"What!" Shahab said stand up room temperature dropped, Mr Qais(Mahirs father) looked at the assistant. "Is it had been publi-" Mr Qais was saying when assistant nodded slightly knowing he will be doomed. "Disaster! Stop Transport and Internet services" he said pacing out of the room as assistant and gaurds followed him.
"Meeting is over" Shahab said his expression cold, he turned to gaurds "lock all of them, take their phones, make sure they dont share this news with anyone" Shahab said walking to the door as the meeting members looked at him in shocked they got up about to run to door when Shahab closed it with a smirk.
"Cant risk my baby's reputation due to some worms" he muttered and locked the door just as one member was about to reach. "Wipe them off if they flow too much" Shahab said from out as the gaurds in the room looked at the members with smirk.
Durani's reputation doesn't involve weaknesses, they have never let anyone know about their weakness. Last time when Mahir got in Accident, his grandfather and father immediately took care of it, this time some workers called Police too so the matter was shown. Shahab locked elite members in meeting room because any of them can reveal their reactions. They blocked transport and network so their enemies cant reach them or information.
Shahab walked out "Is the news removed?" He said getting into Elevator. "Yes sir" Assistant said.
"Call Ali back to Karachi, where is Shameer?"
"Sir Shameer is with Maam Arisha and Mr Ali has already reached hospital" Assistant said as Shahab looked at him in disbelief and then nodded.
In hospital Aena sat in the room as the nurse treated her wrist, fariha entered. "How are you" she said walking to her as she examined her wrist. "M.....mahir? H...how is he?" Aena muffled. "The gaurds Aren't letting me in. I am waiting for grandpa i will go with him" Fariha muffled pinning the Bandage as Aena looked at taking in that now fariha wasnt afraid of revealing her relationship with Durani and this burns Aena heart but she didn't said anything.
"Fariha bhab-" Ali said opening the door when he saw Aena sitting so he paused. "She knows" Fariha muffled. Ali nodded stepping in "Shahab bhai and Grandpa is here, Mahir is fine now" he said as Aena looked at him in shock and relief "huh?! He is up now?" Aena said standing up as Ali nodded without a smile but his face was soft now. Aena was about to talk when Fariha squeezed her hand.
"Dont you remember what you promised to papa" Fariha said as Aena looked at her in disbelief. "I never thought she would bring this up right now, whats wrong with her" Aena thought her eyes blazing with rage. "Why do you care now, when i am out of frame huh! Arent you happy that you can now freely make out with that Shahab huh!" Aena snapped as Fariha face also turned in rage she stood up. "How dare you!? I am your sister!" Fariha shouted. Aena eyes blazed.
"A sister who destroyed my life!" She said and she was about to slap Fariha when Shahab entered and caught Aena wrist. He was blazing seeing Aena raise hand at fariha but he knew what they did with her, so he gently made her sit back on bed. "Aena calm down ok" he whispered. "See, whats done is done. Arent you going to see Mahir" he whispered patting her head as Aena looked "i c....cant meet him" she whispered. "But he is waiting" Shahab whispered bending to Aena.
"Aena he hopes to see you, he never hoped anything because he gets everything forcefully or obediently, but with you he can only hope, he doesn't want to force you. You dont know how much he have changed for you" Shahab muffled remembering when Mahir said he will claim her. "He have said he will claim you" Shahab whispered and further revealed what happened the night Aena dancing video was shared in Their group and Mahir went but didn't forced her.
"He has first time hoped something, he never did, he never believed in it, just for you he changed, resisted everything, every desire to claim, you wont understand how much we Durani struggles to keep a hold, me and Fariha havent done anything yet too because of her. She was just frustrated and we know what we did was wrong but please Aena dont intertwine Mahir in this." Shahab whispered.
Aena looked at him her resolve crumbling. "B....but i promised papa" Aena muffled. Shahab thought for a while and then stood straight. "Aena, its on you. Remember this is the last chance, after this Your Mahir wont be Mahir."
Shahab whispered and walked out Ali looked at Aena and walked out. Aena looked at Fariha who looked down.
"I am going........ home" Aena muffled as Fariha looked at her with anticipation. "No Fariha " Aena muffled and walked out of the room she walked pass Mahir room and the to lobby checking out, she left.
Mahir was in his room looking at door. "Beta, how are you feeling " Mahir father said looking at him but Mahir ignored his gaze set on door, Shameer took in the situation he looked at Mahir father. "M....mahir bhai, are you ok?" Shameer whispered. "Is she ok?" Mahir finally spoke.
"She?" His father repeated as he looked at Shameer for context. "A....a...aena" Shameer mouthed as his father nodded. "Yes beta she went home" His father said looking at Mahir who looked at him and immediately sat straight. "What!? Impossible! How can you lie to me?!" Mahir said his tone frim eyes blazing, Shameer patted his shoulder but Mahir glared at him.
"If she went home she should have came to me! I am her home! How can she!? She left me without even looking at me!?" Mahir snapped removing drips as he got off from bed. "Mahir calm down-" "DONT DARE!" Mahir cutted Shameer as he walked to door. "Mahir Durani" his father said but Mahir went out, he saw Shahab standing, Mahir grabbed his collar his eyes blazing with rage.
