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Chapter 09 : Misery on Queue

Chapter 09. 

 ▌│▌║ Misery on Queue ║▌│▌ 

Aayesh's POV

Just in moments, my mind was in trauma. Millions of thoughts running in my mind. Well Aayesha, Hussain has moved on. Don't mess his life again. You have no more space in it. Seeing Hussain a few meters away and Aashiq sitting kneeled down just a few centimeters away. Ya Rabba! Why am I in this position? Maybe this is for something good too.

I just hope Hussain has moved on. Even if he hasn’t moved this would make him move. I had to do this now. Aashiq is really a very good guy. I can’t play with his feelings. Maybe I’m doing this mistake again. But I will make sure he understands that. I don’t want to hurt him at any cost. I never knew he had these feelings for me. This cannot be done. Not even with Aashiq.

Aashiq's POV

Nervous would-be an underestimation to what I feel right now. I had finally told Aayesha my feelings. I had planned for days. It was not very long I had planned this. From a long time back I had some sort of feelings for her. She was that innocent angel who was so fragile. She was a mystery to be solved.

Behind her smile and happiness, I always felt that she had something hidden behind it. That eyes could never hide the truth behind it. How hard she tried her eyes spoke the truth which she was hiding. Today I had taken this step of expressing my love. If it would heal her would really feel good but even if she can’t accept it, I will be happy enough to be a good friend of her.

"Yes..." finally she said it. I can feel she has not accepted me fully still something was bothering her. DidI push Aayesha to accept me? I was searching for eyes to see what she felt. It did have few tears in her. Maybe she was not into this. I have hurried I guess. I didn’t want to force her into a relationship. All I wanted is that Ibe a savior for her. Before the warmth of her answer reached my heart so many thoughts had shadowed my heart.

The claps of the people woke me up from my chain of thoughts. I smiled at Aayesha and stood up and hugged her. It was more of a comforting hug than of a romantic one. I want to assure her that it was nothing to be hurried of and she had enough time.

I felt that she hesitated at first but then she hugged me. "I know Aayesha this was all of a sudden. I don't want to push you. You can have your own time. Feel free. I’m still your friend" I tried my best to convey my feelings to Aayesha. I just wanted Aayesha to feel free and relaxed I did not want to push her.

"Thank you Aashiq. Thank you. I'm sorry too. I just need some time “she replied with a smile pulling away from the hug. Nervousness was visible in her.

Hussain's POV

Phir Se. Again I was breaking into pieces. Why? It's just like a replay in my life. Again she broke my heart. I was about to start a new life but here I am again back to square one. Why was I back here? Just days back I’ve decided to be back to who I am, be the one to my family. But what to do? Here, I am again. Seeing her, being back to where I started.

Today she accepted Aashiq. That too in front of me. I cannot take this anymore. The air was suffocating. It was hard for me. “She is no more yours“, my mind reminded me again. But this heart would never hear this brain again. Repetitive mistakes deepening the wounds. This was way harder to handle so I just got out of the place.

Aayesh's POV

Very soon Imran and my other colleagues came to wish me. Zaina held me and assured me with a smile. She knew what I was exactly going through. No words were needed she understood me more than anyone. Just when a tear rolled down my cheeks I remembered Hussain. I was looking back at the place where he was. He was not there. He was no more in that place. “What if he had not moved?”, “Was he hurt?”, “Was he angry?”, questions bombarded my mind and made it more restless.

There are just the hopes of your mind. My brain reminded me. I released myself from the hug of Zaina. She wept the tears which were rolling down my cheeks. Aashiq was being surrounded by his friends. So I had some time to spend with Zaina.

Just in few minutes, Aashiq joined us too. “Hi Aayesha “, he greeted me with his signature smile, and on noticing Zaina by me he did greet her too. We both greeted him back and an unknown silence engulfed the space. “Hope I didn’t mess up the girl moments!”, Aashiqspoke in few minutes trying to enlighten the mood. With that, we had some chitchats. Aashiq made sure that he was not pushing the topic of his proposal during our talks which made the situation much easier and less complicated.  

As in time Imran too joined us. For the first time after a long time Zaina and Imran were at the same place. They smiled at each other. Just when I thought of excusing myself, Zaina excused herself that she had to leave. I too stated that I’ll join her. As Aashiq still had to catch up with his friends we three left home after bidding him goodbye. We drove back home in Imran's car. He offered to drop us at our home.

The car ride was silent except was the music that was playing behind. Neither of us spoke anything. Imran and Zaina did see others at times in the mirror. I messaged Zaina as Imran was also with us. "You've got to say him soon. Remember that !", on seeing it I thought she would tense or try to pacify me but she did smile at me and then messaging she told me straight in my eyes "I will". The smile and her confidence was really an appreciable improvement. I was really happy for her. With that little satisfaction, I relaxed, lying my head and darkness engulfed me.