Bepannah Pyar Hai Tumse...✅

3. I'm dead from inside.

Days feels like years without him. I again wakeup lifelessly from floor and walked to the washroom before opening the door because of whose knock I woke up.

Making sure I don't look scary to the person who is waiting outside. I walked to the door and sighing opened it.

"Ridz..." I look down and let her in.

"Ayesha what a mess you've made of yourself and your house..." She tells me and I smile with tears again covering my face.

"Ridz... You know why it's a mess. Nothing is left. Everything just finished..." I sob and she nods in negative before pulling me in a hug, A tight one.

"Ayesha nothing is finished. You can start your life again, once again. You know that, Don't you?" She tells me and I part away.

"No, and you know that." I wipe away my tears and sit down with her.

"Yes, I know you love Arman but you've someone to look after. Why are you forgetting this?" She reminds me and I look down caressing my stomach.

"I..." I couldn't reply to her and breaks down.

"Sshh. Babe calms down. There's more for you than you think. If you'll sit here like this then who is going to take care of the baby when it's born? You will need money for the delivery and other expenses. I will support you but you know that it's not that easy because even I work for someone else and the salary isn't enough to work. I want you to join back in your job so that you can later afford everything your child needs..." She explains to me and I nod wiping off the tears.

"Indeed. You're right. I will look to it. I will join back." I tell her and she smiles.

"That's like my friend. Go live it." She cheers and I smile with tears.

"Live for what? I'm dead inside." I stand up and looks at her.

"Tea or coffee?" I ask her and she stands up.

"You're mad? Why would I give this trouble to you? Go and get ready we've to go to your office than the doctor and then we can grab something outside. Okay?" She tells me the plan and I nod as I've no other option than this.

Wearing some casuals, combing my hair I walk out washing my face.

"Let's go." I smile forcefully and walk out of the house with her, though what all I want is to lock up myself and never come out ever again.

Within 10 minutes we were outside my office and she sent me in as she called the doctor to fix the appointment.

I step into the lobby of the building and taking the lift reached the 3rd floor. Stepping on the ground I close my eyes and the memories flashes.

"Ayesha why are you standing near the life? Come forward." I open my eyes as fellow workers remind me that I'm standing near the door of the life. Nodding I moved toward the manager's cabin and as he was on the round I'm asked to wait.

I sit on the bench outside his offices looking at all the cabins out there.

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After the memorable night of ours. Next day I reach my office in the evening as I had taken half day leave on the condition of working late tonight. I spent my whole time with Arman.

Duty calls and we both bidding bye to each other reach our respective places. As soon as I step out of the car the guard wishes me and I smiled back.

That wasn't something normal for me because I have been working here for years and years but the guard never wished me.

I step inside and then everyone who comes in my wishes me a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Smiling I pressed for the 3rd floor and looking through my files I stepped out of the lift and dropped my all the files when all shout wishes me.

"Happy Birthday Ayesha!!!!" I freeze on my steps and gasp before sucking in the reality. The whole floor decorated and all are dressed up that's when things register in my mind.

"Happy Birthday Ayesha." I hear my manager and I smile at him.

"Thank you, sir. This all means a lot..." I smile holding the bouquet he offered me.

"I thought you don't give us free time to party..." I speak to the manager hesitantly.

"Well, It's a onetime thing and sometimes partying doesn't hurt." He winks at me and I feel a little weird.

I smile receiving flowers and wishes from all the co-workers with only one thought running in my mind 'Who organized this?' though somewhere down in the heart I know the person just, I don't want to get my hopes high.

"You know today we all are given a day off just to organize and attend this birthday party of yours," Aliya tells me and I smile with the thought of asking her about the mastermind but before I could ask someone taps on my shoulder and I smile seeing Arman behind me.

"Happy Birthday love." He wishes me with a hug and I thank him.

"Would you please cut the cake now?" He takes me by my hand and stops near the front of the manager's office where the table is arranged.

"Thank..." I turn to him but words stuck in my throat as I see him getting on his knees.

With just the thought I blush and shiver.

"I'm not so good at these things Ayesha, You know that. I can't be so cheesy that's default fault in me." He speaks and I smile.

"I will be direct like I've always been. I Promise to hold your hand no matter what happens... Till death do us part, Um... Will you... Will you marry me?" He asks forwarding the box of a ring and I smile with tears and nods in a yes.

"Then give me your hand man. I'm going to fall down anytime..." He jokes and I laugh giving him my hand and he slides down the ring in my finger.

The whole place echoed with the sounds of applaud.

"You know I was going to marry you anyway," I whisper to him and he looks deep into my eyes.

"This made that more special." He kissed my cheek and I smile.

"I love you..." I looked at him with moist eyes...

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"Ayesha... What are you saying?" I hear Aliya and came out of my dream world.

"N – Nothing," I reply holding back my tears and she smiles to me.

"I understand. Sir is calling you." She tells me and I nod to her.

"I hate you" With this, I shut down my heart for a while and walk in.

To Be Continued...

Precap: This baby won't let me forget you ever.

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