"I tried, but she didn't listened " Shahab whispered making Mahir punch the wall behind him leaving a huge crack. "Aena Kamran!" Mahir growled and threw the trolley on the wall.
"You have bought your car?!" He said looking at Shameer who nodded. "Beta you cant drive in this state " Mahir father said but Mahir just went out.
"A..a..ah" Aena tried catching breath hiding behind the the door of the room, trying not to make noise, she stayed there when finally everyone left, she came out. " m...mahir" she muffled to her self, Aena came back to take her phone. "You would be doomed if he would have seen you" nurse muffled. The nurse was the one who dragged her in the room saving her. "You really hurted him" nurse whispered to Aena whose gaze was stuck where mahir was lastly seen.
"I destroyed him" Aena muffled as her eyes welled up she got out and walking "thanks" she muffled without turning. Tears roll down her cheek as she fasten her pace. "What i have done what i have done hush" Aena thought her mind getting clouded as she ran out to and opened the door of the cab, she sat in and tears rolled down her cheeks. "Why did i even promised " She thought as the cab left the hospital.
Later Aena reached her house and got out, Saim who was entering house saw Aena he ran to her but his pace slowed as he took in the tears her soft poker face, injured wrist he reached her. "What hap-" "give driver fee" Aena said cutting Saim as she went in the house, Saim looked at her and nodded. After giving fee he entered house and saw that Aena wasnt in living room "mama where is Aena api?" Saim said Walking in kitchen his mother shoulder stiffened by the Mention of Aena's name.
"Upstair" she said Shortly Saim nodded walking but then stopping and turned back. "Whats wrong with you guys? Why are you and papa mad on her, why is Aena and Fariha fighting?" Saim said as his mother looked at him and then continued cooking ignoring. Saim face turned colder.
"Mama now you will ignore me too when i talk about her!? Do you guys even know whats happening in her life!? She had been worried since she came! She came back after so long! She have been trying to fight with something, i asked her for help but she refused! She have never cried this much, you know yourself! What have she done that you guys are punishing her like she have done some sort of murder or sin, EVEN A SINNER WOULD BE LISTENED!" Saim snapped as his mother paused and looked at him.
"Go get fresh" she said as Saim looked at her in disbelief realising she ignored him he shaked his head and walked away but His mother didn't continued cooking Saim words have strikes a cord in him.
Later she finished cooking and setted table called Saim for lunch. "I will go call Aena" Saim said drying his hair from towel walking up stairs. "I will go" his mother muttered making him shock as he nodded giving her way, a hint of smile on his lips he walked down.
Aena mother opened the door and her heart sank she saw Aena sitting in middle of the floor her face hidden behind her knees. "Lunch is ready" she said trying to sound frim when Aena slowly looked at her hearing her mother voice. "M....ma....ma" Aena muffled her mother heart crushed as she saw her strong daughter broken in pieces, she ran and hugged her.
"Shuu baby mama is here. Relax, forgive mama." Her mother whispered brushing her hairs as Aena sobbed. "What happened tell me" her mother whispered. "I....i destroyed h...him i d..destroyed Mahir....i..i des...destroyed Mahir Durani." Aena sobbed her mother grip got tighter hearing Mahirs name. "Aena dont take his name he is a-" "HE IS NOT WHAT YOU GUYS THINK! HE IS NOT A SINNER WE ARE NOT! WE ARE NOT WHAT YOU GUYS THINK!" Aena Snapped as her mother looked at her she saw something in her eyes.
"Aena? Tell me then, tell me everything from start" she whispered cupping her face.
"When I came to Karachi, on the very next day i was sitting with my friends in cafeteria when i saw Fariha with four boys, they were Durani's. Fariha is Dating Shahab the eldest son of Durani group. I saw Mahir feeding Fariha sweet, i pulled Fariha away and accused her but she refused. Later Mahir tried to kidnap me and drugged me resulting in hospital, I thought i wont ever tell you guys about Fariha and Shahab because i knew you will be harsh on her, so i decided to gather proofs and then confront her so she will stop dating or atleast meeting, i wanted her to tell you guys on her own, and during gathering proods i did a huge mistake........i....i fall in love. I never realised it, we were never on same side. None of us confessed but There was one thing i realised that he changed for me. But one day Fariha called me and said she is in a huge problem, i was with Mahir so we both came. And that day i was manipulated by my own sister. She told me that she was with Shahab when a maid saw and called you guys, she begged that me and Mahir takes the blame because if she got caught you guys will be more harsh. I agreed and Mahir didn't even got Time to disagree......" Aena revealed everything and her interactions with Mahir how Fariha manipulated, how Mahir saved her evertime, what happened in the mall that day when a guy tried to force her, how Mahir protected her.
And the last thing, how he reacted when he got to know she left. Aena was crying revealing everything were as her mother was in trauma listening to her younger daughter struggles. Suddenly the door burst open. "W...why didn't you told us earlier?" Her father dropped on his knees as his face falled.
To be continue.......