Safeena

back to you

" Your highness!" A man came in the palace. He was tall and wearing a beautiful robe.
" Highness? I am not a queen yet." She said.
" But you will be."
" You ? You are--"
" I am Shaan. My father is currently not in the kingdom so it's just me. I hope it's fine with you."
" Oh yes. No problem."
" So you are princess Safeena, I heard a lot about you."
" I know what you must have heard. It's --"
" I didn't say I heard anything bad about you, you don't need to give any explanation. I am very impressed with what I heard."
She smiled.
" Who do you want me to see?"
" Yes, Follow me, he has had a high fever since yesterday. It's not getting better as expected."
" Alright. I will take a look."

She entered the room with him. Alfez was with Aseem and Aseem was fast asleep.
" It's him."
" Let me take a look at him. How long since he has been sick?"
" Since yesterday "
" Does he often fall sick?"
" No , he rarely gets sick. But I don't know what happened yesterday, but he was fine in the morning but then all of a sudden he had high temperature." Alfez explained.
" Was he cold or only fever."
" Only fever."
" Did he eat something cold ?"
" No. He was fully fine in the morning." She said.
" Okay , I will give him some medicines. I have prepared some herbs too. Give him that."
" Thank you."
" Can you tell us what exactly happened to him?"
" This doesn't happen actually. Maybe he has something going on which made him physically sick. And it seems like he doesn't want to get well."
" What?"
Aseem just woke up.
" How are you feeling?"
" I am fine."
" You don't seem to me."
" Who are you ?"
" He is here to check you." Alfez said.
" Oh "
" Here " he handed over some herbs to safeena.
" Thank you."
" It's alright your highness."
" Please Don't call me that , I am yet to be a queen."
" But you are to me."
She smiled.
" Don't worry about the people. They will forget everything soon."
" I know , thanks."
" Are you alright?" Shaan asked her.
" Me? What happened to me?"
" You brought me here to check him but it seems like you need some checking too."
" Me ? I am fully fine."
" Your face doesn't look fine though."
" It's alright, it's nothing. I didn't get sleep last night."
" Why?"
" Nothing, its alright."
" Take care. Both of you."
" Yes "

Aseem called Alfez towards him.
" What?"
" Why is he getting so friendly with her, do they know each other?"
" I don't know."
" Alfez!"
" What?! Getting jealous?" Alfez smiled at him.
" No no-- I am just asking."
" Alright."
" Thank you for coming today." Safeena said to shaan.
" Its my duty."
" Actually I need to speak to you, so can we just--" safeena requested shaan to come outside with her.
" Sure."
" Alfez! Call her here." Aseem whispered to Alfez.
" What ?!"
" Alfez call her! call her!"
" Safeena!"
" Yes? What happened?"
" Aa-- when should I give him this?"
" After he has eaten." Shaan replied.
" Oh okay."
She left with shaan.
" Why did you ask me to call her?!"
" I don't know."
" You are so jealous. You can't even live for one day without her. How were you going to survive?"
Aseem turned the other side.

" What's wrong?" Shaan asked her once they got out.
" What did you say earlier about him not wanting to get well?"
" Listen , it's just a thought I had, because sometimes, people's head can mess with their physical health. It seems like he is fully fine. But he has high fever which has no cause. So maybe I thought that he has something going on in his mind and that's why it affected his health. "
" Oh "
" Why doesn't he want to get well?" Safeena said.
" You should ask him that."
" Right."
" If I am not wrong, he is the guy you ran away with right?"
" Yes "
" Right. Has something happened in between you both? Tell me honestly no need to hide it. Both of you don't look good and I can sense the thin air between you two."
" We broke up."
" Then , That's the reason I suppose."
" Reason?"
" He didn't take it that well it seems. And so did you. I think you both should sort out the differences you have."
" It can't be sorted. "
" There is nothing that can't be sorted. Talk to each other calmly."
" It's complicated."
" Maybe it's because you both never talked about it. Don't stretch it more, my suggestion."
She nodded.
" I will get going then, if you need me again do send a message."
" Sure, thank you once again."
" Most welcome."

