She was sitting on his bed. She felt uneasiness just thinking about upcoming time.

It is not first time that she will be alone in room with him. When she already faced this beforehand. But there is different that now he is her husband.

That thought terrified her.

How they done their first nikkah. After that what events took place.

How she married to him again in front of their family.

She wanted to have dream wedding. Her marriage was not near to it.

This whole situation making her frustrated as same time angry. She just wanted to make this decorated room turned into mess. She just wanted to destroy till satisfied with this decoration which was hunting her.

But she can't do that. If she do that then she again saw him her weakness and emotions. Which she already show him more than enough. That why she was controlling her tears which want to fall down anytime from her eyes.

She have to face the every situations with some strengths now not like weak girl. She did little pep talk with herself.

Few minutes later she heard the sound of opening and closing door.

He entered in his room and saw her sitting on his bed.

He walked to her and sat near her on bed not before taking the small box from side drawer. While She was feeling his gaze on her all the time but didn't look up at him once.

"This is for you." Saying He raised that box to her. She didn't move to take it from his hand.

He sighed to see that she didn't in mood to take it.

He opened the box and take out the ring which he brought in morning for her.

He knows girls don't want to forgot the small thing in their marriage. And here They missed all the traditions in their marriage. So he just want to make up for it by giving her engagement ring.

She glanced at his hand whose holding the ring and other hand out asking her hand.

He saw she offered her hand but didn't put in his hand. He slide the ring into her ring finger. He felt her body stiffened when his fingers brushed against her.

He moved back from his place and create more space between them then already was. He know that she was feeling uncomfortable just like him. He just wanted to remove this awkward atmosphere.

"Go, change your dress. You must be tired." He suggested her who just waiting for him to tell her that.

She stood up from the bed and took out light dress for her to wear from her bags which was kept it corner of the room. After that she went to straight the washroom.

All this time He saw her who done everything in hurry that any moment he would changed his mind and stopped her.

He shoook his head on her act. He wanted asked her lots of questions.

How was she?

What happens after they left from her house?

What her parents behaved wrong with her in two days?

He stopped himself knowing that was not right time asked all this when she was not ready at least talk with him or stay in his present.

He also took his night dress from wardrobe and went to change in other room.

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When She closed the door of the washroom then she breathed of relief. She closed her eyes and leaned against door.

She didn't have idea before that one day she was running from someone like this.

After taking shower she changed. She was about to pick up her weddings dress from floor. When She saw the ring which she was forget to remove. Then some past memory flow in her mind.

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She alwasys liked the ring which she always see her mother wearing.

One day they were going attend one of her cousin's marriage.

"Mom! I want to wear your ring." She asked her mother.

"Which ring beta?" She asked her in confusion.

"This" she pointed her ring finger.

"Sorry beta! I can't give you this." When Khadija denied for that. Then she saw her who making sad face.

"Don't be sad. When you will grown up like a beautiful girl and married to someone. Then your husband will you give you the ring which more beautiful compare to this." She tried explained her 11 years old daughter and make her understand.

Aroosa listening this smiled happily that one day she will also get the ring like her mother.

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She sadly smiled on that memories.

Now she got the ring but she didn't want it nor she saw the ring to her mother. Her parents cut all her ties with her.

She remembered how they behaved with her when she was going to leave her house.

She hugged all her cousins with teary eyes.

They took her down stairs where everyone waiting for her.

She walked towards her mother and hugged her cryingly. In past days she didn't come to her room once. But she didn't return the hug just stood there.

After that she walked towards her father for hug. But he took two steps back from her like she has some disease.

Only rewinding that tears escape from her eyes. After that she couldn't control the tears and collapsed on the floor.

Some time later she didn't have any tears left so she stood up from the floor.

She have to go out from here. She couldn't hide forever in washroom. She picked up her wedding dress from floor and her jewellery which she place on the basin after removed it.

She collected the some strength with that went out in the room.

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He finally saw the washroom door opened which he was waiting since half and hour. He came to the room after changing. But she didn't. She was there from past hour in the washroom.

Now seeing her flushed faced he can tell that she was crying in there.

She put the jewellery on the dressing table and her dress on the stool. She walked towards the bed but stopped to see the bed.

Now I have to share bed with him? . She thought.

No I am not going to do it. She decided.

He looked at her who was glancing the bed and then sofa. He knew what she was thinking.

"You can take the bed and I will sleep on the sofa." Saying that He stood up from the bed not before taking pillow and placed it on the sofa.

She have no strength in her. She now only wanted to sleep. That why she just nodded at him.

She lay down on the bed and covered herself with duvet. She was so tired of crying that she didn't know when she welcomed the sleep.

He also closed off the lights and lay down on sofa. But his mind didn't let him sleep.

That time He didn't have any idea that his one decision of nikkah with her and it result came out like this.

