His Second Addiction

Chapter 42

Aaidah:

I opened my eyes, looking up at the ceiling blankly. It probably took few minutes for me to realize where I am and remember what happened. I started looking around, my guess is right, I'm in the hospital room. I tried to sit up but laid back down immediately after feeling a sharp pain in my chest. I placed my hand on my chest to feel something like cloth so I looked down to see a bandage.

Ah I was shot. Am I in heaven? Definitely no cause after killing so many people I can't be in heaven. So it's all real? I survived? Even though I was shot in my chest? “Aaidah!” I flinched after hearing a loud voice. It's my maa who came towards me, checking me but also left the room hurriedly probably to call a doctor.

I was right cause after a while maa came in the room with a doctor, a nurse also my baba and Azir. I noticed Azir is not coming towards me like jumping on me or trying to hug me as usual. Instead he is hiding behind baba while holding his hand. I was snapped back to reality by the doctor's voice. “Are you feeling pain?” I nodded my head, “I tried to sit up earlier but I couldn’t because of the sharp pain I felt.” The doctor started writing something after hearing my response.

The doctor leaned down checking my wound then she stood up straight looking at me. “Take the medicines on time. You will need someone's help to sit and do your work for few days.” I kept staring at the doctor blankly. I don't need anyone’s help. I will be fine on my own. “We will take care of her. You can leave, doctor.” Baba said breaking the silence in the room. The doctor along with the nurse left from the room.

Maa sat beside me on the bed, holding my hand. Her eyes are telling me that she cried including baba and Azir. I was trying to sit when maa noticed that I'm in pain so she helped me. Maa was definitely worried and cried for me that's why I didn’t push her away when she helped me. After sitting up, I looked down at Azir then at baba. “He is scared of hurting you.” I raised my eyebrows in confusion at what baba said. “When you were unconscious he was shaking you trying to wake you up so I told him not to do that cause you will get hurt.” So that's the reason why he didn’t hug me.

“You can hug me. I'm fine now.” Immediately a huge smile appeared on Azir's face and he ran towards me. Though he couldn’t climb up on the bed so baba had to help him. He sat on my lap as he hugged me. I felt the pain in my chest again but I didn’t say anything. “Aai I was scared.” Azir said while crying so I started to caress his back trying to make him stop crying. “No I'm fine. Don't cry otherwise I will feel bad and get sick again. Do you want that?” He pulled away from the hug looking up at me as he shook his head.

“Let her take rest. You come with me to have lunch. You didn’t eat anything.” Baba said and Azir didn’t wanted to go but I forced him to go. Now only maa is with me in the room. “You were unconscious for one week.” My eyes widened in shock. “What? Really?” Maa nodded her head. “It's a miracle that you survived even after losing so much blood.” Maybe it would've been better if I died.

“What are you thinking? Why are you so quiet?” I looked at maa confusedly. “Your silence means a storm is coming soon.” I smiled a little. Of course my maa knows me too well. “Don't you trust your daughter?” I asked and maa nodded her head. “I do but I'm also afraid. I don't want you to get hurt again, Aaidah. I can't lose my daughter.” I turned around facing maa as she is almost on the verge of crying. “Maa don't cry, please. I will be fine. Remember your daughter is strong.” I reassured her, holding her hand tightly.

Just then the door opened and came Aaran's maa and Zaria. Both came towards me. “Are you fine?” Aaran's maa asked and I nodded my head. Aaran's maa is acting different today. I kept looking at her searching for answers. She looks like she is ashamed about something. I don't have to ask why cause I know the answer already. I think by now everyone knows what Aaran did.