Ya Qalbi (My Heart)

Part 77

Saad: Bhabhi and aapi I was assaulted

Zarin and Mahira both were shock and a shiver ran down their spine. Zarin looked at Zaid in confusion and then at Saad and asked

Zarin: Saad bhai it means they...

Zarin never completed her sentence as she was still confused, and looking her face Saad decided to clear her confusion, so he first asked her

Saad: what are you thinking bhabhi?

Zarin looked at him and said

Zarin: Saad Bhai assaulted means only hitting or ...

She again pause, and Saad hold her hand and closed his eyes and took deep breath and stammer while saying

Saad: I ... I... w..a..s... r..a..p..e..d

A shiver ran down Zarin and Mahira's spine, and they looked at him with tears in their eyes. Bijan continuously kept on moving her one hand on his back.

Zarin and Mahira were shocked would be understatement, but still Zarin spoke with a shaky voice as lumps had formed.

Zarin: lekin (but) Saad bhai, it's only girls who go through this and not boys

Zaid looked at her and said

Zaid: No princess it's not true, sometimes even man and young boys go through this.

Zarin and Mahira looked at each other, and then again at Zaid, and Mahira spoke

Mahira: but such cases are not heard.

Everyone looked at her and then Asad spoke

Asad: yes it's true jaan, because, it may be difficult for male victims to report a sexual assault they experienced, especially in a society with a strong masculine custom.

Asad pause and looked at them, and then continued

Asad: They might be afraid that people will doubt their sexual orientation and label them homosexual, especially if raped by a male, or that they may be seen as un-masculine because they were a victim.

Mahira and Zarin looked at Saad feeling bad for him, and Mahira moved her hand slowly on his head.

Saad looked at them, knowing that they are feeling bad for him as their tears spoke their unsaid word's, Saad lifted both his hands and with one hand whipped Mahira's tear and with other Zarin's tear simultaneously.

Saad knew that they too have gone through the worse, and he was scared for Zarin, that she should not get panic attack, thinking too much about this, so he looked at Zaid and said

Saad: Zaid bhai continue the story which you were telling bhabhi

Everyone was shock would be understatement, after hearing him, and Zarin quickly said

Zarin: No Saad bhai, I don't want to listen such story, which gives pain to my lovely brother.

Saad slowly moved his hand on her head and said

Saad: Princess, I too want to overcome my fear.

All of them looked at him in shock again, because for the first time he called Zarin as princess and not as Bhabhi or my cute sister.

Zarin smiled a little and holding his hand, she then kissed his knuckles and said

Zarin: My lovely brother.

Saad removed his hand from her hold, and then he moved it lovingly on her head, and spoke again looking at Zaid

Saad: Zaid bhai, when did you tell bhabhi this story.