The Bends : Chapter Twenty-Two

It was almost late afternoon, however there seems to be lack of crowd at the supermarket much to Sarah's surprised as she slowly wheeled her shopping cart around the juice section. She crank her neck all along the shelves as she was scanning for her no-sugar cranberry juice but to her dismay she can't find any of that. She pushed her cart further ahead and then to her delightful, she found it, however it was place right at the top of the shelves which is far beyond her reached. She stand on the tip of her toe as she struggles to get a grip of the juice box, when suddenly someone had eventually reaches out his hand and took the juice down for her.

"Hie aunty, remember me?" asked Aden as he grin and place the box of juice into Sarah's cart.

"Aden, yah. How could I ever forget a face like that." exclaimed Sarah with a small laughter. Aden blushed and smile upon hearing that remarks from her.

"Are you alone?" asked Aden concerned as he looks at her shopping cart which was almost full to it's brim with all the groceries.

"Yah, my son..he's off for his duty again. Usually, he will do the shopping for me." utters Sarah while she rummage into her handbag as she was looking for her purse. "How about you, are you here all by yourself?" asked Sarah as she looks at Aden after she finally found her purse.

"Aden, there you are! Where have you been?" asked Zaharah while she took her shopping list out from her purse and as she walk ahead towards Aden suddenly, her legs stood froze on the marble floor when she realised Sarah was standing next to her him.

"Mum, there's someone whom I want you to meet? By the way, I still haven't got your name yet aunty?" asked Aden with a smile. Sarah eyes begins to well up in her eyes cause she knew from her sight, Zaharah was not looking pleased at all with this.

"I've got to go." utters Sarah much to Aden's surprised as she rushed along with her cart towards the cashier, however she left her groceries along the counter and limp as fast as she could towards the exits without turning back. Aden was about to give chase.

"Just leave her." utters Zaharah sternly.

"Mum, what's wrong?" asked Aden as he could not believe how his mother could have the heart to say such words.

"Are you still with me with our groceries shopping, or if you want to bother yourself with her then do carry on." exclaimed Zaharah furiously. Aden shakes his head in disbelieve however he remains with Zaharah and together they did their shopping in silence. Zaharah could not ever imagined that Sarah had eventually had met Aden..but how? That question begins to run through her mind just like the same rewinding of a tune. Then anger which she had once felt towards her for being such an irresponsible mother, by literally ditching her son into Adam's arm is simply agonising memory that could not be torn away from her mind. And now, she just wants to come in between her and Aden...an unimaginable episode which she prays will never cross her path. Zaharah still continue with her own thoughts as Aden drove along the road which was loaded with other vehicles...and has eventually cause them to stuck among the heavy traffic.

Aden turns towards his mum and he saw his mother was crying. "Mum, are you okay?" asked Aden as he gently wipe the fallen tears off from her face. Zaharah looks towards her son and smile meekly as she nods her head. "If you are okay, then why are you crying? I'm sorry mum if I have make you upset." utters Aden.

"No Aden." replies Zaharah as she reaches out her hand and caress his face. "Do you love me Aden?" asked Zaharah as she looks sadly towards her son.

"Mum, of course I do. I'm so blessed to have a mother like you." utters Aden gently as he looks lovingly towards Zaharah. "This must got something to do with that aunty right?" asked Aden teasingly. Zaharah smile meekly as she adjust her long veil around her hair while Aden continue with their journey along the crowded road. However deep in Aden's thoughts, he too begins to wonder, why did the lady rush and not even telling him her name after seeing his mother..and the sudden change of attitude which his mum had potrays was certainly a behaviour which he seldom see and that could ever came from his mother. Yah, he knew his mum can be overly-protective towards her love ones but, what harm can an old lady like that could ever cause him.

"He propose to me." exclaimed Aleeya as she carefully fold in her latest paintings one by one into her case.

"Aleeya, and you agrees?" asked Maya while she helps to unscrew Aleeya's paintings off from the wooden frame. Aleeya, froze and stare hard towards her case. "Don't rush into this...I just don't want you to be hurt and fall like me." continues Maya with concerned in her voice.