He couldn't sleep properly from past two days.

He couldn't stop himself for blaming it. Her parents reactions and her behavior were making him more guilty for all this.

He aware of the fact she didn't ready to get married at this early age. Also she didn't complete her studies. She was litterly force into this marriage. She was uncomfortable with all this situation.

Now He give her all time she want for her adjusts and feel comfortable. He will not going to force her in anything. He wants to fix everything. He will try she doesn't feel any type presser about this marriage or anything.

First He just wants to remove this discomfort and awkwardness from between them. So they at least talk with him with each other like normal person. In thinking he didn't know when he fall asleep.

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It was seven in the morning when he waken up. His back was hurting for sleeping on sofa.

"This useless thing can't give me comfortable sleep." He murmured to himself.

Then he glanced on the bed but find it was empty. In next second he stood on feet.

He was about to leave the room for search her but he heard the sound of the running shower. So he realsed his breath and sat down the sofa.

Sometimes later she came out of washroom and saw he was awake. But she continued to do her work.

He glanced at her who was keeping her jewellery in red box.

"Good morning" he wished her but in returned she just nodded.

He sighed and went to get ready for office. First he decided not go to office for today but he changed his mind.

Few minutes later he was combing his hair stood against dressing mirror but his eyes on her who was sitting on the bed and playing with her fingers.

"Get your books. I will drop you to the college." On his voice she stood up to get her books from her bags.

She was amazed to listen that. She thought he don't let her to complete her studies and make her house wife.

So she didn't hope that she will again go to college. But now she is going. She was happy about it but she didn't shaw it and keep her face expression less.

"I also empty the other side of wardrobe. You can put your stuffs there." He told her who was closings her bag before taking out her books.

"Come! Mom-dad will be waiting for us on breakfast." Saying that he opened the door and went out. He didn't look but he aware of her presence behind him.

"Asalam o alaikum" his mother greeted as she saw the newlyweds entered in dinning area.

"Walekum asalam" Zuhair replied and took his seat. Kausar confusely saw when Aroosa kept the books on side table after she took the seat beside him.

"Zuhair! I don't know you are become that much selfish." Kausar told him sadly.

"What I did now?" He didn't know why now days he was unknowingly making everyone sad.

"How can you send her to college? So you can go to office. That is on your first day after marriage". She said in anger laced voice and continued.

"Because of you Kasim. You made my son workaholic like you. I know before this. Then I wouldn't have allowed him to join the office." She fired on her husband.

"And you can't spend some time with your wife while staying back home?" She was very angry on her idiotic son.

"Kausar! Please calm down. Let him explain himself." Kasim saw that his son was trying explained her but she didn't give him any chance.

"Now what he want to explain?" She asked him irritadly.

"Mom! I don't force her to go or anything like that but she having her exam after week. That's why she have to go to college." Listening this his mom calm down. But Aroosa was shocked in her place.

How he know about my exam? She thought.

"When she is going then what I will do stay back in house? That why I don't taking days off from office." He give her reason.

"Sorry beta." Kausar was guilty for jump on convulsions like that.

"Mom! How can you judge me like that?" Zuhair told her like he was offended with her.

"Sorry. Please forgive your poor mother. How above in night I will make your favourite food?" She was trying to repay him.

"I will forgive you for that. But it depends on how delicious food of test." He said to her hiding his smile.

"See! He doesn't only workaholic like me but romantic also. Just luck is not giving him opportunity to show that." Kasim declared. He know that how his wife always take everything to her heart.

"Just shut up Kasim!" She continued.

"Aroosa! Don't mind him. He is always behave like this. You will be late for college. You start the breakfast." She served food in her plate.

She just nodded at her and started to eat.

"Begum! You broke my heart when you said her take me lightly."keeping his hand kept on his heart Kasim told her in dramatic way. But his wife eyes make him stopped to say further.

If Old Aroosa present here then she would have laughed on that or joined them in family drama. But today she couldn't at least smile on that. She was just missing her family time.

How they also enjoyed each other company like this.

Zuhair was peeping at her now and then. Who was just eating like that was most interesting thing to do. She was sitting here with them but not mentally.

He sighed on the thought that he have to go long way for her acceptance.

Kausar was also felt something off with Aroosa. But thinking that she new in house. So she is uncomfortable. Also she miss her parents that's why she sad and silent. She ignored it and didn't say anything.

That's how breakfast time went.

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Few times later he parked the car in front of her college. They finished journey in silent.

"Give me call when you will free from college." He told her who was about to open the car door but stopped.

"I don't have mobile with me." She said in low voice that if she was not seated on the front besides him. Then he missed that.

He took breath of relief.

At least she said something. She didn't even utter a word since their marriage.

