Amy...Aminah...is that you?" Naseer is looking at the woman he still loves after such a long time, so, he couldn't hold himself back amd asked "how are you Aminah?" "I'm not fine..if my Zubair is not fine...Naseer please tell me what happened to him?" She pleaded, now the tears are streaming down her delicate cheeks and her nose is visibly red from crying. Naseer sensed the agony in her voice, so he told her that" he's been poisoned Aminah, someone has added poison in his food and he's in a very critical condition, pray to Allah (S.W.T) , he's Al - Wahab (the bestower), beg him to give him a new life." That made her cry even harder. Naseer wanted to comfort her but knows that it's not his place and she won't feel any better because of him comforting as the matter is too serious. "Please, do me a favour and inform his parents as I'm in no condition to inform them myself." Aminah pleaded while sobbing. "They have been informed...your husband's colleagues informed his best friend and he informed Zubair's parents and yeah they all are on their way. If you excuse me, Aminah." She nodded her head. "Allahafizz, take care."  He said and left as he cannot see her crying like that. She again nodded her head in response. Hearing about her in laws she made her way towards the room she usually stays in with her brother. Yes, Amir Akram Ali is alive but he's in a condition worse than death as with death people atleast accept reality but Amir is in coma since last three months; not talking, not moving but only breathing. Aminah is not ready to face her in laws after that fateful night but she loves Zubair, so she made ablution and then spread her prayer mat on the clean floor of her brother's room and offered two raka'ats of nafl namaaz (optional prayer;can be offered anytime) amd lift her hands up to beg her lord; Allah (S.W.T) crying to him, she said "ya Allah, ya Rabb -ul- Alameen (Lord of the worlds) ya Al - Wahab! I beg you my lord to dave my husband's life, I know I'm the worst wife but I still love him Allah Ta'ala, I love him so much, please have mercy on him, me and his family, Ya Allah! We can't live without him, save his life, my lord, please save his life..I...I can't live without him Allah Ta'ala....first Amir bhai and now Zubair....ya mere (my) Rabb (lord) , your servant is not that strong , I'm a weak, pathetic human being Allah (S.W.T), I need him, save his life ya Rabb - ul - Alameen, I love him so much, please spare his life ya Rabb. She made supplication to her lord still crying histerically. She was interrupted by a familiar voice..."please don't cry Aminah bhabhi (sister in law)."said Furqan in a tone full of agony..."how can I not, Furqan bhai?" And Furqan had no answer for that. "Please go and update me continuously about his condition...I have no power to face all of 'em, please bhai." She pleaded. "Ok, bhabhi."he said and left for his friend.
On the other hand, Zubair's mother, Arwa is in the same state as Aminah, crying histrically amd begging Allah (S.W.T) to grant Shifa (healing) to her one and only son. The doctor has informed the Ahmad family that, if Zubair doesn't wake up in the next 24 hrs then he might never wake up. This shook the Ahmad family to the core, as Anfal; Zubair's elder sister is in Dubai and it will take sometime for her to reach India an as for Minal, she's there next to her mother, consoling her and begging Allah to save her brother.
After 5 hrs Anfal came with her husband, leaving her 5 yr old son and 2 yr old daughter at her parent's place in the care of the housekeeper. As soon as Arwa, Anfal and Minal spotted each other, they rushed embracing each other while crying their hearts out meanwhile Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Ahmad couldn't digest that his only son has been poisoned, he's trying his connections with some respectful people in the city to find out what exactly happened; after all being rich has its own perks and Furqan is also investigating that how does this happened to his best friend?

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Another update guys....as I didn't attend the university today.
But I  myself have no idea when I'm gonna update again.
My eye is recovering alhamdulilah. But the rest is much needed. But I really wanted to post this chp as it's a really interesting chp.

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