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When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day and make it OK
I miss you
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through the day and make it OK
I miss you
-Avril Lavigne
I think this might be the last time I'm writing a letter, today finally I have to fight the enemy they have come too close to the base camp. Today is Zoya's delivery, please be there for her I don't want her to be alone at this crucial time after all you're going to be a chacha soon!
Ayaan I don't know why but when I got up today I had this feeling that I wouldn't be able to make it back to you and to Zoya...but that did not make me nervous, I don't why but it made me feel as if I'm inching closer towards all of you.
Just remember my brother, after I'm gone you are the man of the family, you have to take care of everyone and especially my Zoya, she won't be able to take the grief just be there for her and support her and take care of her. And be a godfather for my child protect and support her please I don't want my child to have a childhood like mine, brother.
In the end all I would say is that your brother not for even one second has ever stopped loving you, remember that.
Asad.
Ayaan read the letter silently, tears streaming down his cheek...just when he'd gotten the letter came a phone call that his bhai jaan could not make it back to the base camp. He held the letter near to his heart and cried, his brother had left him. He looked up and saw a photograph of him, his brother and Zoya and quickly wiped his tears.
He had a responsibility now.
"Capt. Khan! Don't go there alone take this man with you we are already very few in number!" Lt. Sharma said to Asad.
"As we are few in number, I'll go there alone, Lt. you don't have to worry. And can you do a small favor for me?" Asad asked him, Lt. Sharma nodded his head.
"Please give this to my wife, if I don't return." He said and handed a thin necklace and a letter to Lt. Sharma and went off. Lt. looked at the necklace it held a large tear drop shaped pendant he pressed it open and there was a small picture of Asad and his wife Zoya and still there was a place left. And then he remembered today was his wife's delivery. A lone tear rolled down his cheek.
Asad crept slowly forward, he quickly looked around there was no one in sight he wiped his brow and a thin streak of blood lined the back of his palm. He was bleeding profusely and had little energy with him. Breathing heavily he sat down and drank what was left from his bottle.
Then suddenly he heard rustling of leaves, quickly he picked up his gun and hid behind a tree waiting for the enemy. But the enemy never came, 5 minutes, 10 minutes and now 15 Asad was growing anxious.
He moved away from the tree and then suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his back, he fell on his knees grabbing handfuls of grass. He turned around and saw that someone had shot him his vision was now blurred he could not see anything.
Breathing heavily he fell face first on the forest ground tears of pain streaming down his cheek and again he felt a hot seething pain in his stomach. Another gunshot. He was having a hard time in keeping his eyes open. He could feel it, his soul leaving him.
He closed his eyes and opened them he smiled.
"Zoya." He said and then closed his eyes again. This time forever.
"Ayaan! AYAAN!" Zoya screamed at the top of her lungs, clutching her huge belly with one hand and the bedsheet with another.
"Bhabhi! What happened?! Are you alright?" Said a very worried Ayaan, and clutched Zoya's hand tightly.
"Ayaan..aahhh! Call the doctor quick! I...I can'..I.." Zoya said between gasps and Ayaan quickly got up till that time the nurse had already entered in and behind her was the doctor.
"Mr. Khan you please move out, we have to start the operation immediately." The doctor said and ushered Ayaan out of the room.
"Mrs. Khan please stay still, please!" The nurse said and Zoya tried to nod her head, her stomach felt as if it was ready to burst, she could see black spots dancing around her vision.
"Asad." She said and gave into the darkness.
"Congratulations! Mrs. Khan you've given birth to twins." The nurse said and handed over the babies to Zoya, one was a boy and other was a girl.
"So bhabhi what are you going to name them?" Ayaan asked her and gently caressed their bald heads.
"Well Asad and I had initially thought that if it will be a girl we'll name her Zynah and if a boy then Ehaan but now we can keep both! Wait till Asad comes home! He'll be thrilled!" Zoya said and kissed her children's forehead.
Ayaan quickly turned the other way and closed his eyes and tried hard to not to cry. How could he tell..? How could he tell her that Asad bhai jaan was no more?
"Ayaan? What's wrong?" Zoya said and made Ayaan look at her, she could see his red rimmed eyes and suddenly panic engulfed her heart. A lone tear slipped down his eye and she could now understand what had happened. Her husband was no more he could not even see his children's beautiful faces!
Zoya breathed out shakily and looked at Ayaan and later they both cried in each others arms.
After Asad was honored and he was given a bravery award Zoya sat near his coffin and placed a white rose on it, his favorite color. Zynah and Ehaan looked curiously at their mother their small heads bobbling and then looked at the coffin and back again at Zoya. Their blue eyes the same as Asad's bore millions of questions.
"Zynah, Ehaan this is you father, Capt. Asad Ahmed Khan." She said the babies could not understand anything but nevertheless still looked at the coffin their eyes glued to Asad's photograph kept above the headstone.
Zoya picked up her children and was moving out when she heard someone call her name, she turned around and there stood Lt. Sharma an old friend of Asad's.
"Mrs. Khan I'm very sorry at your loss. Before Asad went he wanted me to give this to you." He said and handed her the letter and the necklace she quickly put it in her purse thanked him and went back to her house.
After making sure Zynah and Ehaan were fast asleep she took out the necklace and letter. She pressed open the pendant and saw Asad and her picture and a blank space at the bottom. She quickly wore the necklace and kissed the pendant. Then she opened the letter.
To my beautiful Zoya,
Today when I got up the first thing I saw was the sunrise it looked surreal I could almost hear you sighing while watching the sunrise, you love sunrises na. And then I saw some purple flowers, you favorite color I plucked some for you and I've attached it with the letter, hopefully they'll stay fresh.
I don't know if I'm going to make it to home or not, but remember that no matter what happens you'll always take care of yourself and our child. And today is your delivery na? God! I wanted to be there with you to see my beautiful child's face. But I cannot...you know what? Since the morning I've been thinking about our child..I can almost picture her running around the house.
Zoya, there is not a day when I don't think about you not a single second when I wish to be with you, to be home with you. To feel your silky skin or your satiny hair again. Or to look in those huge brown eyes of yours or to see that beautiful dimpled smile of yours. Not a day Zoya, not a single day.
I just wanted you to know before I die, that I've always loved you and only you and nothing can change that fact.
Yours
Asad.
"Oh Asad." Zoya said and cried silently.
"Ehaan! Have you taken everything you need? Your tickets? Your files? Your undergarm..." Before Zoya could finish, Ehaan cut her off.
"Ammi! I'm 22! Yes I've taken everything you don't have to worry, I'll be alright you just take care of yourself and Zynah." He said and kissed Zoya and Zynah on their foreheads.
Zoya's heart swelled up with pride, Ehaan had been selected in NDA Dehradun and was leaving today. She looked at her son all dressed up in khakhi he was the splitting image of his father.
"Ammi, I wanted to ask you something." Ehaan said at the doorstep.
"Yes?" Zoya said.
"Do I look like him? Like Abbu?" He asked her, his blue eyes sparkling with excitement.
"You look exactly like him." She said and a pressed a kiss on his forehead and he bid farewell and went off.
Zoya pulled the sweater closer and sighed. Even though Asad was not physically present she knew he was watching over Ehaan and Zynah. And her.
She looked up at the sky and smiled.
A/N: So I wrote an OS! The other day I was watching 'Dear John' and suddenly this idea popped up into my head😆
Hope you liked it!
R&R! 😳
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