Arslan was driving recklessly towards her office,he reached her office in some time. He ran to Reception and receptionist stood up immediately looking at his breathless self.
"Arslan sir!" She said with sweet smile which he totally ignored.
"Is Aaliya here?" He asked with expressionless face.
"Sir,Aaliya Ma'm hasn't come yet!" She said and before she could ask him anything else he rushed out from the office in a heartbeat.
Arslan sat down in his car and ran his hand through his perfectly gelled hair making it messy. He doesn't know what to do at this moment. She is in danger and he couldn't even find her,on top of that he doesn't even know where to find her?
His world felt like slipping off his hands,his breath felt like getting shallower with each passing moment as if his life was in danger.
He felt his eyes getting moistened,salty solution forming a layer in front of his cornea. Tears of frustration formed in his eyes.
He started to find for his phone frantically in his pockets,he found his phone finally in his pants pockets.
He called someone and ordered him to track her mobile's location in few minutes. He felt like that minutes were eternity for him which not at all was easy to pass for him at least that's what he felt.
Just by thinking happening something to her,his whole existence was trembling because of his own thoughts!
He got her location which was of some hospital and his Brain which was already having bad thoughts now turned to worst. He drove to hospital following directions of GPS.
His hands trembling,his forehead sweating,his eyes blood shot red,tears already formed in his eyes and his hairs messy. His drastic state showed his misery.
He ran into hospital looking at both the sides and in all wards that came in to his view but still following her location,his gaze fell on her who was sitting on the metal chair outside the ICU.
He felt finally he could breath again,he rushed to her yelling her name. She looked up as her name was being called by someone and saw miserable Arslan coming towards her.
She got up from her seat looking at his disheveled state mumbling 'Arsh Bhai' in soft whisper.
He hugged her tightly then only his heart decided to slow down its pace as he finally felt her heart near his own. In just few minutes of time his state was this then imagine god forbids if something would have happened to her then what he would have done?
He hugged her tightly making him self sure that she is alright,she was taken aback at his sudden gesture. She was still flabbergasted when she felt wetness on her shoulders and she understood that it was his tears.
She was now worried as why is he crying because her Arsh bhai is never the person who cries easily. She only caught him once crying in his room after rukhsati of her Raziya appi.
After that she never witnessed him crying,she put her hands around him,reciprocating his hug. She ran her hands on his back trying to make him calm down.
And when he felt her delicate arms around him he relaxed in her arms,his adrenaline now started to wear off. 'She is here,she is safe!' That was the only thought kept running in his mind.
"Arsh Bhai,What happened?" Aaliya asked him when even after some more moments he neither broke his hug nor said anything but she was still caressing his back in relaxing manner.
He finally broke hug and firstly investigated her whole form for any injuries but when he found none,he visibly relaxed.
After taking a big amount of air in his system,he looked at her who was looking at him with a adorably confused expressions on her face.
"Why your phone is switched off and what are you doing here in hospital?" He asked her in soft voice when in reality he wants to yell at her for her irresponsibility but he doesn't want to scare her off.
"My driver had suddenly got an epileptic fits,Thank Allah that we were stopped at traffic signal otherwise if he would've been driving then.." she couldn't complete her sentence as he cut her off as he don't even want to imagine a situation as what would have happened.
"And Why your phone.." this time Aaliya cut him off during his talk.
"Because my battery is dead!" She said as due to morning incident in her anger she forgot to charge her phone.
"But what are you doing here and why you looked so...so.." she couldn't find a proper word to describe his state which he found very cute.
"Nothing i tried your phone due to...due to an important meeting at office. Yeah for a meeting i was trying your phone but it came switched off so i got worried." He said not meeting her eyes and looking at everywhere but her.
"Which meeting? I haven't informed about any in this week!" She said furrowing her brows making it look like real confusing expressions as she already knows that he was lying.
"Did i say that i was talking about this week's meeting. No i was talking about upcoming next week's meeting." He said laughing nervously at her still not meeting her gaze.
"We don't have meeting in next week also." She stated in irritating voice as he was lying again.
"Did i say i was talking about Siddique Empire's Meeting? No i was talking about the meeting i have related to construction of my Hotel." He said after thinking for a moment and nodded at her but it looked like he was convincing himself more than her.
She crossed her arms on her chest and looked at him with questioning eyes and raised her right brow in challenging way.
Before he would say anything else his phone rang halting the confrontation of them. He talked on his phone and cut it after few seconds.
"I need to reach office urgently,come i will drop you at your office." He told her as she looked like she was contemplating his offer,as she looked at the door of ICU then at her watch but he understood her.
"Don't worry i will talk to my PA,he will inform his family and will make sure of all arrangements!" He said and she looked at him for a second before nodding her head.
They both came out and sat down in his car,he on driving seat while she in passenger seat.
He started driving his car while stealing looks at her who was deep in her thoughts. He reminded of their first car ride in which he taught her to drive.
Yes,Arslan himself taught her how to drive a car!
"Why don't you drive by yourself as from what I remember you loves to drive!" He asked her looking straight on road.
"Because it reminds me of the memories which I don't want to be reminded of!" She said looking outside the window.
He looked at her,he really hurt her very deep this time as she doesn't even want to be reminded of their beautiful memories which they have made over the years. He thought.
"You should have bodyguards with you,it's not safe to be alone as we have many enemies!" He said focusing back on road but now she looked at his face which showed her his genuine worrisome expressions on his face.
"I don't like it!" She simply stated shrugging off her shoulders.
"It's not about your likings always,security is important!" He said in sharp voice at the same time trying to make her understand his point.
"And now you care for me after 2 years? Why?" She asked with straight cold face as she got angry after hearing his sharp tone.
He didn't say anything after that and kept driving silently. She smirked at him in mocking way.
"Let's do one thing,you want my apology right then tell me the reason of your ignorance towards me and if i will feel your reason is genuine may be i would forgive you!" She said to him on which he looked like deep in his thoughts.
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