I have to spend the entire month in the hospital and It's just been 5 days till now and I'm already soo bored. I feel like running away but I can't even stand. Kaif or the nurses take me outside in the hospital garden on a wheelchair and I can't leave the wheel chair for atleast 3 months. What's more? I'm on a liquid diet.... I'm craving my favourite food like hell.

Mom and Dad came to meet me I was getting bored watching TV giving up on reading a very interesting book. I'm a terrible reader.

"Assalamualaikum Dad... Mom!" I said excitedly as soon as I saw him.

"Walaikum Assalam" they said smiling.

"How are you beta?" Dad asked.

"Alhumdullilah..... I'm much better now. I was just getting bored." I said meekly.

"Sorry we can't spend much time with you it's just handling the media is getting out of hand recently and then the case too. I have to vist the station many times." Mom said guiltily.

The media had been gathering up outside the hospital and our home like bees. I'm a hot topic all over the news and every news channel. How The daughter in law of the Alam family brought the truth out by risking her life.....

"It's ok Mom. You don't have to say sorry. I'm the one who's putting you all through all this trouble." I said.

"Don't say that. We are a family and you are our daughter now. How can a daughter be trouble for her parents?" Dad said and I smiled. Although I felt a pang in my chest at his words...

'a daughter can be a trouble for her parents Dad.... I am for mine. '

"As for Kaif, he is busy with work a little because of the absence and meetings. That's why he has to miss out a lot." He said next. I nodded understandingly.

"Am I missing out on something?" My handsome hubby walked on all suited up bringing a bright smile on my face.

"Ah, speak of the devil!" Dad joked looking at him.

"A handsome devil." Kaif corrected grinning. He gave Mom a hug and then him, then walked towards me with his heartbreakingly beautiful smile.

"Hey gorgeous..." He said and kissed my cheeks. I blushed embarrassed as Mom and Dad were right there. He sat beside me. As I dared to peek at them past him, they were just smiling. Oh, they're quite open minded.

"Naila beta.... are you hungry? I brought this Rasmalai for you." Mom said taking out a airtight container from a bag. My head crooked up like a chickens at the mention of Rasmalai. I began clapping like an excited little child.

"Uh-uh Mom. Doctor said to keep her on a liquid diet. So this Rasmalai...." He took the box from her hand mocking me as my eyes followed it like glue and my heart was sinking.

".... I'll eat it all." He said and opened it. The smell and the divine look of those while creamy balls in saffron shining sweet milk was making my mouth water.

He took a spoonful and ate it moaning in delight mocking me.

"These are soo delicious. The best in the world. So sad....not everyone can eat it." He teased.

I pouted ready to cry.

Mom pulled his ear making me giggle.

"Hand it over Badmash! (Naughty) there's enough for both of you. Give her some. There are no dry fruits in it so it shouldn't be a problem. Let her eat before the doctor arrives." Mom scolded.

"Ow....ow.... Mom. Fine fine....let go of my ear please." He whined.

I couldn't stop giggling. His ear had turned red. Aww, my cutie!

He held the box in front of me and I excitedly took a spoonful and my eyes closed in pure bliss at the most yummy thing I'd ever eaten.

"SubhanAllah Mom. This is the best!" I said covering my full mouth. She smiled.

"Eat as much as you want. Slowly okay?"

I nodded.

"Now our dear Naila won't mind sharing some with her father in-law right." Dad said sneakily taking a spoon from the bag and was about to take some from the box but Mom slapped his hand.

"Shabbir ji, you need to watch your sugar. Don't even think about it!" She warned him and he pouted like a child keeping the spoon back. I bit my lip to stop my giggle.

Kaif took mom's hand kissing it. And they all talked and laughed like a normal family. My eyes teared up watching them. Everything else felt so worth it now. Everyone was smiling, happy and loving. I had never seen Kaif in such a good mood, it was as if he was a completely different person.

Alhumdullilah!!!

This is what I wanted.....this is exactly how it should be....and I'm soo happy. We are one big happy family now ...all the problems and trials are over.

But still I felt a but empty somewhere in my heart.

I wished my parents were here to, smiling and loving me.

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Naila and I were having a casual light talk when there was a knock at the door.

"Didi?" Ayesha chirped.

Naila spread both her arms smiling widely and her little sister ran into them happily. I smiled watching them.

"I'll leave you two sisters alone then." I said I got up as Ayesha sat in my place.

"Are you ok now Didi?"

"Ofcourse bachha....by the way....how are Mumma and Daddy? They....uh...did you come alone I mean?" Naila said hesitantly.

I turned to them as I held the door handle.

Ayesha nodded looking down at her hands. The smile on Naila's face disappeared and was replaced by sadness and pain. I could see her swallowing the lump in her throat and blinking back her tears as she forced herself to smile.

"It's ok. Tell me, how are your exams going?" She patted her cheek.

I came out closing the door behind me. Now that I think about it, they didn't even show up when Naila went through those life threatening accidents and even now when she almost....