"I just simply don't know what am I supposed to do now. I'm so confused and lost." cries Aleeya with tears in her eyes. Maya came closer towards Aleeya and hold on to her shoulder. "Maya, I've got to go and sent my orders." said Aleeya at last, as she stood up and picks her case and her helmet before she left towards their room and headed towards the door. Aleeya stood by the garden porch as she tries to keep herself compose. And then she put on her helmet and hop on her bike as she ride off towards her desired destination.

Carrying her case on her left hand, together with her helmet, Aleeya slowly walk towards the painting shop, however her mind was not with her at all as she seems to be so daze and lost in her own thoughts. Aleeya stood by the trafic light while waiting for the red men turn green..but soon Aleeya lost her focus and decides to cross despite the trafic was still showing the red men. Aleeya was shocked when a car drove along and almost knock her down, however, suddenly she felt that she was being roughly pull back towards the kerb.

"Watch where you are going?" cried the gentlemen towards Aleeya as he pull her close to him. Aleeya was still in shocked and did not realised that she had accidently flung her case and her helmet towards the cemented ground. Aleeya released herself from the men's grib with tears in her eyes as she bend over to pick up her half open case, which had cause some of her art work to be thrown off the wet ground together with her helmet. The gentlemen help Aleeya to collect some of her wet painting and hand them towards her. "I guess that's it. It looks ruin." exclaimed the men. Aleeya ignores him as she stood up, and quickly walks away from him as she wipe the fallen tears of her eyes. As Aleeya enters the same shop which she had often sell her art works, as usual, there seems to be nobody at the front counter much to her annoyance. Suddenly, she heard the entrance door was open and it was the same guy who had rescue her from being knock over by a car and the one who had eventually helps her .....picking up her damaged works.

"I was on my way here too." he utters. "Remember me, I'm Izrey..the one who was interested with your leopard painting." cried Izrey as he reaches out his hand towards Aleeya. Aleeya smile meekly but she just literally does not seems interested to get in conversation with this strange man. Aleeya begins to ring the front bell frantically cause she begins to feel uneasy as Izrey just could not get his intense eyes off her.

"Aleeya, you are late. I was waiting for you just now and since you are still not around therefore I settle some of my stokes at the back." exclaimed Nancy the shop owner.

"This is all I've got for today..I guess the rest is ruin.... thanks to the wet ground." utters Aleeya monotonously. Nancy begins to check on Aleeya's latest painting and smile...however she can't do anything with the destroyed ones. Soon, Nancy begins to write a cheque for Aleeya's payment when suddenly Izrey stood beside Aleeya. "Miss, how much will you sell for those paintings?" he asked as he points his finger towards Aleeya's spoil art works. Nancy was surprised by his request....however Aleeya was not impressed at all. "It's free..you can have it all if you want." exclaimed Aleeya as she shove the whole lot of her wet painting towards his arm and then she headed towards the door and left.

"Missy, wait up!" cried Izrey as he give her a chase.

"Just what else do you want now?" asked Aleeya feeling so annoyed and irritated by his gesture.

"Well, actually I have been an avid painter watcher. I mean, I collect paintings and will pick the best of the whole lot..and display them on a road show or an exibition." cried Izrey excitedly.

"Oh! Really, so do you know Ahmed Adam?" asked Aleeya sarcastically. Izrey look lost and she knew he was just another imposter. "Ahmed Adam..he's my father and the best painter in this state ever. Well, I'm surprised that popular name does not seems to ring a bell to you, so don't come and bullshit with me..telling me you are some kind of an art collector." exclaimed Aleeya again as she walks away from him and headed towards her bike. Izrey stood froze on the ground as he watches Aleeya rode off away from his sight.

Zaharah place the groceries on the table while Aden and Maya help her to store them in the cabinet and other storage compartment. "Mum, maybe later, I need to be off to the library." said Aden after he had done with stacking of the rice packet into the cabinet.

"All right sure, will you be home for dinner?" asked Zaharah as she took of her veil and place it into the washing machine.

"I guess, I will be back before dinner." exclaimed Aden. "Maya, would you like to come along with me?" asked Aden as he looks at Maya who was seems to be so engrossed arranging the fruits into the fruit bowl. And then Maya looks at Aden..but without saying anything.

