Chapter 4 Her Heart

The crimping voice again woke her up from her deep slumber.....

Moving out of bed she stood in front of the mirror staring at her reflection little more than usual...

She was Zala Amin, daughter of famous fashion house owner Zehra Amin.....

"Abhi tak ready nahi hui '' someone's voice brought her back from her dreamland making her turn..

(You are still not ready...)

"Nahi....abhi ja hi rahi thi"she replied, stuttering while he jumped on the bed, settling himself, making her shake her head..

(No...I was going to)

Ringing of the phone made her look down where someone's name was flashing. She declined it without thinking twice and turned it down.

"Kon tha.."he asked curiously while she looked into his eyes deeply..

(Who called..)

"Mama...."she muttered while scoffing a little, shaking her head. She sat beside him while he hugged me tightly...

"Get ready I am waiting downstairs..."he mumbled, lightly squeezed her hand a little while she just nodded in return...

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"Kahan ja rahi ho cafeteria udhar hai...''Falak asked, catching her arm when she turned towards another side...

(Where are you going?cafeteria is on this side....)

"Washroom...."she mumbled, making him nod..

"Main ao...."he asked, not knowing how inappropriate his words were to the other students around Asher's face palmed himself while shaking his head...

(Should I come...)

"Wo bachi nahi hai jo akela dar jayegi....''Asher said, putting his hand on his shoulder, making him sigh...

(She is not a child that will get scared if she goes alone..)

"Tum jao main abhi ati hun..."she nodded.

(Go I am coming in a minute..)

"Pagal kahin ka..."Asher said and ran away, making Falak run behind him..

(Stupid...)

Zala shook her head at their childishness and started walking towards the other direction lost in her thoughts...

She was totally different from others, always lost somewhere, always too silent. Everyone takes her as a mean girl who has too much attitude and is too moody to talk to others nicely but nobody knows how much Strom she had tackled till now to even breathe properly...

Making a turn she walked totally opposite to the direction she had told them....

Walking silently in the corridor where nobody can enter or wasn't allowed to enter except her it was like an unspoken rule....

And nobody dares to break rules created by Falak Chaudhary......

A shrill scream left her mouth when she felt someone's hand on her right arm but her voice was muffled under someone's palm and in no time she was slammed against the hard wall making her Yelp.....

Duba rahun sada tera khyalo mein....

Uljha rahun sada tera sawalo mein....

His dangerous jet black eyes met her cold one breathing lightly she tried not to scream....

"Kya kar raha ho..."she questioned calmly when she felt him tracing his finger on her cheek...

(What are you doing...)

"Dekh raha hun..."he replied without looking away...

(I was just trying to see...)

"Kya...."she mumbled, blinking lightly...

(What...)

"Ka main itna khoobsurat jaal main kaisa phas gya..."he whispered with raised eyebrows..

(That's how I got trapped in this beautiful trap...)

While she laughed lightly trying to blink the tears in her eyes away...

"Tu kis na kaha is khoobsurat jaal main kho jana ko.."she said, glaring at him, making him smile...

(Then who told you to get lost in this beautiful trap...)

"Ab katil pochain ga marna ka bad maqtool ka haal.."he said, taking a step away from her and she pushed him away taking a chance and ran without looking back while he laughed, stumbling a little...

(Now the killer is going to ask about the condition of a victim after killing them..)

"Hye isi adaa pe tu hum mar mita hai..."he shouted while a drop of tear left her eye hearing his voice...

Walking out of the corridor she looked around not finding anyone quickly wiping her face not wanting to leave any trace of tears she gulped lightly composing herself and again started walking without letting anyone know what happened....

She entered inside the cafeteria finding her friends bickering like always on something stupid she sat beside Falak who hugged her without saying anything she gulped lightly putting her head on his shoulder....

"Kya hua...."he asked, stroking her hair, making her bite her lip...

(What happened..)

"Kuch bhi tu nahi..."she mumbled lightly, closing her eyes to calm herself....

(Nothing....)

"Sham ko race hai????"Ashar asked with his mouth filled with food...

(Race is going to happen tonight right???)

"Friday hai tu race tu ho gi..."Falak said, throwing the tissue box on his face...

(Obviously Friday's race is going to happen..)

"Ara main tu bus poch raha tha tanka apna schedule clear kar sako..."he said like he was planning to work on something important...

(I was just asking so I can clear my schedule for it...)

