Third person's POV.

Finally the morning came which brought Haya out of her fever. Suraiya begum was much relieved to see Haya okay. Her fever was gone but what made Suraiya Begum smile was Khizar sleeping on chair. All the night,he was there and now was sleeping on the chair. Making Haya sit,she moved to Khizar to wake him up. While Haya turned to see her brother Rehan who was sleeping peacefully next to her while holding her dupatta in his hand which made her smile. Leaning on him,she kissed her brother's forehead.

"Khizar." Shaking him,Suraiya Begum called him.

"Huh! Haya!" His eyes opened up with the words and looked at Suraiya begum who was leaned on his face.

"Is Haya okay?" As he come to his senses,he asked and his eyes moved to the bed where she was seated.

"You okay?" He asked and got up.

"Alhamdulillah I'm fine now. Thank you." She answered looking down.

"Thank you son. She's fine now." Said Suraiya Begum and hugged Khizar.

But his eyes were on her who was looking so weak. But soon he realized that what he was doing. Why he was looking at her like that.

"Go and take rest in your room." Suraiya begum said and he nodded.

He walked out of the room,tangled with the strange feeling in his heart. He walked back to his room and lay down to have some peaceful sleep.

Khizar's POV.

My breath was getting heavy and I felt difficulty in breathing. Sweat rises on my forehead and I felt my soul was going out of my body as like someone was beating me with hunters. All the pain I was feeling in my body. Everywhere around me was darkness. My eyes were heavy to open but still I was trying to find a hand who could pull me out of this pain. And soon I felt more pain as I felt someone dragging me on the thorns which was causing my skin to tore into many wounds. I was yelling for help.

I opened my eye to look around to find anyone for help but all I found was darkness and deadly silence. I was dying. My eyes start closing down as I felt my body tore into many pieces where I only could feel pain and hurt. The hope of being saved ended in me and now I was going closer to death..

As I lost the hope,I felt a light around me. A cool air touched my face awaking my senses and a fragrance spread around me. I hardly could open my eyes and as I did, I saw a bright light around me. Its shine was beyond my imagination. I couldn't see anything around me but the light. The clear white light was spreading around me second by second.

"Khizar." And then the voice which sent a wave of relieve in my body and my eyes closed down.

A new life awaken in me as I felt again that touch on my face which sent peace to my soul. All the pain rushed out of my body and a wave of relieve, peace and life rises in me taking my all pain away. I could hear the whispers of verses that she was reciting. I tried to open my eyes to see her. I couldn't see her. She was hidden in the bright light but her whispers were visible to my ears giving me new life.

My eyes closed down as I again felt that life giving air on my face which she was blowing on my face. My lips stretched into a smile. Again she blew those verses on me which she read and I felt, I was in heaven.

"Khizar." She whispered again my name and I opened my eyes to see her.

She was going far. Hiding in the night and I wanted to stop her. Stop her from going far from.

"Stop."

"Stop." I yelled and got up.

My forehead filled with sweat while I looked around to find her but she was nowhere.

I looked around and found myself in my room. With breath ragged and trembling body, I was trying to regain my senses and was trying to understand that what was that ?? What I felt??

Who was she??

Taking the glass of water,I drank it and closed my eyes to think again about the dream. Laying back,I was recalling my all dream and was trying to find out the girl who was not clear in my dream but still I thought I knew her. I felt I knew her. Whoever she was,I was connected to her.

"Was she Hafsa?" I asked myself as I opened my eyes.

I thought again as she was just like my Shadow girl who was reciting those verses giving me relieve like Hafsa did. I was so tangled with my own thoughts when I heard a knock on my door. Khala entered the room with a smile.

"Assalam-o-alikum." I said as I seated up.

"Walikumusalam. You okay now?" Asked Khala and I nodded.

"What happened to me?" I asked with a smile.

"You were yelling and crying in sleep as you were having some pain. I got panicked but thankfully you're okay now." Khala said and I got confused.

I was yelling in my dream. I was feeling pain and wounds in my dream then how I was reacting in reality?

"Thankfully you felt relieve when..."

"Ami Harib bhai come to see Khizar." As khala was about to say,Haya entered the room and said.

"He's comibg." Khala said but I was tangled with the last word which khala leaved incomplete.

