Author's p.o.

"Neha you sure you don't want to go??"

Tooba said to Neha coming in porch.

"Yeah bhabhi! I don't feel like going anywhere. You and Rehab bhai go and enjoy."

Neha said with a smile on her lips.

"OK!!"

Tooba smiled back and sat in car's passenger seat.

Rehab turned the engine on and soon car was running on road.

Neha sighed and went back to her room.

Tooba and Rehab went for shopping.

Haider and beejan went to orphanage for giving annual funds .

Yusha and Saim were at Warehouse.

Neha was whole alone in house.

She was not feeling like going anywhere.

She put the prayer mat aside after prayer Asar namaz.

She went to get Qur'an from cupboard when she heard someone's calling her.

"Neha Bibi g"

She turned around and saw her maid Sakina standing there panting.

"What happened Sakina? Why are you panting? Is everything OK?"

She made her sit on her bed and gave her a glass of water.

"Drink it.."

Sakina gulped down the whole glass in one breath.

"Now tell me what happened?"

"Bibi g Zaroon sir came."

"So?"

"He has huge cuts on his chest and hand. His whole shirt was drowned in blood."

And neha felt like someone has snatched the earth, under her feet.

"Wha..what?"

She managed to say.

"G bibi g."

"Where is he?"

"He is in launch. He was asking for Rehab bhai but I told him that no one is home."

Sakina stood up and was about yo speak but Neha rushed towards launch without listening her.

"Zaroon!!"

She shouted running.

A gasp left her mouth when she saw him laying on sofa with his eyes half closed.

Sakina was right.

His white shirt was completely drowned in blood.

She took baby steps towards him not believing her eyes.

He quickly opened his eyes.

He was breathing heavily.

"Neha!!"

Soon realization hit Neha.

She ran towards him and sat on her knees in front of him.

"Sakina!!!"

She shouted.

Sakina came running towards her.

"Sakina bring a bowl of water, pile of cotton and pyodine. Fast!!"

Sakina nodded and went out of launch.

Neha stood up and ran towards drawers in launch and took bandages from one of the drawers.

She ran back to Zaroon.

Sakina had placed everything on table in front of Zaroon.

"OK sakina you go!"

Salina nodded and went out.

"Take your shirt off!"

Neha said nervously.

"What?"

Zaroon said confusingly.

"Take your shirt off. Let me wipe your blood."

He hummed and tried to open the buttons of his shirt but whinced in pain.

He was again and again whincing in pain trying to open buttons.

Neha put her hands on his. He looked at her and raised brow.

"Leave..it. I will!"

He pulled his hand back.

She shakily unbuttoned his shirt and started wiping blood.

Seeing his wounds, tears started pooling up in her eyes.

She was so lost in his wounds that she didn't notice that tears were rolling on her cheeks.

Zaroon felt a ping in his heart looking tears in those beautiful black eyes.

He felt a sudden urge to wipe them.

She was brought out of her trance by the smooth touch of hard yet soft cold hand on her cheek.

She looked up and saw him wiping her tears.

She quickly turned her face and wiped her tears.

There were many small cuts on his chest.

She was again and again thanking Allah in her heart sensing that wounds were not that deep. They were just simple cuts.

She placed tiny plasters on his wounds on chest and moved towards his hand.

She had already placed cotton his hand to stop bleeding.

She wiped blood from his hand and dipped cotton in pyodine and started pating it on his hand.

Zaroon was looking at this epitome of love and care along with a heart as innocent as child.

She was doing her work attentively and he was watching her every move.

She was feeling his gaze upon her.

Her body was heating up under his intense gaze.

She decided not to react but her body was opposing her.

It was reacting on its own.

Zaroon's mind was going crazy having her this close to him.

Those beautiful eyes, quivering lips, shaking hands...

For the first time in his life he was losing control.

He was feeling some strange feelings.

A new rhythm in his heartbeats.

A smile made it's way when he remembered how she used to be free with him in her childhood.

How these beautiful eye of hers used to sparkle seeing him coming.

But Now!

Those beautiful eyes shine with tears not with glow after seeing him.

These lips not twitch in smile anymore but get seal looking at him.

She has changed!!

Changed into a beautiful woman.

Her hair were not tied in a pony tail anymore but a tight hijab was around her head.

A sudden calm started running in his whole body looking at his shy, reserve and grownup beauty.

She bandaged his hand properly and stood up.

She turned to move only to stop by something.

She spun back and saw him holding corner of her sleeve.

"You need anything?"

"I am feeling sharp pain in my head."

"Let me bring pain killer."

She again turned to move but he stopped her by holding her wrist.

Neha felt shiver running down to her spine his touch.

Her gaze landed on her wrist.

How perfectly his hand was fitting around her wrist as if made to hold her for ever!!

"What?"

"I don't need pain killer. If.."

"If?"

She asked.

"If you can do massage . I will feel easy."

He said and left her wrist.

She sighed and took things from table and went towards drawer.

"Its OK! If you don't want."

