AFTER A MONTH.

His heart was beating fast, hands were craving to touch her, eyes were refusing to avert themselves from her face but...

'Stop it Adnaan'

He was listening this voice from inside which was stopping him to break the wall between them. Sara was sleeping peacefully just few inches away from his, since half an hour he was watching her but stopping himself.

'What is this feeling? And why I'm feeling this?'

He asked to his heart. 'You're falling for this Jangli Billi'  but it was difficult for him to accept the honest answer

'No way! I can't! I hate her since childhood... I hate her more than anyone else... I can't love her! I only hate her' He asserted and tried his best to made his heart believe on what he said, but his heart was showing its stubbornness.

'Believe or not, you started loving her'

'Impossible... I can die but can't love her.. I hate her, and I'll always hate her... It's her beauty which is attracting me but she is still same Sara whom I hate most!'

He was busy in debating with himself when morning alarm disturb his thoughts as well as Sara's slumber. Without wasting his time he moved towards his room leaving Sara alone in her room. That morning was also normal an usually like always but Adnaan's heart was jumping something differently.

He was trying to hate Sara but his poor heart wasn't helping him, and due to that feeling he was hating himself.

How could his ego allow him to love the girl whom he hate most?

He was dangling in between his egoistic soul nad soft heart!

"Adnaan jaldi kro, chai thandi ho rahi hai" Sara shouted from kitchen and Adnaan realised that since half an hour he was only standing in front of mirror holding his toothbrush in right hand.

(Adnaan come out fast, breakfast is turning cold)

"Hmm... Coming" He replied and smack his forehead on his laziness but quickly start getting ready for office.

On the other hand Sara wear the same dress and jhumkas which Adnaan bought for her when they both went for shopping near Charminar. Letting her hair falling down freely she applied a light shade of orange lipstick and a stroke of kohl in her eyes. When Adnaan saw her like that, he was shocked! His heart skipped a beat or maybe two.

"Bring milk and bread while coming back from office" Sara said in hushed tone and Adnaan nodded "Anything else?" He asked but Sara keep looking at him for a long moment.

'Why she is looking so beautiful today? What the hell is happening with my heart?' Adnaan cursed himself because averting his eyes from Sara's face was becoming difficult for him.

" No.. Nothing" Sara muttered in reply but her smile went to its end after watching Adnaan's cold reaction towards her.

"I'm going. Don't forget to switch off the lights and AC. Yesterday you left Home without turning off AC" she said and Marched towards door but stopped in between but his call.

"I'll drop you" He asked and Sara turned to saw him, that was first time when he offered her to drop for her work.

"Tum office ke liye late ho jaoge!" She replied something like a question.

(You'll be late for office)

''I'll manage" He replied while taking a big sip of tea from his white mug and Sara nodded, but he make sure to avoid glancing at Sara to avoid that feeling.

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"Job kesi jaa rhi hai?" He asked driving towards her school and She rolled her eyes

(How your job is going?)

"As usually... tiring" She sighs

"Why aren't you trying in commercial field? You've good degree" He asked but Sara smiled.

"I'll not get much time to handle home of I'll take job in commercial field" She replied and he hummed while focusing on road.

"Suno..(Listen)" After a long silence Sara utter in hushed tone "Hmm" He hummed without looking at her and focus on drive.

"Some of my colleagues are already become my friends and now they want to meet you and come home" Sara shared what she wanted to discuss since a month but never found guts to share that.

"Even my colleagues also wanna come our home for dinner... They all were saying to have meal cooked by you." Adnaan shared what he was hiding since weeks, Sara smiled with a small nod.

"Let's plan a small get together" Adnaan smiled and Sara also nodded.

"This weekend will be fine.. Right?" Sara asked and he shook his head. "Not this weekend, but next weekend... We'll get some time for preparation too" Adnaan suggested and Sara nodded but suddenly she was shocked

"wait.."

"What happened?"

"Wo Avinash Satyanash bhi ayega kya?" She asked with wide eyes.

(Will that annihilator Avinsh also come?)

"Ofcourse he'll come! And why are you saying like this? Avinash is the one who wants to have Dinner with us again" Adnaan informed with a smile but Sara made an unpleasant face.

"I don't like that man.. I feel negative vibes whenever he comes in front of me" Sara shared but Adnaan chuckled

"Are you mad? Avi is such a sweet man. Everyone praise his down to earth nature and sense of humour and you're having negative vibes from him!" Sara felt disappointed when listen that.

"Don't invite him, I don't like him.." She demands but Adnaan shook his head. "He is not only my friend, but my boss' son too... Try to understand I can't afford dispute with him, that too without any reason" Adnaan said and Sara sigh but nodded

"He is a nice guy, don't feel negative about him" Saying that Adnaan push break and Sara looked out from he window, she already reach to her destination.

"Allah Hafiz" Mumbling that Sara jumped out from car and Adnaan drove off.

"Good Morning ma'am" Sara smiles on the greeting from a student

"Good Morning" She replied happily with a fresh voice.

"Ma'am you're looking very pretty" Same girl compliment Sara when they both were going inside the premises and Sara tucked the hair lock behind her ear while muttering 'Thanks' but her smile went away.

''Jiske liye tayyar hone main itni mehnat kri usne to dekha bhi nhi.." She mumbled down heartedly.

( The one for whom I did efforts in getting ready; didn't even noticed me)

'Will he ever think about me as his wife?'

'Every husband love his wife, but he doesn't! I don't know what, is our relationship? We're living under same roof without sharing any emotions' She said in her heart without knowing the condition of his heart.

