The sun glimmered through the curtains of hotel room and fall on them, Jannat squeeze her eyes tightly and hugged on her pillow

Her pillow opened his eyes, the sun rays falling on his face disturbed as he thought of turning other was but the small figure in his arms didn't let him. He now fully opened his eyes and his eyes were about to come out from socket seeing Jannat so close to him

Then the event of yesterday replay in front of his eyes. Jannat seeing her biological father here and also his daughter whom he named Jannat. Jannat's stack of emotions broke down. Him consoling her and in her miserable state her hugging him. They both didn't know when they both fall asleep in each other's arms.

Not wanting her warmness leave him, not wanting this feeling to vanish in the air. Zaid hugged her more closer to him. Snuggling his nose in her hair, inhaling her vanilla smell. He wanted to be freeze in this moment and have her in his arms forever,

But the moment couldn't stay forever, Jannat stir in her sleep and slowly opened her eyes. She still didn't know where she was laying and when she realized, she parted away from him as if she got some electric shock

"I... I'm sorry..." Clearing his throat Zaid said while controlling his heart. Jannat was still in her white churidaar that she wore yesterday, the deep neckline of the dress were giving full display of her cleavage and her hair which was in crown braid was now opened and freely falling on her back and some wispy on her face which she put behind her ear

"I'm sorry!" Her meek voice came. She wasn't looking at him but her hands which were entangled

"Woh......" Both of them opened their mouth to say something

(I...)

"Bolo!"

(Say!)

"Ji!" They again said together

(Yes!)

"Bolo!" Zaid told her to speak first

(You say first.)

"Can I take shower first?" That was Jannat's question. Zaid nod his head. Jannat quickly got down from bed ran to washroom

All Zaid could do was looked at the closed door of washroom

Throwing the duvet away from him, he also got up

For maney moments Jannat stand just beside the door, holding her heart, trying to calm it down. It was beating rapidly inside of her chest, as if it'll come out any moment. It always happens when Zaid is close to her

Controlling her heart she went to take shower, after shower when she went to take her clothes, she realized she didn't brought her clothes with her. Smacking her forehead she thought of what to do now

Should she call Zaid? That's the only sensible option she have. Other is sneaking into the room and get her clothes before Zaid could notice but it's too risky

"Suniye!" Wearing bathrobe, she went stand beside door and called Zaid. But her voice was so slow and undertone that it hardly reached her own ear

(Listen!)

She mentally scold her for having such a low voice and knocked on the door. When she didn't got any reply, she opened the door and put her head out to look where Zaid is.

She found Zaid nowhere. Maybe he left the room? She thought as she slowly came out of the room. The room was empty from Zaid's presence

She took relief breath and thanked her god. Quickly taking steps toward cupboard she took her baby pink kurti and white trousers out,

After entering the room Zaid closed the door behind him while talking on his phone. But the phone dropped from his hand when he turned and saw Jannat only in a bathrobe. The phone made a thud noise which made her startled and drop her clothes

"Woh.. kapde... I forgot... Only bathrobe.. I ......" Jannat didn't know what she was blabbering, she just keep talking. But, Not a single word that left her mouth reached him

(I... Clothes..)

He was still standing there, in his trance. When Jannat couldn't take the embarrassment anymore she ran back to the washroom to hide herself there. The sound of closing door made him come back to reality

He gulped the huge saliva down to his throat

Her back leaning on the door as she smacked her forehead again, she forget her clothes again.

A knock from other side made her startled

"Jannat!" It was Zaid. "Your clothes." His smokey voice came.

Jannat tightly shut her eyes, although Zaid couldn't see her here but she was feeling his gaze on her and she just wanted to disappear from here where Zaid couldn't see her

Opening the door, she slowly put her hand out to hold the clothes. She wasn't looking put, her eyes were down and Zaid was only looking at her soft hand,

After they both got ready, Zaid ordered breakfast for them in room. Although he wanted to take her out to the cafe for breakfast but right now the situation wasn't in his favor. Jannat tried every possible thing to avoid looking at him

Even when they were having breakfast, Jannat's eyes and face was down to her plate and her hands shivering badly, few times she dropped her fork

Not wanting to make her more embarrassed and nervous, Zaid also tried to avoid any eye contact with her but somehow his eyes wonder off to her and the image of her in bathrobe cam in his mind

But how long can they avoid each other?

"Um! Aaj kahi shopping pe chale?" Zaid asked which made her drop her fork again

(We should go to shopping today.)

Zaid's close his eyes when he realized it was all his effect that made her nervous

"J.. ji..." Hesitatedly she said

(O...okay..)

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"Won't you buy anything for yourself?" Zaid asked her when he saw she has bought gifts for everyone but not a single thing for herself. The outing did made her forget about morning's event

She looked at Zaid and shook her head negatively, again started looking for something. Which Zaid couldn't understand what as she has already bought present for everyone, no one is left according to him

Jannat picked a shawl and put it on herself to see if it's good. But then she cringed her nose and put it down.

