An hour passed and it was 11 oclock when she got a call from Daniyal.
"Hello Zahra. I'm standing at the back side of your university."
"Ok ok I'm coming." She answered cutting the call and hurriedly wore her burkha, and covered her face with a mask so no guard could recognise her.
She suddey felt so happy. Her legs begin to move fastly as she almost ran towards the back gate of university and got out of the gate. Her eyes fell on Daniyal who was standing by the car.
And time stopped for her.
The world stopped.
The people stopped.
Her heart begin to beat fastly.
The moment arrived for which she was waiting since so long.
It felt to her as if he was the only person present there and no one else.
Her legs begin to shake with happiness while looking towards him.
She had completely covered herself that Daniyal didn't recognsie that she was Zahra and was looking around here and there, trynig to find her.
She took a step towards him and her eyes filled with tears.
He was standing infront of her and she couldn't believe it.
She felt so overwhelmed and ran towards him, taking him in a bone crushing hug.
She never had allowed Daniyal to touch her in any way but this time the case was different. She couldn't control herself. He meant the world to her. And seeing him after a month was so overwhelming for her.
Daniyal was surprised when she clung on his body like her life was dependent on it. He smile and hugged her back.
Her body was tightly pressed against his and her arms were wrapped around him and his were wrapped around hers as if they both were getting a certain energy from each other.
Anyone who would see them will immediately get it that they both are lovers, who're united after decades. And yes that month was not less than a decade for her and him.
"Zahra."
"Daniyal"
"I missed you"
"Me too"
She pulled off of him and removed her mask, looking at him with contentment.
"Daniyal at last we met. I love you."
"I love you too Zahra" He whispered and held the nape of her neck, making her surprised.
What? She didn't want that to happen, not yet!
But before she could stop him, he placed his lips on hers for a millisecond when a straight punched landed on his jaw.
Zahra moved her head towards the source and saw it was Haseeb.
Her eyes widened.
She totally forgot that she asked Haseeb to pick her up at about 11 from university.
Haseeb begin to beat Daniyal like a mad man, making his blood to ooze out of his face. Punches after punches landed on his face. Minutes passed but he was still beating him into a pulp. Daniyal was trying to counter him but he was stronger than him.
People gathered around, spectating them both, engaged in a fight. And soon Zahra's appointed body guards were also there but they didn't do anything until Haseeb would order something.
Zahra breath was hitched as her heart was beating rapidly, she was not able to absorb the situation but watching Daniyal's condition made her scream.
"STOP!! HASEEB!! I BEG YOU!!" She cried and Haseeb stopped, looking back towards her with raged filled eyes.
Her breath stuck in her throat. She had never seen Haseeb so deranged.
He got up from Daniyal, whose face was drenched in blood, his eyes fell on Zahra and he took her to his car by holding her wrist, and shoving her into the passenger seat and then he got into the driver's seat.
As soon as he got in, he called someone.
"Yes take that man to the warehouse closest to Irtaza bhai's office. I'll be informing him." He ordered someone on the phone and Zahra's eyes protruded out of there sockets on hearing that Haseeb is going to inform Irtaza and Daniyal will be taken infront of him.
He ended the call and begin to drive the car towards Irtaza's office.
"Where are we going?"
"To bhai's office."
And that's when Zahra's begging started. She was afraid for herself, for Daniyal's life.
"Haseeb please dont tell about this to Irtaza! I beg you!!" She cried helplessly.
"I'm sorry Zahra. I can't hide it."
"Please Haseeb try to understand! It's not what you're thinking!! I beg you not to tell anything to Irtaza!!"
"Sooner or later he will know"
"Please!! Haseeb! Please!! Not yet! Please am so afraid of him!! Please! He will kill me! He will burn me alive!! Please save me!! For your mother's sake! Dont tell him anything!! We'll find a solution to it!! I beg you!" She cried, her eyes spilling tears.
Haseeb took a deep breath and stopped the car.
"Who was he Zahra? And tell me the truth please." He asked.
"Daniyal, my cousin." Zahra replied breathlessly.
"And why was he kissing you?"
"Because..."
"Because?"
"We were in a relation...nship. I loved him and he loved me. Irtaza forc...efully marr...ied me agai..nst my will but in real I loved Da...niyal so I was in contact with him despit...e being mar...ried to Irta....za and then we de...cided to run away today." She spilled out the truth and his jaw hung open.
"Are you crazy Zahra?! If Irtaza bhai came to know that you were in a relation with him despite being his wife, hell will break on you and him as well."
"He married me forcefully." Her voice was quivering.
"He would not care at all. You dont know Zahra he is a very possessive man. And if he'll know that you loved someone else, then no one can save you from his wrath along with that lover boy of yours. Zahra do you know what he do to those people who play games behind at his back? I've seen it with my own eyes. The man who once leaked the information, his body was literally cut into tiny pieces and then he ordered to threw those pieces to eagles. He's so merciless when it comes on the topic of betrayal and backstabbing." He explained.
Zahra heart beat palpitated as she begin to sob, holding her head after listening his whole story thinking about Daniyal.
"Please Haseeb!! Please I beg you!! I beg you!! Save me! Save Daniyal!! Please ask those men to free Daniyal!! Please...Please." she begged.
He sighed. His heart felt her helplessness and it clenched on seeing her state. And then he decided to help her as much as it was in his hands.
He nodded and her begging stop.
"I'll help you Zahra but am warning that sooner or later Irtaza bhai will know."
"Please help me just for now. I'll devise a way to get out of this mess. Please for now ask your men to leave Daniyal."
"Okay. I'll do that." He said and called someone ordering him to free Daniyal and the job was done.
The power of a Syed!
Zahra sighed with relief as tears of happiness begin to flow out of her eyes.
"Thankyou so much. Thankyou so much. I've no words."
"But Zahra I cant help you much."
"Even your this little help is enough for me"
He nodded and turned the car towards haveli and determined in his heart that she'll save Zahra from Irtaza. He was sure that Irtaza will kill that boy Daniyal and for Zahra, he had no idea what Irtaza will be doing with her.
He literally had no idea of his cousin brother's sadistic mind.
He might have moved a car few inches away from Irtaza's office route when his phone began to ring.
He looked at the caller ID and his hands started to shiver as he immediately stopped the car.
His heart stopped.
"What happened?" Zahra asked extremely worried.
"Irtaza bhai is calling." He answered as his eyes were widened.
He knew for sure both of them were doomed!
He picked up the call as the phone hit the second ring.
"Je..e Bh..ai?" He asked, his voice shaky. (Yes, brother?)
"Ok. Ok." he replied to him, his voice slightly quivering and then cut the call.
"K..ia ka....ha un....ho ne..h?" Zahra asked as soon as he cut the call. Her voice was shaking so bad.
(What did he say?)
"He is calling both of us right now to his office. I guess he came to know about today's incident." Haseeb answered.
Her face paled.