"Yah, why don't you go along. I've hardly seen you going anywhere, apart from being and back to school. Once in a while, you still need to chill out." said Zaharah lovingly as she push Maya's hair away from her eyes.

"Okay..sure."utters Maya as she nod meekly with a smile. "I shall go and get change." said Maya again as she headed towards her room and put on her sun-dress.

"Ride carefully Aden. Maya enjoy yourself all right." utters Zaharah with a smile as she watches them ride off with Aden's bike until they were out from her sight. Zaharah was aware towards both of their feelings with each other, and she does not object to their relationship as long as they both do not jeorpadized their studies and future. She and Adam even had plan about Aden's and Maya's marriage soleminasation in another three years right after Aden had partly inherit Adam's company and be one of the financial manager there. And Zaharah knew, about Maya's future plan which she had craved for herself...she wanted to be a a professional social worker and councellor like Nadia as she felt..after graduation..that is the best time for her to contribute something for the society..and help those young girls who had been merciless rape and exploited and give them the light and hope which she had been blessed with."Hopefully we

"Hopefully,we still got the time to do some reading and borrowing of books here." exclaimed Aden as he allows Maya to get off from his bike first and next followed by him. After they both had removed their helmets off and held them within their arms, Aden carried his bag pack which was loaded with books which he needed to return back to the library. As they headed towards the stairways which led them towards the library, slowly Aden held on to Maya's hand as he looks at her with a smile. Maya blushed as she held on to his warm hands and the feeling of being blessed with love was simply remarkably extraordinary. There's no compulsion which she used to had when she was force to stay on with her traumatic marriage with Ilhan...as the thought that someday Ilhan will revert back to his gracious and compassion attitude was dashed and smeared by his horrifying deeds of selling her dignity just to satisfy his needs. Upon reaching the library, Maya went ahead towards the reading section while Aden queue up along the returning books section of the library. As Maya was phasing along the section of books on biographies, she stood froze as she sense someone was following her. Maya turn her back quickly, however there seems to be no one behind her at all. Maya shuts her eyes and took a deep breath. "This is just my imagination." thought Maya to herself. Maya begins to focus on her search for an interesting book and then she saw one which was on the middle shelf which was an eye level to her. Maya reached out her hand to pick the book when suddenly she thought she saw Ilhan's eyes in the midst of the shelf right opposite her. Maya drop the book as she step backwards and bang on a book shelf behind her, causing several books to drop off from it.

"Maya." called Aden as he gently grab her hand.

"No." cried Maya, and then suddenly she realised it was Aden.

"Maya, what's wrong?" asked Aden with worried and tense on his looks.

Maya turns her attention towards the shelf section which she had thought she saw Ilhan was staring hard at her...but there seems to be no one around. Maya shakes her head as she tries to fight back her fears and tears from creeping inside her again. "I'm okay. I thought I saw a cockroach....and it almost freaks me out." replies Maya meekly.

"A cockroach?" asked Aden with a grin. "I've found what I have wanted. How about you?" asked Aden again as he shows Maya some of the books which he intend to borrow. Maya notice most of the books which Aden took were about management programme....some were self-development books and not forgetting more on photo-taking techniques. Maya picks the book which she had accidently drops on the floor and show it to Aden. "Interesting." exclaimed Aden as he flip through several of it pages and summarise few of it contents.

"I think I've already found what I've wanted." utters Maya as she pulls Aden and headed towards the borrowing section.

"We still got time." cried Aden gleefully as he place his books together with Maya in his bag pack as they both headed towards his bike.

"Got time for what?" asked Maya. "Aden, can't we just go back now?" pleads Maya.

"Maya, it's only half past seven. Come on let me bring you to my favourite spot of this town." utters Aden as he pass the helmet towards Maya. Maya was not too keen about Aden's idea of bringing her around this town....it was not that she do not trust him..it's got nothing to do with it at all. It was just that the sudden fear and chill has begin it power to overcome her new found courage..much to her dismay. "Maya, look at me. We will be okay." utters Aden as he could sense Maya's sudden onset off fear as he looks into her doe eyes. Maya looks straight into his hazel brown eyes and soon that fear begins to subdue..and was replace with soothe and calmness.

