Seher had stepped away once she saw Sanam wrap her amrs around Aahil. Seher was shocked at seeing Aahil break down like this and maybe a bit guilty too. She had been really rude trying to protect her sister. She decided to leave the two alone and headed upstairs. Seher approached the door at the end of the hall and took a deep breath as her palm covered the door knob. She opened the door and stepped inside. "Aahil bhai is here right?" Rehan sat up and said even before she could open her mouth, shocking Seher out of her wits. "How the hell do you know?" "Don't worry we don't have telepathy like you twins do. I saw his car in the driveway. My window is right above the driveway if you recall genius," Rehan mocked with a slight smirk. Seher huffed. "Rehan dont you dare mock me. Your lucky that your sick so I'm sparing you. I am Seher Ahmed Khan! I am a genius. I mean have you ever met someone as awesome as me. Before you put too much pressure on your brain, let me help you... No! Admit it! I am awesome," Seher's annoyed expression changed as she dazzled her million dollar smile with her beautiful dimples brightening up her face. "And I am sick. Itni baat karogi toh mujhe headache ho jayega" Rehan amused. "Itni baat! Main kaha baat karti hoon? Main itni chup chap rehti hun. Tum shayaad mujhe aur Sanam ko confuse kar rahe ho. Woh har waqt bak bak karke dimag khati hai. Main toh bholi bhali innocent si hoon," Seher teased him back. Rehan smirked "Bholi aur tum? Tumhari one liners sunke toh Manish Paul ko bhi sharam aa jaye. Tum toh ek hi piece ho... Bilkul khas!" Seher felt color rising in her cheeks at the last part. She never reacted this way to anyone. There was a little moment of awkward silence. Seher walked up to his bed and hesitantly placed her palm over his forehead. Rehan closed his eyes. His fever was gone but he looked a little tired. "You should rest" Seher whispered walking towards the door. "Is he ok?" Seher turned around. Rehan looked serious and worried. She didnt want to upset him further nor did she want to lie. "He knows the truth." "Damn it! He must be shattered! Aahil Bhai loved that woman to death. I can't imagine what he is going through. I need to go speak to him," Rehan fussed. "I know your worried but Sanam is there. She will manage. Aahil will be fine" Seher didnt sound as confident as she wanted to. But she knew that Aahil needed Sanam more than anyone. "Your feeling terrible too Seher. Your acting like you don't care but I can see it in your eyes. No matter how angry you are, you know Aahil bhai did not deserve this." Seher looked away. Somehow he always knew, as of her eyes gave it all away. Little traitors! "Yesterday when Sanam was feeling down, I felt so angry that I said I wanted him hurt and broken. I certainly didn't mean it like this Rehan. I was just protective of my sister. But he looks so hurt! You were right, it will take him time to realize the truth but when he discovers it, it will break him. This is definitely not how I wanted things to go." Seher's voice shook. For as tough and nonchalant she acted, Seher was even more of a softie than Sanam. Rehan looked at her and she knew he was also feeling very hurt for Aahil. Their relationship had strained ever since Aahil married Sanam but neither brothers stopped caring about one another. Seher walked up to the bed and sat next to Rehan. He covered her hand with his palm. "I want to go talk to him Seher. I know how it feels to be betrayed and left alone. My mother never cared for anything more than money. I never felt any connection with her but Aahil bhai cared for and loved her for real. What did she do in return. She gave him a life of guilt, fear and pain. For me? No for herself! If she cared for me, she would know where my happiness lied. She-" Rehan took a deep breath. Seher took his hand in hers and looked at him. "But your not like her. Your an amazing person Rehan and that should be your pride. You didnt let the negative forces touch you." "How could you and Sanam accept me? The enemy's son?" "The same way you could accept me even after I tried to loot you that night" Rehan chuckled wiped his eyes as Seher smiled. "No Rehan I would never hold your mom's deeds against you. You have done so much for Sanam, Badi Ammi and me. You mean a lot to me. To us!" "I have no one apart from you guys. My own mother never gave me the right to call her Ammi and honestly, other than Aahil bhai, I had no one else to call my own while growing up. I have found a family and Badi Ammi has treated me like her own son. I dont ever want to be lonely again Seher!" "Rehan, just remember no matter what, I"ll be there for you!"