She picked a blue colored shawl and put it on herself and her lips curved into smile

"Yeh Palwasha ke liye achha haina..?" She happily asked Zaid

(This will suit Palwasha?)

"Palwasha?" Zaid couldn't help but said her name which made Jannat looked at him

After his marriage he never once thought about Palwasha, how is she? How is she coping? He never thought about her feelings but from what his mother always told him about her clearly said how much he meant to her

Jannat is buying gift for her that means they are still friends. Palwasha didn't let her feelings came between it. And he is glad for it.

Palwasha means alot to Jannat which wasn't hidden from anyone. These were Zaid's thoughts but Jannat thought something else when she heard Palwasha's name from his lips

They both didn't said anything, Jannat bought the shawl for Palwasha

They were going to food court of the mall when Zaid's phone ranged

"Tum Chalo, main ata Hoon." They have already reached there, Zaid point at the empty table and told her to sit there, Jannat point at his hands when Zaid couldn't understand what she meant by it, she took the shoppers from his hands.

(You take a seat, I'll just come.)

She sat on the chair and waited for Zaid to return, she ran her eyes toward to court. Their talks and noise filled the court but no one heard others they were busy in their own world.

Jannat's eyes fall on the man who was rushedly walking when something from his hand dropped,

"Excuse me! You drop your wallet." She got up to call the man but he didn't listen to her, he looked in rush

Picking the shoppers in her hands she went to pick his wallet and return him. She ran after him when he left the food court, he went to wait for the elevator when Jannat reached him

"Excuse me!" Jannat hesitatedly tap on his shoulder to get his attention and she got it

"You drop your..." She started saying but as the man fully turned to her, her voice got stuck in her throat

"Yo...your wallet..." Jannat passed him his wallet as she was still looking him with expand eyes

The man was still looking into her eyes, her moon eyes reflecting his own as if he is looking into mirror

"Your wallet.." he took her eyes away from his face and looked at the wallet which she was holding,

"Tha..." She didn't wait for his thank you and turned to leave

"Jannat!" Jannat's moving steps stopped as she heard his voice, Jannat knew he is calling his daughter but she still turned to look at him.

Turning to him she found he was looking at her. He called her

Her eyes winded as she thought how could he recognized her, she was only one when he left

"Jannat!" He took few steps forward for her as she took few away from him

"Tum waqai mein Meri Jannat ho..." he wasn't asking, maybe he was telling her while looking into her moon eyes.

(You are my daughter..)

Jannat's feet got glued to floor, her emotions were flowing in her veins. She wanted to turn back and ran away from him. She didn't wanted to see his face. But other part of her mind wanted to stay, talk to him, ask him why did he left her and her mother,

Mehtab's mind and heart were also arguing about something, he wanted to hug his daughter but his mind told what if she doesn't know him. Why would she knows anything about him when all he did was left her and her mother, he has not done any Noble thing why would Asma tell her about her father

Or maybe Asma has remarried and Jannat doesn't know about her real father

"Shayad tum mujhse nafrat karti ho, Tumhe haq bhi Hai..."

(Maybe you hate me and you have all right to do so.)

Mehtab Khan told her his defense.

Mehtab Khan completed his studies here and fall in love with the girl names Fayre, but the girl he fall in love was non Muslim which his parents didn't liked and got him married to Asma, he wasn't happy with the marriage but was helpless in front of his parents

When he came here for job as if the luck was in his favor or maybe not but he gain met Fayre, Fayre who just lost her parents in car accident was seeking comfort as if they both found their peace in each other and he married Fayre here without telling anyone back at home

He didn't planned to leave Asma or Jannat but when Fayre got to know about his first marriage, she out two condition in front of him. Her or them

He choose her.

Jannat didn't know what to do with this information, she can not remove her mother's pain with his information, she could not tell everyone that it wasn't her mother's fault that he left then. Mehtab Khan was perfidious. She still hates him like she used to do, what's the point of all this?

Jannat was still silently sitting on the bench, looking at her hands, holding her tears

Mehtab kahn opened his mouth to ask her to speak. Anything, telling him she hates or something but still he just wanted to heart her voice. But before he could say anything else a small voice called him

"Papa!" The same girl who does not only have Jannat's name but her father

Jannat raised her head to see the little girl, who was running toward them, she want to say one Mehtab's laps and asked him what he is doing here, she and her mamma was waiting for him at the exit.

Jannat was looking at the small girl then raised her head to see Mehtab Khan who was already looking at her,

"Apke pass toh sab Hai, lekin mere aur Meri mamma ke pass sirf him dono hi Hain, humari ek choti si duniya Hai jisme kisi teesre ke liye jagah nahi Hai." Picking shopper she told him and left, praying she won't meet ever him again

(You have your family, but mamma and I have only each other, we don't need don't have place for third person.)

