His Second Addiction

Chapter 48 (Last Chapter)

Aaidah:

It's been seven months already since Aaran got into an accident and told me the truth. After that I didn’t met with him nor I went to his house again. Though he comes to my house and leaves flowers outside my room, he's knocked on my door multiple times, but I'd never opened it for him.

Once he had come to my office waiting for me outside with flowers and another apology note. I hadn’t even glance at him nor accepted the flowers from him directly. Though I read the apology notes he leaves outside my room. As for the flowers, I ordered our maids to take them and take care of them. I hate Aaran but that doesn’t mean that I will throw away the flowers or let them be destroyed.

He tells me how much he miss me and loves me in the apology notes. He mostly write sweet things in them then apologize again and again for what he did. Honestly his words always make me smile but I never admitted that to anyone. Even in front of others I act like as if I don't care about him at all.

The thing is, I do care for him. But the good thing is, my maa or Azir always tells me about how he is doing every day even though I never ask. I act uninterested, but only my heart knows how happy I feel hearing that he is doing better, that he prays Salah every day and is doing great in his business which he started all on his own without anyone’s help.

Sometimes I feel guilty for ruining his company and sometimes I tell myself, it wasn’t my fault either. I didn’t knew anything. I was betrayed indeed. Aaran's feelings are true but that won't change the fact that he had once thought about taking advantage of me by gaining my trust. That's what stops me from going back to him. But as more days pass by, I miss him even more. I miss him a lot when I read his notes- I've kept them all in my drawers.

For the past few days, I’ve been thinking about forgiving him. Firstly, because I made him suffer for two years by staying away from him. Secondly, it’s been seven months since I came back, and he’s been improving more and more with each passing day. In these seven months, I didn’t even look at him, let alone talk to him, but he never got angry. Instead, he is always been patient and keeps asking for my forgiveness.

Today, I finally decided to forgive Aaran. I decided to give him a chance, even though I know it will still be hard for me to trust him completely after everything that happened. A part of me always will tell me that what if he is again pretending? But I can't let that fear consume me completely, can I? There is a possibility for that but there is also another possibility that this time Aaran is being honest, he is not pretending anymore. That another possibility is what gave me the strength to give him another chance.

I came back from my thoughts by my maa's voice. “Black looks good on you.” I smiled at her. I wore a black saree with a long-sleeved blouse- Aaran's favourite colour. Since I'm going to his house today again after such a long time, I decided to wear a saree because I still remember how he once told me that I look beautiful in a saree.

“Am I looking good?” I asked nervously. Yes, I'm nervous as hell. I shouldn’t be but I can't help it. “He shouldn't say anything even if you don't look good.” Zaria says sternly. She came to my house. In fact Aaran's family came. I had told Asael bhai and Zaria first about my decision. Then everyone planned they wouldn’t be at house to give me and Aaran privacy. So my maa invited them to our house for today.

Zaria comes towards me and fix my hair. “Chachi looks pwetty!” Zaria's twin say together in unison. I smile again but because of their mispronunciation. I always find it cute. “Thank you!” I bend down and kiss them both on their cheeks, only to find Azir sulking in the corner. I giggle as I walk towards him and kiss him too on his cheeks. “I love you too. You will always be first in my favourite people’s list.” A smile appeared on his face immediately.