Maaz was still in the dressing room, sitting on the chair holding his head in frustration and confusion at ayzal's behaviour towards Ella, he was in deep thoughts when his phone buzzed, he pulled out his phone and saw the caller id and it was his mom, he picked up the phone as his mother spoke "maaz where are you dear and where is Ayzal? Many guests want to meet you" maaz answered tiredly "mom I'm in the dressing room and Ayzal must be somewhere around you in the venue she is not with me" his mother hummed and cut the call. After like 15 mins his mother came inside the dressing room with a worried look, maaz looked at his mother and asked "what happened?" As he stood up and walked towards his mother and Rafia spoke "Ayzal is not in the venue jiya said she saw her towards the exit.. what is she already left? The event is not over yet" maaz eyebrows furrowed at his mother's words as he spoke "I'll go out and find her ok?" He was about to leave when his mother grabbed his hand and stopped him as Rafia spoke "maaz what should I answer the guests? It's about our reputation" maaz stayed silent for a few seconds before he spoke up "just said Ayzal was feeling so sick and I took her home, I have no other excuses for them" and he abruptly left.
Maaz ran out of the venue towards the parking area looking for Ayzal but he couldn't find her, he pulled his phone out and called her immediately but she didn't pick up the call he ran towards his car, got in and drove back towards the mansion, as he reached the mansion he didn't even park the car just get out off it in hurry and rushed inside the mansion, the maids were confused as they looked at maaz because he was supposed to be at his reception not here, maaz didn't even notice maids and burst into their room, but he saw on one there, he turned around and saw maids were looking at him with confused, yet curious look, he breath heavily and spoke "where is Ayzal" the maids looked at each other and one of them answered "we don't know, sir she left with you since then we hadn't seen her." Maaz got confused and he sat down on the bed tapping his foot while thinking about where she could be, for a while half an hour maaz got no clue, he called his parents and told them they aren't coming in the reception because Ayzal is missing... Ayzal's parents and maaz's parents kept the guests engaged and gave them an excuse that ayzal got sick at the last moment. On the other hand maaz was clueless about Ayzal because he knows nothing about ayzal's current friends or colleagues, after like 1 and half hour maaz plans to go to her office and ask her colleagues about her, he grabbed his car keys and ran back downstairs out of the mansion but he saw a taxi stopped in front of the garden and Ayzal stepped out still in her white gown, they both held eyecontact for a few moments before Ayzal broke it and moved inside the mansion and passed by maaz without looking at him, she moved upstairs and went inside her room, maaz was standing at the same place but his mind was now in relief, he walked inside and flopped on the couch silently, after a few minutes he took out his phone and texted to his family that Ayzal is home, he put his phone aside, he heard footsteps and saw Ayzal coming downstairs texting someone but now she was in her simple clothes, light brown shirt and black trousers, she didn't even look at him and asked "where is my passport" maaz stood up with furrowed eyebrows but didn't reply, Ayzal looked at him and asked again "where is my passport" maaz dismissed her question and put his question firmly "where were you" Ayzal blinked calmly and replied " in the hell " maaz stared at her silently before step closer to her and spoke "this is not funny, this marriage is not a joke" Ayzal tilted her head on side slightly and raised her eyebrow as maaz continued " our reception is ruined, our parents are furious, if you don't want to attend the reception then you should have told me earlier you are ruining our names in front of everyone" Ayzal snapped in a low angry voice "don't you dare to blame me for everything.. I didn't ruin anything but you ruined my reception day by calling Ella" maaz grabbed her arms in my hands and said "what is going on between you both?" Maaz hit his chest to pry her arms from her grip and said "you don't need to know anything" maaz sighed and spoke "I don't want to ruin anything I am just trying to get close to you, that's why I was trying to" Ayzal cut his words abruptly and spoke angryily "nothing can make us close.. nothing until Allah wants it, otherwise there is no way you can get close to me" and she pry her arms off and walked away finding her passport on her own. He again walked towards her and about to grab her wrist again but her gaze stopped him, he pulled his hand back and said "why do you need your passport, are you leaving me" he asked the last sentence quietly like he was scared of the answer, Ayzal rolled her eyes and spoke "I need it for some reasons in my office, dumb" maaz let out a sigh of relief and without another word he ran towards his study and after a few mins he ran back out and forwarded her passport towards her "here you go." Ayzal took the passport and turned around and left back towards her room, maaz was completely in peace now.
Ayzal POV
As he asked if I was leaving him, I paused and for a second my mind stopped working but I immediately composed myself without letting him notice, and lied that I needed it for some office work after taking the passport I returned back in my room and locked the door behind, I sat down on the bed, I felt my heart was trembling by lying but I try to distract myself, I did ablution and started praying my asar prayer, I was praying but my mind was still on the situation that I was stuck in alone, I was confused somehow I completed my Salah and immediately fold my legs comfortably and pulled my hands up for dua to feel better and complain to Allah "ya Allah I'm a sinner I think about sin I do sin I repeat sin but you never leave me alone, you always hold me from falling apart even when my own family is against me you stay with me and keep me strong oh my beloved Allah, oh Allah of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) guide me I'm going to do a sin because I can't find way I'm waiting for you to help me but I can't stay here anymore, and p-please take care of... Maaz " my voice trembled at the last line because I was crying silently, I stood up folded my prayer mat and placed it back on the shelf I felt lighter but the guilt was eating me inside.
