《One night.》47.
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Yusuf couldn't even believe his ears "Yusrah,stop joking around." He stated visibly confused and shaken,Yusrah shook her head with eyes filled with tears "It is not a joke."
"This is the reality.My reality.Your reality.Our reality."
Yusuf scoffed as anger started overclouding him,he felt utterly betrayed.Why is Yusrah doing this?
"Look,I know that I really take Yazeed as my own son, but that still doesn't make him my son." He explained calmly and Yusrah just covered her face with her palms as she sobbed hysterically with her body shaking uncontrollably "." She stated pointing her fingers at Yusuf.
Yusuf have always being confused,about his feelings,about who he is,about what he is doing.He have literally being confused about everything all his life! But this confusion is different. "Yusrah is not in her senses" That is one thing he is very sure about.He looked at the DNA sheet and their names were written,His and Yazeed's.
"It was a mere confusion,they did me and Yazeed's DNA instead of doing those people's own.Those machines do lie,they were doing everything in a hurry.DNA normally takes like two days to be processed,they did this in 30 minutes!" He stated showing her the paper and she nod her head.
"I know,I know that Yusuf." She shouted "You are the father of my son! You are the guy who was drunk that day,the guy who was sad and broken! The guy I told "Broken is beautiful".You are the one!" She shouted as she paced into the room.
"Broken is beautiful?" He question and his head started pounding,he have heard this somewhere,he definitely did.But the question is; Where?
"Drunk?" He questioned again,he have never being drunk,even though his life was messed up,he never went for drugs or alcohol.He have always held himself back. "I have never being drunk." He stated staring into Yusrah's eyes.
He felt anger rise into him.She want to take him into her messed up life by forcibly making him believe he is the father of her illegitimate son.But then: His life is already in chaos so "No,thanks."
"I never expected this from you." He scoffed "You want to forcibly make me belief that I am the father of your illegitimate child?" He question unbelievably as he stared into her eyes.Yusrah froze on her tracks as she stared at him in disbelieve "That illegitimate child is yours!" She shouted as she felt her head pounding.
Yusuf eyed her as he felt anger overcoming him.
Women are snakes!
He has been betrayed again,he let his feelings lead him,he let his heart get the best of him.Once again.
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Once again,he have gone back to the guy he was 5 years ago,the guy who was betrayed by the lady he trusted the most.He thought Yusrah was different,she looked so innocent,so pure.
He shouldn't have believed her,even Warisha acted innocent.Now,Yusrah is making him look like the bad guy.
A thought suddenly striked him,like a ticking clock.He turned and stared at Yusrah in utter disbelieve "Was this all planned?"
Okay,maybe Yazeed was never sick.Yusrah told him to act unconscious so that he will follow them to the hospital,then she told the doctor to demand for blood so that he volunteers.And then,this! This fake DNA test.All this was planned.
He looked up at her "I never expected this from you."
"You planned all this." His whole body shook,she also betrayed him.She is not different "You acted innocent,oblivious to me you were planning this.Everything was fake!"
Yusuf felt like that dark day,which happened five years ago have repeated itself.Everything came back to him.
His pain.
His tears.
His helplessness.
His hatred.
Yusuf felt like he couldn't take it all at once,tears rushed out of his eyes as he slump down shaking his head violently.Warisha flashed his eyes as a bride sitting on the couch in their parlor.His father's face flashed to him when Warisha accused him of rape.
His mother's tears stricken face flashed to him.
Iman's helpless and sad eyes flashed to him.
He didn't even realize when he let out a scream full of pain and agony "You can't betray me Yusrah.I cannot take the pain of betrayal,again."
"Please." He pleaded as tears roll down from his eyes.He doesn't care.He will let his tears fall,he cannot hold them back,he is tired of acting strong.
"Yusuf...." Yusrah gasped as she stared at his broken self,his actions are justified.His anger is justified,she saw it coming when she told him but she didn't know that he will be triggered.She didn't know that he will remember some things he have kept at a safe dark corner in his heart.She would have never told him,she would have hid it from him for the rest of her life,till her last breath,
"Calm down." She stated softly as she wipe her tears.Yusuf shook his head as he muffled a sob "I can't." He replied.
