"I want to get married." He announced to them.

All were silent for minute processing his words.

"Really! I am so much happy with your decision." Shakeena excited to hear good news after long time. Last two months this home was like dead silent. They all were living in sorrow and anxiety. They didn't even spending time together like before. Like all were keeping things to themselves not saying it loud. Their both sons distanced from each other. It was all making her very sad. Now finally she hearing something good.

He just smile at her excitement.

"You already choose the girl. Who is she? What is her name? Do We know her? Is she your aunt's daughter or your some of our friend's? Tell me na." She bumper on him with all of questions in one breath.

"Yes, I already choose the girl and we already knew her and her family." He replied looking at her.

"Then Who is she?" This time Javed straightly asked him. While Ahad also looking him for answer.

"She is Mirha." He disclosed to them after moment.

"What?" He grunted loudly while getting up from his chair. Firas expected to him behaved like this.

"Firas! Do you hearing yourself? Did you forgot that she was your brother's wife." his father hissed at him following Ahad.

"Yes. I know what I am saying. How can I forgot that. But she was his wife. It was in past Not now. she is single right now." He corrected him while getting up himself.

"See dad, I already told you that there has been going something between them since long. But you didn't believe me on it but him. Now he wants to marry her and let her enter this house again. You can't let him do that." He aggressively told him.

"I am not here even asking your permission. I am just informing my parents not you." He remarked at him. They all really got shocked hearing his tone. Before he didn't even talk back nor even argue on something before. This new side of him they didn't see it till now.

"Firas! Watch your tone whom you are talking like that." Javed warned him.

"Dad! Ýou should have said this to him and even stopped him on that night when he was hurting some innocent girl." He spoke out making him stunned on his statement.

"You really got out of your mind." He snarled at him while clenching his teeth.

"No. I took lots of time get back to my mind and finally thought something for my self." He fired back at him.

"Beta, at least think once again before taking such decision. Any girl get ready to marry you. Then Why her leaving all girls?" Shakeena asked after hearing their all arguments.

"Sorry mom, after lots of thinking I took this decision. And I am sure no one or nothing can change my mind now. About choosing her in all girls. I think she is better for me after all that happened." His tone was gentle but final which made all silent.

"I just hope you will try to understand and agree with my decision." Saying it last he left out to go office. In anger Ahad banged the chair to floor and went out behind him.

Firas is really happy that first time He talked for own self. Not like before just hear them and follow their command. He finally took stand in front of his parents and honestly said it what he thought. He can't help but proud own self for it. Smile scratched on his face thinking it is really good start.

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He was seated on his bed working on laptop. Today was Sunday. So he came early from office and again got busy with office works. After he didn't left the his room for once even not for dinner. And no one bothered to call him for it.

It was almost two weeks since he talked to his parents about his mairrage but they didn't gave any answer to him nor even try to talk to him. He was just waiting for them agree with him before taking any step ahead.

It was half past ten o' clock. When one of servent came to his room said his father called him down stairs. Leaving all work he went down in lounge room. As he entered to find all seated there before him.

"Dad, you called me." On his voice they looked at him.

"Ya, take a sit." He told him and he obeyed him without any word.

"Do you really want to marry her?" He doubtly asked.

"Yes, I already told you last time." He replied while looking straight in his eyes.

"You know Mr. Kasim 's has only have one daughter. I think she must be good for you." He suggested him so he can change his mind.

"And I think no one will be better for me than her." He enlighten him.

"Firas, you will going to marry his daughter. And that is final." He declared to him getting annoyed with him.

"No, I am not. You can't force me in it. Beside her not any girl come to this house as my wife. If you can't agree with me then no problem. I am not going to get married in this life." He firmly told him.

"Why are you doing this? Just tell me. Why..huh?" He asked helplessly.

"Dad, what I am doing. I am not doing anything wrong like him who made someone' s life miserable. But you didn't even question him then why are you questioning me now when i just want to make something better." He remarked him.

"And what is there wrong to marry her? She also girl like other girls. Just because of she was his wife who was not even there when she needed him most. That's why I can't marry her. That's what you want to tell me." He spoke out.

"Dad, tell him controls his tounge when he talk about me. Yes, I don't want you to marry her and take her in this house." Firas didn't get scared of his loud high pitched voice.

"Why? You already left her and gave her divorce long ago. Why it matter to you she will marry me or some other man?" His voice was calm and collected like he was ready to face anything now.

"I don't even f*ck anout it she can marry anyone. Just I don't want to see her in this house again." He hissed at him.

"Then don't worry. After marriage I will move out from house with her. Then you don't have to see her here." He solved his problem in second.

"No no… why are doing favor to me? I will move out from here. Let mom dad stay with their favourite son." He spat out and left the house. But he didn't forgot to bang the main door loudly on his way out.

Hearing all that Javed sighed dejectely. He really can't believe this all happening in his house. First just because of one girl they argued first and some misunderstandings got created so they stopped talking to each other and now just because of same girl one of his son will going to leave them and this house. He can't help but angry on own self that he should have stopped everything when it started. Then all this didn't have turned out like this.

