His Second Addiction

Chapter 40

Aaidah:

Next morning I woke up, staring at Aaran who is sleeping peacefully. I started stroking his hair. Yesterday night was such a bad night. I can't even imagine what both brother and sister went through. I feel bad for Aaran but I feel more bad for Alaida. She has always been such a cheerful and happy girl that I never thought she have a dark past, the girl who is only nineteen now. I wonder when that incident happened. It probably happened when she was just a child. “What are you thinking?” I snapped back to reality by Aaran's voice.

“Nothing.” I smiled at him then gave him a kiss on his forehead. I don't want to remind him of what happened again. It's better if we don't talk about it anymore unless he wants to. If he wants to talk about it then I will understand that and listen to him. “Go freshen up. I have to send a email first so I will go after that.” I told him so he nodded his head and got up then went to the bathroom to take a shower. I grabbed my laptop and phone and immediately my mood got ruined. Atib or whoever that person is again texted me, wishing me good morning and cursing me to have a bad day today. As if I give a fuck about that.

I rolled my eyes at the text as I turned off my phone and started working on my laptop. I was done with work and Aaran still didn’t came so I went to pick up mine and his outfit for today. I grabbed a pair of black trousers, a white t-shirt and a black hoodie to wear on top of it. As for Aaran I grabbed a black trouser, a white shirt and a black coat. He don't have any outfit with any other colour so his everyday outfit is same type of outfit with same colour which is obviously black. 

I came out from the closet seeing Aaran only with a towel wrapped around him. “Like the view?” He asked so I smirked at him, nodding my head. “Of course. After all my husband is handsome. He have sexy abs too.” He smirked back before approaching me. He was about to kiss me but I pushed him away and ran to the bathroom cause I know where our kiss will lead us to. I don't want to do anything in the morning that too when I have to go to my office early since there are lots of work.

After the shower I came out and got ready. While I was checking my emails Aaran dried my hair with the towel as usual. After that we both went downstairs to have breakfast. I ate so fast that now I feel like I will throw up. “You shouldn’t have eat that fast.” Aaran said looking at me worriedly. “Eyes on the road.” I reminded him. “There are just too much work today so I was hurrying up.” Aaran glared at me before focusing on the road again. “You better eat properly at office otherwise I will beat up your secretary.” I looked at him in disbelief.

That poor guy is always so scared of Aaran and here he is planning this. “I will eat. Don't beat him. He will leave the job because of you.” Aaran looked at me for a moment, “Then that's good. Hire a female secretary.” I giggled while looking at him. “Someone is jealous.” He glared at me again. “You will pay for it tonight.” I'm not going to say it loudly but I think I'm going to like it. “Allah Hafez.” He said as we reached my office. Before I got out from the car, he placed a kiss on my forehead.

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I was so busy with work till afternoon that I couldn’t check my phone. Finally I got time so I took out my phone to see if someone messaged me. Aaran will obviously do that. Nowadays no one send me message except him. That crazy stalker message me besides him but I don't care about it. But I'm surprised to see that Aaran's maa and Zaria messaged me today. Well they messaged me to inform that all of them are going to Zaria's house.

Zaria asked me if I want to go. But Aaran will be alone at home so I will decline her offer. Suddenly a plan appeared on my mind. No one will be at home. It's still afternoon and Aaran will come home at night. I have enough time to plan a surprise for him. “Come home late today. I'm preparing a surprise that's why. You don't have to pick me up today.” I sent the message to Aaran in case he decides to come early today.

I grabbed my purse and left from office. On my way to home I brought many things to execute my plan. I brought flowers, candles, a vanilla flavour cake and a huge bouquet of flowers with a small card in it saying ‘It's for you, husband.’

After reaching home I directly went to our room and started decorating our room with the flowers and candles. I changed the bedsheet too as I decorated the bed with some white roses. After that I quickly took a shower and wore a white silk saree. I kept my hair open cause Aaran likes it that way. I looked at myself in the mirror one last time before I went downstairs to get the cake from the fridge then again came uptairs to our room and put the cake on the table.

Just as I was done with everything the doorbell rang. I looked at the clock to realize that Aaran came late than usual. Maybe because I told him I'm preparing a surprise. I shook away these thoughts and hurriedly went downstairs to open the door. As soon as I opened the door I was hit with the smell of alcohol. I looked up at Aaran who is stumbling. He can't even stand properly. First I let him enter inside then held him to steady him. His shirt smell of alcohol.

I didn’t say anything yet as I took him to our room and made him sit on the bed. I planned so many things. Will they get spoiled? I mean Aaran seems so drunk right now. I told him that I'm preparing a surprise for him then why did he drank so much? No, I shouldn’t jump to any conclusion. Maybe his business partners forced him to drink. But he is not the type to drink too much just because someone will force him.

“Aaran-” I called him but he only hummed in response. He looked at the cake for a brief moment then looked at me smiling. I smiled back weakly as I sat beside him on the bed. “Zaria” It feels like my heart stopped beating as soon as he uttered this name. I looked at him only to find him staring back at me. He looks vulnerable right now yet there is something else visible in his eyes. Love, affection but he also looks like he is hurt. I hope it's not what I'm thinking.

“I still miss you, rabbit.” He doesn't call me rabbit. He never called me that which means he is definitely not talking about me. Suddenly Aaran laid down as he placed his head on my lap. He is looking up at me. His usual cold expression is gone. The way he used to look at me is gone. He looks hurt. He looks vulnerable. Again it's not the Aaran I know.

I kept looking at him blankly, lost in my thoughts until I felt something wet on my saree. Aaran is crying. I just kept staring at him. I don't know what to say or what to do. I don't even know why he is crying. Is it because of Alaida or someone else? I don't even want to say who that someone can be. “I miss you so much Zaria. Why couldn’t you be mine?” My body stiffened. He didn’t say anything. No! He didn’t. I'm hallucinating.

“Tell me what my brother have that I don't have?” I looked down at him again. Is he assuming me as Zaria? This is messed up- he don't even know that I'm not Zaria but Aaidah, his wife whom he promised that he would never cheat yet he is talking about his first love after getting drunk. I want to push him away and go away from here. But he is crying so much like a child. I can't leave him alone even when I'm hurt. Even when I feel like someone is stabbing me on my chest. Even when I feel like I'm getting surrounded with darkness.

Instead of leaving him alone, I started caressing his hair and wiping his tears. “It's okay. You will be fine.” I'm surprised that I could speak without breaking down. He turned around his head now burying his face on my lap. I consoled him until he finally stopped crying. He stopped crying after he passed out. I lifted his head as I placed his head on the pillow now. I covered him with the blanket and again I wiped away the tears from his face.

I looked around the room. It's still decorated with the flowers. I took off all the flowers and threw them in the dustbin including all the candles and the cake. As for the big bouquet of flowers, I burned it. I only couldn’t throw away all the flowers from the bed as Aaran is sleeping on it. I was about to propose to him tonight but he ruined everything. I went to the bathroom and took off my saree. Now I changed into a pairs of jeans, a black t-shirt. I tied up my hair in a bun. I grabbed my purse, car keys and left from his house with a promise to myself that I will never return to this house.

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A/N: First of all I'm sorry for updating late. Secondly once again I'm sorry because this chapter is so short. I only wanted to focus on what happened in this chapter and didn’t wanted to include any other things. I hope you guys will understand it. Thanks for always keeping patience with me and with my late updates.

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