at night, zarkhan asked ain if she had talked to raisha about their ruksati . 

"she went to a friend's place today , I didn't get the time to talk to her " ain said not looking at him . zarkhan nodded deciding to let it slide. they sat together for sometime and talked about her day . 

" have you decided about what you want to pursue next?" zarkhan asked her. 

"may be fine arts or BBA ? BBA looks like a more practical option..." ain said softly . 

" why fine arts?"zarkhan asked her . 

" its something I have always been interested in . but I know its not something I can rely on " ain said with bright cheeks . she knew very well that arts were taken as an easy subject. 

"then Fine arts it is . you should do what you are passionate about . and about relying , you have me, you don't need to think about these matters. you should just stay happy " zarkhan said pinching her cheek . 

" khan!!!!" ain gasped covering her cheek . 

zarkhan pinched her other cheek, only to tease her " khan na kren!!( please don't ) " ain exclaimed and zarkhan started laughing . it was the first time, she actually heard the sound of his laughter , and ain felt herself losing there. 

she quickly looked away and got up " I am feeling sleepy now " ain said ready to go . zarkhan held her hand , making her turn back " my goodnight kiss ?" zarkhan asked , his grey eyes were twinkling at that moment . 

" good night " ain said kissing his cheek quickly .

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a week passed like this , ain made some excuse or another every day . after breakfast, raisha and hamdaan went to the village , zarkhan came near ain " did you talk to mom ?" he asked.

ain looked around not knowing what to say " actually ..." ain stopped trying to find words. 

" stop making lame excuses! its okay ! I understand that you are repulsed by me !" zarkhan said with steely reddening eyes and left. 

ain felt tears filling her eyes, it was after a long time , she had seen him angry . 

zarkhan spent his day taking out his anger on anyone and everyone . he didn't know how to make peace with the situation . the mere of idea of ain not wanting him was like a hot knife stuck in his heart. 

he spent his day pondering about where he was wrong , what he did wrong for her to still not like him . by evening, his head was hurting like hell . he got up seeing the weather outside was also getting bad. 

on the way , he got the call from hamdaan that they would be returning tomorrow due to the bad weather. he entered the home and found her sitting in the living area. 

zarkhan avoided her completely and headed upstairs. 

 ain saw his red eyes, he was not looking well . she got up " khan " she called him but he didn't stop. 

she went to saba , rubbing her hands anxiously . 

" can you please go and check on khan ? he didn't look well . " she told saba. 

" please no! haven't you noticed how angry he was in the morning? I have no plan to get insulted by him . " saba said looking at her. 

ain didn't have any option , but go herself. she prepared tea and took it with her . she knocked at the door and entered after hearing a gruff yes. 

she saw that zarkhan had already changed into his comfortable clothes and was laying on bed. 

ain placed the tea on the side table . 

" you don't need to do all this " zarkhan said still not looking at him . 

" khan , are you okay ? " ain asked and placed a hand on his forehead. it was a bit warm , but his red eyes were worrying . 

" you don't need to worry about me " zarkhan said turning his head away . ain felt tears filling her eyes. 

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If growing in life means me moving forward,forgetting you ,leaving you behind , i will prefer staying rooted to the place, where you are beside me. The race of success isnt as attractive as your companionship......
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Salaam readers! Heres the update.