I looked at the Azlan who was lying idly on the bed. I noticed that he was disturbed for the past few days. I tried to ask him but he eluded that topic. Seeing him in that state was killing me like he used to be a cheerful guy around me. He had a dark past and he was a reserved guy but he was different for me and now he seemed so foreign to me. I was getting a different aura from him.

"Azlan, It's been ages since we didn't go out somewhere. Let's go to some cafe, bruh I'm bored, " I tried to distract him from his thoughts.

"Mishi, I don't feel like going out, I'm sorry," he passed me a weak smile which made me upset.

Love changes a person completely...

He is no longer my best friend Azlan!

"Did you talk to Zaynah?" I outstretched my arms and asked him.

A wave of emotions flew on his face but soon it faded, "Yeah, she was busy with her studies and all," he gave me that weak smile again which pissed me off.

"What's wrong Azlan?" I pouted and sat beside him. His body stiffened a little but I didn't move an inch. He sighed and made a small place for me, I smiled and opened his phone. He gave me a look but I ignored it and opened Snapchat. I started taking our weird pictures which caused him frowning but I ignored him completely and continued it.

A notification popped on the screen, I tried to slide but instead, it clicked on notification. I mentally facepalmed myself, I hate it when this happened to me.

Someone sent him some pictures, which I didn't bother to see but something caught my attention. I hope this is not true.

I opened the chats again with my shaking fingers and the next second the world changed. Zaynah... She was in some red dress, her red Bangles and little jewelry were showing a diff thing. In the next pictures, she was signing some papers and as I looked closely I was stunned to see it was marriage papers. She was standing with her friend's brother Wajahat like a married couple. My head started spinning.

"What's wrong Mishi?" Azlan noticed me and I asked but I didn't have any courage left to open my mouth. He took the phone from my hand and the next second his facial expressions and colors started changing.

"Azlan..." I came back to my senses and held his body which was about to fall. And the next second he blacked out which let me out a scream.

*****

I was pacing across the hospital lobby, my lips were reciting all the verses I knew. I couldn't believe that Zaynah would be like this. She looked too innocent and sweet. My gut feelings were right when I felt some chemistry between Zaynah and that guy. Damn!

But why did she play with the feelings of my Azlan? Out of all the people, why did she choose him? She was responsible for everything. Tears started rolling down my cheeks and my heart made a small Dua for him, for the love of my life.

"What?" I was startled as I heard the news.

Azlan?? Hospital?? He's probably there cuz of me.

"Zara," I ran outside without wearing slippers.

"What's up?" She raised her eyebrows at me.

"Zara," I broke into tears and hugged her without realizing that everyone was watching me including Wajahat.

"Tell me what's wrong honey? Mrs. Umaisha asked in a worried tone.

"One of my friends is in the hospital," my voice came out like a cry.

" Who?" Zara looked at me with worried eyes.

"Azlan," I replied and tears started slipping from my eyes. Suddenly, my gaze traveled to Wajahat who was looking at me with emotionless eyes.

"I wanna go to the hospital," I tapped my feet anxiously on the floor and waited for their response.

"This time?... you know..." Zara said glancing at the wall clock which was showing 11 pm.

"I don't care," I cut her off and headed outside.

"Wait, I'm coming too," she ran after me.

******

I saw Mishal was anxiously walking across the lobby. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying, her lips were chanting something and she was looking vulnerable.

As her gaze landed on me, a scowl formed on her face and she sent me a murderous glare. I made my way towards her and asked," How's he? And how did this happen?"

"Can you please leave bitch! The audacity lmao! You were the one who did this to him and now all this drama. You got what you wanted, I don't know why are you still here?" Her voice was so loud that a few people started looking at us. It was embarrassing but at that time I had no time to think about all these things.

"What are you saying? I don't know," I stared at her in confusion.

" God, I can't believe, you're such an amazing actor," she snickered.

" Mishi please..."

" Mishal...call me Mishal," She snapped at me, her face had smug look.

"Are you really seventeen? I still can't believe that this seventeen years old innocent-faced girl planned all these things. When you were whoring around that guy and you had to end up with them then why the heck you played with Azlan's feelings, I told you... he's sensitive, don't hurt him ever...and you still played with him. God is watching everything," her voice came out like venom.

So they have known about this marriage but who told them? No one was invited or told about it.

"Do a favor for Azlan, he has done a lot of things for you...can you please do a favor for him?" Her eyes were glued on my face and her intense gaze was sending a different wave of emotions.

"Yeah?"

"Leave him alone, Promise me you won't contact him again, " she asked eying me from head to toe.

I had no other choice, and hence I lost the best man of my life.

I nodded my head and put a single glance at her before exiting.

*******

"Zaynah, please..." Zara offered me a glass of water which I started sipping.

" Zara, it all happened cuz of me, he loves me madly," a groan escaped from my mouth.

" But it wasn't your fault,"

"Does it even matter? I just know I am responsible for all these things," my voice was lower than usual, and regrets formed on my face. I closed my eyes, I didn't realize that unintentionally I had destroyed his life, I had hurt the guy who truly loves me, and now see the karma...I got married to a guy who loves someone else, It was going to be a long night!

Everything happened so fast that I didn't even get time to think about Zaynah, Well, it was going to be a secret marriage so no one knew about it. But I had to tell Farwa, how could I hide all these things from her?

She was my best friend and I didn't care what people think or say about her. I just knew she was a gem, a real gem!

I got married to the love of my life but I wasn't feeling any kind of happiness as I knew I could never open the door of her heart. On the first day of our wedding, she rushed to the hospital for that guy. She was crying for that guy, her tears always hurt me but today it gave me a different kind of pain. I got married to a girl who loves someone else.

But whatever I could do anything for her happiness, I was ready to leave her for that guy.

I sighed and started checking my phone. My heart skipped a beat as my eyes landed on a picture, in the red dress, red bangles with a shy face she was looking so different. I got a glimpse of her beautiful hair and started imagining her without her scarf.

This was her nikaah's picture which Zara sent me. Damn Zara, you have no idea what you just did!

I was planning to leave her for her happiness... And now these pictures are doing a different impact on me.

I don't wanna be selfish... Arghh...

I zoomed in on her pictures and glued my eyes on them. This was giving me different feelings. Now she was no more just my sister's best friend, she was my wife. Wife... Now she is Zaynah Wajahat Shah!

I sat like this God knows how long, I came out from the trance when I heard the loud growl of my stomach.

Ohh yeah! I didn't eat anything since morning.

And I can't sleep with an empty stomach.

But who goes to the kitchen this time?

Zaynah... My lips curled into a small smile. Picture of her sitting on the kitchen counter with a large plate of food and unaware of everything.

Stop imagining her and go feed yourself!

I stood up straight and headed downstairs. I stepped inside and searched for the switchboard to on the lights of the kitchen but unfortunately, my feet tripped on the doormat, I faltered a little and my body bumped into something...someone!

The next person wasn't ready for this, our body collided and landed on the ground with a loud thud.

"Aaaaaa," I heard a groan and I realized it was a girl. There was enough darkness to hide her face. But the touch was so familiar that it took me a second to recognize who was she.

Zaynahhhh...