Arsam's POV

I was surprised but was happy on how Haadi Bhai stood for arisha... I don't know but I have a strong feeling he started liking her .. Or may be loving her?....If it happens I'll be the happiest... My best friend and my brother.... Oh my god...I need to share this with someone...And the first one came in my mind is 'so called mastermind'.... I dialed her number...

After few rings..

"Hello... ?"

"Hey ... Assalamwalekum " I acted nice ...

"Walekum assalam... Sorry who is this"

"Don't try to act smart hania... I know u have saved my number....." I told.

"Whatever .....Hmm tell me.... Why u have called?.."

"Actually something happened today......" And then I told her everything from A to Z.....

"Wow ....." She said..

"What? ....Wow?.... Kaisi Behan ho.... U are amused to listen about how phupo treated your sister...?" I teased.

"Nahi na duffer.... I am amused on how haadi Bhai stood for her... Kaash sach me haadi Bhai or aru ....."

"Hey do u seriously want this ?" I asked excited..

"What?"

"Yahi.... Haadi Bhai and aru.... " I told

"Arsam... Bas.... Faltu dimag na chalao tum..."

"Arey I am serious.... I don't know about aru but yeah... I have a strong feeling that haadi Bhai is totally head over heels for her..."

"Really? ... Are you sure?"

"I am damn sure....."

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Why this guy is giving me mixed signals...one day he tell me to stay away and the other day he fights with his loved ones for me....

Arisha its just a drama...do not feel all this...he stood for you just to prove phupo that all this is real...but it is not...

In the evening...Phupo came and apologized for her behavior to me....it was weird ... But I forgave...

After that day... The life was going smooth, but haadi seemed distancing with me...I tried to ask him many times but he just changed the topic..we started talking lesser day by day.....Whenever I approach him he just reply in one or two words....I was unable to figure out what is wrong...Arsam was also not there..he has to go bangalore for some work...

I was in my class when a message popped ...

"Aru aapi jaldi se ghar aa jayein" this was shiza....

"What's wrong?" I replied

"I can't tell you.... Just come fast...its urgent"

"Shiza ....not again... U know you did this earlier and there was no urgency"

"But aapi ... I have a surprise for you... Come na..."

"Okay ...fine... I'll come after my class...."

"I am waiting"

After my class when I went malik's mansion ....Shiza came running...

"Come aapi.... We have a surprise for you..." She pulled me inside ..

I was amazed to see baba sitting there with haadi and usman uncle...I ran to him and hugged him...

"Assalamwalekum baba..... Kaise hai aap?" I started crying ..

"Walekum assalam..... Arey... Ye kya ... Tum toh ro rahi ho...kya hua? " I smiled with teary eyes..Haadi was looking at me..

"Arisha beta....Bhaee tumko rota dekh Razi ko lagega hm tumko thik se nahi rakhte yahaan..." Usman uncle tried to light the moment....

"Baba I missed you so much" I told him sitting next to him putting my head on his shoulder..

"We missed you too....ghar me toh sannata hi ho gaya hai......Or yahaan kisiko tang toh nahi kiya tumne? " baba asked in fun..I shook ...

"Bas puchhein na uncle ..." Haadi chuckled slowly which was audible only to me...I eyed him with a pout....

"Nahi ...kaisi baat kar rahe ho ... Ye toh badi hi pyaari or shant bacchi hai ...." Usman uncle said lovingly... But haadi gave me a 'really?' Look ...I smiled this time.. He was like ignoring me from last few days and today he was giving me looks... What's wrong with this guy... Today I'll definitely ask him...

"Baba... Mumma kesi hai ... Or minal Hania .. Wo q nahi aae?"

Baba was about to say something when shiza interrupted..

"Ah... Aapi zara room mein aaiye..." Shiza said and walked out..

"Yeah coming..."

After few minutes when I went to the room...it was all dark ... I slowly went to switch board to on the lights ... But someone hugged me from back....

I switched on the lights and I was surprised to see my sister...standing there smiling...

"Haniiiiiiiiiii" I literally jumped on her ..she hugged me back... Soon shiza came and turned it into group hug...

"Tum achanak ..... Tumne mujhe bataya kyun nahi ...." I complained

"Agar bata deti toh ye surprised expression kese dekh paati.... Wese shiza or haadi Bhai ko Pata tha..."

Haadi ko bhi Pata tha?

"Khair.... Tum aa gai yahi bohot hai mere liye....Damn... I missed you all..." I hugged her again...Then we went downstairs to join everyone for tea...

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Haadi's POV

I was sitting with Raza uncle and Dad,listening there conversation...they were remembering there school and college life.... I found they were really closed friends back then.. Then why we were not in contact with them in all these years...

I remember when we were shifting to Delhi, I went to their house to meet arisha, but she was crying and said that she hates me because I am leaving her alone..that was the last words I remembered she said..

I saw she was coming towards us with her sister Hania.... She was looking so happy...

"Baba aap logo ne mujhe bataya kyun nahi ki aap aa rahe hai.."

"Arey beta... Hania ka koi exam hai kal...isko aana tha toh bas achanak hi plan bana...kal shaam hi wapasi bhi hai"

"Kal? Bilkul bhi nhi....Uncle kya Hania thode din mere sath reh sakti hai" shiza asked....

