Thank you so much everyone! I really hoped to see a sequel to the series, so I wrote one myself because I'm not too great at collaborations.
Chapter Two: The Past & The Present
Ruhi exhaled, taking a deep breath as she looked at the others who didn't already know. "Main Tajjamul bhai ke ghar thi, seeriyan uttar ke neeche aa rahi thi, jab maine Moeez ki baatein sunni. Woh bahut ghusa main tha, us waqt mujhe pata laga ke usne mujhse aur meri beti se kabhi pyaar nahi kiya tha." Tears fell down her cheeks and Arjumand got up from besides Wali, going to sit with her, placing a hand on her shoulder. This gave her some strength to continue.
"Maine toh ussi waqt Moeez aur bhaijaan se rishta tod diya balke main toh Farah koh phone kar ke usko Moeez ki saari haqeeqat bata dena chahiti thi," Ruhi said. "Lekhin Moeez ne mujhe kamre main ghaseet ke, mujhe andar lock kardiya aur mujhse yeh kaha ke jab tak woh Farah ko yahan apni biwi bana ke uske hisse ke saath yahan nahi le ayega, main uss kamre mein lock rahoon gi."
Arjumand held her head in her hands. "Ya Allah yeh kaise log hain?"
"Allah ka shukhar hai chachi keh kuch logoon ke ghinonein chehre saamne agaye," Farah said firmly and Zarmine squeezed her hand, resting her head on Farah's shoulder gently.
"Phir kya hua?" Zarmine asked.
"Moeez haveli aya tha," Farah continued the story. "Mujhe phone kiya tha. Usne yeh kaha ke Mama ko brain hemorrhage ho gaya hai."
Arjumand and Zarmine both gasped while Wali's fist clenched in fury. He didn't know that Moeez had said that or locked his Tayee-Ammi up in the bedroom. The more he heard the more he felt like finding Moeez and murdering him.
"Itna bara jhoot?" Zarmine gasped out. "Oh my god Farah, tum toh baut parechaan hui hogi?"
"Mere toh bilkul dil beht gaya tha," Farah admitted. "Bahut darr gayi thi ke Mama ko bhi nah koh doon. Main Agha Jaan ko iss tara se chod ke nahi jaana chahti thi, lekhin parechani mein kuch samaj main nahi aya."
"Farah tum khud ko mat zimedaar tehrao," Wali assured her. "Main tumhari jage hota toh main bhi yahi karta."
Farah managed a smile at that before continuing. "Main uske saath nikal gayi. Parechaani mein phone apna kamre mein chod gayi. Poore rasta mujhe sharminda karta raha ke meri waje se Mama ki tabiyat kharaab hui hai." Wiping away her tears, she looked at Arjumand. "Aaap ko pata hai chachi jab maine Wali se maafi maangi thi, toh usne mujhse kya kaha tha? Ke woh kabhi aisi ghatiya kharkat kar hi nahi sakte ke Aghajaan ki bemaari ka sahara lekhe mujhe majboor kare ke main uske saath rishta nibahoon." She had begun crying again. "Lekhin Moeez itna zarf wala nahi hai…itna usne Mama ki bemaari ka drama kiya ke main emotionally blackmail ho ke Wali ko aur Aghajaan chod doon."
"Farah…" Zarmine said pulling Farah into a hug as she cried while Wali moved to sit besides them, taking Farah's hand in his own.
Zarmine stroked Farah's hair. "Farah, Lala tumse sachi mohabbat karte hain. Uss Moeez ki tara jhoota dekhawa aur fareb nahi karte. Aur mohabbat mein koi zabardasti nahi hoti."
It took Farah a few moments to calm down but the others were patient and Arjumand looked like she wanted to come to Farah's side as well but didn't and stayed besides Ruhi. When Farah had calmed down a little, Wali wrapped an arm around her shoulders and she leaned into his embrace gently. Wali's arms around her made her feel safe, confident and secure, even a little shy to be so affectionate in public, which was why after a moment, she pulled away slightly, her cheeks heating up slightly.