"Sorry! I forgot to give you." He extends his hand to give her phone but she didn't accept it. He felt her hestination. So he added.

"I remembered your phone became useless. Also I aware of that you didn't make time to buy it in past few days. That why I brought it for you." He explained her.

"now please keep it. i can keep in touch with you. I also save my contact number in it. Give me call when you free from here. Then I will come to pick you up." Saying that he put phone in her lap.

She picked it up and went out form the car.

"Bye!" He said to her who didn't even heard but left in hurry. He saw her back till she went out of side in crowd.

After that he also left from there to office.

In office he was doing his work but his eyes went on the phone again and again.

He has feelings that she will not call him.

Removing every thought he put his mobile near him. Not like always he didn't know where his mobile or put it on silent mode.

He didn't wait for someone's call like her.

His waiting came to the end after some time. When he was discussing some work with others employees then his mobile rang.

He saw the id and stood from his chair to talk to her privately but call get cut when he was about to pick up. He decided to call her but he changed his mind and he left the office to pick her up.

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On Second day exactly same happened.

Also on third day.

He was now aware of this she was knowingly cutting the call before he picked up.

She was ignoring him like he was not exist in her life. Like They didn't even shair any realtionship.

He didn't react on it thinking this was not right time when she was preparing for her exam. Nonetheless He always dropped and picked her up.

He would have left the driver in her duty but he didn't like that idea. Thinking that she was his reasponblity now which he have to fulfill.

Days went like this.

After finish her exam she always make her self locked in room which was they sharing. She didn't even try to spend some time with his mother.

She was living in his house just like guest. She didn't even make herself involved in anything which happened in house.

He also noticed her behavior in house but He didn't talk her about that.

He was ignoring everything taking as her childish act. He thought she was immature.

She wasn't understanding that they were tied in knot which not temporary. So She can't keep run away from him or their marriage for the life time. After some time She have to face the reality.

He can't help it but felt hurt with her behavior. Her silent killing her. He didn't even heard her voice enough since their marriage.

She didn't answer properly or when she give it with her head. He fet disturbed when she was hiding her emotions in front him.

Their bond to sharing pain , happiness, and every thing but She was keeping everything in her heart.

He know She felt uneasiness around him. But she was not trying to remove it by talk of anything. But making it worse by behaving like that.

Her behavior was also effecting house atmosphere. She also making sad everyone in house while showing her didn't acceptance for their marriage. But she was not realising anything.

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He came back home from office. He entered in lounge.

"Asalam o alaikum" he heard his mother's voice.

"Walekum asalam. Why you having evening tea alone? " he didn't see his father with her like as always.

"Your dad have go to meet his one of friend. And about other you know that…." She didn't have to complete when he already know the person who is his wife.

"Now you came. Then spend some time with me whom you forgot after your marriage." She added to change his mood. He realsed sigh and took seat beside her.

She offered him the tea and he took it.

"Zuhair! How about you both will go to your honeymoon?" She suggested.

"I don't think this is right time, mom!" He put the empty cup on the table.

"You told me same in start when I gave in because of her exam but I think this is right time when she has days off from college." She strictly told him.

"Please mom! I don't want to go now. After some time we definitely go." He tried reassure her.

He was aware of that she willingly not come with him on honeymoon now. When she couldn't agree to go out on dinner with him.

Yes! He asked her but she rejected it in next second.

He always try to make their relation better. But she always with her behavior or action make his all efforts failed.

But He didn't force her in it. He was stick to his plan of giving her time.

"Why you behaving strange?" She pull him out from his thought.

"How?" He confusely asked her.

"You always spent weekend with us but after your marriage you spend it in office." She stated.

"Mom! It ...it is...not like that but ...but some meetings.." He shuttered.

" You are trying to make fool me or yourself?" She statistically asked. He didn't utter a word.

"You want to change her behavior but you changing your personality not her. If she try to go back from you then You move forward to her. If She is taking this realtionship lightly then show her how much strong this bond. But ýou are wasting your time in office. You would have spend some time with her but you silly boy!" Her mother told him.

"She is not give me any time for it." He sadly told her.

"Take her on honeymoon then!" She advised him.

"No mom! I am not going to force her in it." He firmly told her.

" Zuhair! what I do with you? why are you like this?" She helplessly told her kind hearted son.

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She was getting ready for go to the party.

She was very happy that today she will get a chance to meet her parents there. That why she agreed to go with him when he asked her.

After marriage she didn't even go to her house even once when her father clearly told her not came to them.

In start forgoting everything she make herself busy in exam. After that it was difficult for her to running away from everyone in house.

His mother always try to have talk , spend time with her and even make plans for go out shopping or lunch. She always turn its all down. But some time she was forced to have talk with her.

She listened her all time without uttering a word. But She missed her mother in her present that why she most of time locked herself in room.