"Haan baba...please... Hania ko chorh dein thode din mere pas.." Arisha insisted

"Nahi arisha ...Hania kaise ruk sakti hai...." Her father said..she looked at her sister with sad face.

"Raza uncle ...wese hania ko admission se pehle kuch formalities complete karni hogi......phir se aaenge kya aap sab kaam chorh ke...thode din rehne dein isko...shiza or arisha ke sath jake sab formalities complete kar legi...." I gave him a solid excuse to leave Hania ...

"Haadi thik keh raha hai...hania hamare sath rahegi kuch din....meri or hania ki game bhi pending hai?...kyun hania yaad hai na?" Dad said taking a sip from his cup, and looked at Hania with smile....while we all were confused....

"Bilkul uncle.... Mai kese bhool sakti hu... Aap hamesha haar jate the " Hania told chuckling...we were still confused what they are talking about...

"jab ye choti thi tab mujhe ludo mein hara deti thi kabhi kabhi,bohot practice ki hai maine beta..ab mai nahi haarne wala Hania se.." Dad told reading our confused faces.

we all laughed.....

after some more insistence ..uncle agreed to leave hania and the girls screamed in happiness ...

We talked for sometime when phupo entered...

Ya Allah bas ab phupo kuch keh na dein uncle se....Pata nahi wo kese react karenge ...

"Tum?..." Phupo said in shock to see uncle...

I looked at uncle...he was equally shocked...

Phupo went in without saying anything and everyone resumed their work but I felt uncle is still looking lost..

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Arisha's pov

When phupo entered I was very scared...what if she told anything to baba.. But she was shocked looking at baba ...Why is she shocked?

When she walked out everyone continued to talk but haadi and I looked at each other in confusion..

Later that day... All girls including tara and Fiza were sitting in shiza's room chatting.... I remembered I had to talk to haadi and thank him for how he stood for me that day...I excused from them and went out to speak to him..I looked into his room.. He was not there..I searched everywhere but couldn't find him... I called him...but he was not picking up the call...I asked everyone but they knew nothing... I asked the watchman...he also didn't saw him..

Ya Allah...I hope he is alright..y he is not picking up the call

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I was very worried and scared till now....

I called again and again..then after 20 minutes...on my 33rd call he picked after few rings...

"Haadi...are you alright?..why you were not picking up the phone...? Where are you...? I was searching for you..." I bombarded him with questions..

"Arisha....breathe atleast... Don't worry I am okay....Infact I am in home....on terrace ..." He told...

"Okay ...wait I am coming..." I hung the call and ran to terrace...

He was standing there.... I ran to him and hold his arm from back to turn him ...

"Why you are standing here alone... Is everything alright..and Why you were not picking up the phone...I got so worried you idiot..." I started yelling but this was with concern...he turned ..

But he did what I could never imagine... He pulled me into a hug....

"I am sorry...I am really very sorry...We shouldn't have done this to you...I shouldn't have done this to you...I agreed on this just to irritate you the way you were doing from day one....i thought I'll irritate you...i thought I'll play... But believe me what phupo said that day... I never wanted this happen to you... I am sorry for what she said... I am sorry for what you are going through because of my selfishness.. I didn't wanted to marry tara.it was my problem...but I shouldn't dragged you into this mess...its all my fault..." He said everything still holding me tight and I was standing still... Know nothing... How to react on this sudden confession...(I am very bad at comforting people..)

"Its okay haadi......" I tried to calm him rubbing his back..soon he pulled back realizing what he is doing... He looked everywhere but me ... We couldn't make an eye contact after this sudden action of his ...soon I gathered courage to speak..

"its not your fault...i am doing this just because aunty wanted this....don't stress so much...you don't know how strong I am...and I can handle all this.....alright" I told seriously putting my hands on his chest,he looked at me and half smiled.

"or wese bhi bade bade desho mein aesi choti choti batein to hoti rehti hai" I winked to make the moment light...he now smiled at my dialogue...

"Arisha can we be friends again?" Haadi asked finally looking at me...

Woah... This guy is throwing googly on googly.. I remember arsam told me that he don't make friends now..

"Are you sure you can handle my weirdness?" I asked

"What type of question is this.. Of course I am sure..aaj tak sabse zyada maine hi jhela hai shayad.." He replied...I narrowed my eyes on this..

"Okay.. you will not expect sorry thank you please from me?"

"Aapne mujhe wese bhi aajtak sorry thank you nahi bola hai.... So its okay...now friends?" He said and offered his hand..

"Okay then.... Friends" we shaked hand....

"Accha can I say something" I said and he nodded smiling...

"Thanks for standing for me that day...it really means a lot" I said

"Oh don't say that...actually it was my fault..I was doing that to irritate you and..... Anyways... Let's go down..its getting cold.." He said with a smile, holding my hand leading towards the entrance..

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Bhai bhabhi aesa kese kar sakte hai mere sath... Arisha toh mujhe pehle hi napasand thi...lekin aaj..aaj mujhe usse shadeed nafrat ho rahi hai...kyunki ye us insaan ki beti hai...usne us fatima ke liye mujhe reject kiya tha or aaj uski beti...

Nahi .... Jo saalo pehle mere sath hua, wo mai Meri tara ke sath nahi hone dungi.... Woh ladki Meri tara ki kismat yun nahi chheen sakti .... Jo maazi mein hua... Wo phir nahi dohraya ja sakta...bilkul bhi nahi ...