Next Day

"Allah Hafiz."Asmara bid Hashim bye exiting the car at the university gate.

"Allah hafiz...take care."Hashim passed her a smile sliding the mirror downwards.

He was gonna slide the mirror upwards again but Asmara spoke up in a hurry:wait..wait wait!"

Hashim wiggled his brows together at her action.

She started muttering something under her breath and then blew it on Hashim...

"I forgot reciting Ayat ul Kursi earlier."Asmara smiled a little.

Hashim smiled wholeheartedly and asked:"its the first time you are blowing it on me,so how are you saying you forgot?"

"Hehe...very funny Mr.Hashim,you know I don't lie...I do it every morning when you sit like a king on the dining table sipping your tea engrossed in texting your Noor."Asmara retorted.

Hashim chuckled making Asmara frown:"Ms.silly!"

"No its Mrs.silly!"Asmara replied.

"Okay mam as you say...but now go,you'll get late for the class otherwise."Hashim said suppressing his laughter.

"Ok bye."Asmara said running inside and Hashim left for the office.

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"You are so happy today?"

Ansha asked Asmara when they were sitting in the vast lawn of the university.

"I am so so happy...Mama Baba and Sara are coming today...evening flight."Asmara exclaimed with joy.

"That's great!"

"Yes...you know its been 3 months since I came here,baba was saying from past 2 and a half month that they are coming but everytime they delayed and I missed them all so much...they are shifting here permanently."

"I also wanna meet uncle aunty and Sara."

"You should meet them."

Asmara replied happily.

"So you are gonna stay with your parents or Hashim bhai?"

Ansha asked out of nowhere.

"No they will stay at baba's house and I'll stay at my house...ofcourse with Hashim."Asmara said tying her hair in a loose bun.

"Good,btw I...what happened to you...here?"Ansha asked pointing towards Asmara's neck.

Asmara glanced towards her neck,untying her hair to cover her hickey:"oh this...Hashim just lost his control."

Ansha laughed and Asmara mentally facepalmed herself for what she just told.

"So Hashim bhai lost control?"

"No..no he just lost his mind,I told him to buy mosquito spray but he didn't so there were so many mosquitos in our house and they bit me..."Asmara tried making a story.

"Why are you blaming poor mosquitos when all the credit goes to your dear husband."Ansha winked.

Asmara blushed profusely hitting her arm...

"Don't talk like that,you are still immature and innocent."

Ansha laughed hard:"seriously Asmi...I am much mature,you were the one who was immature and innocent but I must say not anymore." Ansha squished her cheek.

"Anshaa!"Asmara whined.

"Don't whine...I am happy for you."

Asmara said while pouting:"change the topic."

"Hahaha...okay Ms.Mature."

"Whatever!"

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When the university time got over Hashim was already there at the gate waiting for Asmara.

"Assalamoalaikum!"Asmara said entering the car.

"Walaikumusalam...how was the day?"Hashim asked.

"Good."

"Not so cheerful today...everything is fine?"Hashim asked.

"Ansha is leaving for Pakistan after this semester...and she will be my junior when she will resume...I don't have any other friend."Asmara told playing with her bag's zip.

"Oh...its sad,but she will remain your friend,no matter junior or senior."

Asmara hummed in response.

"Hashim we will go to airport na?"

Asmara asked looking towards him.

"No...they will come by themselves."Hashim replied.

"Why?"

"Its tiring Asmara,almost 2 hours travel,so why not take rest and prepare some good meal for them until they reach."Hashim suggested.

"But I want to go."

"We are not going."

"I knew it you are not happy nor excited of their arrival,because they are my family not yours,you don't love them at all."

Asmara said and Hashim pulled the breaks of the car frowning.

"What's wrong with you Asmara?"

Hashim was stunned at her stupid thinking.

"I just want to go meet my parents,I miss them so much."

"Ok I'll ask Driver,he will take you to airport..."Hashim said and started driving the car again.

"You'll not take me there?"

Asmara asked.

"My presence is not needed in your family."Hashim said as he felt bad with Asmara's words.

"Hashim...I am sorry,I didn't mean that but..."Asmara apologized.

"Asmara sometime you do such things by which I feel so bad,yar I get hurt by your words."Hashim spoke softly.

"Hashim sorr.."

"Nah...please don't apologize."

"Come out we have reached."

Hashim got out of the car and opened the door for her too.

Asmara came out and together they headed to their home.

Hashim went to have a bath while Asmara kept thinking about what she did earlier...she shouldn't have done that.

Hashim came out,Asmara was sitting guilty...

"Asmara take rest for sometime,then we have to go to airport."

"Where are you going?"Asmara asked when she noticed Hashim moving out of the room.

"To eat something,I am hungry."

Asmara got up from bed and went to Hashim,standing infront of him,she held his hand,looking downwards.

"Please sorry."

"Come here sit."Hashim sighed sitting beside her.

