It was 7th month of Ayesha’s pregnancy.
Her baby bump was big and beautiful.
She glowed like an angel.
She had stopped going to medical college temporarily, on doctor’s advice, for bed rest.
She stayed at home, reading medical books, taking care of her free hospital work from home.
Rayan had become even more caring.
He would come home every 2 hours from office to check on her.
He had put 10 lady guards around palace, 5 guards around hospital, and a doctor living inside palace 24 hours for Ayesha and her mother.
Everything seemed peaceful.
Share war was won.
Kabir and Kamran were quiet for 2 months, no news.
Rayan thought they had given up and run away.
But they were planning the biggest and dirtiest attack.
Tuesday, 2 AM.
Ahmed Free Kidney Hospital.
Fatima Bibi Foundation Hospital.
50 poor patients sleeping inside, 10 nurses on duty, 2 guards at gate.
A black Vigo car stopped 100 meters away from hospital.
4 masked men with guns got out.
They had a photo of Fatima Bibi.
Leader whispered, “Remember plan from boss Kamran?
Kidnap the old woman, Fatima.
Take her to old warehouse near Ravi River.
Then call Rayan and demand his 60% shares.
If he doesn’t give shares, kill the old woman.
And if Ayesha comes to save her mother, kidnap her also.
Boss wants both mother-daughter.” They jumped the back wall of hospital.
Guards were sleeping because it was 2 AM and they had been bribed by Kamran’s man yesterday with 2 lakh rupees to sleep at 2 AM.
The 4 men entered the hospital from back window, broke the lock of store room, and went to patient ward where Fatima Bibi was sleeping.
She was there for her weekly checkup, staying one night in hospital.
Fatima Bibi was sleeping peacefully, dreaming of her grandchild.
She was 6 months pregnant’s mother, happy.
One man put chloroform cloth on her nose.
She fainted in 5 seconds, without shouting.
They picked her up, put her in a big sack, and took her out from back door, put her in Vigo car, and drove away fast.
Nurse on duty came after 10 minutes for routine check and found bed empty!
She shouted, “Where is Fatima Bibi?
Where is patient?” Guards woke up and checked.
No one.
Bed empty.
Window open.
They realized kidnapping!
Nurse called Ayesha immediately, crying, “Madam!
Madam!
Your mother!
She is missing!
Kidnapped!
From hospital!” Ayesha was 7 months pregnant, sleeping.
When she heard phone, she screamed so loudly that Rayan woke up and fell from bed!
“AMI!
KIDNAPPED!
AMI KIDNAPPED AGAIN!” Ayesha screamed, crying, holding her big baby bump, trying to get up, but her stomach was heavy.
Rayan held her, “What?
Kidnapped?
Again?
How?
We had guards!” He called hospital manager.
Manager confirmed, “Sir, kidnapped at 2:10 AM, 4 men, Vigo car, guards were bribed!” Rayan’s blood boiled.
He called Police Chief, his friend, at 2:30 AM.
“Uncle, my mother-in-law kidnapped from my own hospital!
I want all Lahore police on roads right now!
Block all exits!
Check all Vigo cars!
I want my mother back before sunrise or I will destroy this city!” Police Chief said, “Rayan, don’t worry, we will find her.
We are blocking roads.” But Ayesha was not waiting for police.
She was wearing her burqa, crying, trying to go out, 7 months pregnant, to search her mother.
“Ami!
Ami!
I have to save Ami!
She was kidnapped because of me!
Because I married Rayan!
It’s my fault!” she cried, blaming herself.
Rayan stopped her at door.
“Ayesha, you are