.

"Yeah! I just landed. Just fix the meeting by tomorrow. I don't wanna delay this deal anymore. "

"Sir your meeting have been fixed on 3 o'clock tomorrow at Mr. Aston 's office. " saira informed me and I nodded.

"Okay and keep informing me about the update of office and most importantly about Mr. Khan's project. Hassan have been dealing it so tell him to complete the project in given duration. "

I ordered and hanged up the call.

We just landed and now we were in the car, going towards the hotel.

"Kitnay mazay ki barish hai na?" Soha exclaimed with excitement.

I smiled at her childish behaviour.

Its raining cats and dogs outside and she is saying 'kitnay mazay ki barish ha!'

When we reached the hotel Hazleton. Its one of the best luxurious hotel here. As the car stopped, the guards came forward with umbrellas and covered us up. I was moving forward while soha was not in a mood to , I guess. She was constantly moving her hands and playing with the water drops.

"Soha! Lets go, its raining so heavy." I said more like an order.

She looked at me and then pouted.

But didn't resist and started walking with me.

"You sit in the lobby I'll get the card. " I moved towards the reception.

It was quite late. 3 in the morning. Hotel was all silent. Few people working , a few peon cleaning and just the receptionist.

"Sir your name please. " the receptionist asked.

"Sheharyar Ali!"

"Yes sir, your booking is of large sized bedroom with seaside view. "

I nodded.

"Sir just wait for few minutes. "

I again nodded.

And he started to do something on laptop.

I turned around to see soha and..... she wasn't there.

Where did she go now?

Ek jagah aram se baith nahi sakti ye larki.

"Excuse me! There was a girl sitting in the lobby. She was wearing black shirt with black trousers and red scarf. Did you saw her?" I asked the peon cleaning the glass window.

"Yes sir, I guess she went out of the hotel. " he replied.

I frowned.

Outside? At this time? And that too in such weather.

Ye larki waqai mai pagal ho gai hai.

I ran towards the entrance of hotel and there she was on the footpath near main street.

Completely drenched in water.

Long wet hair, placed on left shoulder.

Closed eyes, face towards the sky, open arms and smiling face.

As if, she was talking with the rain.

As if, she was feeling the rain.

As if, she was living in the rain.

She was fully wet from head to toe.

He dress was hugging her body so tightly but she had masterfully covered her body with her red dupatta.

She always looks nice but in black dress, she really looks stunning.

She turned and saw me.

She signalled me to come but I refused her with a glare.

I never enjoyed the rain like this.

For me, rainy day was just same as other days.

May be my life had been cruel to me this much that I forgot to enjoy the beauty of nature.

I just wanted to remove the 'rain of tears' from my mother and sister's life.

Meanwhile, what I had lost, I don't even have a bit idea of it. I was just to engrossed in my mission of life, forgetting the point that, life is also a journey to enjoy.

The example of perfect life journey was infront of me. Who just didn't made her life better but also filled the colours in others lives.

I guess, I would also learn to LIVE with her.

She was now moving towards the main street road. It was quite late so, no car was seen.

She was jumping on the zebra lines. And whenever she see me, she signals me to come but I refuse.

Abhi is barish mai naha lia toh zindagi bhar pachtao ga soha!

I can't be this close to you.

I just am not ready to start this new relationship with you.

Because you don't know what my heart wants to do whenever you are near to me.

Every morning when I wake up,

every night when you fall asleep, I can't sleep.

You being near me. You are attracting me and I cant deny the fact that you are affecting me.

But we both still need to give time to this relationship. I...

My thoughts stopped when my eyes landed on a car coming with speed on this street. Then I saw her who was busy in her fantasy world, swirling around in the middle of the main road.

"Sohaaa!" I screamed.

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Itni tez baarish!

Aj toh baaran e rehmat baras hi gaya ha.

I just love rain aur woh bhi itni tez....

Aur woh Mr. Sarru! Waha khare mujhe dekhtay rahai gay... ane ki zehmat nahi karai gay.

Khair dafa karo! Mai toh mazay lay lu is barish k....

I looked up at sky and wished!