"Come khizar." Said Khala and walked out of the room while I just keep standing.

What she was going to say?

How I get relieve of all the pain, I was feeling. Everyday was bringing more confusion, maze and difficulties for me. Waving all the thoughts away,I went to wash my face. After getting freshen up,I walked out of the room and went downstairs to meet Harib.

"Where is Harib?" I asked looking at Haya who was seated in hall.

"In kitchen." She replied and I nodded and walked to kitchen.

As I entered the kitchen,I saw Harib seated on place and was busy in having breakfast.

"Hey buddy." As he saw me,he said and I smiled.

I walked to him and sat next to him where usually Haya sat.

"By the way what are you doing here?" I asked him who took his cup of tea and start having it.

"You didn't come to uni so I came to meet you." He said and I nodded and started to have my breakfast.

As I looked down,a smiled touched my lips as today my breakfast was served like always. The omelet was not served in that yellow plate but was in white. My tea was in my favorite Mug as usual. I took a bite of paratha and as I ate it,my eyes twinkled with happiness as it was the same taste I used to eat. Taking the tea,I took a sip hurriedly and my eyes closed down as after 3 days, I was having my favorite tea.

"Slow down. What's so hurry?" Asked Harib but how could I tell him that how much I missed my this breakfast and my this tea.

"Thank you khala. After so many days,you made this kind of tea." I said as I start having my breakfast.

"Khizar but.."

"Khala let him enjoy his tea. I think there is someone calling you." Before khala could say something, Harib interrupted her.

"I'll send Haya. You both keep eating." Khala said and walked out of the kitchen.

"Why you interrupted her. Khala was about to say something." I said and he shrugged his shoulders.

Haya entered and sat in front of us. She served Harib tea again while I keep looking down.

"Just look at your face. Just you recover from high fever and again start working. You should take proper rest." Harib said and I nodded with agreement.

"I'm fine now." Her polite voice came but I didn't look up.

"Can I have some tea?" I said still with lower eyes.

"Sure." She said and filled my cup with tea and I smiled as I smelled its fragrance of cardamom coming from tea.

"Yes this tea is specially made for you. And you like a dumb man can't see anything." Harib's tongue slipped but I didn't get what he wanted to say.

"What you mean?" I asked turning to him.

"Harib bhai do you want more tea?" Before he could say something, Haya said and he nodded.

Why everyone was interrupting each other so much? I was not understanding.

"Did you ask?" Harib whispered in my ear and I knew what he was asking for.

"I'll tell you later." I said and he nodded.

We finished our breakfast and went out in hall. Khala was busy with some neighbour. It was 10 of the morning. Hafsa and Rehan were gone to their collage and school.

"Haya behna please take rest now." Harib said and I smiled on his love for Haya.

"We'll be going now." Harib said while getting up and I followed him.

He took out my bike and started while I sat behind him.

"Khala I'll be back soon." I said looking at khala and she nodded.

Harib rode the bike and I was just looking at the passing views. Somewhere I was lost in my own thoughts.

"Where are you lost?" Harib's voice brought me out of my thoughts.

"Nothing." I said and he parked the bike in a cafe.

"Come." He said and I followed him in the cafe.

We both took a table and sat on our chairs. I could see him looking at me but I just keep looking away.

"So?" He started and I looked at him who was eager to know what was going on,on my mind.

"Did you ask Hafsa about marriage?" He asked and I sighed.

"Did you propose her?" He asked again as an impatient man.

"No." I answered shortly.

"Why?" He was amazed on my answer and I saw him leaning on table.

"I just couldn't. As I entered the house,I found khala worried. Haya was lying there unconscious which made us all worried. So all the night passed in looking after Haya." I said as I rested my back on chair and looked at him who was smiling.

"Oh looking after Haya. Hmm." He said and smiled which disturbed me.

"Why are you smiling?" I asked with narrowing my eyes.

"Tell me." I asked again as I couldn't handle his that grin which was disturbing me.

"You were about to propose Hafsa but Haya's fever didn't let you talk to Hafsa. Brother how lucky you are having beauty around you. And still you are confused." He said which made me angry but more confuse.

"Stop talking nonsense. She was burning in fever and you think I'll leave her like that and will think about my marriage. I'm not that bad person." I said and took the juice which he ordered.