"Han..han tere schedule ka sab ko pata hai..."Zain said with a raised eyebrow making him sigh in irritation...while everyone burst into laughter seeing his red face...

(Yes..yes everyone knows about your schedule...)

"Han han tum logon ko tu sab kuch pata hai maina baat hi nahi karni..."he said, stomping his feet and making them laugh again...

(Yes you guys know everything...I don't want to talk to you guys...)

"Main dekh kar ata hun ya drama queen yahan ka gussa kahin aur na nikal de.."Zain said, getting up to make up with his upset friends..

(I'll go and see what if that drama queen took out his anger on someone else..)

"Main bhi aati hun..''Jannat said standing beside him and went towards the exit to find Ashar while Falak shook his head...

(I am also coming...)

They were together from their childhood. They saw every phase of each other's life....happiness to sadness...from anger to pain they were each other's support in hard times...it was like these five can even give their life if their friend needs it....

Looking towards Zala who was lying on his shoulder with her eyes closed....

And he sat there without moving, not wanting to disturb her sleep...

"Jab tum sath hote ho na Fabi...har dard mit jata hai..."were her words to him. He knows everything about her more than she knows herself....

(When you are with me Fabi..my every pain fades away..)

For him she was still the same little angel who used to find comfort in his embrace..who used to hide herself in his room not wanting to go in front of the monster....

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"Chalo yaar race ka liya chalta hain..."Masooma said, holding Konain's hand pulling her lightly while Afreen who was sitting on the other bed glared at her before throwing the pillow in her direction which she dodged skillfully..

(Let's go to see the race guys...)

"Kya hai mar kyu rahi hai.."she asked irritatingly, making her roll her eyes...

(What happened, why are you beating me...)

"Race dekhna kyu jana hai tujhe..."she asked with a raised eyebrow..

(Why do you want to go to see the race...)

"Race dekhna kisa jana hai mujhe tu Falak aur Sufiyan ko dekhna jana hai..."she said, swaying left and right while holding the hem of her shirt..

(Who wants to see the race ? I am going to see Falak and Sufiyan..)

"Sharam naam ki chez ko tu dor sa bhi nahi dekha madam na..."Afreen mumbled, shaking her head...

(Madam you haven't seen anything named sham even far from you..)

"Isma sharam kaisi acha ladka dekhna ka haq mujah bhi hai.."she said, making her eyes wide open..

(There is nothing to feel ashamed about, it is my right to see good guys..)

"Besharam kahin ki.."Afreen said, getting up and walking towards her cupboard...

(Shameless creature...)

"Tu hum ja rahe hain..."she said, jumping up and down, making her nod..

(So we are going..)

"Tumna hamain chain sa jeena kahan dena hai agar mana kiya tu..."she said again concentrating on finding something presentable to wear.....

(You won't let us be at peace if we decline...)

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Zala sat on the bike in the shivering cold looking around where everyone was preparing for the race....

"Main abhi ata hun kuch chezain rah gai hain bus 15 min main ok..."Falak said, caressing her cheek and making her nod...

(I am coming in a bit, something is left there just 15 min ok..)

She stood in the corner not paying attention to anything while Jannat was standing just beside her talking to her cousin...

Hearing the familiar cheers she looked up, finding someone walking towards her helmet in one hand while brushing his hair with the other hand looking towards her with his piercing gaze....

He stood just in front making everyone stop where they are...

He tilted his head and looked at her smiling lightly forwarding his hand to touch her but someone yanked his hand away before he could do it...

"Dor raho..."Falak said standing in front of her while glaring at him, making him laugh...

(Stay away...)

He didn't said anything and went away without breaking eye contact with her...

"Thek ho na..."Falak asked, caressing her face while she nodded and assured him...

(are you alright...)

Konain stood with Masoom and Afreen just behind the line looking at the strange encounter....

The race started without any interruption while everyone cheered finding their favourite participant settling on their bikes...

But nobody was aware that a single night is going to change someone's whole world.....

Konain was standing just beside the Finnish line when she saw the bright light coming towards her at full speed making her eyes wide open, her breath hatched and she found herself frozen on her spot....

The biker lost his control hitting her fragile body with full force. Someone's painful scream was heard in the background.......

And then everything happened in the blinking loud voices of an ambulance bodies covered in blood and mud....

Some lifeless faces with emotions dripping down their faces....