In night he was walking on the road.

His all sense knocked out of his mind since that incident.

He didn't aware where he was going or what he was doing. He just continuously walking where his legs were taking him. His legs didn't stop since they started to walk.

He wants to go as far as he can go from that place. He didn't thought that one day he will have to face like such situation. But now after facing it he was shaken.

Their harsh words and voice ringing fresh in his ears yet after the few hours. It was like pure torture to him. He just wanted to do something to erase it from his mind. But how to do that he didn't know.

He was walking like zombie when suddenly he bumped into someone. He didn't stop and continued to walk.

But that teenage guy didn't like it.

"Hey! say sorry to me before you leave." That guy stopped him putting hand on his shoulder. He was in some kind of daze. Not aware of present.

"Say sorry Now!" Guy demanded while coming in front of him. He just stood silent on his place.

"I am saying something. You didn't heard it huh?" Guy hold his shirt's collars and shake him so he came back in his sense.

But he didn't gave him any reaspon.

"Hey! What happened? We thought you left to go your house but you are here." That guy's friends were passing the alley when they saw the scene so they came to ask what is matter.

"I was going but he bumped into me and didn't say sorry to me. Now I am asking it but he stood on his place like he is deaf." He narrated.

"Hey man! Why are you scratching it? close the matter. Just say sorry and leave. You don't know him very well." Other guy advised him. But his mind not receiving their voices all the time. It was busy in past memory.

"See! He is not responding. I also tried it. Now He is getting on my nerves." First guy said while gritting teeth. He moved away from him not before leaving him with jerk.

"I know how to handle him." He came back to him with iron rod. Which he find laying somewhere on the road.

"You know I don't like your attitude even bit. You would have say sorry to me first when I gave you chance for it. Now you gonna regret for it." Saying he hit him on his arms with rod.

After that he didn't stop for one minute. He continued to hit him where he want on his body. He didn't even try to stop him when he easily do that because his towering body on him.

"What are you guys just looking? You want invitation for it?" That guy hissed at his friends. Who heard that and joined him to beat him to death.

He lost his balance because of their continue beating. In the end His body fell down on the road.

They started kicked him in stomach. They were beating him like he was punching bag to them. But he didn't fight against them or even try to save himself for their torture.

He just lay there on the road and took all what they were giving him. If other normal person was in his place then he would have screamed so loud in pain that listening it people surely came around.

But not a small whimper left his mouth. Yelp is very far away to ask. For him that time heart's pain much stronger than a pain which his body feeling. He was numb all the time till they didn't tried of hitting him.

"Let's guys leave. I think he got his lesson." Some guy said from the group.

"Ya! Let's leave before anyone see us." Saying that first guy kicked hard in his stomach. He pulled him upward with holding his collars.

"Now think before giving anyone attitude." He last punched him on his face and they left him alone to die in the dark street.

After lot of effort he get up and took a support of the wall to sit properly. He was like mess now.

His lower lip was cut and bleeding. His head banged on the road with so much force that blood continuously flowing from it. His face was blue and purple because getting lots of punched from them. His white shirt not any more white. It was now drenched in his blood and dust that no one tell that it was white before. His arms and legs like no more exist in his body. He have no more energy left in his body. He cannot see properly because of his left eye was didn't open fully due to the punch. He was trying move his arms and legs but his attempts get failed every time because of numbness of his body.

He thought that was it. This is the end of him. He didn't know what time it is. But he was aware of this is very late for someone to pass by here and come ahead for his help.

His breathing was getting slow by passing second. He know he was near to fall unconscious. He didn't thought before his life finish like this on the road.

'Ya Allah! I don't know what sins I have committed and because of it I am getting punish like this. Now I can't handle the pain which my heart felt. After all that I don't have any hope continue to live my life now. So just take my breath and all my pain in one go. I have nothing left in my life no hope, no ambitions, no family nothing on which I can spend rest of my life. Please Ya Allah have some mercy on me and I cannot bear the all this. Just free me from all heart aches.' He was pleading to the God in his heart.

He couldn't keep open his eyes for more time because of heaviness he felt in it. He sat there like hopeless person.

He was so happy few hours ago that smile didn't leaving from his face but now he was no more in condition to smile nor he have any reason left in his life to smile. His happy day turn into most horrible day of his life. That was last thought his eyelids closed down and he fall in unconscious.

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Times were passing.

He was unconscious but His all life rewinding front of his close eyes. He was again living those happy moments of his life in his pitiful state.

His breathing getting very slow. His body having difficulty for take breath. His heart and his mind gave up on his life long time ago. Now his body also come to the point to give upon him.

But suddenly his mind become alert when someone started shake his body by his shoulder. Some voices reaching at his ears but he couldn't make it. His body worn out to give any reaspon.

Some water threw on his face to wake him up.

"Hey wake up!" Voice reached to his ears. He felt person patted on his his cheeks to get him awake.

"Are you listening? Please Wake up." He was trying open his eyelashes but failed.