"That's the problem my friend that you are extra sweet and nice. But I think you were the only one looking after Haya all the night and still you are confused." He said and I frowned looking at him.

"I think your mind is going somewhere else. Stop your thinking." I said and he nodded.

I keep drinking my juice while my mind was roaming around all the incident happened with me. What was happening around me. I was just stuck with these thoughts.

"Harib." I called him as I remembered something.

"Yes." He answered and I looked at him who was waiting for my next words.

"I need to tell you something." I said as my mind went back to my dream I had today morning.

"Yes I'm listening." As he say,I took deep breaths and looked at him again.

"I saw a dream today." I started.

"So what was so special in that dream?" He asked leaning back on his chair.

"Listen okay. And please don't dare to laugh." I said and he gave a nod.

"I saw I was going to die. My all body is full of pain and wounds. I couldn't see anything but darkness around. Then someone start dragging me making me restless with pain and I yelled in pain. My breaths start going low and I was near to give up,close to death when I felt a cool air of life touched me. All the pain rushed away from me and a new life awaken in me. Again those whispers of verses I heard close to me. Her hand around my face giving a new life in me. And as she blew those verses on my faces,I felt,I become alive again. I opened my eyes to see her but couldn't see her as she was hidden in the light which was as bright as moon. She called me again and then she moved back going far from me." I narrated my all dream while he was listening to me all the time without interruption.

"Then?" He asked and I sighed.

"She disappeared and I yelled stop and my dream ended as I was alone in my room." I said and he nodded.

"I'm not understanding what is happening to me." I said and held my head in my hands.

"You think its your shadow girl?" Asked Harib and I looked at him.

"Truly saying if I think her as my shadow girl,I found her same. But when I compare her with Hafsa,I don't find Hafsa to be the girl I saw today in my dream." I said which brought a huge smile on Harib's face.

"You think Hafsa is the shadow girl?" He asked and I shrugged my shoulders.

"I..I..can't say anything. I found her in my room like always. And she said she loves me so maybe she's the shadow girl." I said and he held my hands.

"Think Khizar. You think Hafsa is your shadow and dream girl?" He asked and I closed my eyes to think.

The girl I saw in dream and the girl who came in my room were the same as I could recognize the touch which was same. The touch which sent relieve to my senses and peace to my soul. A touch which tingles me and as I thought about Hafsa's touch on me,it didn't give any feelings but I feel uncomfortable.

My eyes snap opened on the realization. What I was thinking???

"So what you saw?" He asked but I was lost in my thoughts.

"Ha..Hafsa is the girl. The shadow girl." I lied as still I was not sure of what I was feeling.

"You know what!" Harib said as he paid the bill.

"You're the biggest moron I've ever met. Bye." He said and walked out of the cafe while I keep seated there tangled with my own thoughts.

Hafsa's POV.

"Did he propose you?" Asked Sonia and I turned to her with anger.

"Propose! He like a duffer keep looking after that stupid Haya who all of sudden falls ill." I said burst out my anger.

"I knew he was going to propose me but this problem of Haya came between us. He was asking me to sit all the night there to look after her but I'm not that mad. I love my sleep and beauty more than anything. So I just ran to my room to have sleep but he like a stupid fellow keep seated there in her room." I was saying while pulling the grass out of the ground with my fingers in anger.

"And at morning, I waited for him to at least come and drop me but he was sleeping in his room. How can he sleep when he knows that he has to drop me." I said angrily and turned to Sonia who was thinking something.

"Where are you lost now?" I asked and she looked at me.

"I think this Haya can create problems in your way to Khizar. She can ruin your plan. And you know how much Khizar is cared about Haya so it's better to think something." Sonia said and I nodded.

I knew I knew how Khizar was careful when it comes to Haya's natter. Both were at the distance from each other but still I felt them close to each other. I knew my dear sister was in love with him but Khizar was far from the word love. Still when its came to Haya he become more cared, possessive, polite and gentle.

The respect,I saw in his eyes for Haya, I didn't see it for anyone. Not for me not for other girl. His eyes always lowered when he talked to Haya but still there in those lower eyes, I could feel that respect he was giving her. And that made me more jealous of her. I wanted to snatch everything from her.