"All right." exclaimed Maya with a smile as she took the helmet from Aden's hand and put it on.
"Wow, the view here is simply magnificent." exclaimed Maya as she twirl around the open field..and as she took in one deep breath, she could smell the fresh meadow leaves. The open field seems to link itself towards the lake which was located ten feet away from them. Aden looks at Maya with a smile as he felt so much joy just seeing her being so free and joyful... away from all the pain and trauma which has been shattering her spirit back in the past. And then he took his small digital camera from his bag pack and begin snapping some of Maya's candid shots...much to his amusement.

"Aden, I might look silly!" exclaimed Maya as she ran towards Aden and warned him to stop. Aden continue snapping more photos of her as he laughed and giggles. Suddenly, Aden seems to miss his footing and fall backwards towards the field, bringing Maya along with him. Maya's baby soft hair which she let them loose against her shoulder touches gently on Aden's face. Aden runs his fingers and begins caressing her hair and pushed it behind her ears and then he gently caress Maya's eyes...cheeks and her lips. Maya quiver by his touch...but she remain close on top of his body..allowing the warmness off his skin against her. And then she slowly brings her face closer towards him and allow her lips to touch against Aden's. Feeling the soft lips of Maya against him and the light fragrance of Maya, had simply mesmerized his soul as he hold on to Maya's slender body closer towards him and response to her light kisses. Aden stops when Maya slowly drew her face away from him, however she still had her doe eyes on him. Aden gently caress Maya's back before he lays her down on the soft grass and bring his lips back closer towards her's and give her the gentle kiss, which had made Maya's heart tremble and quiver in such an imaginable motion. The sound of the rustling wind and the soft flow of the vast lake had simply brings in so much pleasure and delightfullness for them. Aden brings his lips away from Maya and soon, he begins to nib the tip of her right ear and then he had his lips gently gliding next on the side off Maya's neck and shoulder as he pulls down the sleve of Maya's pastel baby blue sun-dress...sending some ticklish but warm sensation on Maya as she moves her body forward in response with Aden's warm but gentle kisses. Aden begins to move his hands lower towards Maya's body and slowly he begins to remove few buttons of her dress....and begins caressing her ample bosom . Maya close her eyes as she held on to Aden's neck....she seems to be drift away being in Aden's warm..and gentle touch as she begins to give soft pleasing moan. Suddenly, Maya's mind begins to linger back towards her traumatic past and the sudden fear of being forcely taken ran back into her mind ..when the thought of Ilhan and his beastly behaviour sips fast into her thoughts.

"No...Aden stop it..please!" cried Maya as she struggled beneath Aden's warm brazen body as she tries to push him away from her. Aden bring his lips away from Maya's abdomen as he stops abruptly..while Maya quickly sat up on the grass and tremble as she tries to button her blouse back again. Aden slowly reaches out his hand as he gently carress Maya's tearful face and slowly, he helps her to button up her blouse. "Please forgive me Maya..I just get carried away with your beauty." utters Aden as he looks guilty for his doing.

Maya held her trembling hand towards Aden's face and gently carress his fringe off his brow. "No! It's got nothing to do with you at all. It is just me..the same fear keeps on coming back to me now and then to haunt me. I'm not strong enough to just let it go..!" trails Maya sadly.

Aden brings Maya's hand close towards his chest. "I'm going to help you..get through these.I love you Maya." utters Aden.

"I love you too." said Maya as her fear has finally been soothe and taken away by Aden's gesture and gracious manner, and she knew Aden will never hurt and traumatized her. It seems that Maya had found the pillar of hope and strength from Aden's genuine love and compassion.

"Aden, I have bought something for you from this unique gift shop, which me and Aleeya went few days ago." exclaimed Maya as she took a tiny porch from her dress pocket and hand it towards Aden.

"For me?" asked Aden with a smile. Maya blushed and nodded. Aden remove the string off the porch and dig his fingers inside the tiny porch. And then he pulls out a leather necklace with a tiny dark blue pendant that comes with it. "Wow, Maya this is so cool." cries Aden as he begins to look at the blue torquise pendant in his hand.

"Come, let me put it on for you." utters Maya as Aden let Maya clip the necklace around his neck.

