of her building's view. She can see the whole country because of standing on the world tallest building and on the top floor of it.

She sighs.

It is currently 6 pm and she wishes to leave her office now. But her chairwoman is a workaholic who doesn't leave work until 8 or later and she has to stay back too. Though she never asks her (Khadija) to stay back with her she never says to not stay back either. Also, Khadija doesn't like to leave her alone in this big building.

She sees her leaving her room and she walks quickly holding her bags as they enter the elevator silently. She wishes there was some way for her to make her leave early so she can have a normal life like everyone else. But more than that she wishes her to have a normal life.

She hasn't seen her doing much of anything and she feels bad. She was a woman with passion- no doubt and she helped her (Khadija) at the time of need by recognising her passion and determination to work in such a high place with no knowledge.

Indeed, she has an eye for things.

She wonders if there was a man in her life she has her eyes on but she dismisses the thought because her chairwoman never shows any interest or she has never seen a man around her who can possibly qualify for her man.

"Good night, Sofia". Khadija says softly

Sofia finally looks away from her iPad looking at her assistant, "You should come with me. It's not safe. I will drive you home".

Khadija didn't decline the offer sitting in her quiet car as she drives her to her place.

"Do you have any holidays coming?". Khadija asks

Sofia frowns, "You are the one who makes my schedule, Khadija".

Khadija chuckles, "Sorry, I mean do you think you want to take a few days off?".

Sofia shrugs nonchalantly, "Why?".

"Because the last few weeks have been exhausting. I think since the schedule is not that tight you can enjoy some time with your family". She suggested

"I don't have a family". Sofia replied stern

She didn't speak after that measuring that she manages to make her chairwoman angry at her after working for her for so long.

*****

"What did you do now?". Her friend asks sitting beside her

"I didn't do anything". She replied frustrated, "It's been so long and I want to do something for my chairwoman but I have no idea what".

"The only thing you can do is probably marry her to someone so she is busy enough to not look at you". Her friend suggests shrugging

"That is stupid. She has no man in her life who do I marry her to a tree?". She says

"Preferably a stone. Because someone like her can only be managed by a stone who have no feelings, emotions and life. Why destroy a poor tree life?". Her friend says dramatically

She hit her friend with a pillow, "Don't be mean. She is an amazing person anyone will love to marry. But, I mean it will be bad to marry her to someone like that and if I were to how and who?".

*******

"I need him to marry someone immediately because he is increasing pissing me off". Ahmed yelled angrily, "He is always making it hard for me to work with him when he knows I am the only one who will ever work with him".

His friend rolled his eyes, "You work because he gives good money".

"That is beside the point". He said dismissing his friend word, "The point here is that he needs to marry so he is busy in his own life".

"What if you marry him off to someone?". His friend suggested

"How is that possible?". He asked curiously

"Find the person he can be married to and I will tell you the next plan". His friend said smirking

******

Sofia looks outside of her big window that shows the world outside. Everyone is busy in their own life even when it is late at night some people were still working in some way.

She always use to wonder why people work at such hours. But, she realises now that when you have needs you can stay awake all night working for it. She never has a need to ever be awake at night and now that she thinks she was careless and a stupid girl who use to look at the world in her own fantasy.

Fantasy is called fantasy for a reason.

Now, all she has is a to keep her awake at night but the emptiness inside of her is the one that is keeping her awake all the time.

She used to be loved.

How can someone unloved someone?.

She can never understand that neither makes logic of that. All she knows is she can now be away from loving anyone and live by herself.

Even if it's lonely.

*******

Zuhair wears a hood over his head walking into the rainy roads leaving his security behind. He use to love walking on the street by himself but now it seems too force.

How is that a mere presence of someone makes everything memorable?.

He use to believe in people too much and that results in him being disappointed till the end.

As he takes each step he tries to let go of the feeling inside him. The pain and the continuous need that is still in him. He wants to let go of them but it never goes away like every single time.

It only results in suffocating and self- loathing.

Why can't he replace the past and leave the past?.

He cannot remember the last time he was satisfied with anything in his life. He has money and that is the thing that cost him the most, his money. Everything was every time about money and that ruins him more. The more he makes the more he hates himself.

How are those people think they can be happy with money?.