"Tomorrow evening we will go to her house. So come early from office." Saying he left to his room. While his wife also followed him behind.

He left alone with his thoughts.

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Next day evening they reached to her house like his father said. They settled down on the couch in drawing room. They were waiting for her father.

Firas knew her father is very straight forward man. It will going to very difficult for him to get his approval on this proposal. But he can't go back now. Not after coming this far.

Ibrahim entered in room. He was first taken aback by their present here in his house. But hide that shock in his cold expression. He took seat on empty chair against the couch.

"Asslam o alaikum uncle."He greeted him.

"Walaikum asalam " he returned it.

"How are you Ibrahim?" Javed asked this time.

"I don't think you came here to know my health. I like you to get straight to the point." See he told you. That's why he likes and respect him more than his own father because he know what to say and how to say also on correct time.

"Yes, you are right. I am not here for that." He stated.

"Then?" He asked.

"I am here to ask Mirha's hand for Firas in mairrage." He finally told him with little hestination.

"You lost all your sense. Think before saying anything." He spoke barely controlling his anger.

"It is his wish want to marry her. So that's why we came." He informed him.

"You really have gut to come here with proposal of your second son for same daughter of mine. Whom your first son badly hurted and gave divorce to her. I really can't believe it." He mocked at him.

"I know I am being very selfish here but what can I do front of my son's request and happiness." He helplessly told him.

"It is better you know it. Just hear me carefully i don't want to give my daughter to shameless and selfish people like you. I already tried to give her to you and learn big lesson from it. It was enough for me not repeat same mistake again. " he furiously told them.

"You got answer now. So Just get hell out my house. Before I throw you out." He screamed in low voice.

On it Javed and his wife left without any word. Firas seated there.

"You are rejecting me just because of Ahad. Right?" It was more like statement than question. His silence gave him answer that he was right.

"You are thinking I will also going to hurt her like him. But uncle you are doing wrong to me. Just because he is my brother. Doesn't mean I am also like him. You can't compare me with him. We both have different personalities. Let's Just forgot it for sometime that he is related to me and see me like some other man came to your house with his proposal. Then you really had said same things to me. Tell me uncle you really would have said no to me on my face.?" He asked him in the end but got no replied just silent.

"I don't think so. You would have at least think before reaching on such decision. So uncle please give me chance also prove my self. I am not going to disappoint you trust me on it." He requested him who didn't gave any heed to him. So he sighed dejectely and stood up.

"I will wait for you to hear your answer." Saying he left from there leaving Ibrahim deeply thoughts on his words.

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Days were passing. He was desperately waiting to hear answer from her side. He knew there was very low chance for yes. But he hope for the best. This one time he got luck and they will get agree for it. Firas knew her father definitely going to call him. That is what happened.

After five days since that day. Ibrahim called his father and told him.

'It is no from them for this proposal. So it is better we don't contact each other.' Saying he cut the call.

Later on hearing all that Firas just wanted to meet him. Just know the reason of his rejection. He thought If he called them say no then he surely considered his proposal and after thinking for days. Finally he declined it. Then must be some reason of it. Which he wanted to know. But he stopped himself for now. Thinking it was already night . It will not look to go there now. He decided to go tomorrow morning. And that is what he did.

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Next morning he got dressed for office and without having his breakfast. He straight left the house to meet him.

In few minutes he was seated in her house and waiting for him in drawing room. In five minutes he entered in room and took sit against him.

"Asslam o alaikum uncle." He gave his greeting to him.

"Walaikum asalam." He replied.

"I didn't expect you to come here. I think I already gave your answer." He stated minute later.

"Yes, I got it but I want to know reason behind of rejection. " He sincerely told him.

"What it will make different now if you aware of the reason?" He inquired about it.

"It will not make any different. I just want to know for my own satisfaction." He replied to him.

"Then you will not get to know it. Because it is not my decision but Mirha's. " he informed him who looked in his eyes on it.

"She said that she doesn't want to marry me.?" He asked unsurely.

"She said that she doesn't want to marry anyone now not even you." He corrected him Who sighed on it.

"Your brother left her broken. Even after i told him about her health condition very well. Now She is not my old loving Mirha anymore." He sadly told him whoes head snapped at him on health word.

"What you mean by health condition?" He asked eagerly.

"You don't aware of it. But her body is very weak compare to us. She is premature child. Since her birth we all very careful towards her But because of your brother she end up in hospital. Where I don't want to see it for once in my life." He explained to him.

"I guessed it before there is something wrong with her health." He mumbled to himself.

"Uncle, I am sorry to ask. Can I meet her? I want to talk her." He requested him.

"After knowing about her health. Now you also want to marry her?" Ibrahim was amazed to hear him.

"Yes uncle, after it i defiantly want to marry her. I think she will be best for me." He audacity said to him.

