31- Protect Her Love

Just at the party, Farhan was not the only person who was beaten up badly. Someone else was too but for a meaningless reason- Zain. Having no faults yet his night was ruined badly. "Rayan, Listen, Man, I want to tell you something important." Zain called, still pissed at Hoorain, wanting to tell Rayan about it but he was busy dealing with guests and searching for his wife. "Sure. But not here, Bro. Have you seen Isra? I have to find her, I have prepared a special speech for her. I need to find her to make the announcement." He asked, looking around to find Isra to confess his feelings finally and make the declaration of his love. "You are going to confess?" He asked in perplexity and he nodded with a grin, "Of course, I had been working on that speech for years." He beamed, excited, barely controlling himself. "Why don't we hit the bar after the party? I will tell you everything... even the one before." He smiled genuinely. Zain smiled, totally understanding this event is going to be grand for him, the gaiety on his face shows it. "Sure, Good luck." He Smiled, giving him a thumbs up. "Let's pray everything goes well." He winked, waving at him, "By the way, did you see her?" He asked, stopping, "Yeah, she just went to the restroom. You will find her there." He smiled, "Thanks." Waving at him, Rayan left happily to call Isra and proclaim his endless love for her but what you fathom never truly happens... After Rayan, Zain went to Emraz, knowing Hoorain is mostly attached to him and he will understand. "Emraz Bhai. Listen." He called, going after him, who was observing the crowd, leaving him baffled, "Oh Hey, Zain." He replied, looking in the other direction, "I swear, I saw her." He mumbled. "Who?" "Huh? No one. What is it?" He asked, turning to him. "I want to talk about something important." He breathed out. "Yeah sure-" The moment he was about to look at him he finally found the person he was looking for, "Ah, there she is!" He chirped. "Who?" Zain asked in perplexity, looking in the other direction, "Who are you talking about?" Zain asked but Emraz smirked faintly, "Someone who is in my debt." He said with a mischievous grin. "Could you wait a sec, please? I will be back." He asked sweetly, not removing his eyes from the arresting girl with black hairs highlighted red from the edges, lost in her own world. "Uh.. Sure." Zain sighed as Emraz left and having nothing else to do anymore, he waited for Rayan's enunciation, going back to his comfort zone to ponder what to do to prevail this affliction Hoorain label as 'love' Zain was totally minding his own business, walking down an empty corridor until Hoorain came after him, "Sir!" He didn't respond. "Sir, please listen." She pleaded, going after him, hoping he might listen. "What do you want?" He asked rudely, still not talking to her for what she did, the more Zain thinks about it, the more it irks him to realize the person he never paid heed to actually loves him to the extent of joining her educational institute for him. "Sir, listen, please." She tried to talk it out but Zain wasn't ready. "There's nothing left to talk about." He hissed, trying to not create a scene. "Why are you treating me like this? What did I do wrong?" She asked sadly, tears pricking in her eyes, "Listen, Hoorain. I have never liked you, I never considered you to be a partner, at least mine." He reasoned, hoping this will knock some sense into her. "Why? What is wrong with me? What do I lack?" Growing desperate, she moved closer, unable to control her feelings. "I am not materialistic, I don't care what you possess and what you don't. Understand this little fact, I don't feel anything. I cannot force my feelings and I don't want to." He scoffed, closing his arms at his chest. "That's exactly what I want to know. Why!?" Her fragile heart couldn't handle it, breaking into a sob, "Lower your voice, don't create a scene, Hoorain." He growled, motioning her to stop crying. "That's easy for you to speak. How will you understand when you have never loved anyone?" She cried, speaking whatever comes to her mouth, slumping her in dejection. "Don't connect two distinctive matters. I am counseling you softly. You are young, you have a whole life ahead of you, dreams you want to fulfill. Don't waste your life on love, find something else." He breathed out, on the boundary of his forbearance to speak what could break her heart. "Why don't you understand?! I cannot control my feelings! It's not my ability to murder what is manipulating me. Why is it so hard to understand this emotion? That's it's uncontrollable?!" She yelled, tears pricking in her eyes, cracking her heart when he lost his patience and yelled back, "Because I have never loved anyone in my life. I don't have time for this stupid emotion! I have dreams I want to fulfill!" He yelled back, turning to leave, unable to bear anymore of her 'baseless' talk- in his perspective. But she couldn't take it anymore and grabbed his arm. "What the-" "Please..." She whispered desperately, pouring her heart in the whisper. Startle blended with shock still for a second, "Please understand." She begged, unaware of her own actions at this point, pushing him against the wall, "What the hell are you doing!? Get away." Zain hissed, fed up of her nagging, pushing her away and leaving-