He felt a sudden feeling of disappointment in his heart.

He closed his eyes and lied on sofa flat.

Soon he felt something soft and warm on his head.

He opened his eyes with a jolt and a smile crept on his lips looking at the sight in front of him.

Neha was sitting on her knees in front of sofa and massaging his head with her both hands.

Her eyes were closed and she was mumbling something under her breath and blew on Zaroon, who was already watching her with a smile.

Their eyes met and they forgot the world around them.

After which felt like hours she averted her gaze.

He smiled and closed his eyes.

Moments passed with her massaging his head and she didn't know when sleep took her in its embrace.

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Zaroon felt burden on his arm and opened his eyes.

The sight in front of him was enough to snatch his breath away.

Neha was sleeping peacefully with her head on his arm and her one hand was hanging down with the support of her elbow on sofa while her other hand was on his head.

She was this close to him that he was afraid that she could hear his crazy heartbeats.

Her breath was fanning his arm.

He didn't want to disturb her sleep but her hand was half hanging and it can cause pain in her arm.

He took it and she stirred in sleep.

He quickly put her hand on his stomach.

She again went in deep slumber.

A smile made its away to Zaroon's lips looking at her who was sleeping like a baby.

He turned his head towards her and started watching her sleepin frame.

Her face had different glow on it.

May be noor!!

He thought.

She opened her eyes slowly but they got widened when she saw Zaroon's smiling face.

She quickly pulled her hands and stood up fixing her dress.

"I am sorry! I didn't know when I fell asleep."

She said looking everywhere but at Zaroon.

"You go and sleep in the room next to Haider's."

"OK! Can you please bring me a shirt?"

He said weakly.

"Yeah! Sure!"

She nodded and he walked towards room beside Haider's.

She stood there looking at his back.

When he got out of her sight she sighed heavily and moved towards Saim's room to bring shirt for him.

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"Come on Rehab! I am tired yar. I don't want to shop more."

She said pouting and I smiled.

"OK as you say. Lets go for ice cream."

"Yeyy!!"

She exclaimed like a baby and ran towards car.

I shook head smiling and shoved shopping bags in car's back seat.

I moved towards driving seat and started the engine.

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I stopped car in front of a huge ice cream parlour.

"Want to go in?"

I asked her whose eyes were closed .

"Hmm?"

She hummed turning towards me.

"I asked, you want to go in or I should bring ice cream here?"

"Na! Bring it here."

"OK!"

I said and went towards ice cream parlour.

I brought one ice cream and handed it to her.

"Umm! It's amazing. Why you didn't bring yours?"

She asked lickng ice cream.

"Cause I want you to share with me."

"Why? Mr Rehab Zaid khan you have a lot of money then why you didn't bring yours? I am not going to share my ice cream with you."

She asked taking her ice cream cup close to her chest.

"Seriously? You won't share?"

I raised brow at her and she shook her head and shoved ice cream filled spoon in her mouth.

She was eating ice cream unknown of the fact there is chocolate on the side of her lips.

A thought came into my mind and I smirked at it.

I quickly pulled her face and slammed my lips on her.

She was so lost in her ice cream that she didn't notice my smirk ago.

I felt her body getting calm.

I licked the ice cream beside her lips and pulled back.

She was still shocked.

She touched her swelled lips and I winked at her.

I waved ice cream cup in front of her eyes which I snatched during kiss.

"Rehab!!"

She shouted.

"G jaan-e-Rehab!!"

I said shoving ice cream in my mouth.

"That was mine."

She said pouting.

I smiled and pecked her pout.

"And you are mine so technically all your things are mine too."

I winked at her and she turned her head towards window.

"That's so mean of you!!"

She murmured.

I smiled and patted her shoulder.

She did not turn.

"Fine if no one wants ice cream then what can I do except eating it."

I shrugged my shoulders and was about to take another spoon of ice cream when she turned towards me with a jolt and snatched ice cream from my hand.

"Dare to take another spoon of my ice cream and I will break your teeth."

She said glaring.

I narrowed my eyes and she burst into laughter.

I too looking her laughing mirror her actions and started laughing.

"

"Hey rehab look! There is a park. Let's go there and watch sun set. What say??"

She said pointing at the park in front of ice cream parlour.

"Anything for you!!"

I said and she smiled.

I parked the car on the side.

She threw empty ice cream cup in a bin at the side of road.

"Let's go!!"

I stretched my hand out and she held it.

"Yeyy!!"

We started walking towards park.

I stood on counter beside main gate of park. to take park entry tickets.

"

Thank you!!"

I said to cashier and turned around but my breath hitched when I couldn't see Tooba.

"Tooba!!"

I saw here and there but couldn't find her.

"Tooba!!"

"Tooba!!"

I shouted again and again.

I checked towards car but she was not there too.

"Where did she go??"

"I can't lose her?"

"She doesn't know the ways out!"

Different thoughts were knocking in my head.

I fell on my knees in front of my car with my head in my palms.

I was sweating badly after running this much here and there.

"Tooba..."

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