After the fun and tiring day, we both retired home and after freshnin'up we both jumped on the bed to sleep. But I didn't feel sleepy, I was still soo hyped up I guess. He was sitting with his phone too resting his head on the headrest.

"It wasn't a bad movie." He said abruptly.

"Oh hello! Salman Khan movies are the best." I defended.

"Nah, Hollywood movies are the best. Bollywood just copies them. There's no originality left. Even in this movie there were soo many scenes copied from famous Hollywood movies." He debated.

"Even if that's soo... um..."

He shook his head.
"Forget it, you don't have anything to say.

"Ey! Don't give me that smug face." I narrowed my eyes.

"Why? Girls dig this smug face." He said proudly.

"Oh please!" I rolled my eyes.

He chuckled and I joined in too.

"I really enjoyed today though. Thanks for taking me out." I said sincerely. He smiled looking down at his phone.

"Hey Ruzhaan!" I turned to him

"Hm?" He looked at me. I held his face gently and placed my lips on his. I guess, he was too surprised so it took him a while to kiss me back. I broke the kiss and looked at him smiling.

"Was...that my payment?" He asked softly.

I shook my head.
"No...it was my way of saying thanks."

"That's a really nice way." He smiled and leaning in kissed me again.

He was too gentle. Not like always he's forceful and passionate. It was soo....sweet and I couldn't help but give in.

We both pulled back for oxygen as our eyes met and my hand slipped over his chest.

"Your heart is... racing." I said rather surprised.

He placed his palm over my heart too.
"So is yours." He whispered.

As he took off his shirt, I took my time admiring him.
How can someone be soo perfect?!

He's like a perfectly sculptured masterpiece except for the scar. I traced it with my fingers at the side of his abdomen.

He must've been in soo much pain.

Lifting my hand from there he placed it over his chest on his heart making me feel its erratic beating. As his lips found mine again, the world around us blurred into a hazy backdrop, and we succumbed to a tempestuous tide of fervor. As passion blazed between us ready to devour us, an interruption shattered the sublime moment – his phone rang.

He stopped almost immediately... guiltily as if someone might just catch us. He looked longingly at me one last time before getting off of me and reached for his phone.

"Bad timing Taha!" He grunted.

I sat up blushing and completely flustered hugging myself as I was covered in his wet kisses.

"W...what?!" Ruzhaan questioned on the phone.

As I looked at him confused his face had gone all pale and he looked at me as if he was scared.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

He closed his eyes as he disconnected his call and his hands were shaking. Worriedly, I held his shaking hand into mine and carassed his face making him look at me.
"Ruzhaan?" I whispered.

He let out a shaky breath.
"Rahina.... Uzair has regained consciousness."

My racing heart just stopped for a second.

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All this time how did I get soo week? How did I forget my true purpose? I was going to get my revenge from Ruzhaan for hurting Uzair and what was I doing all this time? And just a while ago... I was making out with him?! How could I do that? The man that hurted the love of my life. I was enjoying my life with that same man while Uzair was fighting between life and death. I should be ashamed of myself.

Uzair is the man I was about to marry.  I was supposed to be his bride. How could I totally forgot about him? He's the one for me! He's the man I....love?

Do I really love Uzair?

I ran inside the ward where Uzair was and came face to face with his parents. I froze seeing them. I didn't know how to even look at that. They seemed happy to have thier son back. Ruzhaan was about to enter in but as soon as he saw his parents...he turned around and walked away immediately.

I somehow felt pang of pity in my heart. Here thier parents were having tears of joy for one son while having anger and hatred for another. How would he be feeling?
Anger? Sadness? Heartbreak?

When I heard about Uzair, I was soo in shock as reality hit me hard. I remembered everything that Ruzhaan had ever done to us all and fell disgusted with myself.

I let go off his hand immediately. He brought his hand forward to touch me but I turned away from him immediately. I couldn't even look at him but I knew... I had hurted him that moment. Turning to my heels, I locked myself inside the bathroom turning the shower over my head. I rubbed my body frantically trying to erase his touch from my body.

"I want to go to Uzair." I clearly told him and the look on his face filled with sadness, pain and regret.

Why am I thinking about him when Uzair is right in front of me? Enough Rahina! Get yourself together. Get back to your senses. You cannot distract yourself from reality and live in your own fantasy.

No more! I cannot be fooled anymore. No matter how he is it cannot change the fact that he almost killed Uzair and forced his wishes on me. I cannot sympathies with him. Enough! I need to focus on Uzair ....and Uzair alone!

I thought his parents will hate me too but.... instead she came to me and hugged me crying.

"Because of our family even you had to go through soo much. I'm soo sorry." She said and even thier father looked ashamed.

"Please aunty. Aap maafi mat mangiye. Aap badi hai. Aur....aap q maafi mang rahi hai...aap ki kya galti?"
(Please aunty.... Don't apologize. You're older and why would you even apologize... what's your fault?)
I said

Just then Uzair's eyes met mine and my heart clenched.

"Rahi...na." he breathed my name. He was still too weak as he just regained consciousness. I walked upto him numbly.

"You're here... thank God!" He smiled weakly.

"Yes, I'm here...for you." I said difficulty.

He brought his hand forward for me to take but... I just couldn't.

"The patient needs to rest now and visiting hours are over. Please leave for now and come back tomorrow." The nurse came and said to us saving me. I took a breath of relief.

I stepped out and met Taha outside.
"Ruzhaan just went back home." He informed.

I nodded.

"BTW, if you want, you can go back to live with your parents for a while. Ruzhaan said it himself."

"He did?!" I asked surprised. He nodded.

"Um... thanks."

So I went back to my parents place to stay.....away from everything...and everyone!

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Uzair is back?!
What now?

Next update on
Friday.