Author's POV
The days turned into weeks the distance between maaz and Ayzal grows rapidly, maaz noticed Ayzal came home later than usual but he didn't mind not even asked her, he stared Ayzal in the morning from behind the newspapers or mobile or book, but never let her know, he knows how to put efforts but wasn't aware in what direction. It's been a month since they both stayed in the same house as a stranger, but from two to three days maaz started noticing Ayzal skipping breakfast, he stayed silent for two to three days but right now he was standing in the kitchen sipping his coffee when Ayzal walked out of her room still in her pjs, it was usual because she was supposed to be ready for office, maaz walked towards putting the cup on the nearby table and asked "why aren't you ready buttercup? You don't want to go to the office?" Ayzal moved her attention towards him and replied "no I'm not feeling good" then she again looked away, I sighed and walked closer and stood in front of her "breakfast is ready" Ayzal looked up at him and spoke coldly "I'm not hungry" but just then her stomach growled, maaz smiled and spoke gently while tucking her hair behind her ear "lair" Ayzal narrowed her eyebrows and spoke "how dare you" maaz chuckled and spoke "dare is my first name you know, after all I have to survive with you so.." Ayzal hit his arm and spoke "shut up and it's none of your concern, if I eat or not or starve, got it?" Maaz wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer as ayzal's forehead hit on her chest, she looked up at him and her cheeks turned red, maaz caresses her red cheek with his thumb and said "you are my wife so you are my concern" Ayzal pushed him away abruptly and spoke "don't you dare to tell me what to do" she turned around and sat down on the couch stubbornly, maaz followed her and sat down on the couch beside her "ok then I'll stay at home today" ayzal's head snapped towards him and she asked bluntly "why" maaz shrugged his shoulder and spoke "if you don't do breakfast then I'll not go to the office" Ayzal rolled her eyes and spoke "so childish" maaz nudge her with his elbow and spoke "so you are doing breakfast, right?" Ayzal stared at him silently for a few seconds before replying "I can do anything to get rid of you" she stood up and walked towards the kitchen for breakfast while saying "cockroach" maaz heard her words and burst into laughter, he shouted while laughing" but you were used to call me anaconda when we were young" Ayzal looked towards him while making sandwiches for herself and spoke "it was past, change is the rule of life" maaz stood up and walked towards his wardrobe "okay okay such a wise woman, I'm going to get ready" Ayzal did breakfast and maaz got ready and left the house.
Ayzal's POV
When he said he'll stay at home, I felt scared inside so I immediately compromised and agreed to eat breakfast as he left, I put an alarm on my both phones and gave off to the staff and as the mansion was empty I started packing my suitcase, putting essential stuff inside, and grabbed my passport and everything and put it near my suitcase.
Around 8 in the evening I booked a taxi and left towards the airport and waited there inside the airport, before boarding my alarm rang that got my attention, I turned off the alarm, then suddenly realised my second phone wasn't with me, I got panicked and started looking for it in my suitcase, my panic grow stronger because that mobile was for my office work and it had confidential data, I realised that I forgot it on my side table, and there was no way I can go back because maaz would have seen that alarm, but I also know I can't leave my mobile, as the boarding was starting I find no way I kept pacing back and forth when i find no way I cancelled my flight without thinking much because boarding was starting already.
Maaz POV
I got back home, but something surprised me, no guard no maid and the mansion was oddly silent, I walked inside but still saw no one but I could hear the faint sound coming from somewhere, I decided to find the source of voice, and end up standing in front of ayzal's room, I walked inside and saw her phone on the bedside table it was the sound of her alarm, I was about to turn off the alarm when my gaze fell on the reminder of alarm and it was ' flight to greenland, nuuk ' my brain abruptly stood thinking for a few moments I kept standing there silently, my body was covered it sweat now, I wiped sweat from my forehead and I understand why Ayzal asked for her passport, it was still hard to believe, he ran towards her closet and opened it, her clothes were half missing, my fear started eating me inside and suddenly I remembered her words she said in the morning ' I can do anything to get rid of you' my breath quickened, I immediately ran towards security room and moved towards computer and started playing footage, and finally I saw Ayzal leaving the mansion but with a big suitcase, i pulled out my phone and called the maid as she picked up her phone I barked at her "WHERE IS THE WHOLE DAMN STAFF!!" and she replied "Ms Ayzal sent the staff back home sir even the guards" I cut the call and ran out of the house I sat in the car and drove straight towards my parents house.
If it's written, it will return,
no matter how far it strays.
Because what's meant to stay with you
will find you—always.
Love you honeybees