How can they hate her soo much to not even see her once when she went through soo much. Just because she made a mistake? She was young and blinded by that guy....it isn't a sin when he manipulated her? My Naila had been suffering soo much.... dying inside every moment for her parents' love. She gave me back my parents and she was soo happy to see me smile while craving for the same love from her parents. My sweet Angel...

I waited for Ayesha to come out. She came out within half an hour. She seemed sad but smiled at me as she saw me outside.

"Leaving so soon Ayesha?" I asked.

"Um....yes. actually I have my exams going on so...." She said hesitantly.

"Really? Or you lied to your parents about coming here and now rushing back?" I questioned her

"O... ofcourse not Jiju." She laughed nervously avoiding eye contact.

I knew it.

"So, did you come here in a taxi?"

She nodded.

"Alright then, come, I'll drop you home. I need to have a talk with my in-laws too." I announced. Mom arrived just in time and I left with Ayesha who was silent the whole way nervously playing with her scarf.

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Ayesha opened the door entering in sheepishly.

"Assalamualaikum, I'm home." She said meekly.

Her mother came out and her shocked gaze halted at me.

"Assalamualaikum. Won't you invite your son in law in?" I smiled.

Her father joined us too equally shocked.

I took my seat on the couch looking around. It's a humble enough apartment. Not too big not too small, a good enough 2bhk for 4 people.

Ayesha brought a glass of water for me. I took it. There was an akward silence. The girl was about to go back inside intimidated by her parents' angry gazes. She really did had to lie to see her own sister.

"Please stay Ayesha. I want to talk with everyone." I said. She looked at her parents for permission and bringing a chair from the dinning table from the corner, joined us.

"It's actually the first time I've met my wife's parents' or been to your place unofficially." I smiled.

Mr Aziz scoffed.

"She might be your wife but she's not our daughter anymore." He said looking away with such disgust. I clenched my fist to control my temper.

"Why? You surely gave birth to her, raised her and gave her in marriage to me with your own hands....Father in law." I said in a icy way.

"It was a mistake!" Her mother said.

"Marrying her to me?"

"No... giving birth to her, raising her!" She said acidly.

I just gapped at her in shock.

"Just because she made a mistake?" I said in disbelief.

"For you rich people it must be just a mistake given.....how you are no different, but for us it's not just a slap on our Iman but on our dignity and respect in the society." Her father said.

I chuckled.

"Someone like you who abandoned his own daughter shouldn't talk about Iman. If feels like a joke from your mouth." I said angrily.

"Do you have any idea what kind of sin she has committed?" Her mother asked

"Yeah, she slept with a guy who forced and manipulated her. Who broke and abandoned her, who took advantage of her. I know everything Mrs Aziz. But it wasn't just her fault, she was young and stupid and blinded by love, it could happen to anyone. How can you hate her because of that for soo long? Do you have any idea how much she had suffered? Sure she went with him with her consent but, he forced her into it. She did think about her Iman, her family, this bloody society.....but she was manipulated. And even after she was she wasn't happy, she was hated and raped psychologically by every person who saw or met her. Do even know what kind of hell she had gone through?!" I raged

"She....she even tried to kill herself by jumping in the ocean." I said as my voice was shaking.

"She should've just died back then....or atleast now." Her mother said with such hatred in her voice and her father kept quiet agreeing with her.

Her words startled me paralyzing me.

"How can a mother say such a thing? How can you even think like that about your own flesh and blood? She should've...died? Do you hate her so much?" I asked in utter shock.

"She's already dead to us. She might as well had...."

"ENOUGH!" I growled making them flinch.

"They say a mother's love can even warm the coldest heart but here the mother's heart itself is colder than ice and harder than stone. And the father.... he's just a selfish heartless, self-centred fool.

She did make a mistake....she did commit a sin yet she regrets it every moment of her life. It's said that a woman can erase her sins if she's true and obedient to her husband, if she loved him whole heartedly and My Naila is doing an amazing job at it. That fool almost even died to save me....to see me happy and prove me innocent. She cries in joy when she sees me happy with my parents but sobs in regret and pain when she's alone because her heart aches to see her parents atleast once. She's dying for their love, for their forgiveness. My Naila is suffering every moment because of you two.

You only blamed her for everything all this time. Tell me, did you even try to talk to the guy who ruined your daughter? Did you even once tried to ask him why he did such a thing? Did you ever blamed him?! No! Why? Were you afraid that your daughter could've been innocent and you could be proven wrong or were you too afraid to just face him or the truth altogether?

She should've died? You're saying this because you didn't see her that day!"

I shivered remembering the hateful moment.

"She....she was covered in blood all over, her face was pale and she wasn't breathing. She was in indescribable agony....my Naila....she suffered so much for my sake. Yet her parents didn't even show up to check if she's even alive?! I, being a stranger I listened to her, tried to understand her and forgave her long ago, how could you being the people who brought her in this world not forgive her? How can you despise that innocent girl soo much?!"

They said nothing. Ayesha was sobbing silently.

