Rehaan was having all kinds of thoughts, his demons were encouraging him to go with his love, how could he leave Aaliya just for the sake of Arslan?
But sane part of his brain was abstaining him from doing so, he was in a constant battle between his torn consciousness.
Why it is important to choose one thing? Why can't he have both the things with him? Why does he have to be a selfless person to prove his worth or friendship? Why can't he be selfish for once and have what his heart desires!
He was literally pulling his hair out of his scalp when a sudden thought crossed through his mind.
He doesn't have to choose actually anything as this could be his imaginations also!
He stood up from his place where he was sitting in the garden still in his black outfit. He took a step in the direction of the mansion with a motive to go straight forward and ask about it directly from Arslan.
But the next moment only he stopped and sat back thinking what if Arslan really has feelings for her? What would he do if Arslan will declare openly about his feelings!? Then he won't be able to stop Arslan or wouldn't have the courage to express about his in front of him.
But what if he didn't love her and it was just a mere misunderstanding? He again thought and stood up but sat down again.
But it could happen that Arslan might love her but he is oblivious to it and if he would go and ask then he would acknowledge it!
No way was out, Rehaan was seemed to have all paths blocked except two! Where he has to choose one for which he is not ready.
He was sitting in the garden lost in his contemplations when he heard the sweet jingling sound of ankles which made him turn around and have a look at the intruder. There stood a girl who must be in her early twenties sporting simple white Salwar kameez with white Dupatta settled perfectly, concealing her chest and neck. Hairs in French braid with golden jhumkas (earrings) in ears. Rehaan knew her, she was Rukaiyya!
She was searching for something in the garden a little away from him.
"Rehaan Bhai (Brother), Aapne Aaliya Appi ki earring Dekhi? (have you seen Aaliya sister's earning?)" she asked him in her sweet voice, her voice is so sweet and melodious.
"Nahi (No)" He replied and turned away from her, he does have more important work than to find Aaliya's earring.
She couldn't find it even after few minutes of searching and huffed a breath. She turned to leave when she suddenly stopped and looked at the man who was having very uncertain expressions on his face.
"Is everything alright?" she asked him, maybe she could help him out.
He released a sigh and looked at the sky which was clear and giving a view of the full moon with twinkling stars.
"Is it always necessary to choose between two extremes?" He asked not specifically telling about the situation but his questionings.
"No" She said after a moment. He looked at her with a raised eyebrows to elaborate her point to which she seemed to understand his unasked question.
"Sometimes only we are the ones who misinterpret the situation. It doesn't compel us to choose one thing. It always has another option." She explained her point looking at the sky.
"What if we only have two options from which we have to choose one?" He again asked her.
"No situation ever has only two options. There are always more than two options, if not you are only seeing one side of the problem and not the other way around." She said and turned back towards the mansion before he could ask her something else.
She was feeling very cheerful that finally, she could be able to use her philosophy on someone. She was feeling proud of herself and was thinking to give a pat on her back by herself to handle such a situation by herself. She was thinking she had done a great work of humanity with her piece of advice as if she had saved an entire world or had solved the question of global warming.
Too involved in her self praising she failed to notice Arslan coming from the stairs and stumbled down looking at him who was closer to her but still two feet away.
"Are you okay?" Arslan asked the young girl who fell down on the bottom of the staircase.
"Yes" She said embarrassedly as she fell down in front of him and the next moment she found herself cower back from his intimidating huge self.
She stood up and corrected her clothes, she was-looking like such a tiny creature in front of his huge self as she not even came to his shoulders maybe to his chest or somewhere around.
"Where were you going?" He asked knowing that she must be going towards Aaliya's room.
"Aaliya Appi ne apna earing garden me guma diya par me use dhundh nahi payi bas yahi batane ja rahi thi unko.(Aaliya Appi has lost her earring in the garden but I couldn't find it, I was just going to inform her that.)" she replied as shortly as she could and fled away from there not waiting for his response.
Arslan Siddiqui was an intimidating man!
Arslan went to the garden to search for Aaliya's earrings. Aaliya has a whole lot of earrings but if she is making a search for this one then it must be something important.
He searched for the earring in the garden but couldn't find it. He was going back when he saw something shiny hidden between the grass and he found it.
He entered the mansion and gave earring to the house helper instructing her to give it to Aaliya. Purposely avoiding encountering her.
The house helper gave back the earring to Aaliya. This earring was a gift to Aaliya from Sofia on her first day of work hence was very close to her heart. She never donned it in fear of losing it but today she wore it on Sofia's special day so she wore it.
She knew in her heart that Arslan was the one who found it and to confirm her suspicion she asked about it from the servant who confirmed her suspicion.
She was feeling very pleasant today, his eyes, his words were like it was just for her. He not only pulled the strings of the guitar but her heart's also. He expressed many things today again leaving her in turmoil.
She knockdown on her bed with a wide smile plastered on her face. Now she was excited about the project on which Arslan was mentoring her.
They have to attend sight tomorrow for examining the work as well as to comprehend the further plan of the construction. After construction, they will be left with interiors and designing of the furniture.
To be honest, she wasn't inquisitive about this project in beginning but now she was looking forward to working with him.
Rehaan would also be there as in the last visit he was there, so he would be giving details of the last visit to Arslan. But she was the least interested to know about Rehaan's presence, why? Because she was too lost in Arslan's thoughts now.
Looks like something is changing!!
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