"Don't worry I won't let my cute sister win. Since childhood I'm after her and now its a tie between us. I won't let her have my Khizar. I'll snatch him from her heart." I said and laughed.

"After two days you'll be invited on my engagement. It's a promise." I said and took my bag and walked out of the ground.

I was smiling as I knew what I had to do. How I had to snatch what was mine. How I had to reach Khizar.

Khizar's POV.
I reached home at 7 of the evening. I found khala in hall seated making salad.

"Assalam-o-alikum." Greeting her,I went closer to her.

"Walikumusalam. How are you son?" Asked khala and I sat on the ground mat close to her.

"How's Haya now?" I asked.

"She's much better." Khala said and I saw Haya coming from kitchen.

"How are you now?" I asked and took the glass of water from her hand.

"Alhamdulillah I'm fine now." She answered and for a second my eyes stuck to her face which was looking so weak and pale.

"Khizar." I turned on the voice of khala toward her.

"G khala." I said as I drank water.

"So what you decided?" Khala asked and I looked at her not understanding.

"About getting married!?" Khala said and I looked down as still I was in search.

"I'll soon let you know." I said and she nodded.

Later on,we all had our dinner together. I could feel Hafsa's eyes on me but I didn't look at her. I was stuck,confused. Didn't know where to go. What to choose. What my heart wanted I didn't know.

Changing into my night dress,I sat on my bed and took my diary out of the drawer and start thinking. So much was going on, on my mind that I didn't know where to start. The dream was reminding itself to me again and again and I was getting restless.

I opened the diary and took my pen and start printing my thoughts on the diary.

I was dying,
Dying with pain,

Wounded with stones
My body and soul

The fear and death
Taking my life

Fear and death
Taking slow steps

Made me whimper in pain
Made me yell in fear

I was dying,dying with pain.

Tried to pull back
To the halt of life

But the death pulled me closer
Making me a loser

I was back,back to the call
Call that was of death.

The darkness and the silence
Scared me more.

It was like a death
Before the arrival of it.

Suddenly,a wave of Cool breeze
A gush of cold air
A caress of care

Carried the bunch of life
With thousands of lights

Touched me
Touched me

A breath of life
Made me alive

Calming my nerve
She called name.

Calling 'Khizar'
She made my heart alive.

Her touch,her call,her whispers
Her breath,her voice,her closeness

Was the sweetness of honey
Light of life
Bunch of peace
Beat of heart
Reason to live.

She was the same
The same girl
I used to call Shadow girl.

Her touch
Her voice
Her fragrance

Was of my Shadow girl.

My light, my shadow girl
Who's hiding an ocean of love

In the deepest of her heart
And there I found myself close to her who is the girl I never loved.

I completed the poem and closed my eyes and again a shadow appeared on my eyes.

"Who are you?" I asked looking at the shadow who was now touching my face and caressing it.

Opening my eyes,I placed my diary in the drawer and as I was about o lay down,I heard a knock on the door.

"Yes." I said and the door opened.

Hafsa entered the room and I stepped down from bed. I could see her eyes red telling me that she must be crying.

"What happened?" I asked and she took step closer to me.

"You decided the girl you want to marry?" She asked as I saw many tears left her eyes.

"No I'm..still thinking." I said looking at her.

"Think as much as you want but I swear if any other girl enter in your life,I'll die. You think I'm lying then.." She said and took her hand out of her shawl.

"I can't bear you with someone else. I heard Ami saying that she found a girl for you. But before that you have to see me die." She said and my eyes widened looking at the knife she was holding.

"Hafsa what are you doing? Are you mad?" I took a step closer to her to stop her who placed the knife on her wrist.

"Stop or I'll cut it." She said and I stopped on my spot.

"I'll die without you Khizar." She said and my eyes widened when she cut her wrist in front of me.

A fountain of blood came out and I saw her eyes closing down. I rushed to her and held her before she collapsed to the ground.

"What you did?" I asked and kneel down holding her in my arm.

Taking the handkerchief from the table,I tied it on her wrist to stop the blood.

"I..love...you." With the words,her eyes closed down panicking me.

"Khala." I yelled looking at her who was lying unconscious in my arms.

A/N:: Assalam-o-alikum readers.

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