Chapter 125. Redemption

"Now Zahra, what will happen?" Haseeb asked her as they both were sitting in his room.

Zahra came to say sorry and thank you to him. She was so thankful to him that he tried to protect her today from Irtaza. She was so guilty for dragging Haseeb into all of this. When her eyes had fallen on his face, it looked unrecognizable. It was swollen, with cuts around his lips and forehead. The nurses had bandaged his entire face almost.

She was sad for him. Nobody deserved this. And especially not for a person like her, who stood there watching the scene unfold without taking any step to help him out. She knew how much she had wanted to help Haseeb.

Her feet wanted to propel forward, and her hands wanted to stop Irtaza from punching Haseeb. But she was so terrified. Almost as if paralyzed. Despite wanting to move her limbs, she couldn't lift them. Her throat had stopped producing any voice. Not even a scream. Or a shout for Irtaza to stop. Rather, she had stopped breathi