Light in the Dark

Chapter 4.

ZARA P.O.V

I woke up with the alarm buzzing on the night stand. I tried to get up but I felt a heavy weight on me. I touched the source of that weight. My eyes widened as I turned to my left. Everything came rushing back making my cheeks heat up.

Ayaan was sleeping peacefully. His hands were wrapped around my waist holding me tightly. While his legs were tangled with mine. Our face were just inches apart. He was really handsome. I composed my racing heart and decided to wake him up.

"Ayaan." no answer. I cleared my throat and called him once again. "Ayaan wake up."

"Hina 10 minutes more please" I froze at the name he uttered. Who is Hina.? He pulled me closer to him.

"Ayaan its me Zara..." he pulled away from me like I burned. His eyes widened like he was expecting someone else not me. He than composed his shocked posture. With a sorry he sprinted out of the bed into the bathroom. I just sat their wondering who is Hina..??

After 20 minutes he came out fully dressed in black jacket white tshirt and blue denim jeans.

"Get ready and come down we have to leave in an hour." with that said he walked out of the room. I let out a huge sigh. I don't know what else I have to face.

I did all my morning routine. And went downstairs to find my in laws sitting and chatting away.

"Assalamu alaikum" I hugged Afreen and mom. Dad smiled at me as I sat beside Ayaan who was busy in eating his breakfast.

The whole breakfast went in silence. Everyone was tensed I don't know why but something is definitely wrong.

Once done with the breakfast. Everyone went in the living area when "Its time to leave now" Ayaan declared. He went towards his parents to take their blessings. I felt nervous at the idea of living alone with him in the another country.

Mom cried as she hugged him. He whispered something in her ear which made her laugh. He went towards dad and had some manly talk. And than it was Afreen, she was also on the verge of tears. He pinched her nose as she broke down and flung herself on him.

"Please don't go brother. I will miss you." she sniffed. I felt my eyes getting moist.

"I will miss you more little one. Trust me I will." he smiled at her but his eyes gave it all up. The sadness and pain his eyes portrayed was screaming to be noticed.

"Then why don't you just stay with us." Afreen insisted.

"Because I have my world in Newyork." Afreen nodded her head in understanding and than he went straight towards the exit.

It was my turn to bid goodbye to all of them. I went towards mom first. She held my hand and kissed my forehead smiling lovingly at me. I turned to Afreen who was crying silently I pulled her into a hug and that's when she broke down.

"I am so sorry for ruining your life Zara. I never knew my brother will do something like that. Please give a chance to brother Ayaan. He is a gem. But a hard nut to crack." my own tears were doing their work. I pulled away from her and wiped her tears.

"Its not your fault Afreen. Everything was planned by Allah. The best of the planner. And I believe in His decree." I than went towards dad. He placed his hand on my head and gave me blessing. We left the house after bidding our goodbye. Finally the reality started to sink in making me nervous. Ayaan was sitting on the passenger seat beside the driver while I sat in the backseat staring out of the window.

We reached at the airport in 20 minutes. After all the formalities and checking we were seated in the plane. Ayaan was silent all the while.

This was my first time in the plane. My hands were getting sweaty as I played with my fingers nervously.

Ayaan chuckled beside me. I turned to look at him, my nervousness and fear was evident on my face.

"You are afraid of heights...???" He asked me. I shook my head in no.

"Its just... my first time in flight." I told him honestly. He just nodded his head and got back to his phone.

After sometime announcement were made. Ayaan helped me to fasten mu seat belt and than he held my hand in his intertwining our fingers. Goosebumps decorated my whole body when his hand fitted mine perfectly. Butterflies started to do their booty dance in my tummy.

My hold on his hand tightened when the plane take off. I closed my eyes tightly reciting the verses of quran. I felt his hand wrapped around my shoulder and pulled me closer to him. I rested my head on his shoulder. The seat belt was making it awkward.

After sometime I felt better as I opened my eyes. I jerked up from the position I was sitting in. Ayaan pulled his hand away from me. An awkward silence engulfed us. We sat their silently when sleep took over me.

"Zara." someone called my name but my eyes declined to open.

"Zara wakeup we will be landing in Newyork in 15 minutes." I opened my eyes groggily and smiled at Ayaan unknowingly which he returned.

Once we were seated back ready to land. "Zara we need to talk" he said from nowhere.

"Hunh.??" I said while sipping on the water.

"Actually I have a son." he said in a clipped tone making me choke on water.

"Are you okay.?" he asked me patting my back awkwardly.

"WHAT...!!!" What the... are they all mad. I am married to a already married person. Does he wife know.?

"Listen to me first before making any conclusion." I just stared at him.

"I was married with the girl I loved but she died a year ago in car accident after the birth of our son Hamza." He closed his eyes for sometime like the memory pained him.

"I am telling you all this now because I don't want you to go home and hate my child." he spat. I was about to interrupt but he stopped me.

"I can never love you or accept you as my wife. Other than that I will give you everything but not love. And we will talk about our future when we reach home. But just don't expect anything from me." If I said I was hurt will be an understatement I was devastated right now.

"You asked me in the morning about who was Hina. Her name was Hina." he finished. But I was numb to respond.

Can my life get into anymore mess..?? Can someone else is remaining to ditch me or betray me..???

Ya Allah I know you give the hardest battle to your strongest soldiers. Ya Allah don't leave me alone in this hardship. I need You. Without You I am nothing.

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