"Thanks Maya, it will stay on with me as long as I live." whispered Aden as he gently kisses Maya's hair. "It's getting late, come let's go back home." said Aden as he stood up and helps Maya along too.

Zaharah read the newspaper as she looks at the clock on the wall and it was almost late evening. As usual Adam won't be back that early as he needs to get and take notes on the new incoming order for the following month ahead.

"Madam, this is it." exclaimed the cab driver. Sarah looks upon the familiar front garden porch and fear came into her mind. "Why was this home seems to be so familiar?" thought Sarah to herself. However, after she paid the cab driver the fair, she step out from the vehicle and slowly limbed towards the front door. Her hand begins to tremble as she rang the door bell. Zaharah was startle upon hearing the door bell and wonders who could it be...it is simply impossible to be Adam. Zaharah place her newspaper back on the coffee table as she stood up and walks ahead towards the door and open it..and what a shocked she had when Sarah was the one who was standing right in front of her.

"Zaharah?" Sarah seems to look shocked herself as she was not aware that it is Zaharah's and Adam's home which she had gotten, after she had managed to get the correct address from Thaqif's journal and her plan of coming over to Aleeya's home was made unknown to her son.

"What do you want?" asked Zaharah sternly as she put her arms across her chest.

"Aleeya, is she your daughter?" asked Sarah faintly.

"How did you know that name?" asked Zaharah sarcarstically. "You have almost gotten my son, and now ,what do you want from my daughter? Just stay away from their lives."

"Zaharah, I know..I admit it is my mistakes for leaving Aden under you and Adam's care. I really feel so grateful and thankful for the love and compassion which you both had given to him..which unfortunately..I have failed to do. But can't you just let a tiny bit of your heart to ever have some mercy and forgiveness for my misdeeds." cried Sarah with tears in her eyes.

"Why now Sarah? Why now?" cried Aleeya furiously. "Where were you when Aden was crying mercifully for his mum to be back with him? Where were you, when Aden fall sick now and then and been asking for his mother even in his sleep? Have that thought ever cross your mind before you decides to ditch him?" cried Zaharah again with tears in her eyes.

"Zaharah, I have been punished for my sin..please don't punish me any more." pleads Sarah.

"Just listen to me Sarah...stay away from my son." warned Zaharah as she points her finger towards Sarah ailing face.

"How about Zaki? You willing to just forget about all that terrible things which Zaki had done to you..but why was it so hard for you to forgive me?" cried Sarah as she closed her lips with her palm as she tries to control herself from her sobbing.

"You want to know why, because he was fast to rectify his misdeeds and seek forgiveness from God..that's why." cries Zaharah. "Twenty-two years Sarah...twenty-two years..me and Adam had brought Aden up like our very own..so please now I plead with you..just don't ever step into his life again." cried Zaharah as she turn her back against her and then the thought of Aleeya flash back into her mind. "And what had Aleeya got to do with you?" asked Zaharah as she turns to face her again intensely.

Sarah begins to tremble even more when suddenly she recalls, her main attention of coming over to Aleeya's home and meet her family was to seek her hand of marriage..however she was not aware Aleeya was Zaharah's and Adam's daughter. "Zaharah, it's about my son and your daughter." begins Sarah as she regains back her composure. Zaharah remains quiet however she gave her an intense and firm look as Sarah begins to quiver with her words. "I will like to seek your daughter's hand of marriage for my son, Thaqif." requested Sarah.

"How dare you? Which part of my word that you do not understand? My children... their lives got nothing to do with you and your family." utters Zaharah furiously.

"Thaqif, he wants to set things straight and right again. Please you've got to agree with this marriage." pleads Sarah as tears keeps on falling on her wrinkle cheeks.

"And jeorpadized her future..a stupid mistake which you have done to yourself?" asked Zaharah with a smirk on her face.

"Zaharah, pleased..don't let things get worst as what it's already." pleads Sarah as she looks away from her.

"What has your son did to my daughter? My Aleeya? Tell me?" yelled Zaharah as she grip Sarah's arm and shaked her angrily.

"Please forgive my son..!" cries Sarah. Zaharah almost felt faint when at last she understood the whole situation right at that moment.

