It's been two days since her surgery but she was still unconscious laying on the bed with almost no movement. My heart was ripping up witnessing her in such situation, her soft breaths were the only sound that was coming to me from her without any hindrance. I was craving to hear her voice but she was not uttering a single word and I was so scared how might she react when she would open up her eyes once again, would she recognize me or was I also lost as her past memories? the thoughts were making me cringe in fear. I was really feeling scared. I couldn't close my eyes for a while in a fear that she might leave my side, I didn't want to lose her at any single cost. Holding her hand I spent the two days but no positive response came from her side. Her pale face was getting paler, the crimson colour of her cheeks drained, her cheekbones seemed more prominent because she lost so much of the weight, she looked like a paper that may blow with the wind but I won't let her go away, I'm gonna hold her back till eternity in my arms, safe and protected. Despite looking like a totally different person laying on the bed, my Zarnish was the most beautiful one, that one smile I was craving for would add more beauty to her already stunning face. I just wanted her to open up her eyes to look in mine and recognise me without giving it a second thought but would that happen?

I again put my head on the side of the bed when still holding her hand in mine when certain movement grabbed my attention. Her fingers did locomotion where her fingertips grazed against my skin, a spark went through my body and I felt sudden tears pricking my eyes, trust me the feeling was heartwarming.

"Zarnish?" I called out her name when she flinched really slowly and her grip around my hand tightened. Her dried lips did a certain motion and eyelids moved, she was trying to open her eyes.

"Yeah open it baby, look at me", I wishpered hovering her little form, would she recognize me? Her breaths got deeper and she inhaled and exhaled from her mouth, I ran my hand through her hair, she swivelled her head sideways slowly until her eyes opened gently. She looked at me as if trying to register who I was, she forgot me I knew. A pain erupted in my heart. Her eyes traveled to our interlocked hand when within a second she jerked off her hand from my grip and some unknown expression covered her face. I felt dejected, my Zarnish forgot me, YA ALLAH, how would I live?

"Wh-who are yo-you?" She managed to utter, her voice came out as hoarse whisper.

I grabbed the water from the nearest table and made her drink, luckily she didn't back off instead gulped in the liquid without any fights while I just gulped in my spit feeling my throat stinging in pain. I was still hovering her when I felt her hand on my chest and she pushed me back, my heart clenched on her attempt but I knew she didn't do anything intentionally. I stumbled backward with so many emotions erupting inside me like a volcano.

"Mama, baba, where they're?" She asked with shaky voice looking sideways for her parents. She only remembered them, doctor told me that a certain part of her memory had been lost and I was the part of that lost memory.

"Mama?" Now she cried hissing in pain, I grabbed her shoulders to stop her from fighting with the duvet on her top, she was attempting to get off the bed. I gently pushed her on the bed to made her lay down, but she flinched harder under my grip, she was hurting herself and I didn't want her to do that.

"Okay I'll not touch", I managed to gathered myself and let go off her shoulders, she blinked her big brown eyes looking straight at me with tears pooling her eyes. I so wanted to hug her but now I was bounded.

I walked to the door and peeked outside, I called out the nurse who called the doctor. The doctor asked me to leave them for a while, understanding the situation I left the room and sat outside on the chair with tears threatening to spill off my eyes. Every eye in the corridor was on me but I didn't cry in front of the world, I was still the arrogant Mafia boss for them. I clenched and unclenched my fist.

I was feeling dejected, atrabilious, downhearted, gloomy and many more things. She fu****g woke up after two days and wasn't recognising me an inch, now I was a stranger to her, to my Zarnish, to my wife. How would be the feeling, can you all comprehend? I wanted to beat off someone so that he may face death, I was getting outrageous and I was scared I may harm Zarnish which I never wanted to do.

It was all silent and then some sobs came out of the room which suddenly grew louder, I almost ran inside to witnessed her face dumped in the pillow and her body shaking mingling with the sound of her cries. I glared at doctor who had apologizing expression on his face, he must have told her about her dead parents. I ran to her.

"Hey hey listen", I tried to grabbed her attention but she wasn't even looking at me. I took hold of her shoulders and made her face me. Her eyes bloodshot and so much fear in them.

"Listen", I spoke gently and took her face in my hands but she slapped off my hand, an attempt of my Zarnish, my lips twitched into a really small smile.

"DON'T TOUCH ME", she screamed at the top of her lungs with broken voice, she was hurting herself.

"Don't shout", I again took her shoulders but she pushed me off.

"Stay away Mr. who the hell are you?" The words that rolled off her mouth made my heart felt really heavy with so much pain in them which I was failing at enduring.