There was silence for a few moments and then Hashim spoke up."You were right,I don't love your family like you do...I can't love them as you...because love runs in blood...I can't love your parents as I love mine and so is the case with you...can you love my parents more than you love yours?...no,you can't because its our human nature,nothing can replace the love we have for our parents...so there is nothing wrong in it...haan we can do a thing that is we can respect each others parents as we respect our parents...I don't believe in all the fantasy that good daughter in law or good son in law love their in laws more than their real parents,because it can never happen...so being real I never expected it from you to love them,you respect them alot and this is more than enough for me,I respect my inlaws and this should be enough for you..."

Asmara looked at Hashim trying to digest all his words...thinking how can he be so understanding always and the way he answers her unasked questions has all her heart.

"I am not angry at you,i got hurt but then I thought its my responsibilty to tell you about all this...so don't spoil your mood."

Hashim gave a light smile holding her hand.

Asmara's eyes welled up,tears brimming at the corner of her eyes,those were the tears of happiness,contentment and joy.

"Hashim ap na meri jan hain,I love you so so much."Asmara said and started crying.

Hashim pulled her in a hug

"Meri pagal titli."

"Shh calm down now,and sleep, we'll have to go to airport na."

Hashim caressed Asmara's hair while she was clinging to him.

"We are not going,they will come by themselves,we'll cook something good for them till they reach."Asmara said with a genuine smile.

"As you wish wifey."

Hashim kissed her cheek.

Asmara and Hashim together cooked the dinner.They were exhausted,Hashim went and sat on the couch in the lounge while Asmara went inside the room.

She searched clothes to change for herself as well as Hashim.

"Please Asmara aj red ya pink shirt mat nikalna."Hashim said entering the room.

Asmara giggled"but I am wearing pink today so you..."

"No way!"

Asmara laughed saying ok.

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"Why are you putting makeup today?"Hashim asked as entering the room after taking bath.

Asmara rolled her eyes talking to herself"to hide mosquito kiss."

"What?"Hashim asked.

"To hide this mosquito kiss given by you."Asmara replied.

"Mosquito kiss...what do you mean?"Hashim asked.

"This one,the mosquito kiss."

Asmara said moving her hair away from her neck.

Hashim laughed:"who told you that its the mosquito kiss?"

"Oho Hashim,look its like mosquito bite,so it is mosquito kiss,I don't know the other name."

Asmara said applying the makeup.

Hashim laughed at her cuteness

"Its called hickey or love bite,not mosquito bite or mosquito kiss."

"Whatever!"Asmara said.

Hashim chuckled.

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"What baba...why you went to your flat...you know I was waiting since morning...I wanna meet you."Asmara said and started crying when she got to know that her parents went to their own house instead of coming to Asmara.

"Mera bacha we had all the luggage with us so we came here first,on the way to your place my princess."Her baba tried to calm her down.

"I don't want to talk to you,go where ever you want."Asmara said cutting the call.

Later on Mr.Ali called Hashim and told him about the situation and their arrival...he assured him to calm Asmara down.

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"Mama I wanna go with you or you have to stay here please?"

Asmara asked hugging her mother.

"You can come with us because we all can't stay here na."Shiza said caressing her hair.

"I'll go with you then."Asmara exclaimed.

"Yayy...we'll have fun,I missed you Asmi Api."Sara said cheerfully.

They continued talking while Hashim and Mr.Ali were discussing some matter in the other room.

After discussing some business they joined the ladies in the lounge.

"What going on?"Mr.Ali asked sitting next to Asmara.

"Nothing baba,Api will be going with us."Sara announced and Hashim's eyes widened in response.

He looked towards Asmara who was busy hugging her father

"When they decided all this?"

He questioned himself.

"So we shall leave na,its quite late."Mrs.Ali announced.

"Mama...let me get my clothes,I'll stay there for a week atleast,baba you have to drop me to university everyday?"Asmara was blabbering.

"Wow titli...ignoring your poor husband now...i am feeling jealous of her baba to whom she is clinging all the time."Hashim was talking to himself.

His trance broke when Asmara said:"Mama my bag is ready."

"Ok we shall move out then,but wait have you asked from Hashim whether he permits you or not?"

Shiza asked.

"Haan now you remember she is my wife!"Hashim was talking to himself.

"Hashim."Asmara went and stood infront of him."I wanna live with mama baba please."she said making a puppy face.

"Good way of asking for permission wifey"Hashim's inner voice.

"You can go Asmara."Hashim smiled,In return Asmara gave a big smile.

"Done mama,now come,baba is waiting in the parking."

Asmara and Sara said and Shiza hugged Hashim bidding him bye while Asmara just mouthed a bye to Hashim,he nodded in response and they left.

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Teaser for next update...

Asmara while wailing loudly"My biggest mistake was marrying you Mr.Hashim and I regret it..."

His heart just broke...

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Dated 2 June,2020.