Aye khuda! Jis tarha ye rehmat barsai hai usi tarha mere muqsad mai bhi rehmat dal day.... mujhe himmat day k in k sath ye 'zindagi ka safar ' khushi k sath guzar saku....

In ki khushi k liye jo ho saky woh karu...

Inho ne dosro ki khushi k liye bohat kuch kiya hai! I wanted to do something for his happiness, anything that would make him happy.

Par us k liye pehly inhay khush hona sikhana pare ga....apni feelings ko feel karna sikhana pare ga....

Sunna ha barish mai mangi hui dua qabool hoti hai....

Please Khuda! In k dil mai phir se muhabbat ka diya chala day....

Jo insan zindagi ki itni talkhiyan bardasht kar chuka ha, ussay ab zindagi k khoobsuray rang dikha day...

Mere Mr. Kharoos ko jeena sikha day...

Hansna sikha day....

Khush hona aur khushiyan bantna sikha day....

"Sohaaa!" Sheharyar screamed.

I turned to see him who was running towards me and in a nano second he took hold of my arm and swirl me around.

I was still in shock of what happened, when I saw a fast moving car behind me. It moved too way fast near me that I almost had touched it.

My breathing was accelerated.

Heart was throbbing out of chest.

My eyes were pinched closed.

And I don't know what I held so tightly in my palms.

I managed to open my eyes, still afraid of what was gonna happen a second ago.

I, with heavy breathing, opened my eyes and observed my position.

I WAS ALMOST HUGGING SHEHARYAR!

My head was on his left shoulder.

My palms holding his coat so tightly as if my life was dependent on this.

His right hand was holding my left arm and his other hand was on my waist.

Both drenched in water.

Silence covered us.

Only sound was of rain drops or our breathing.

I forced myself to look upwards.

I saw his face and he was already looking into my eyes.

Looking through my soul....

"Are you out of your mind? Or you are crazy enough to play in rain in the middle of a street?

Do you have a little sense?

What if I wasn't there to pull you back? Huh!"

He started shouting. I mean, like literally he was shouting.

His voice resonates more because of empty streets.

"Mu....mujhe...mujhe nahi pata...th" I tried to excuse but he again started his taunts.

"Kia nahi pata tha? K road par gariyan chalti han? Ya yeh nahi pata tha k this is a fucking main road and so many cars move around here and there? Do you even have a little idea of what could have happened?"

He was all furious right now.

Yar ab toh bach gai hun na...

Itna melodrama kiu kar rahy han yeh!

"I could have died! So what?

Ap ki jaan chut jati mujh se..."

I said smiling to make the environment a bit normal and tried to make a distance between us, but I guess luck is not by my side.

His both hands hold my arms tightly and made me face him,

"SOHA! " he screamed my name with furious filled voice.

I was confused of his behaviour.

He was afraid to lose me or he was afraid of not saving me?

Or something else.....

I was looking in his eyes, searching for my answer which he never gave me.

He then left me with a jerk and took hold of my hand and started moving towards the hotel again.

I was walking behind still confused of his sudden act.

When we entered the main gate, he stopped and I stopped too.

He turned around and saw me from top to bottom.

I frowned.

He then removed his coat and placed it securely around my shoulders covering my body. My eyes were just wandering over his face.

Sheharyar! Kia ho gaya?

Your worried face....

Your rude words....

Your protectiveness....

Your sudden change of behaviour....

These wondering eyes....

As if you were afraid of something...afraid of something bad would have happen....

Sheharyar! Kuch toh bolai! Why you always hide your feelings....

Please open up to me....

He didn't said a word. Instead he looked up into my eyes and then took my hand in hid again, walking us back to the hotel.

As we entered, a boy brought two towels and gave it to Sheharyar. Sheharyar handed me one and dried himself with the other.

"Sir! Your room is in this way. " the receptionist came and informed us.

This hotel was big...like really big.

The entrance was huge with big glass doors.

The reception area was on the left side of entrance and on right were stairs. A big chandelier was hanging in the middle.

Paintings always fascinates me. And there were alot of paintings on different walls of this hotel.

We were walking through the reception area towards the backside. There was an elevator made up of glass. We could see through the glass and it gave the view of back of the hotel from where sea could be seen.

