MARRIED TO MY BEST FRIEND (COMPLETED)✔

CHAPTER 24

Next morning, I am woken up by urgent knocking at the door. I sit up straight, I wince feeling my legs and neck cramped.

'Juwaid.... open please, fast' Elham calls, I quickly washed my face. I don't want Elham to see me cry lest she feels guilty. I don't want her to get emotional and take decision that she might regret later.

I stepped out and she rushed in slamming the door behind her, I wonder what hurry she has.

I am buttoning my shirt when Elham comes behind me dressed in her office wear.

'Juwaid...will it be possible for you to come early?' she asks causally. I look at her, I wanted to refuse but then my heart didn't let me and so I nod my head. She then says she will pick me up the usual time, 6.30. I nod again.

She drops me to work, but I didn't go in the office, instead I took an auto and land up in front of office of, Advocate Hitesh Kayshab.

I wait for my number to meet him; inside he briefs me up with all the details. He then hands me the divorce papers, all the details in them. I look at it with a sad expression, a part of me is saying I am hurrying with everything, but I don't want to keep Elham confused nor I want to pressurize her.

I signed the paper and look sadly at Elham's side. I will just hand the divorce paper to her and let her decide what she wants.

Everything that I shared with Elham, the beautiful moments, the secrets, the heart break everything now seems like a dream. It is like all this while I was dreaming, floating in a beautiful dream and now I am rudely jolted back to the harsh reality. I love Elham and had promised to always keep her happy, fulfill all her wishes and dreams, now I realized she was never mine to begin with.

6.30pm, I wait outside my office. I see her white sedan come and halt in front of me. I frown when I see Saif sitting in the passenger seat. What is he doing here? Seeing him here with Elham, I feel uncomfortable. And for the first time I feel angry at Elham, can't she be little more considerate.

I take my seat in the backseat, Elham begins to drive. Saif greets me but I don't, I hate him and I can't pretend otherwise.

Saif says that Elham will be talking about him to her parents today and he wanted to be there with her. Elham at first had refused but Saif had insisted as he didn't want her to go through this alone. He claims he is responsible for the mess and he will clear it. I clench my fist tightly when he said he loves Elham too much to let her get hurt. I noticed Elham was awkward as well.

I have heard that history repeats itself, I didn't know it will happen to me that too so fast. It seems like it was only yesterday, Elham had introduced me to Saif in a Mc D outlet and now I find myself sitting in the same outlet, with me on one side and Elham, Saif opposite me. I knew Elham was stealing glances at me with a worried expression, but I didn't look at her. I am angry with her. She knows I love her and I am doing everything only for her, I am getting no happiness in separating her from me, yet she is being so insensitive, getting Saif with her. Saif had wanted to discuss about how we will reveal everything to the family and how we will handle.

Once again he takes our order and goes to the counter. As soon as he leaves Elham extends her hand and places over mine, I move my hand.

'Dude...I am sorry, I had asked him not to come but he insisted' Elham says, I glare at her.

'Why are you justifying?' I say sternly. She is taken aback with my tone. I look away.

She too moves back and sits leaning against her chair, I held my head low and stare at the top of the table.