"Tell me this is all lies. You just want to get back at me..cause I have your son's love, that's why you are telling me all these lies." yelled Zaharah as she widen her eyes furiously. Sarah becomes helpless as she begins to wept continously. "No! No! Just because you have ruined yourself and now..you have purposely sent your son to ruin my Aleeya. " cried Zaharah as she pushed her towards her front door.

"Oh God! Zaharah, please we can always discuss things to prevent more unwanted sin to be committed." pleads Sarah. Zaharah shakes her head in disgust as she turns to face Sarah with so much anger and hatred in her eyes.

"This marriage is forbidden. About how I'm going to deal with my daughter has got nothing to do with your life and your son's life. Now get out of my house..and don't you ever dare come in between their lives ever again." yelled Zaharah as she roughly pulls Sarah and pushed her out from her home as she shut the door with a loud bang. Zaharah's heart was shattered to million little pieces as she can't believe her daughter could bring herself to her own downfall into such a terrible plight. She crept slowly towards the couch, as Zaharah begins to wept bitterly and those words which Sarah had spoken to her had simply cut her right through the core of her spirit. Suddenly she heard the roaring of a bike that had just being drove into the front of their garden porch. Zaharah remains motionless until the door was open and she knew it was Aleeya.

"Mum, the front door is not lock and so is our gate." exclaimed Aleeya as she place her empty case and helmet on top of the coffee table.

"What else that you feel, that we have not given you enough Aleeya?" asked Zaharah as she tries to control her tears from falling.

"Mum, I don't understand?" replies Aleeya as she remove her jacket and place it on the armchair.

"Please don't pretend as though nothing happens." utters Zaharah however she simply refused to look at her daughter much to Aleeya's dismay. Aleeya remains speechless as she begins to took her empty case in her arms again.

"What has Thaqif did to you?" asked Zaharah sternly. Aleeya was shocked as fears begins to slip in right through her soul. "Why did you do it Aleeya? How could you smeared and destroyed your future just like that?" yelled Zaharah as she stood and walk away from Aleeya with her arms across her chest.

"Mum, please for give me mum. Mum...!" cried Aleeya as she came closer towards Zaharah ....wanting to held her in her arms.

However Zaharah pushed her away from her in anger. "Is this how you repay us Aleeya? Huh! Where has your Faith gone too?" cried Zaharah furiuosly and then she went into Aleeya's room and headed straight towards her closet.

"Mum....please don't turn your back on me...please forgive me mum." pleads Aleeya tearfully as she held on to her arms and not wanting to let go. Zaharah ignores all her pleading as she rummage into Aleeya's closet and took most of her clothing and dump them onto the wooden laminated floor.

"No daughter of mine, could ever bring her down so low as to easily give herself away to a man." cried Zaharah in tears. "Pack your stuff and leave this house. You ran away before right? So you think can survive being on your own. All right so be it..get out from my house!" cried Zaharah furiously as begins to lose her sense of composure...her heart was hurt..hurt and betrayed by her beloved daughter...whom she had pin so much hope and dreams upon..and all that has been dashed and shattered.

"Mum, what's going on here?" asked Aden as he enters their home bringing Maya along with him. Maya knew, the water has been spilled as she looks at Aleeya who was weeping tearfully for mercy towards Zaharah. However Zaharah simply ignores all her pleading as she continues to ransacked Aleeya'a wardrobe and threw a bag pack towards her. Maya went over towards Aleeya and held her in her arms as she tries to calm her down.

"Aleeya, what happened?" asked Aden again curiously as he saw Aleeya's clothes has been thrown onto the floor and seeing his mother to be in such a furious state....a state which he had never once ever seen before as long as he could ever remembers.

"Aleeya, pick your clothes and leave." cried Zaharah as she bits her lower lips and clench her fists in anger. With heavy heart, Aleeya picks her clothes and place them in her backpack as she continues to wept tearfully.

"Auntie, maybe we could still talk things out?" pleads Maya as she held on to Zaharah's arm as she can't bear to watch Aleeya leave, not knowing where she might be heading too.

"Maya, this is between me and my daughter." utters Zaharah tensely as she gave Maya a stern look of warning.

"I'm her brother, so I've got the right to know." exclaimed Aden as he held on to his sister's hand not wanting to let go.