Silence overtook the whole place as the air kept swaying the trees.Yusuf and Yusrah sat there confused,confused of what will happen next.
Yusuf calmed down a little "I never expected this from you." He whispered staring into space "I never expected this from myself too." She stated smiling sadly.
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"I know that you cannot remember anything,but I cannot hide this secret forever." She stared at him as she smiled,a very sad and painful smile "It all happened in .You accompanied a friend to a party,you were given something to drink,it was alcohol.I was asked to accompany you to ease yourself and you broke down in the room,I consoled you and one thing led to another.Both of us weren't in our sense,it is just that you forgot everything while I remember some things."
Yusuf kept quite,processing the whole information.
"Party? Drink?" He stated confused.
His head started throbbing hard and everything rushed back to him,he found out his father's new wife is his ex then he went to a party and then...He cannot remember anything.
What happened next?
He took a drink and then it seems like he blacked out.
Yusrah sat quietly as she look at his confusion state while Yusuf tried to remain calm.
He tried to remember everything.He needed to remember what happened that night.
He let out raspy breath as his heart thudded loudly in his chest.Trickles of sweat rolled down from his face as he wiped them off harshly,his lips trembled and it seemed like his brain have frozen.His hands were sweaty and they were also shaking violently,his eyes were becoming heavy and he felt like closing them,after all this chaos end then he will open them.
In the midst of his emotions,everything came back to him.Like a freaking film!
He hugged a lady and he led her to bed and he.......astagfirullah he slept with her.A jolt of shock went through his whole body as his hands trembled while he points them at Yusrah "Yo—Y—You are that girl?"
His throat was parched,he needed water.His soul needed some peace,he needed to wake up from this dream.
It cannot be his reality.
"Ya Allah! I have had enough of pain already!" He whispered as Yusrah stared at him with tears rolling down her eyes.
"I am." She trembled as she said the words in a mere whisper and Yusuf saw his world crumbling harshly right in front of him.Again.
His heart constricted in pain as he stared at her with soft eyes,he guiltily dropped his eyes to the floor as he walked past her without uttering a word.
He needed space.Yusrah totally understand his situation,the confession is too big for him so he really need time.
But then,she cannot leave him alone,he is not in his senses.She won't intrude his privacy but she will follow him.
Yusrah walked behind him as he lifelessly walked around the hospital. They walked around the whole hospital,Yusrah realized that Yusuf is too lost in his thoughts to even realize what is happening "Yusuf." She called and he stopped dead on his track "Let's go back." She stated as she looked at him.He didn't turn around.He couldn't.
Yusrah wished she didn't even tell him,she hate seeing him like this;Miserable.
"Go." She heard him whisper and she took that as a cue to leave.
Yusuf continued walking wuth a stoic expression on his face.He felt emotionless,he felt like his heart have been snatched away from him.Despite being hurt all the time,he still had feelings,he never became numb.He didn't let himself become void of emotion but today his heart,mind and soul are tired.
He is tired of carrying the weight of all this pain.
Everything was rushing back to him,he is the one who impregnated Yusrah.Him?
He is the main reason behind her pain.He is the one who ruined her life.Him!
Everything is happening only because of him!
He have ruined someone's life while he lived scott free,without going through any pain.
Yusrah is the one who suffered from taunts.
Yusrah is the one who carried the shame alone.
Yusrah is the one who got hatred from her own family.
Yusrah is the one who cried to sleep.
Yusrah is the one who paid for his mistake!
He have always pitied her,unknown to him,he is the reason behind everything.
"Ya Allah!" He screamed as he covered his face with his palms,he felt tears rolling down from his eyes "I committed zina.Your servant disobeyed you!" His tears intensified.
"Forgive me Ya Allah!" He screeched.
He stood up and stopped a bike man,told him where he lives and climbed it.
He just needed to go home.
They reached and he hopped off,shoving the man his money he walked into the house hurriedly,he needed to be in his room,all alone.
He walked inside the house and saw Iman sitting as she watch her series "Ya Yusuf,you are back already?" She questioned still looking at the tv "Yes." He croaked out and continued walking to his room.
Iman turned and stared at his retreating figure in confusion,he looks slacked and tired.
"Ya Yusuf?" She called and he turned around then whispered.
"I want to be alone, Iman."
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