For him, it was always a torment.

*******

"Sofia, there is someone who recently occupied our VIP room with few of his people booking different rooms in our hotel". Khadija informed

"Make sure everyone is treated perfectly well". Sofia said looking at the reports, "I am going for my rounds so you can take a break for now".

Khadija nods taking her leave as she holds her reports walking outside her office.

Sofia walks around her offices looking and assisting every person that needs her help while she walks downstairs to look at her other important operation.

She enters the laundry looking at the process and analysis the places that can be improved and then proceed further. She always has a keen eye for the things that happen in her hotel.

Running a hotel became her passion somehow but she started loving it after the overdue.

"She is the owner". Zuhair hear Ahmad say

His eyes move from the observing of the wondering wall who represent the passion of the person who made them to the woman standing surrounded by few people who seems to be her employees.

"What's her name, again?". He asks

"Sofia". Ahmad says

He nodded looking at the woman who is standing in front of him obviously looking at the details but he can see how she is looking deeply into every single thing.

But, he can also see that people around her are comfortable and not stressing themselves.

He smiles.

Just as she is done with telling her employees things she wants to change a little to advance their services to their customers.

"Excuse me". She hears someone say just as she walks away from her employees

She turns around looking at an unfamiliar man standing in front of her.

"Yes?". She asks

"I want to arrange a meeting with you to discuss a deal with your hotel". Zuhair explains

She frowns, "You can speak to my secretary to fix a meeting, not me".

She starts her walk to her other sections she wants to check. Zuhair still follows behind her.

"Isn't it more convenient if we arrange a meeting at the spot instead of going through the process?". He suggested

She shakes her head, "First of all, I have no idea what your name is and you didn't even start this conversation by introducing yourself. Second of all, I don't who you are and what you want and if I even want to meet you. So, it's best you speak to my assistant so she can arrange something if this is useful".

*******

"I said we will meet". Zuhair said sitting across from her

"What do you have for me?". She asks not interested in random talks

"I am Zuhair and I have my airline company. I stayed at your hotel for a week to understand if we could work something out. I usually have contracts with a good hotel and recommend my customer about them". He explained, "I am thinking about signing a deal with you".

She nodded thoughtfully, "That is understandable and since my assistant briefed me on your company I know now. Do you have a contract I can look at?".

He nodded passing her the papers. She holds them looking at them.

"I will send my answers to you soon". She said

"I don't like waiting long". He said

"I don't like doing things in a hurry". She challenged back

Ahmad smirks looking at both of them looking at each other with the same look neither backing down.

Zuhair walks outside of her office looking at her one last time before the door closes. He walks down the elevator towards his car.

Ahmad watches his boss leaving then wait some more for her assistant to exit the room as he follows her.

"Is you chairwoman married?". He asks

"No". Khadija replied frowning at his sudden question

"Can we meet outside and talk about something?". He asks

******

"So, you are telling me that I place a marriage contract in the contract of your company so she signs it. Is that even how marriages works?". Khadija asks

He nodded, "We can register their marriage in court so that it's a legal problem for them and then maybe have their Nikkah in a mosque".

"That sounds weird". She says, "I am going to do it".

"Great! Partner?". He asks

She nodded, "Partner".

*****

"What do you mean by it was a mistake?". Sofia asked angrily, "You place your own marriage contract in my contract?. Does that even makes sense?".

"I-I am sorry". Khadija said sadly

"I don't know what to even think. I cannot believe this". Sofia said holding her head

****

"Is this a joke?". Zuhair asked angrily throwing the papers away, "I can't believe you didn't check the papers twice when it was such an important deal".

"I am sorry". Ahmad said

"Your sorry will not help me now. My lawyer said we are legally married and it will take at least a year to end it without problems". Zuhair said

******

She walks into her building elevator with a headache forming in her head. She cannot believe she has married again to someone she has no idea about. She doesn't want to be married again it's a scary thought.

Her head starts paining even more and she knows her migraine is back in full force. The mere sound of the elevator bell showing she arrives on her floor pains her.

"What are you doing here?". She heard someone shouts

She winces in pain closing her eyes to the sound than open them back looking at the man she didn't want to see today.

"I cannot believe this". She says before she passes out