Sanam and Aahil sat in silence on the floor of hallway between the living and dining room. Sanam looked at the man sitting next to her. He was so different from the Aahil Raza Ibrahim she had first met and despised. He looked tired and broken. His breathing was uneven and he was still a little shaky, from anger or hurt or maybe both. Sanam locked an arm around his and began to rub his forearm, trying to ease the tension that had taken over his entire body. "You must be thinking why I didnt contact you the past one month right," Aahil suddenly said in a shaky voice breaking the silence as Sanam looked at him surprised that he read her mind. "I was very ill, couldnt even move out of bed. A week after you left, I was down with viral fever. It was really painful, I was barely conscious throughout the day. Made me realize how much my mother cared for me," he said in a sarcastic bitter tone. Sanam was shocked. "What! But Latif didnt tell me anything! Are you still ill! No wonder you look tired. Aahil why didnt you call me. Aah-" Sanam was shocked when Aahil wrapped her in a hug. "You have no idea how much I wanted you there by my side. No one came to see me. Ammi dropped in once to ask if Wakil Saab had sent in the divorce papers. She didnt even-- even ask if I was ok. Then last night I had gotten up to go see Ammi and finally let her know that I wasn't ready. I wanted to speak to you once more before deciding anything. Thats when I heard her taunting Mumani about what her plans were. Sanam-" he wiped away the angry tears before continuing. "It was almost as if an entirely differently woman was standing before me. The way she was describing me as a "part of her plan". Sanam I couldn't recognize her! The excitement in her tone, the greed in her words and-- honestly if she had asked once I would have given her everything. I dont want any of this! But because of her I fought with you. Even when her own son didnt support her I did. I was foolish enough to fall into her trap. All these years, I thought of her as some angel..." "Shhh" Sanam wrapped her arms around him tighter. "Its not your fault. You were way to young when she played these games with you. My own father had fallen into her trap as an adult and you were merely a child. She played a huge game with our lives. Despite having proof we didnt protest Aahil. We wanted you by our side and now Allah has finally heard our prayers and freed you from her. She killed your father Aahil and blamed you. You have nothing to feel guilty of nor to feel grateful towards her. Its high time she pays for her sins!" Sanam suddenly stopped when Aahil looked straight into her eyes. It was as if he wanted to say something but found it difficult to convey. "Its not that easy Sanam. I-- I know Im suppose to hate her. But I can't! I mean I hate her! But she is my Ammi... Sanam she wronged me but why is it so hard to forget everything. For her everything was fake but for me, she was always my mother. I lost my real mom at a young age, I barely remember her. The only image of a mother was Ammi but now... First my Abu and now Ammi. Why me? Sanam, is there something wrong with me?" Sanam nearly broke down with the hurt and innocence she heard in her voice, she knew he could not accept things over night, he needed time. "Aahil sometimes things in life are beyond our control. My own parents died so young. My Ammi and Abu had wanted to relive their childhood through us, but they couldnt even see us grow up. My Badi Ammi lost the love of her life, her young children, everyone. Seher grew up on streets where so much worse could have happened to her. We never got the education and luxuries in life. All because of Tanveer! She messed up all of our childhoods. She didnt even spare her own son! How can it possibly be your fault. She had messed up so many lives before you and she wont stop until we put an end to it. As for you Abu, Aahil its unfortunate that he never appreciated having a son like you. Who despite all odds grew up to be such a wonderful person. There is no forgiveness for abusing and torturing a child. Its definitely not your fault! What they did was wrong! But you didn't let that stop you from becoming who you are today. You didn't let them kill the humanity in you. Your a great husband, a great son who cant hate his mother even after all the wrong she has done and above all a great human being. You have forever remained indebted and grateful to her when you never had any reason to. But its not your fault. Don't blame yourself!" Sanam looked at Aahil and softly caressed his cheeks as his stubble grazed against her palms. He turned and placed a soft kiss inside her palm and Sanam let out a small gasp. She leaned forward and kissed his forehead and moved back a little. She gestured with her eyes as Aahil lowered his head onto her lap. "Sanam are you still angry with me?" He asked softly pulling her arm closer to himself. "I wont lie Aahil it hurt that you wouldn't even believe me. After everything I figured you trusted me. I knew your love for your mother was beyond everything but for you to not even hear me out once. I thought you knew me better. I would never try to create a barrier between you and your Ammi. But I had to stand by the truth especially when it came to my family." Sanam felt Aahil tense up. "I hurt you so much for her. The time you needed me to most, I left your side. I failed you, your faith, your love. Sanam I knew you wont lie but if you had said that about anyone else I would have believed it right away and supported you. I know how important it is for you to avenge the death of your parents. But when you said Ammi did all of this. I felt you were mistaken. I didn't want you to leave but I couldn't keep you close either. Sanam-" "Aahil shh" Sanam softly ran her finger through his hair. It soothed him and even her. With feeling of his soft hair between her fingers she recalled how attracted she was to him, especially when his hair fell over his eyes giving him an innocent yet intense look. Having him so close to her after what felt like an eternity created a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach. When she felt him clutch her knee and pull himself closer, cozying into her lap, Sanam felt herself wanting him more than ever. She had missed him so much. But right now he needed her support. They could make up for all the lost time once Tanveer was out of their lives for good. "I will never hold that against you Aahil. I am definitely not angry with you. You did what was right. I felt hurt when you didn't listen and perhaps even more when you didn't come see me. But if I had known you were ill, I would have been there by your side. There is nothing more valuable than your life. I would not have left you alone for even a second." "And I still picked Ammi over you, I was so foolish. She would rather have me dead-" "Aahil don't say that. That woman doesn't wish good for anyone. Your going to have to move on. Now that we have you by our side, we wont spare her. But before that, you need to accept the truth. I cant imagine how difficult it must be for you. But you have to do this for me, for us!" "I love you Sanam! I really love you," Aahil said looking up at Sanam. The intensity, pain and need in his eyes nearly brought her to tears. She held them back and replied, "I love you too Aahil!" A few minutes passed by in silence. Sanam suddenly spoke up, "Now relax and close your eyes. Just forget everything Aahil. You home, to us, your family and nothing more matters." "Sanam just promise me you wont leave. Please don't leave me alone. I will get lost. I will lose myself. Promise me!" Sensing the panic in his voice, Sanam took one of his hands and laced her fingers into his. "I promise you Aahil. I will never leave you. No matter what! I'll be there for you!"
The End! Basically since its a two shot I didn't elaborate on the past nor continue it but what happens next is what we all wanted. The four get together along with Dilshad and eventually Razia and they bring down Tanveer. Rehan and Aahil strengthen their bond and Seher forgives Aahil. Seher and Rehan get married and finally AsYa's daughters get the happiness they deserve and also give love and care to Aahil and Rehan, who have been deprived of it all their lives. They enjoy their lives while Tanveer rots in hell lmao Hope u guys enjoyed reading this and I apologize for such a late update! College kept me super busy! Anyway hopefully the show picks back up with Sanam's reentry in today's episode! Thanks again for reading!
Edited by Raingoddess - 10 years ago
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