'He doesn't love me but I'm unable to hate him anymore! I am already feeling for him, but he doesn't care!' There was no one near Sara with whom she could share her feelings.

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Midnight

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dnaan's slumber got weak when he listened some voice coming from other room. First he ignored as thought that must be Sara but then he noticed bathroom light was on. He was confused that if Sara was in bathroom or in other room from where some voice was coming. Making himself stand he knock on bathroom door, but then found that already open. Sara wasn't in bathroom so he went to other room while rubbing his eyes in half sleeping state.

"What are you doing here at this time? You've disturb my slumber" Adnaan said with irritation because his sleep was most important for his. Sara who was rummaging in drawers of cupboard, suddenly turned towards him, making him shocked.

"What's wrong?" Adnaan asked surprisingly when found Sara crying.

"Kya hua hai?" Going towards her he repeat his question

(What happened?)

"Is there any painkiller in home?" She muttered innocently and two tears rolled down from her eyes, proving Adnaan a different pang in his heart.

"Umm.. I think... No.." He replied and Sara wipe her eyes

"Kaha dard ho raha hai?" He asked and she cried silently

(Where does it paining?)

"In right shoulder and arm" She muttered and Adnaan noticed that her hand and fingers were bulged. "How it is..?" He didn't complete his sentence and held her hand before making his way back to Sara's room. That wasn't Sara's room anymore, but converted into their bedroom. Sara informed him that she fell down from stairs when she was coming home same afternoon.

" Show me" Making her sat on bed he said and Sara lift her hand towards him, he saw at her shoulder. "Why you didn't tell me before?" He asked and slide down her sleeve making Sara shocked.

"What are you doing?" Placing her other hand to cover exposed shoulder Sara asked with wide eyes. "Pagal hai kya? Dikha mujhe kya hua hai?"

(Are you mad? Show me what happened?)

Removing her hand he examined his shoulder but arm his wasn't visible due to her full sleeve clothes. Adnaan went to his room and Sara was shocked due to his touch, but that pain was still making her cry. “Wear this, I'm coming in a minute" Throwing his t-shirt in front of him he left the room after shutting the door. Sara was again shocked what he was doing! On the other hand Adnaan went to kitchen, there weren't any pain relief gel in home, so he decided to made pain relief oil for Sara.

'Why I'm doing this much efforts for her?'

He asked to himself but didn't got any answer. Pouring mustard oil in an iron wok he add few cloves and garlic cloves in that and heat that until both were burnt completely. Transferring the hot oil in a bowl he went towards room and knocked on the door.

"Andar aa jaun? (Can I come in?)" He asked and Sara grant him permission. She was sitting on the bed wearing his sleeveless T-shirt. Adnaan sat down beside her and glare her with angry sight. "Why you didn't tell me about this before?" He asked with anger looking towards her bruised arm which was already swelling up.

Complete rolling up that name sake sleeve he held her arm. Dipping his fingers in that oil he hissed as that was very hot, but apply on Sara's arm and shoulder.

" It's very hot." She muttered but again got a glare. "Shut up" He scolded her and Sara stay silent. Applying that warm oil on his palms he started massaging Her arm. His warm fingers were pressing and massaging her muscles but more than arm she was feeling pain in her heart

'What are you doing with me Adnaan?' Sara asks in her heart because she could feel his care towards her but she never felt that he love her, she was confused on his behaviour and that confusion lead tears in her eyes.

"Is this very painful?" He asked still rubbing her arm and shoulder with that oil which wasn't that hot by then but Sara shook her head in answer.

"If it's not this much painful then why are you crying?" He asked and Sara wiped her tears, her gaze was fixed on Adnaan's face and again two tears rolled down from her eyes.

"Will you tell me why are you crying?" He asked full of confusion.

"I'm confused..." She muttered and Adnaan gave a surprised look. "what?" He asked but she shrugged.

"Kuch samajh hi nhi aa raha hai.. Jo mein feel kar rahi hu wo sach hai ya nhi?" She said making Adnaan confused

(I'm unable to understand. What I'm feeling is real or not?)

"kya bol rahi hai?" He asked with confusion and she smiled while shrugging but her eyes drop two tears. Making him more confused as she was smiling as well as crying.

(What are you saying?)

" Mujhe lag raha hai haath ke sath sath dimag par bhi gehri choot aayi hai... Tere paas Jo bacha kucha dimag tha wo bhi kharab ho gya." He said with irritation and stepped out from bed.

(I think not only on arm but you've got massive injury in your brain too, and in the result your brain stopped working.)

He came back after washing his hand and found Sara still sitting there.

" Dard kuch kam hua?" He asked and she nodded

(Is there any relief in pain?)

"Sleep now" He switched off light and turn on night lamp, but Sara was watching her arm and her frame she was wearing Adnaan's T-shirt. He didn't bother to look at her again and lay down on his side.

"Saraaaaaa.... Sometimes you're so annoying.." He said with irritation because Sara wasn't laying to sleep she turned towards him and he gave her a questioning look, Sara lay down beside him facing towards him. They both keep watching in each other's eyes but Adnaan close his eyes after turning his side.

'I don't know what her eyes are doing with my heart... But I hate this feeling' Saying that he took a deep breath and clenched his hands in fist. But then opening his eyes he watched his hands, remembering how he was massaging Sara's arm, he was still feeling that softness against his palms, he was craving to feel that again, on the other side Sara got tears in her eyes when Adnaan turned his back towards her. She wanted to hug him and place her head on his arm but she also turned her side.

'Why he doesn't love me?'

'Or he does?'

Tears again rolled down from her eyes but soon they both entered in the land of nod with their millions of thoughts.

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_Naaz Jamal