"Yaar! His state is terrible. How can anyone so heartless and cruel to harm another person till he almost near to death." He heard sweet but angry voice. He guessed that voice of lady.

"Please get up don't be like this. Open your eyes please" he heard her pleading voice.

Finally after so much efforts he opened his eyes but his left eye area was black and swollen. So he saw with his one eye that some girl was kneeling before him. He can't see her face because of darkness.

"Thank God! You wake up." She exclaimed and sighed in relief.

He facing difficulties keep open his eyes because of dizziness he felt.

"No… no Please don't close your eyes. please try to keep it open." She hurriedly told him seeing his eyes getting close.

And he tried to obey her.

"Don't be just sit girl. Just do something. You have to take him hospital. But how? It almost ten in night. I don't think I can find auto or taxi at this hour." She mumbled to herself in worry.

"Idea! Call the ambulance." She exclaimed happily like she solved hardest puzzle of her life. In next second her face fall.

"But this was not going to work in our area which is far away from city. We have not like that facilitates. And It take lot of time reach ambulance here from the city if I call" She sadly murmured.

If He was not this condition then he would have laugh seeing her talk to herself but he just looked at her in amusement.

"Let's hurry up and try find auto or taxi to take him to near hospital." She stood up and walked ahead to find taxi.

When she moved ahead in light. Then he saw her side face.

After ten minutes of try she can't find It. He was seeing her efforts but now his eyes getting close.

"Auto…. Auto please uncle stop please!" He heard her loud voice and blinked his eyes keep it open.

" You want to die huh?" Some man late in forties scolded her and came out of auto. She moved away front of auto and stood front of him.

"Sorry uncle! Please help us. He badly need to take the hospital." She pointed in his direction. That man glanced at him.

"No no. I don't want to get in trouble. You can find another auto." He hurriedly told and try to leave from there.

But she again stood up in front of his auto.

"Please don't be like this uncle. He is badly hurt and also bleeding. Please for the shake of humanity just take us hospital after you can leave from there. I promise you willnot get in any trouble." She tried to assure him.

But he didn't give in so she added.

"Please I beg you. Just do this favour on me. I will be grateful to you all my life. Please uncle." She pleading at him.

"Ok. But keep your promise." He sternly told her.

"Yes uncle." Saying she walked towards him. He was watching her through his heavy lidded.

They both made him stood up and almost dragged him to the auto. Made him lay on seat in sitting position. She also sat beside him but keeping some distance from him. She laid his head properly so he didn't get any more injuries in his head.

"Please stay awake. Don't close your eyes." She was again and again saying him but when his eyes closed down he didn't know. But last her face he saw before closing it.

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Again when he opened his eyes. It was morning. He was laying on the bed. He was feeling pain in all his body.

But he sit up on the bed ignoring all pain.

He was glancing around him try to know where he was. He was in small hospital which had four ya five bed that's it. Not more facilitates not anything.

His head was hurting like hell.

But how he came here?

Who helped him and took him to hospital?

He was giving pressure to his mind to remember it. He hold his head with his hands and closed his eyes when he felt unbearable pain in head.

His mind rewinding all yesterday events. He coverd his ears with his hands not wanted to reach their voices to him like they stood in front of him and repeating harsh words.

Some tears leaked from his eyes for the first time after that incident. He didn't this much helpless in his life before. Now He didn't know what to do in his life or where to go or how to start his life again.

After moment he felt his throat dry. Then he remembered that he didn't had any food and water from yesterday. He glanced at side table and filled glass of water.

After drinking the water he placed the glass back on his place. When his fell on the note which stick on the table.

He took it and looked at it with confusion but nonetheless read it.

'I am sorry for leaving you like this. My family would be waiting for me at home that why. I hope you will be fine when you get up. Please leave the hospital after you perfectly heal. I already pay the bills so don't worry about it. I don't know your name but as stranger I am requesting to you. Don't get involve in fight or don't get beaten up like this in future. Life is very important so stay healthy and live long happy life. Also take care of your self.'

Reading it he remembered the girl who was came to help him. He clearly saw the how she almost begged Auto driver so he take them to hospital.

He didn't know that now like this people also live on earth who that much desperate to help others. He was not greatful to her or anything like that. He didn't care if he had died on the road. But He was surprised to see her desperation to save him and also now after reading her request. He just want to meet that girl.

He guessed that she was college student becuse she was carrying the shoulder bag. He saw her face not clearly just her side face but he can recognize her in crowds.

He sighed and realized he was thinking all about her.

He shooed the all her thoughts and took out his mobile from his pant's pocket. He on it and saw the lots of missed call from his one and only friend. He called him.

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After half and hour he was sitting in front of him on stool.

" Why are your phone switch off? You don't know how much I was worried about you. What happened you? Why are you looking worn out to me? What you had done to yourself? Just see the yourself in mirror right now. I also didn't recognize you the first." His friend showered the questions on him in one breath. He was worried seeing him in this vulnerable condition.

"Saad stop it! My head is hurting. I am not in mood to answers the your all questions." He told him.

