BANDHAN: A Tied Knot!

☆8. Smiles!

15 days later...

"Mahira, beta first get back to your good health properly, then you can go." Zubiya said trying to stop her.

"I'm sorry Ammi, but you already know, how much risky it will become if I don't go. " Mahira tried to explain.

"But girl, it's not even a week to the accident." Talib said worriedly.

"Abbu, I'm your daughter and I know I can manage. Trust me!" She said hugging them both. She wore her scarf and walked out with her bag. She somehow convinced everyone to let her go.

The driver stopped at the airport. She for one last time breathed in the Indian wind and them proceeded to board.

She sat on her seat and tried to stop her tears. This time she wasn't willing to return back to Canada. She wanted to stay with her family and moreover to meet Umad at least once. Her flight landed before time. She went home directly and got freshened up. She sat on her table to eat dinner alone missing everyone.

Back in India the family was upset with Mahira's decision. They wanted her to stay back in India now. Ayaan was worried about her but he was more worried about Sana. The ever smiling girl wasn't even faking a smile nowadays. Her whole life was shattered. Ayaan tried to teas her a lot but to everyone's surprise she never reacted.

"Sana, can we go out for an ice cream?" He asked her.

"Now?" She asked a question in reply. It was 8am and none of the shops were open.

"Yes, my friend has got an ice cream parlour nearby. Let's go there! Don't worry... I'll pay." Ayaan said with a cute smile. Sana simply nodded and followed him out. Ayaan opened the car door and asked her to sit inside. He drive to one of the ice cream parlours.

"It's closed Ayaan." Sana murmured.

"Wait." Ayaan replied.

He went to the backside of the shop and after 10 minutes came out of the shop from the front gate. He made the shopkeeper open the shop before the time. He brought Sana's favourite Choco-Vanila while dark-Chocolate for himself.

Sana ate the ice cream unwillingly. Ayaan wasn't able to see her like that.

"Umm.. are you free?" He asked her.

"Beside this ice cream, yes I'm." She replied.

"Then sit in the car. I'll take you to a wonderful place." He said with a wide grin.

She simply agreed without any questions. The whole drive she was looking out of the window. Sana didn't spare a single tear on her parents's death. She became a walking statue who nods at every command.

"By the way, Sana... what do you think about me?" Ayaan tried to distract her.

"A stupid fellow with the most sweetest family." She replied without changing her expressions.

"But you know how much you... I mean..."

"Where are we going?" She asked him interrupting in between.

"Umm you will soon get to know." He answered.

After driving for an hour Ayaan finally stopped the car. Sana was still lost in her world.

"Madam, shall we?" He asked opening her side door and offering his hand. Ayaan as usual looked hot in his black blazer with a dark blue jeans and Sana a decent lady in a normal green anarkali with swollen eyes.

She looked upto his eyes. His intense gaze for the first time in the last 15 days brought a real blush on her face.

She handed her hand in his and followed him. Ayaan closed her eyes with his hands from back and took her to a hill type place. It was full of green bushes and the beauty was defined by the view of the waterfall. Butterflies embraced each and every corner and the fireflies played hide and seek in the green bushes. The sound of the water was a melody and the tune of the chanting birds a rhyme.