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"Toh tum apne parents se baat kyu nahi karti?" Hanaya was with her friend Safa in the auditorium of their college, which was empty,

(Why don't you talk to your parents?)

"Kya fayda hoga baat karke?" She was swinging her feet while sitting on the stage

(What's the point talking to them?)

"Woh Hayfa ko pasand karte hain, aur main apni behen ki khushiyon ke beech mein nahi ana chahti," she raised her head a little to see Safa then again bow it down

(She likes Hayfa and I don't want to come in between them,)

"Toh unke chote Bhai se Shaadi karke tum khush rahogi? Shaadi ke baad ek hi Ghar mein Roz dekhogi unhe woh bhi apni hi behen ke sath, bardasht Kar logi?" Her red eyes and black bugs around it were bothering Safa, she have never saw Hanaya in this state before,

Maybe one night before exam... But that's another thing

(Will you be happy after marrying his brother? You'll be in same house as him, seeing him daily with your sister, will you be fine?)

"Karna hi padhega," she mumbled

(I'll be fine,)

"Hanaya tumhe main bohot samajhdar samjhti thi lekin tum..."

(Hanaya I thought you are sensible enough to.......)

"Toh Kya karu? Mana karne ki koi wajah bhi toh honi chahiye, jabse yeh rishta hua Hai tabse mamma aur papa ke chehre se smile hat hi nahi rahi, aur tum chahti toh mana karke main unki smile cheen loon?" Safa wasn't expecting her to burst,

(Then what should I do? Since this alliance is fixed mamma and papa is so happy and you want me to snatch that happiness away from them?)

"Woh Hayfa ko pasand karte Hain and there is nothing that could change that, tumhe Kya lagta Hai agar main sabko Bata dungi ki main unhe pasand karti hoon to Kya hoga? Kuch nahi hoga, Haan lekin sabki nazro'n mein Meri Jo izzat Hai woh khatam ho jayegi," Safa couldn't said anything seeing Hanaya crying, she put her hands on her shoulder, trying to calm her down

(He loves Hayfa, if I tell everyone about my feelings what will happen? Nothing expect everyone will think low of me,)

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"Mere kuch samajh mein nahi araha hai ki Kya karu," Hayfa said to her friend

(I don't know what to do,)

"Zaim Bhai se shaadi Karo," Adeeba casually said but her focus was on her burger

(Marry Zaim Bhai,)

"Adeeba Meri dost ho dushman mat bano,"

(Adeeba don't try to become my enemy,)

"Toh aur Kya karogi? Fasih Hanaya ko pasand karta hai, you can't force him to like you or marry you, aur Zaim Bhai tumhe pasand karte Hain, you should feel lucky that's at least someone likes you, unlike me," she put her burger on plate and said

(Then what else you'll do? Fasih likes Hanaya and Zaim Bhai likes you,)

"Na toh main Zaim se Shaadi karungi aur na hi Fasih ko Hanaya se Shaadi karne dungi," she picked fries from plate and said,

(Neither I'll marry Zaim nor I'll let Hanaya marry Fasih,)

"Lekin tum karogi Kya? Aisa to nahi ki tum Fasih se apni mohabbat ka izhar karogi aur agey se woh bolega ki theek Hai waise toh main Hanaya ko pasand karta hoon lekin tumse Shaadi Kar lunga, nahi, woh aisa nahi hai" Adeeba first thought Hayfa is being childish but now she realized how serious Hayfa is

(But what can you do? You can't just tell Fasih that you like him and expect him to marry you despite being in love with Hanaya,)

"Aur na hi tumhare parents Hanaya ka rishta torh ke tumhara rishta karenge Fasih se," she tried to make her understand

(Nor your parents will let you marry Fasih after breaking Hanaya's engagement with him,)

"Mujhe nahi pata main Kya karungi lekin kuch to karungi, jissey mamma aur papa khud Meri Shaadi Fasih se karaye," Hayfa said while in deep thoughts

(I don't know what I'll do but I'll definitely do something that mamma and papa will let me marry Fasih,)

For one minute Adeeba looked at Hayfa trying to figure out what was in her mind, she was now scared a little bit

Hayfa is stubborn, she always gets whatever she wants and if she didn't then she ruined that thing

She was already feeling bad for Fasih and Hanaya

"And... Hanaya?"

