Guys I am back with a new story I hope you all will like it because this one I wrote in between my exams when one of my paper didn't go well so it may turn out to be crap lol. Leave your thoughts based on this story.
Edit: The whole story is narrated by zain.
A bitter silence
I grabbed the pillows lying on our bed no hang on let's say it a strangers room. I moved past Aliya's side of bed and memories of our sunken past crossed across my mind leaving me depressed...
since it has been a usual trait for the past six to seven years, now I don't even remember for exactly how many seconds minutes hours days months or years we have been going through the unbearable pain which certainly has no end.
I realized its of no use to think about it, as nothing is going to change and headed back to sleep as I was arranging the pillows I could hear the soft sound of her earrings I stared up I could see she was walking towards me...
She was the same, the beauty of her eyes has not moved by an inch, the way she twirls the locks of her hair behind her ear was same like before. Even now, I don't believe that everything has turned upside down in our life.
"Zain how was your day at the office?" Her voice was cold.
Like always, she came up with those same eight words that I have been hearing for almost...
Let's just keep it aside I mean we hardly have words to communicate with each other now it's like what we say verbally is more or less a formality and our eyes has a whole different story to tell. Our communication skill has weakened in all these years.
"yup it was nice but quite a hectic day" I muttered.
She nodded yes to my reply and went to change. I was hell tired after a hectic day and I could feel that there was no one at my ease. I went near the window and a fresh breeze touched my face it was so relieving after a long tiresome day as I turned back to see Aliya was already off to sleep.
I went near her and knelt down next to her. Moving the strands aside from her face, I placed a soft tender kiss on her forehead.
"MEZ I miss those days when we used to have endless conversations...and our eyes were easy way to convey our thoughts to each other...but the silence has engulfed in between us, which I don't even know how and when has entered our lives "saying so...
I went back to the couch putting my thoughts to rest in the hope that someday we would come through this phase victoriously.
I woke up startled with sweat pouring into my eyes I wiped them off by my hand. It seemed as if a bad dream had just turned into reality. I scanned the whole room via my eyes to ensure everything is all right. Suddenly I noticed Aliya was not there on the bed. I checked every single place she was nowhere...
Now this was something, which I wasn't expecting... jitters ran through my spine.
I rushed outside making sure that no one is disturbed, as I know everyone cares about Aliya as if something happens to her the whole family would be broken into millions of pieces. The weather undoubtedly was scaring . . .
Rain was pouring in heavily with strong winds passing by. The nervousness in me of losing her was making me lose my mental balance I was imagining weird things that was not at all giving good signs.
I saw with a blurred vision, as the heavy drops of water were not allowing me to see things clearly that someone was walking in the middle of the road and within a second, I figured out, she was my Aliya.
As I raced past the rushing cars I could see a truck was approaching her and the driver wasn't trying to lessen the speed I dogged traffic crossing the street...and I pushed her ...
We hit the ground hard. We rolled on different side. I rushed to her she was no more in a conscious state I lifted her up in my arms.
I placed her on the couch and brought some water to sprinkle it on her face. Soon I could see her eyelids rise up it just made my fast throbbing heart back to normal...she was sound and safe.
"What were you doing on the middle of the road...if something . . .?"I questioned her angrily. I was unable to continue further since I hadn't imagine something like that and I never want to.
"Zain why don't you leave me alone I just want to come out of this mess," She snapped.
"So for that you are trying to end your life leaving behind everyone who loves you, and what about me?"I shouted. Tears were brimming in our eyes.
"Zain I think you forgot what happened seven years back with us...don't you remember," She questioned.
I was expecting this coming from her she thinks I have recovered from that trauma but that's not true. It's just that I have accepted it for well being of her. I know she is stuck there and I'm trying my best to make her my old Aliya.
"I still remember that day when we lost our child but I have moved on since I can't change it, "I answered. She was standing in disbelief that I don't have an ounce of guilt about it.
"How could you Zain...she was about to turn five and you remember she was so excited about it," She cried.
I remember every single detail of that day when we lost her. How can I forget she was my daughter, I only know that how much excited I was when I held her into my arms for the first time and the way she crackled at my antiques...
Then the abrupt end to our happiness.
"Aliya it's our past why you can't just erase that part from your life...I can't see you like this anymore," I sobbed.
"Zain it was my fault because of me she is not here with us...our family is left incomplete b-b-b . . .," She shouted.
"Aliya why you are blaming yourself for it...it was an accident," I said.
I still remember we went for shopping as it was Ayesha's birthday...she was with us, but as we were busy shopping I don't remember exactly when she left Aliya's hand and went out of the mall...
Soon Aliya realized that Ayesha was not with us we searched her everywhere...then we went out on the street and I found her crying on the road but before I could reach to her...
A car hit h-h-her.
The crowd instead of helping was starring at us...
I just can't erase those flashes where I felt most helpless father on the whole earth I couldn't save my daughter I-I-I couldn't protect her.
"I shouldn't have left her hand...I was a careless mother cause of me she is no more," She sobbed. She dropped on the couch I rushed by her side.
I wrapped a blanket on her and made her lye on the bed. She was shivering I checked her temperature she was burning in fever.
"You need rest Aliya...we'll talk about it tomorrow," I requested.
I could hear her sobs , she was murmuring in her sleep. I can't see her holding herself responsible for the accident. It's high time I have to do something otherwise this curse will haunt us for our life.
Next morning I got up early and went to Ayesha's room...even now when I go there, I feel a chilling sensation in my body...the memories of the past just pops into my head so I try to keep myself away from everything related to her. I enlighten the room by drawing out the curtains.
"Zain what are you doing here?" Mom asked.
"Just trying to find out a way to relive my life with Aliya with happiness," I answered.
Mom came by my side, placing her hand on my shoulder to ease me. She said "Zain why don't you take her away from this place," she suggested me on going for an outing with Aliya. Now a day's it's hard to predict when Aliya is in good mood.
"But mom... I don't think she'll agree on this," I said.
"Zain give it a try...or let it be I'll try and convince her," She replied. Mom too knew about the struggle we were going through in our life, everyone has moved on but both of us are still stuck in our past.
"If you tell her then she might give it a thought also...but if I ask...?" I said.
"Zain I know how it feels to lose a child...and I can understand where Aliya is standing," She explained me.
To be continued...
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