"Leave her Aden." warned Zaharah with tears in her eyes and her heart begins to hurt after she break those words. Aleeya wipe the falling tears from her face as she begins to regain her composure and then slowly she, picked her bag pack and headed towards the front door without turning back.

"No! Mum, I can't just let her go like this." exclaimed Aden as he dashed towards his sister and pulls her back in. Suddenly, Aden felt a sudden sharp pain on his chest and the agonising pain begins to travel back towards the nerve of his right arm. His vision begins to get blurry and he felt faint. Aleeya saw the agonizing look on Aden's intense features as she turns to face him.

"Aden are you okay?" asked Aleeya with tears in her eyes cause it simply pained her seeing Aden was struggling to fight this terrible pain off him. Suddenly, much to Aleeya's horror, Aden lost his conciousness. Aleeya was just in time to held him with all her might in her arms and slowly brings him down.

"Aden!" called Zaharah frantically.

"Maya, quick call for an ambulance." cried Aleeya.

"How is he?" asked Adam as he rushed towards the ward as he saw his whole family was there.

"The doctor is still checking on him." utters Zaharah with tears in her eyes. Aleeya sat on the chair along the corridor away from them as she begins to cry silently. Maya came closer towards her and sat beside her as she hand her a piece of tissue from her purse.

"Thanks!" utters Aleeya sadly. "This is all my fault. None of this would have happen, if I should be more wise and not get too impulsive with my on needs and desire." exclaimed Aleeya as she begins to sob. Maya held on to her shoulder, however she remains speechless.

Suddenly, Adam's phone rings and he knew it was Zaki who was on the line. "Zaharah I need to take this call for a while." said Adam. Zaharah slowly nods her head as she let Adam away from her sight as he was not allow to use the phone around that restricted area. Zaharah then turns her attention towards Aleeya who seems to look shudder and remoseful for all this happenings. "Please forgive me God." exclaimed Zaharah with tears in her eyes as she held her palms and cover her face. And then she brings her palm down again by her side, and continue to let her sight lingers back towards on Aleeya. Zaharah begins to feel horrid about herself and the things which she had said and done to her daughter. Zaharah was extremely furious for the misdeeds which Aleeya had literally cause to herself..but where else can Aleeya turns too and gain back her pillars of hope and courage, if it's not from her family. Zaharah knew, Aleeya has been hiding this traumatic incident from her, cause she could just reflect back on her own weakness ...for not being listening to her daughter's plight and cry for help. Such an irony, as a social worker this such cases is simply norm...but why, why was it so hard for her to accept the fact that her very own daughter had fall into that category. Zaharah clench her fist again. "No! Adam must not know about this....not at all." thought Zaharah to herself. "This will simply breaks him." utters Zaharah to herself again. At last she stood up from her chair and slowly walk towards Aleeya and Maya..however both of them did not realised that Zaharah had came closer towards them as they both remain silence within their own thoughts.

"Aleeya." utters Zaharah as she held out her arms towards her.

"Mum." cries Aleeya as she stood up and embrace Zaharah with all her might and not wanting to let go.

"It's okay baby. It's okay." utters Zaharah as she gently caress Aleeya's hair.

"Zaharah, the doctor needs to speak to all of us..including you Maya." said Adam softly as he came close behind Zaharah. Zaharah wipe the falling tears of Aleeya's face as she held her hand and Maya along with her.

Aden was already concious when they enter into his room, but several drip line and a blood transfusion were inserted into his vein. Aden smile upon seeing his family faces again and the joy of seeing his mother holding his sister's hand is simply unimaginable.

"All right, I have done several blood test on your son, and it seems Aden had some form of blood disorder disease. He had this major thalesmenia and his white blood cells are mutating in such abnormal rate. He needs to received blood transfusion almost very month or else his condition could just deteriorate." explained the doctor.

"It's there any other way that could be done?" asked Adam with concerned in his voice.

"I need to check on both of you..as I need to find out if both of you or either one of you is a carrier. " explained the doctor. Upon receiving those request by the doctor, Adam and Zaharah knew the consequences, the hidden chapter which both of them has been sealing deep into their heart will finally be open...be reveal.