"Ok… i thought you would came to me or call me after that incident. But you were missing all night." His voice sounding sad to him. But He didn't say in return.

"Can you find me a place for stay. I have some money with me. I just want to leave this hospital." He speaks. Normally he was trying to change the topic.

"No. You are going to stay at my place. Not any where else." Saad sternly told him.

He saw he was about to argue when he added.

"Izyan! You done what you wanted to do Las night but not any more. You are coming with me. That is final. Don't argue with me in it." He declared to him and didn't gave him chance to argue in it.

"Ok." Saying he nodded his head.

"I just come after paying the bills." He stood up to go but stopped on his voice.

"It is already paid " he informed him who was confused on it but didn't ask anything.

"Let's go" saying that he helped him to walk.

Saad took him to his place. Where he was staying alone till now. That was not house just big room. There was small kitchen one side and other side mattress lying on the floor and little washroom nothing more in it.

It took him two weeks to heal properly. After that he started work with Saad on the garage where he was working for long time.

Izyan not professional mechanic but he know the basic about it. He started to learn from saad while working with him.

Saad's place was behind the garage and also both places near where he was beaten up.

He guessed that girl also stayed in near area. He has wished that one day he can meet her face to face by any chance.

He was not searching for her or anything like that. He has left it all in the hand of God. He know that if he destinate to meet her again than no one can stop them to meet.

He make himself busy in work. He didn't want to thought anything beside the work. His all days passing in garage while doing work.

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Days become weeks. Weeks become months. And months become year.

Just like that one and half years passed.

If someone saw him now. Then definitely doesn't recognize him in first glance.

Saad always scold him for doing over loading work and not to care his health. He loss lots of weight in all time.

He was depressed. But didn't shaw anyone but saad knew the reason of it. He couldn't fix that matter so He always try to cheer him up. Just because him Izyan always put the smile on his face hiding all his pains.

Now He was living because he has life to live. He didn't have any desires or ambitions in his life. He just want to passed the his rest of life as fast he can.

In all that time he didn't see that girl for once. Like she was disappeared in the wind or not exist on the earth or he just imagine that some girl to save him. But his inner self remark on that.

If she didn't came to save him that night than he was not alive right now. Now He was breathing than she was also real as his breath not his imagination. She was leaving somewhere on earth like him.

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One of day in the evenings he was on his way deliver the repair car to it's owner.

He was driving the car when he saw ahead of him one old looking man was trying to start his scooter in middle of road but miserably failing in it.

He thought to park the car side of road and help him but he saw the some truck coming with speed. That old man not looking ahead he was busy kicking to the scooter.

Izyan gulped lumps down in his throat just thinking what about going to happen. The truck driver was driving recklessly like he was drunk.

He cut the side of that old man and driving with full speed. The car stopped between the scooter and truck with screech.

He closed his eyes and waited for the truck collided with car. But it didn't happen.

After some moments He opened his eyes saw the truck was stopped just two foots away from his car. He came out the car and run to the old man.

"Uncle are you alright na?" He worriedly asked him.

"Yes beta! Thank you much for saving me." He said with little smile on his face.

"No problem uncle." He also returned the smile.

"Let me try it." He suggested. In return that man just nodded his head.

He tried to start it but that not happen. That scooter was to much old so it take time to repair.

"One minute uncle" he excused and called the saad and told him to come and pick up scooter from here to garage.

He returned came to him.

"Uncle! I called my friend. He will come and pick up scooter from here to repair." He informed him and parked the scooter side of road.

"Ok beta! no problem." He told him.

"Come uncle! I drop you where you were going." He offered him.

"No. Thank you so much for your help but I can manage it." He politely refused it.

"Please uncle let me drop you." He insisted him who looked little shaken to him.

"Ok. Drop me my home." He finally agreed for take his help.

They both sat in the car. He started to drive the car. That old man gave him address. Which was just ten minutes distance from the garage.

He first stopped the car on the garage to give the key of scooter which he took out from it.

Few minutes He parked the car in front of house.

"Bye uncle! Take care of yourself." Izyan said his good bye to him. When old man stepped out off the car.

"Where are you going? Come in the house." He suggested to him while bending little so he looked at him through the car's window.

"No uncle. Again some time." He refused it.

"No. You are already out of the my house. How can I leave you like this just come in and meet my small family." He happily said to him.

"Ok!" He finally gave in to him when he insisted him so much. He stepped out side of the car and locked it.

He followed him in house. He was glancing around it. It was small and cozy house but very beutifull.

Not that small which he was living in. It has warm feelings like family house. Which was missing from his life.

"Beta take a seat! Why are you standing?" He offered him.

He took a seat one of single chair of sofa against him.

Some woman entered in the room with tray. She offered him water and he took it and drank it.

"Beta! Meet she is my wife Sanaya." He introduced them and She took a seat beside her husband.

"Assam o alaikum auntie!" He greeted her with respect and kept the glass on the wooden coffee table.

"Walekum asalam." She said but puzzely looked at his husband asking who he was.