"They can't die, no, I just met them yesterday", she was chanting out the same mantra again and again talking about her parents. She cried loudly and then weep and then cried loudly and then weep silently. She seemed like a crazy woman and I like a crazy lover just sat on the chair like a helpless man and stared at her weak form. The doctor and nurse had left me alone with her. She in a while passed me the glare with so much disgust in her eyes for me. I really wanted to punch off someone.

"You killed my parents", now she accused me but I remained quiet.

"Stay something, you did that na?" She yelled but I showed no movements, I was so much weaker to react, I just wanted her warm embrace where I could rest forever but would that be possible. The conditions said a big NO.

Now she laid down staring the ceiling above while I stared her vulnerable form.

She forgot everything, our first meeting, that volunteering program, our marriage in hustle, my first touch, our first kiss, our cute little fights, my confessions for her, our those beautiful memories as well as those horrible moments which she went through just because of me and I was grateful for that thing only but I really didn't want her to forget me. Then why it happened with me? I felt a lone tear escaping my eyes. I felt her eyes on me.

"Would you just stop staring me?" I heard her voice but I didn't avert my gaze.

"Haven't your parents thought you some manners?" She yelled with gritted teeth, but little did she knew my story or not at all. I was a stranger to her now, stares by a stranger creeps you to death but I failed at keeping my gaze off her face. Just one hug from her and my world could be mended again but that would only be my longing desire.

All our time together seemed like a midsummer night dream which had now ended.

I saw her eyes interlocked with mine and she kept staring me, her eyes softened for a while but just for mere seconds before she sat straight hissing due to head pain but I remained in my position unable to locomote a little.

"I wanna go home", she started struggling with all the drips and wires around her, I shot off my chair towards her and grabbed her shoulders in a tight grip.

"Stop eating my head", I kept my volume high, I guess my rage could only control her.

"Stop yelling or being stupid, just lay down and don't make me repeat myself", I whispered with gritted teeth when her lower lip trembled but I would probably be the greatest fool to feel Zarnish getting scared of my wrath, a hard punch landed on my jaw and I crouched to the ground wincing loudly.

"Don't you dare be bossy around me", old memories hit me like a truck, all seemed like deja vu, a smile unknowingly captured my lips but she didn't see that.

I saw her getting off her bed form other side but I was faster baby, I gripped her by her waist and her feet left the ground, when her body flushed against mine a feeling of warmth and pleasure drowned over me. She was struggling in my grip, cursing and fighting in best possible ways but I didn't let her go. I was honestly enjoying every bit of her fight, I felt my old Zarnish coming back to me, well the one before falling for me. The one who hated me.

"I told you not to touch me", she was punching my hand with her fists but like I was feeling it.

"Stop struggling", I said with so much anger in my tone but what the hell, Ahhh, she gripped my hair in her fist tightly and pain erupted in my head.

"Leave", I managed to utter but her hold was tight, how could a girl have so much strength after going through such big surgery. My hair, they would come out. Ya ALLAH, please help me.

"Don't you dare order me", she tightened her grip but I grabbed her waist and pulled her in me, she gasped and I pushed off her hand from my hair. Her face was at mere distance from mine, eyes widened in shock probably and tears in those beautiful black orbs.

"What have I told you about behaving?" I said in a hard core tone.

"No you haven't told me once", her voice had so much innocence, I wanted to laugh out loud on her accent but I didn't.

"Then I'm telling you now to behave", I replied and she nodded, but her gesture dangled me in new confusion, how could she listen to me so easily but guys, I have told you already, I would be the greatest fool to expects such a thing from my little Zarnish. She fu****g punched my stomach and then she winced, I guess she got injured. She rubbed her hand.

"Stop touching me you Mr. Stranger", she was pushing me harder when I made her back hit the wall, I caged her in between my arms and she was frozen standing in surrendering position.

"If you try to act smart again I'll kiss you hard", may be this threat could bring her under my control. Her brows frowned and she stared me back as if I had grown two heads.

"What?" She sounded shocked.

"Yeah", I replied with crocked brows.

"Such a shameless man you're, first touching and now kissing", she made an odious face and I chuckled loudly in my mind, her expression were damn adorable.

"I'll complain to my mama", her voice now cracked and she started crying once again.

"It's paining", she complained like a baby holding her head.

"Hey hey listen, come lay on the bed", I took her shoulders, she stumbled in her steps and suddenly fell but I caught her, she passed out, I made her settled on the bed and called the doctor, my heart was pounding hard. She had done so much which she shouldn't have done after her long surgery, she should have rested but what could I have done when she's the mother of stubbornness, did she ever used to listen to me with her memories still alive that she would listen to me now?

How much more I had to face, I didn't know?

I kept my eyes on her weak form sleeping not at all in peace under the blanket. I again took her hand in mine waiting for her to open her eyes again and fight with me.

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How's Ramadan going? I guess great .

ALLAH?

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