" Aseem have some breakfast please."
" Alfez I told you , I don't want it. I don't feel like eating please."
" Oh come on Aseem please just a little."
" No Alfez, please."
" Don't lie down again! "
" He is throwing tantrums again?" She came in scolding.
" Yes "
" Give me that."
" Eat this."
" I --"
" I didn't ask you. I am telling you. Eat this."
" Open your mouth."
" Aseem!" She widened her eyes and he opened his mouth. She fed him. After he was done, She stood up and went towards Alfez.
" Listen, I think you should talk to him."
" About what?"
" Why he wishes be to sick! That."
" I don't think I should be the one asking him that."
" I don't think so --"
" Safeena--"
" I should go--"
" How much time more you both are going to avoid it?! It's not going to change anything." Alfez said.
" Safeena and Aseem sit there and talk, I will be waiting outside. Probably not listening." Alfez said.
He went outside.

Both of them stared at each other.
" Why you didn't tell me earlier? When you had those thoughts." She asked him.
" Tell you what? Being with you made me feel guilty?"
" Don't say it like that."
" It is what it is. I know you never said it out loud but I know you were hurting."
" I was hurting but not because of you. You were the one person in all that hurt which kept me happy. And I really wished you understood that."
" Don't get me wrong, safeena, I am very happy with you. I love you , ofcourse I want to be with you --"
" Then be with me!"
" But that includes bringing life and death situations on you."
" Only me? How many times you were ready to die for me?"
" Safeena that's--"
" You killed for me, you are ready to die for me. How can I -- I should be the one to be guilty because it's all happening because I am a princess."
" No no Safeena, no don't think it like that."
" Then please, don't you think it like that. I need you Aseem. I want you. I love you and -- I want to marry you. "
He smiled.
" Listen to me. I really love being with you. And I don't care about the dangers that come with it. We have faced everything together and we will do that ahead. Aseem, you have only and only brought happiness in my life. I never thought that I can be this happy. I finally have someone to share my day with. I like that. And I don't want you to go. Never forget that."
" God ! I love you so much." He said.
She smiled.
" Would you stay? With me?"
Aseem looked at the ground and then looked at her.
" I take it back. I take back everything I said. I am sorry. I won't go. I won't leave you. I promise. "
" Aseem!" She finally smiled.
" I am so sorry." He hugged her tight.
" I am too."
" You should tell me everything that's bothering you okay? " She asked him.
" I will "
" I love you "
" I love you too."
" Why are you crying? We just made up." She brushed her thumb over his cheeks.
" Get rest okay ?"
" Yes" he laid down and held her hand.
" Don't go."
" I am not going anywhere." She said.

After sometime, Alfez came in and immediately after seeing her besides him , he smiled.
" Looks like you both made up."
" We did."
" Thank God!" He looked up and prayed.
" Now what?"
" You both stay here with me."
" Are you sure?"
" Ofcourse. I will manage that."
" What about your grandfather?"
" We will see that later. You should bring her here."
" Her?"
" Veera! Alfez!"
" Oh yeah right."
" By the way did you confess?"
" I did."
" So ? Are you together or not ?"
" We are, she said yes."
" Great! Congratulations!"
" Thank you."
" I am so sorry, because of us you couldn't be with her."
" Hey it's alright. No worries."
" You must be missing her."
" To be honest, I do."
" Get her here."
" Yes."

The next morning, Aseem was as good as before. Alfez was supposed to get Veera back here. Aseem was getting ready, as safeena walks in the room. Alfez was getting ready too.
" How are you feeling?" She asked Aseem.
" Fresh as Daisy." He replied with a sarcastic smile.
" Good."
And then, she slapped him.
" Ouch!" Alfez reacted.
" This is for breaking up with me. If you do that again, I swear I will kill you. And then you can go to hell."
" Agreed." Aseem replied with a smile.
Alfez laughed.
" Let's go my queen."
" Queen?"
" Ofcourse"