It was indeed a beautiful view.

Night view of a seaside. How could it not be breathtakingly.

I was looking out when I caught his eyes on me.

He was still the same. Rudely standing there. Not saying a word.

Ufff! He is seriously so heck stubborn!

I was about to talk but...

Ting!

We reached our floor and it was 14th floor?

We were way to much high.

Well! He never left my hand. He was walking more like dragging me with him.

We stopped as that man who was leading us stopped in front of a room.

1438.

We entered the room as he opened it for us.

"Sir! Your luggage have been placed in the cupboards. You need anything else sir?"

He asked and Sheharyar shook as No! And he left saying, "enjoy your stay sir!"

This room was not an ordinary room!

Well, much huge to be even called a room.

It was more like an apartment.

There was a king sized bed on the left side of room. The front wall that was facing the door was made of glass.

My eyes wandered over the right side of room and there was dressing table with two stairs and then there were cushions placed there.

I tried to move towards the window next to cushions but I couldn't.

Mr. Kharoos haven't left my hand yet.

Bohat hi melodramatic han ye toh!

He was talking on the phone and his other hand was holding mine.

I tried to free myself but he hold it to tightly.

Both of us, standing in the middle of the room, all wet. And he doesn't even care.

The carpet under us was also wet.

God!

I smirked as an idea popped up in my mind.

I moved closer to him. My left hand was in his right hand and he was holding mobile with his left hand.

I threw his coat with my free hand on the floor and he noticed me.

I moved closer....and closer....and closer until we were in same position as we were few minutes ago.

I placed my right hand over his left shoulder.

His expressions changed, and I smirked.

I continued my act and took my dupatta end and with all the innocence in me, I tried to clean the water drops falling from his wet hair on his face.

"Yeah we reached safely...ju...just... tell...tell mom..."

He was talking to haarib I guess. He stammered while talking and his eyes were on my each and every act.

My fingers were running all across his face.

His rude and furious eyes looks beautiful when they are worried.

His jawline as sharp to cut any object.

A rough stubble.

My eyes stopped at his lips.

Purple red but blackened at the corners I guess due to a lot of smoking, but still were tempting.

His eyes met mine and we were both looking at each other.

I did this act as a joke but I guess I fall for my own joke.

Sheharyar why are you attracting me this much.

"Okay! I'll call you later. " he hung up the call and I came back to my senses.

Focus soha! Focus.

His eyes were asking different questions and a weird expression.

I smirked and said while running my index finger over his face randomly,

"Baby! I am fine. As long as you are with me, nothing could happen to me. So relax"

"And Who said I am worried for you?"

He asked.

I smiled and pulled my hand up along with his that he was holding.

"Then! Would you like to leave my hand please? I want to change. "

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I was confused of her sudden weird act. Her this closeness was something that was disturbing me. She was being a bit bold and I was searching for the cause.

"Then! Would you like to leave my hand please? I want to change. "

She pushed my hand up in the air to show me and I abruptly left her hand that I didn't know I was holding.

She smiled and shook her head and left to change.

"Here are your clothes. You can change here in the room as I would be taking a long relaxing bath. " she said while standing by the door of bathroom and pointing towards the clothes placed on bed.

"Hey! What do you mean! I hav....."

I ran towards her to stop her but she banged the door at my face.

Damn! How am I supposed to change in here.

"Soha! You better come out quickly or you'll pay for this!" I shouted.

"I like challenges!" She replied with a laugh.

I ran a hand through my hair.

3 weeks with this girl won't be as easy as I thought.

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"Yes mom! They reached safely. " I told mom about the call from sherry.

"Chalo shukar hai. Bas Allah in dono ki jori ko salamat rakhy. Sheharyar ka gussa aur anna is rishtay par asar na karay bas. " she prayed.

"Array mummy jee! Salamat hi rakhay gay. Humari bhabi ha na superwoman, woh nahi darti kisi gussay wussay se. Ek lagaye gi na woh sherry k kan k neechay, seedhay ho jaye gay janab. " I laughed and mom also laughed with me.