"She survived through a cardiac arrest during the surgery. If....even by accident she goes through another shock..... I don't know if....she could even survive it." I said in a shaky voice.

"She might really.....lose her life."

Everyone looked up at me now. I wiped my tears taking a shaky breath.

"You have till tomorrow. This is more of a threat than a request. If by tomorrow evening you don't show up at the hospital to meet her, after her discharge, I'll be taking her with me to America forever, and after that, you won't ever be able to see her again. Even in your final moments if you even cry and beg to see her one last time, you won't be able to. I'll make sure of that. You say she's dead to you huh? After tomorrow, you'll be dead to all of us.

Your Iman, dignity and self-respect is more important huh? Fine then. I'll provide you with all the luxuries of the world, money, gold, diamonds, a new house, property.... everything, but, you won't ever be able to see your oldest daughter again.

Mom Dad and me, we can all give her enough love that she won't even need you all anymore. You'd be as good as dead to her too. And, if anything happens to her because of you..... I'll make sure to turn your lives into a living hell." I announced and stormed towards the door.

I halted in my steps not facing them. "Make your choice Mr and Mrs Aziz. Would you like to forgive your daughter and start fresh or lose her forever for good?"

I walked out slamming the door behind me.

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As I laid on the couch sleeplessly in the hospital room, I heard Naila moaning in her sleep. I got up to check on her and she was holding her chest in pain. My heart jumped to my throat and I turned on the lights rushing to her.

Her lips were pale and she was trembling.

"Naila.... what's wrong?!" I caressed her face I was about call the doctor but she grabbed my tshirt with both her hands and opened her eyes.

"M...meds." she whispered.

I hastily shuffled through the drawer for the meds and when I found it I lifted her a little leaning her on my chest and helped her take it with water. I tried to massage her heart gently praying and saying dua on her and after a few minutes she was better.

"I'm okay now jaan." She murmured struggling to keep her eyes open.

"What happened love? Why did you suddenly...." I said in tears

She smiled weakly.

"It's nothing....just a bad dream. Sorry...to worry you."

"Stop apologizing. You can worry me all you want, you can tell me anything. I'm right here for you, your husband.... please Naila, don't hide anything from me jaan, please..." I kissed her head.

She looked at me with tears and my heart broke to see her like that.

"Kaif.... I miss them..... I miss my Mumma and Daddy." She sobbed in my chest.

"Please..... I want...to see them atleast once.... Kaif..... I want them back Kaif...." She wailed.

I held her tight helplessly.

My poor Angel.....ya Allah..... please answer her prayers....send them back to her.... please....

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As I came back to the hospital after meeting with the Lawyer I saw Mom coming out of Naila's room with a huge smile on her face.

"Is she asleep or did the specialist come early?" I asked checking my watch as there was still an hour left till her checkup.

"No, Naila's parents are here to see her. She's just soo happy. I thought I'd give them some privacy." Mom said beaming.

"Her parents?!" I ran to the room afraid, ignoring Mom to check if they aren't blurring out anything stupid to hurt her or anything.

But when I stepped in I saw then hugging her and crying.

"We're soo sorry Naila. It was wrong of us to make you suffer for soo long....it was our unreasonable stubbornness. We cared about our name more than our own daughter and we didn't even realize how much you were hurting. If it wasn't for your husband....we would've never realised it. It wasn't just your fault....it was our fault too. We should've forgiven you that time....tried to understand you too. Please forgive us my bacchi..."

"No no don't say that please.....we kids make mistakes and as parents it's your right to be angry. Your anger stayed just a bit longer. Your back Mumma Daddy, that's all matters to me.... thank you....thank you soo much." Naila cried hugging them. Her eyes stopped on me from her mother's shoulder and she mouthed..

'Thank you' in tears and that precious smile of hers. Today, she was truly happy.

I smiled back at her. I was worried now that she was hugging them to tightly and that she might put pressure on her stitches....and that's what happened as she winced in pain. I rushed to her.

"Easy there Naila.... don't put so much pressure." I scolded.

She giggled rubbing her abdomen.

"Sorry.... I was just so excited."

I shook my head smiling.

Her father looked at me with a smile and I gave him a gentle nod.

"Thank you Jiju." Ayesha said smiling wiping her tears.

I patted her head.

After that her parents came to meet her everyday, she smiled and laughed with them just like a normal family. Now, we both were truly happy as we both felt complete. Our families were back to us and our old lives too.

The month passed and Naila was discharged from the hospital. We had moved to the main mansion now. Naila still needed complete bed rest for another 2 months. Our lives were more than perfect now Alhumdullilah!

Still the real challenge yet remained....the final act to truly win this battle.

We still had to come face to face with the monster,

at the court....

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Assalamualaikum Everyone!!!

So finally the family tension is over and everyone's happy 🤗

Naila and Kaif's story is also coming to an end guys. Just more chapters remain.

Let's hope they get their happily ever after.

PS: I've updated the new chapter of Crazzzy 4U

Go check it out guys.....