six

Malaika felt bad for that guy. He looked so lonely and aloof as he sat there and cried. She felt the urge to go and say some kind words to him. She didn't know why she felt that way. But she followed her heart and did what she wanted to do and that gave her some kind of inner peace which words couldn't describe.

"Where are you lost" Sara asked her with a suspicious look, she was her chacha's younger daughter and the naughty one among their cousins, She was also more close to Sara. Shrugging at her in response, Malaika walked into the special ward nervously and felt all of their eyes fall upon her. A huge blush crept on her cheeks as she took baby steps towards her Dada jaan, who is the sole reason for the engagement taking place today. Beside him stood Zayn, with an admiring smile plastered on his face.

There was no hopes for their grandfather to survive, he was fighting the last stage of blood cancer and his last wish was to fulfill one of his dead wive's biggest wish, that is to see Zayn and Malaika as a married couple.

Mihir Abbasi lifted his hands with difficulty as Malaika sat beside him and he blessed her with love, the rings were passed and in front of his eyes they both were now engaged. Happy cheers were heard when the nurse came in and asked everyone else to leave as the permission hour was over.

One by one, everybody left after taking his blessings, he was so content the whole night. Happy that his wish and his dead wife's wish was going to be fulfilled. If only he knew.

Malaika couldn't meet with the teasing gazes of her cousins as she lowered her gaze all the while, Zayn subtly winked at her as the cousin gang walked towards the exit happily, whilst joking around. She felt her cheeks go on fire as heat rose onto them.

Suddenly something stuck her mind.

That guy. She remembered him and froze on her spot.

Was he okay? She felt the need to immediately go and check up on him. Something about him was so captivating. It was like a magnet. It just keeps pulling her towards him...

"Is everything okay" Zayn asked her as he noticed her not moving, and everyone else stopped walking too.

"I-I left something of mine in there, I'll go and get it. You guys wait in the car." she came up with the best possible lie and everyone else bought it as they stared walking ahead except Zayn, who was eyeing her with confusion.

"I'll manage alone, it's just a matter of five minutes." Malaika hoped that he just leaves, she really need to see if that guy was okay, but didn't felt like sharing it with anyone. Not yet.

"You sure?"

"Yes, I am. Ammi and Abbu are with Dada jaan only right, they're there. Don't worry." she blinked assuring-ly and ran back upstairs to the first floor.

When she reached the previous place of where that guy sat, he was nowhere to be seen. Confused; she searched for him. He was a complete stranger yer he felt like she has known him her whole life. And the need to know, if he was okay or not was overwhelming her heart.

Her eyes teared up unknowingly as she finally saw him.

He was in the prayer room; offering his salah, raising his hand up and making dua to the Almighty whilst crying his heart out.

She walked away from there whilst wiping off her tears, now that she was sure that he has someone with him. Allah doesn't lets down someone who puts his trust and faith in Him. And she was sure that He wouldn't let this guy down too. An unknown happiness tugs at the corner of her heart as she walks away from there happily, having no slightest clue of what is awaiting her tomorrow.