Tainting The Void Canvas

13. ●Felecity●

Ishq nazuk-mizaj hai behad

Aql ka bojh utha nahin sakta

Akbar Allahabadi

Home. Love. Happiness. Things one wants in their life, things Amaya and Zain want for themselves.
And now when it's here, no way the world they are letting it go, it's here for them to cherish.

The starry night is gone with happy smiles and long call. No one is ready to hang up and let sleep embrace them, maybe both were too afraid that it would turn out to be a dream the moment they wake up with the next Sun.
But good thing is, it wasn't a dream, they are a reality.

The Park Lane residence is smelling delicious today, with warmth engulfing them with each passing minute, with smiles making their presence known.
Happiness is finally finding its way towards them. And this time, Prof. Shaziya hopes for it to stay, for it to last, for her Amaya and Zain.

As Shaziya opens the door, tears that were stored for decades came to surface. Hugging each other, they let their tears loss, years of agony, years of loss. Two friends finally met, after decades.

"I never thought to see you again, Rubina"

"I am so. sorry for everything, Shaziya"

"Please no. It was not your fault. Let the bygones be bygones."

Let the bygones be bygones, let it not affect the beautiful present they have now.

And this is what they decide to do. But every broken thing that mends, leaves a crack behind. A crack they both wants to never open.

Peeking from behind, Zain is losing his patient, with every passing second.
A sudden soothing feeling engulfs him, a known unknown essence in the air, as he tilts his head a little, and there stands, behind him, his source of happiness, his Amu.

Shy smiles lingering on their lips, and the love is no more hidden, it's here with them, between them. A step towards her, and he hugs her, a tight hug. She hides her face in his chest, shielding herself from the cold, his warmth is what she needs, and now is the time she welcomes it with open arms.

"I missed you, Amu"

"I missed this too."

"I love you." He whispers, lowly in her ears, to just let her know, he loves her, it's not a dream.

"Hmm., I love this too."

Smiles against smiles.
Happiness in air.

As they hold their hands, hearts sync with one another. The scene is witnessed by the two friends, finally, their children are finding happiness.

The lunch is another happy affair, with hands intertwined under the table, shy smiles on the lips, laughter echoing in the living room, as they catch up for all the lost years.

"Well, Zain what have you thought about marriage?" Shaziya asked in a teasing tone.

"What I have to think about marriage?"

It's not his part to think now, right.

"Zain, you are twenty-seven. Don't you think it's for you to settle down?"