"Jannat! Where were you?" When she returned to food court she found Zaid who was searching for her, worried was visible on his face which increased when he found her, her eyes red, nose and cheeks crimson, hair messy

He embrace her in his arms as he asked her what happened, she is okay, on which she nod her head

"Can we go back to hotel room? I'm tired." She also clinged in his arms and asked while hiding her face in his chest

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"Can I ask you something?" Jannat was still effected by the meeting she had with Mehtab Khan, no matter how much Zaid asked her what's wrong she didn't said anything, the night fall on as her silence didn't break but Zaid's patience did

He didn't asked her anything anymore and got busy in his work that he neglected because he took her out for shopping

He was sitting on couch and working on his laptop, Jannat was on bed, wrapped in the bed and sipping hot chocolate when out of sudden she called him

"Kya aap bhi mujhe chorh denge?" Her question made him confused

(You'll leave me?)

"Kya hua?" Zaid put his laptop aside and went to her,

(What happened?)

"Kya aap mujhe chorh denge?" Her question was still same

(You'll leave me?)

He hold her hand in his and asked. "Tumhe aisa kyu lagta hai?" Because she thinks that he loved Palwasha just like Palwasha loved him

(Why do you think so?)

"Papa ne mamma ko isliye chorha kyuki woh kisi aur pyar karte the aur mamma se Shaadi dada Dadi ki wajah se ki thi..." he didn't know from where she got to know about this, and right now this wasn't his concern. His concern is, how he is supposed to tell her it was her whom he always loved and always will

(Papa left mamma because he loved someone else and he only married mamma just because of his parents...)

"Why did your father left your mother was his problem but Jannat I'll never leave you, you are the most important person in my life whom I'll treasure all my life."

"You were and you will be the person whom I love the most." Looking solemnly in her eyes, Zaid said. Jannat's wet eyes were looking back at him. They both didn't know when they leaned for each other

Their lips met and as if the moment stopped for them

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"Zyada bol Diya kya?" Palwasha asked. On which Mohib nod his head. They btoh weren't looking at each other but the door of cafe from which Shanaya was leaving the cafe

(Did I say to much?)

When the door closed after her, they both looked at each other

Mohib's face was furious while Palwasha sheepishly smiled at him

Mohib was here with his fiancee- Shanaya while Palwasha just stopped by to have a latte

She saw them and decided to say hey to Mohib and finally met the girl whom he talked lovingly

Shanaya was a nice girl, she invited Palwasha to have coffee with them, which Palwasha accepted. It was going smoothly until Shanaya said something about Mohib being too sensitive which Palwasha didn't loked

She picked argument with Shanaya saying being sensitive isn't a bad thing

It is a good thing to have a sensitive partner who cares about you over a careless crooky partner

Which didn't end well as Shanaya didn't liked someone pointing her wrong so she angrily left. But not before giving Mohib a look

Mohib payed the bill and turned to leave but then looks Palwasha and asked how will she go home

"Rikshaw se."

(I'll take auto.)

"Come, I'll drop you." He said, Palwasha picked her hand bag from table and ran after him

"Waise... Woh Kon Hai?" While driving Mohib asked

(Who is he?)

"Kon?"

(Who?)

"Wahi, dominant, arrogant, selfish, careless person who doesn't care about your feelings." He count some of the traits that Palwasha said to Shanaya

(That...)

"Zaid!"

Palwasha didn't realized it while talking to Shanaya, she talked about Zaid, how he never cared about her feelings

In childhood whenever she tried to play with him, he always refused her. He only played with Jannat

Jannat; when Zaid was leaving for London he told Palwasha to take care of Jannat. She thought Zaid thinks of Jannat as his little sister that's why he is always worried about her and he asked for that because he trust her the most

How foolish she was. He only wanted a caretaker for Jannat. It has nothing to do with Palwasha and her feelings

And now she thinks he never really cared about her, she was crazy behind her unrequited love

"I'm sorry!" Palwasha's trance broke when she heard Mohib's voice,

They have reached out of her house

"Ek baat bolu, woh tumhe deserve nahi karta..."

(Can I say something, he doesn't deserve you.)

"Tum ek bohot achhi ladki aur dost ho, the person whom you'll marry will be the luckiest man." He genuinely told her which made Palwasha's breath stopped as she looked at him

(You are a very good girl and good friend.)

"You.. you aren't stuttering.." after thinking for while on his words, she said when didn't know how to reply which made him laugh

"I don't have stuttering problem...."

"Confidence problem." She finished his sentence. They both stopped laughing and looked at each other

"Um! Thanks for dropping me." Palwasha realized she is taking more time to get down then it required and opened the door of car to get down. Before getting down she thanked him

"Mention not."

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