"You know you are very stubborn man. You have way to convince the people easily for anything." He can't help got impressed with him. Who just smiled in return.

"Ok, you can meet her. But you have to go her room. Now days she barely leave her room." He finally gave permission to meet her. Firas nodded his head in understanding. Ibrahim called his one of servents.

"Aamena, take him to Mirha's room." He ordered her who was in late thirties.

"She will take you there." He told him who nodded and left with her. As Firas left from there Aahil entered in room.

"Baba, why you letting him meet her alone? I am also going." He turned to go out but stopped on his voice.

"No Aahil, you just stay here. Let him talk to her alone." He sternly told him.

"But why baba? You even didn't let Ahad talked to her alone. Why Firas?" He irritadly asked.

"Because both are different. I think Firas can handle her." He told him who was not satisfied with it

" Don't worry he will not going to hurt your sister. I trust him with her." He added after minute.

"So now let's go to have breakfast." Saying He left the room while his son followed him with sighed.

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She was in her room. Seated in balquny and looking outside. It become habbit of her to sit here now days. Knocked on the door catched her attention. But she ignored it.

"Mirha beti! " she heard the calling from other side of the door.

"Jee khala." She breathed out. After she heard the sound of door.

"Khala, I don't want to eat anything right now. So take it back. I will call you when I want to eat." She dismissed her while not averted her eyes from outside. Thinking she must be came here with her breakfast.

But she didn't hear any replied from her just sound of closing door. She sighed thinking she left. But sound of clearing throat made her head turned in other direction.

"What are you doing here in my room?" She was stunned fo see him here in her room. She hurriedly get up while adjusted her duppatta around her.

"I came here talk to you." He informed her while looking in her brown eyes.

"There is nothing to talk between us." She spoke out

"You are right there is nothing to talk between us. But just gave me the proper reason of your decline for my proposal. After I will silently leave from here." He requested to her in the end.

"I already done the mairrage before. You already knew what happened to me after it. Just one experience enough for me. I don't have any strength doing it again." She informed him.

"Just because of one bad experience you want to trap yourself in this four walls for life time. Shutting your self from all world. Don't you think you are doing wrong to your own self…Huh?" He tried to make her understand.

"Even if I am doing wrong to myself then all credits go to your brother. He made me reached this state which I am now. He even made me questions on my own self. That do I have really no character like he said. I am really cheap and low girl like he said." She voiced out her thoughts after long time. She wiped the tears which left from her eyes.

"Why are you taking his words to your heart. When you knew they don't hold any truth. Just try to move on from it. Just because of him You are hurting your own self and also your family. They are very worried about you." He advised her.

"Trying to move on while getting married with you. That's what you are suggesting right?" She remarked.

"No, why are you living in past when whom hurted you badly. He is living without any remorse. Then why are you wasting your life on him who haven't been affected by all this for second. Life doesn't stop for anyone. We have to live continue even after all troubles. That's what i am suggesting." He cleared to her.

"After what you brother had done to me. That was not enough now you came to rewind me all that. Just tell me What you want for me?" She helplessly asked him in the end. Because his presence made her remembered that night which she wanted to forgot badly.

"I just want to know why you declined my proposal?" He asked directly.

"Then what you want me to do? Say yes to you and proved all that yes, there had been really some realtion between us. He was right on his place." Her tone was mocking to him.

"No, i think after marrying me. You can proved all that if there had been really something going on between us then you would have married to me in first place not him." He corrected her.

"Why are you behind me leaving all girls? There must be lots of girls want to marry you. Just go after them. Please leave me alone." She was frustrated with all this. He chuckled after hearing her who confusely looked at him.

"I don't think I would get tired of answering this question again and again." He mumbled to himself.

"You are more perfect for me than all other girls." He honestly told her who taken aback by his answer.

"I am far from perfect than any other girl. You don't even know about my health." She murmured while looking down.

"What is about your health?"He inquired even her father told him. He want to hear from her.

"I have Chronic Fatigue syndrome since my birth. There is no medicine cure me of it. I can't even live like any other girl. So now you heard me then leave me alone." Saying she turned to go back her before place thinking he must be left after it.

"Then what about it? It doesn't change my mind. I think I am capable to take care of you even with this disease." He determinedly told it loud while stopping her steps in mid way. Hearing him she turned to him.

"You don't know about it this disease." She stated.

"Then tell me." He demanded.

"My body get weak and tired easily. Headaches and dizziness. Because of it I can't even do any of my work properly. Leaving other works aside. " She informed him.

"I will help you do your works. Besides other works I will manage it." He spoke out in next second. She got litterly shocked after hearing him.

"I get emotional very easily." She told him.

"Then I will be there every time to handle you." He stated with confidence.

"You are forgoting main thing. That i was married before and now divorcee. It will be my second mairrage if i say yes. When it will be your first. Why you want to become second choice in someone life. When you have opportunity find the girl. In her life you will be first in everything." She said that matters of the fact.