"Acha wesay ek bety ki itni achi biwi le ai han. Ab dusre ka bhi kuch soch lay. Ab ki baar shadi kar k hi wapis jao ga mai bata raha hun ap ko han!" I pointed my index finger towards her and she laughed,

"Badmash! Sharam kar! Khud apne mu se shadi ki baat karta ha. " she slapped me on shoulder.

I sat on the kitchen counter and she was making my favourite ' rabri wala doodh'

"Array is ma kia hai! Shadi karni ha toh karni ha. " I nudged my shoulders up.

"Acha toh phir ye bhi pata ho ga k kis se karni ha? Waha koi gori toh nahi phasa li kia?" She asked me giving the glass.

"Tobah karai ammi jaan! Ap ka beta aisa bilkl nahi ha. He is so sharif!" I made puppy face.

"Ab udhar koi hota to ha nahi tumhare pas. Kitni dafa kaha ha wapis aa ja. Waha akele rehne mai kia maza ha. " she became serious.

She always gets serious on this topic.

Kehti han wapis aa jao Pakistan.

She knows the reason but still askes me to come back.

Mama papa k accident k baad I don't feel like living in the same home, same city, same country. Un ki yaadai mujhe pagal kar deti agr mai yaha rehta.

Ab bhi un ki qabar (grave) par jata hun toh khud ko maaf nahi kar pata.

Kiu ma us din un k sath us gari ma nahi tha.... kiu us din mane unhay akele jane dia....kiu....

"Haarib?" Mom shook my shoulder bringing me back to reality.

"Array mom! Aa jao ga wapis pehly ap meri dulhaniya toh le aye. "

I smiled putting all the sad thoughts to a side.

"Hmm.... ek hai meri nazar mai. Karo gay shadi meri pasand se?" She asked raising an eyebrow.

I was drinking milk and I stopped right there.

Ab agar mom ne koi aur pasand ki hui toh.... in ko kaisay samjhao ifra ka.....

"Jee mom! Jo ap ka huqum. " I said while jumping off the counter to put back the glass in the sink.

"Ifra se shadi kro gay?" Mom said and I turned around immediately with a grin.

She can't know what I was thinking.

"I am not your real mom but I guess I know you enough to read your mind meri jaan!" She smiled.

I ran towards her and hold her hands and rolled her round in circles.

"Mom! You are the bestestestestest mom ever! I love you, love you, love you"

"Array bas kar. " she laughed and I stopped , hugging her.

Then I ran towards the road.

"Ab kaha ja rahy ho?" Mom asked.

"Ap ki bahu se milne. " I shouted and got the car keys to meet her.

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"Sir! Are you sure it was your appointment with Dr. Ifra hassan?" The receptionist asked me again.

Yar masla kia ha is larki ka! 10 dafa puch chuki hai k meri hi appointment hai ? Hud ho gai yaar! Patient doctor ko dikhane aya ha aur ye han k 'are you sure? Are you sure hi kari ja rahi'

"Jee I am friend of her and Dr. Soha have recommended me to Dr. Ifra. Now will you please let me go inside or I also have number of Dr. Ifra. I may call her I guess?" I showed her my mobile and she said.

"No sir ! I am sorry. You may go inside. "

"Thank you!" I smiled and went towards her cabin.

She was on her mobile, with a frown on her forehead.

Glasses were in the other hand with one end of handle of glasses was in between her teeth.

Looking cute as always.

"Ahemm aheemm... madam jee! Bohat...bohat dard ho raha ha jee....please do something" I started my acting closing the door behind.

She looked up and shock was evident on her face.

"Ap yaha kia kar rahy han?" She asked standing up from her seat.

"Kia matlb ha kia kar raha hun... nazar nahi aa raha... dard...bohat dard ho raha hai. " I hold the right side of my chest.

"Listen ! just leave. " her voice was stern.

But I am stubborn too baby!

Aj toh apne dil ka elaj karwa k jao ga yaha se...

"Ap mera treatment karai. Bhala konsa doctor patient ko bithane ki bajaye nikalta ha? Insaniyat nhi hai kia ap mai?" I acted with a bit of tears too.

She folded her hands over her chest.

"Kia hua ha ap ko?" She asked with least interest.

"Woh...dil...dil mai bohat dard ho raha ha. " I said while holding my heart.