Chapter 54. The Call

It was late in the night. 2 in the morning. The inhabitants of the haveli slept peacefully. The corridors were dark and quiet. In one of those silent hallways, there was a room at the far end, where someone talked in whispers.

And that room belonged to none other than Zahra, who was busy talking with her most beloved, Daniyal. Since the day, Irtaza had left, Zahra called Daniyal regularly at night. She couldn't place a call for fear of being caught talking with him on the phone. That was why she chose night to conversate with him. Also, during the day, she had the constant fear nagging at the back of her head that Irtaza would make a call to her and if her line would be busy with Daniyal, then Irtaza might get suspicious of her. She was afraid of him getting any kind of suspicion regarding her.

"Daniyal," Zahra whispered, "I am scared."

"One thousand and four," Daniyal stated, making her confused.

"What one thousand and four? What do you mean by that?"