"What about her?" If she wasn't feeling pity on Hanaya before she was now feeling it

Poor girl, her happiness is about to ruin by her own sister

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"Hope I'm not disturbing," Hayfa knock on Hanaya's room door and said

"Nahi, aajao," Hanaya who was having headache decided to take a nap but seeing Hayfa on her room doorway she sat up,

(No! Come in,)

"Mamma Bata rahi thi ki tumhara sar dard ho raha Hai so I made coffee," she was holding two mugs, passing one to Hanaya she also sat on her bed

(Mamma told me you have headache,)

"Um! Thanks," Hanaya felt weird, Hayfa never stepped in kitchen especially not for Hanaya, it was the first time she did something for her

"So?" Taking a sip of her coffee Hayfa said,

"Huh?" Hanaya who was still looking at the coffee looked at Hayfa

"Tum is rishte se khush ho?"

(Are you happy with this marriage?)

"Ji!" Lowering her lashes so Hayfa couldn't find lie in them Hanaya replied

(Yes!)

"Yeh janne ke baad bhi ki......" Hayfa intentionally dropped her sentence in middle

(Even after knowing that.....)

"Ki?" Hanaya looked at her

(That?)

"Ki Fasih kisi aur ko pasand karta hai?" She took a sip of her coffee and said

(That Fasih loves someone else,)

"Wha.... What?"

"Haan! Dekho tum Meri behen aur main sirf tumhari khushi chahti Hoon is liye tumhe Bata rahi Hoon, Fasih Urwa ko pasand karta Hai, aur Urwa bhi use pasand karti Hai," she hold Hanaya's free hand

(Yes! Look you are my sister and I want you to be happy that's why I'm telling you this, Fasih loves Urwa and Urwa also loves him,)

"Unhone khud apse yeh kaha?"

(He himself said this to you?)

"Kaha to nahi lekin pata chal jata Hai, hum ek hi college mein padhte hain, Maine Dekhi Hai dono ki frankness," Hayfa's words were sounding weird

(No he didn't but I can see it, we study in same college, I have their frankness,)

"Ek baar achhe se soch lo Hanaya, main tumhara bura nahi chahti," she put her hand on Hanaya's shoulder and then left

(Think about it, I only want best for you,)

Hanaya looked at the door from where she left then the coffee, she was here to cure her headache or making it worse?

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Zaim and Hayfa's marriage was fix after her graduation which was only few months later

Fasih and Hanaya's marriage after Hanaya's graduation

They decided to do the their engagement together at the end of the month which wasn't really far

"Toh tum kuch nahi kahogi?" Hanaya was sitting beside pool side when Hayfa came there, she also dip her feet in water and asked

(So you won't do anything?)

"Main Kya Kar sakti Hoon?"

(What can I do?)

"Tumhari Zindagi barbad ho jayegi Hanaya, woh kisi aur ko pasand karta Hai. kaise rahogi aise shaks ke sath?"

(Your life will be ruined, he loves someone else, how can you adjust with a person like him?)

Like he'll with me! Hanaya thought but didn't said anything

"Tumse na koi umeed hi nahi rakhni chahiye, jao karlo shaadi Fasih aur jab khush nahi rahogi na toh mere pass mat ana," Hayfa angrily said and left

(J shouldn't have expect anything from you, go and marry Fasih, and if you wouldn't be happy with him then don't come t me crying,)

Hanaya who was already despairing after hearing the news of engagement, broke down listening to Hayfa's words

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"Mamma! please tell him no," she was dressed up but still hoped Ayesha will listen

"No! I won't tell him no, now come on, he is waiting for you downstairs," Ayesha grab her hand and took her out of the room, didn't notice the pout on her lips

Seeing Fasih she straight up,

"Chale'n?" Seeing her coming downstairs he also got up and asked

(Shall we?)

Hanaya again looked at Ayesha who only glare at her

She left the house with Fasih,

Fasih wanted to take her out for ring shopping

He also invited Zaim, offering him that he can spend alone time with Hayfa but Zaim had who had important work at office told his mother to do the shopping

Fasih was trying to make small talk with Hanaya but her few words answer made him shut

"Waise pata Hai,..." Not liking the silence he again started talking about the other day when he found Zaim making a portrait of Hayfa and how lucky she is that Zaim loves her,

(You know....)

Thinking maybe this will cheer her up that her sister will be happy, not really knowing what his words were doing to her

She turned her face to window so he wouldn't notice her glister eyes

"Pohoch Gaye," he stoppedtheh car in parking lot and said

(We have reached,)

When he got down, Hanaya quickly dried her eyes and also got down.

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