Wali laughed at that causing Farah to blush more, pulling away at the others' laughter and a knock on the door. The door opened to reveal Aghajaan with Gulkhan standing there.
"Kya ho raha hai?" Aghajaan asked.
"Aye Aghajaan," Wali got up from his seat, wheeling Aghajaan inside the room. "Farah bas kuch baatein bata rahi thi hum sab ko, aapki tabiyat kharab ho jayegi is liye aapko nahi kaha."
"Nahi beta, Ruhi mujhe thoda baut bata chukhi hai," Aghajaan assured Wali, who smiled staying besides him then, although kept an eye on Farah as she continued.
"Haan toh Moeez mujhe kisi construction site pe le gaya tha," Farah said. "Maine baut haat chura ne ki kaushish ki maghar woh mujhe andar legaya jahan uska asl chehra mere saamne agaya. Kehne laga ke meri aur Wali ki koi happy ending nahi ho gi…maine baut kaushish ki ke main wahan se bhaag jaoon, lekhin usne pistol nikal li thi, baar baar mujhe choone k-ki…kaushish kar raha…" She couldn't speak anymore, she shuddered as she remembered how Moeez kept trying to touch her. At that time, she had really wished for Baba to be there because he would punch Moeez and pull her into an embrace, protecting her from the things Moeez wanted.
"Farah?" Zarmine said shaking Farah gently but she didn't respond.
"Farah beta?" Aghajaan said as Wali slowly approached Farah.
"Farah, meri taraf dekho," Wali said gently taking Farah's wrist but she didn't respond. Ruhi got up moving towards them and pulled Farah into an embrace.
"Farah, haush karo meri bachi," Ruhi said gently.
"M-Mama, M-Moeez baar baar mujhe choone ki kaushish kar raha tha," Farah's voice seemed to be in a trance. "M-maine Moeez se kabhi muhabbat nahi ki aur us waqt tak Moeez yeh baat jaanta tha ke main Wali se mohabbat karti hoon…lekhin baar baar woh…" Her vision was beginning to blur and everything was fading in front of her. Soon, her blurred vision turned black and she knew no more, passing out in Ruhi's arms.
"Farah!" Ruhi cried, catching her. "Farah! Farah! Wali…" She was crying and Wali's eyes had widened as he hurried to call the ambulance. Zarmine and Arjumand stayed back with a very worried Aghajaan while Wali and Ruhi went to the hospital.
Wali brought some water for Ruhi. "Tayee-Ammi, aap pani pi lein aur bharosa rakhiye Farah inshallah bilkul theek ho jayegi."
Ruhi was crying. "Mere is waqt kuch khane pina ka dil nahi chah raha Wali, bas meri bachi teekh ho jaye…"
Wali squeezed Ruhi's shoulder, hoping the same. He understood how he felt. Seeing Farah like that, looking so frightened and sad made him feel like the most useless person on the planet. Honestly, he should have stopped Farah that night from going with Moeez…none of this would have happened if he had. "Main doctor se mil ke aata hoon." He went to go talk to the doctor and was relieved to hear that Farah would soon gain consciousness. He was discussing about the medicines for Farah when a shrill shriek from Ruhi "WALI!" came through.
Heart catching in his throat, Wali left the doctor running to where he left Ruhi waiting but saw she was no longer there. Oh god…Sweat developed on his forehead and he felt his jaw drop as he saw some men dragging Ruhi into the car.
"Tayee-Ammi!" Wali cried, rushing down and ran as fast as his feet would take him but only managing to touch the car door as it drove off. He stumbled a little but managed to remain standing. He wiped the sweat from his forehead. Once again, he could almost see Bare Baba's face in front of him.
"Wali, meri Ruhi ko bacha lo," Bare Baba was saying.
A lone tear ran down Wali's cheek. "Bare Baba, main Tayee-Ammi ko zaroor dhoond ke laoon ga. Aur Farah ko hamesha mehfooz rakhoon ga." He went back inside the hospital, dialing Feroze Uncle on the phone.