Lost and Found

Chapter 10

So this chapter was deleted by wattpad and I almost had a heart attack!

Well, thank you wattpad! (note my sarcasm)

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"Asalam O Alikum everyone," I entered the conference room which was filled with all the managers who were waiting for me, they all stood up and humbly smiling at them I took the seat, it's odd to sit at the front seat and addressing everyone. I just don't want to let my father down. "Thank you for joining us at such short notice, as all of you know that today it's my first official day," I started once everyone was seated and they all were looking at me, expecting something big or more like waiting for me to ruin everything, their eyes were showing that they believe I am one of those people who took over their father's business and don't know a thing about work, a spoilt brat in short. some faces were quite familiar while some where new, "I am not going to drag this meeting unnecessarily because we all have a lot of work ahead so I thought why not introduce ourselves to each other while you all brief me with our projects, Alhamdulillah ZIST had been a symbol of success from past thirty years, all the branches be it construction, textile or software, we are known for our quality and sitting here, at the third branch of ZIST Software I would like to congratulate and thanks every single one of you who had work with us to make us reach our goals. ZIST is not just a family business it's ours, yours and mine representation to the world, it's as much as yours as it's mine that's why as a person who doesn't know a bit about making a new up to date software or what type of cement is better or how should we design clothing according to the latest fashion, I am just a person who can try to handle numbers and some accounts but you all, you all are the mastermind behind ZIST Group! So all I want from you all is please be patient with me, correct me wherever I'm wrong, my post maybe higher than you but it's just for the world but inside the building I am your colleague and we have to work as a family, that's how ZIST had been working from past years and that's the way it'll be working in future! And I am sure that In Shaa Allah together we'll be able to expand it more, not just two countries but entire globe! Now I guess I had made you all quite emotional!" I smiled earning a bit confidence from all the men sitting around me "Let's get the real meeting started!"

The meeting which was supposed to be for an hour extended for three hours of discussing our ideas, way of working, then communicating back home and having a meeting with officials there and by the end of it, I was successful in gaining the faith and confidence of all the employees. I remember when I came to Pakistan with dad and we just had our office in Karachi and was setting up Lahore, I was used to be so careless and half of these people who were now appreciatively smiling at me, I had argued and misbehaved with them but today they all seem so amused that it's even surprising for me. So contrary to the tense atmosphere we had at the starting of the day we all stepped out of the room in a far more better mood and made our way to our rooms, there was still an hour for zuhr prayer so along with Sabih I made my way out of the building towards the place which serves the best Nihari in Islamabad, since the day I have set my foot back in my homeland, my cousins and other relatives had made their goal to make me used to all the greasy food and all my fitness schedule just doesn't exist anymore. Now along with daily morning jog I have to do two hours of work out but the health conscious habit apart, be it greasy food but no amount of cuisine can beat the desi taste and once you taste it, every nerve of your body craves for it.

"Sabih, I guess Masjid is this side!" I said to my cousin who was making it way back towards our car, after we had lunch it was almost the time for Zuhr and what's better way than performing at the nearby place and resuming the day.

"Haan... woh..."

"Sharafat sai ajao." I glared at him and walked forward.

The masjid was not that big but from inside it was beautiful, it's a pity that this area is surrounded by Muslim society still this place was empty, after performing our wuzu we made our further inside and lined up behind imam sahib; "We'll go to Faisal Masjid too, I want to see it." I whispered to Sabih and then soon the prayer started.

The rest of the day was the same from e-mails checking to calling different people and sometimes arguing, the entire day was enough to tell that these six months are going to be quite long. It was after Isha I went back to my apartment and after a long time I was using the phrase I used on my first day of J.S.T, Damn! Sure it was a long day, so I just made my way to bed. Can't it be Saturday already?

Next, I was woken up again with throbbing head ache; it felt like thousands of needles were being pierced at the back of my head and the pain soon took over my entire head, it was hard to even open up my eyes and I knew that if I won't take my pain killers it would not even go away, cursing under my breathe I tried to get up only to get my vision getting all black and the pain which was killing me spread through my entire head and a weak moan escaped my mouth, I know that in this condition I can't even move a limb so helplessly I started calling out for Sabih , screaming for someone and take me out of this misery, luckily I don't live alone, now I realized that how badly I need someone no matter how much I deny! After what feels like ages of being curled up in pain I heard someone getting inside my room and opening the light and I let out an agonizing scream begging to turn off the light.

"Sahab..." it seems like Jameel baba. Nothing was making sense!

"Jameel baba! Us buray bag sai medicines ka bag laiker ayain!" I heard Sabih screaming "Wali hold up! We have got your pain killers!"

"Juldi! Juldi Sabih..." that was the last thing I said before blackness and coldness completely took me in.

Now, I don't know where I was but I was sure that it was all white around me, bright lights which were almost blinding me, I could hear small whispers and something beeping and just a bit observation confirmed my fear, they brought me to the hospital, the last place I want to be. Does that mean maa and dad got to know about it too? Ya Allah please just don't let them know about this.

I tried to move and sit but my body was quite weak for that action but I guess people around me noticed and in a moment Sabih was by my side; "Alhamdulillah you woke up!"

"My head!"

"Yes, Mr. Ahmed it's going to feel a bit dizzy for a while but In Shaa Allah you'll be fine." I heard the doctor who was standing near the edge of the bed. "Okay Mr. Ahmed apart from dizziness do you feel anything else?"

"Bit numbness I guess," I hoarsely whispered.

"Okay well anything else?" he asked again and I shook my head, "Mr. Ahmed I am sorry but we have to ask couple of more questions and then you can go back to rest, you need it." He smiled at me and I motioned them to continue.

"Are you used to of this pain."

"I take pain killers but they are not so severe every time."

"Umhm, since when you are having them?"

Ya Allah, if I'll tell the truth then Sabih will disclose it in front of everyone but before I could reply Sabih replied instead; "The last time you had was when you were here, I guess it's almost eight years, yeah? You said you had it for the first time." And I nodded remembering the incident.

"Are you sure Mr. Ahmed because your reports say otherwise?" The doctor looked from Sabih to me and I gulped whatever saliva was left in my mouth.

"What do you mean?" Sabih inquired frowning at the doctor.

"From the MRI it seems like Mr. Ahmed here have blood clotting in his brain and it seems that they are not eight but at least there from fifteen years maybe because of some injuries or accidents, it's better if we are told everything we have to work over this and the medicines you have brought are not only pain killers but also for blood clots." He replied calmly to Sabih.

"Blood clots are you serious?"

"Well that's what MRI had shown us."

"What do we have to do?" suddenly all the conversation was between my cousin and the doctor.

"Surgery is the only thing we are left with now and—"

"And what?" Sabih growled.

"There are chances of paralysis." And there he said it, my biggest fear was in front of everyone, so much of hiding and I lost it in just one go.

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