Rahman Khan and family were having breakfast together like their any usual day after getting done with the big fat wedding of Ahmer and Samra. Alaya is ready for school with a scowl on her face because she isn't over yet the wedding fun and Rahman Khan and Abeer was looking their normal self ready to leave for their destination as soon as they finished their breakfast.

''Abeer try to be home a little early from university today. Okay?'' Sitara instructed politely while spreading butter on bread for her husband.

''Why Ammi? Something special.'' Abeer asked while munching on her toast by now the always curious Alaya also getting interested with her ears perked up.

''Well your Rukhsar phuphu is coming with some guest tonight on dinner.'' her mother answered.

''Is she coming with Ahmer bhai and Samra?'' Abeer eyes lighten up, so does Alayas on the mention of their cousins.

''No, Samra and Ahmer wont be here since they are preparing to leave for their honeymoon.'' Her mother said killing the excited look on their faces meanwhile Rahman was just silently reading the newspaper having his breakfast peacefully.

''Then? Shouldn't Rukhsar phuphu be resting now after all the exhaustion from wedding?Anyways who are the guests then?'' Abeer frowned.

She really don't understand the purpose of her Aunt coming at her home with some unknown guest. Seriously, who goes to other house along with guest right after their own kids wedding. So much stamina!

''Actually...'' Her mother trailed of. '' Tumhe dekhne ladke wale aa rahe h unke sath.'' Her mother finally blasted the bomb, Abeer choked on her juice, Alaya who was sitting right beside her started patting her sister's back to relieve her.

(A suitor's family is coming to see you tonight along with her.)

''Ammi phuphu ka abhi ek shadi se dil nhi bhara kya? Jo dusri ki taiyyariyo me lag gai.'' Alaya mocked still rubbing her sisters back and Rahman chuckled at her youngest daughter remark only to be receive a death glare from her wife.

(Mom! Isn't aunt already done with her own son's wedding that now she is arranging for another?)

''Jb tumhe nahi pata Alaya in maslo ka to behtar hai apne mashware na btao.'' Her mother gritted out sternly.

(If you don't know about such matters Alaya then please don't bother to comment.)

''Pr Ammi ye kuch jaldi nahi hai? I am just ninteen!'' Abeer freaked out.

(Mom isn't it too early?)

''To konsa kl hi hum tumhari shadi kr rahe hai? Abhi to bs dekhne aa rahe hai, Baat thodi pakki hui hai. Apni beti ko ese hi thodi kisi b aire gaire k sath bhejdenge hum.'' This time it was Mr. Rahman who make her understand politely in his fatherly affectionate tone.

(Its not like we are marrying you off right away. They are just coming to see you, nothing is confirmed yet. Trust me I wont be marrying my darling daughter just to anyone. )

''Or ni to kya!''(exactly!) her mother added with an assuring smile. ''Tumhari phuphu itna israr kr rahi thi ke rishta bohot acha h ik bari dekh lo. Unlogo ne khud tumhe pasand kia hai or mehndi wale din se piche pare h tumhari phuphu k jabse tumhe dekha hai.'' Her mother stated giddily, feeling proud of herself for bringing such beautiful and pious daughter in this world who already have suitors lined up for her in such young age.

(Your aunt was insisting so much since guy's family saw you on Mehndi and have been pestering your aunt to arrange a proper meeting to discuss proposal.)

''By the way who are they do we know them if they really are the guest from Mehdi?'' Alaya asked curiously.

''Well yes...''her father sighed in reply while folding the paper keeping it back. ''we do.''

''Really who?'' Abeer and Alaya exclaimed together staring at him curiously and Mr Rahman gave his wife a look as cue to tell their daughters.

''Abeer you know the guy in your university......''her mother started explaining. Abeer heart racing in anxiety at the mention of guy from her university. ''The one who is friend with Omer since they were kids. What was his name again...''Her mother started trailing off remembering the kid with those Korean features who used to come to their old mension when they used to live together.

''Rayan!'' Abeer gasped in horror.

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"Rayan!"

Rayan are you seriously not going to talk to me ever again?'' Omer pestered his ignorant friend with a look of desperate sorry in his eyes.

''We are talking, aren't we?'' Rayan replied sarcastically. Omer huffed. ''Of course you are!'' He mumbled to himself. Rayan is behaving cold towards him since the match. Always giving short and cold answers.

"Rayan I'm sorry yaar, how long will you pretend to be angry with me?" Omer rolled his eyes feeling enough of his best friend tantrums but again he can't be in peace seeing his best friend angry and upset with him.

"I am not pretending!" Rayan snapped furiously sipping on his smoothy, again ignoring Omer completely.

"Waow! Waow!" Omer surrendered raising his hands playfully. "Aren't you little grumpier today?" Omer frowned not understanding his best friend twisted mood. Rayan is angry with him since the match but he never behaved like this with him in these days. What's wrong now?

''Come on bro! What's wrong today tell me?'' Omer prodded. His tone was polite.

Rayan stared at his other friends who was sitting there in canteen on their usual table hinting them to leave them alone. His friends huffed before getting up and leaving Omer and Rayan together.

''Now tell me.'' Omer asked again when everyone left.

''Well....'' Rayan trailed of. He is looking suddenly anxious. All the coldness left from his body meanwhile Omer patiently waited for his best friend to continue.

''My..my father arranged my marriage..''He blurted out after so much effort.

''What nonsense!'' Omer exclaimed in shock.

''And this isn't it..'' Rayan added now looking right in Omer's eyes and Omer frowned.

''then?''

''The girl is....the girl is...''He is now shaking in nervousness meanwhile Omer is staring at him expectantly.

''What about the girl?'' Rayan just rubbed his face with his palms while exhaling a deep breath.

''it..its Abeer.'' He revealed ''The girl that my father arranged my marriage with is Abeer!'' He snapped looking right into Omer's blank eyes.

Omer is as numb as an iceberg unmoving and frozen, neither melting nor reacting. He sat there taking into everything Rayan revealed and eventually when his brain finally registered after slowly processing everything his eyes started to turn cold and stoney. His hand fisting the glass coffee cup and his jaw locking tightly turning his face red meanwhile Rayan was just quietly observing his reaction.

''And what did you told your father?'' Omer asked monotonously, staring in a distance. His tone deep and teeth gritted together. His aura turning dark and threatening. It could have intimidated and scared anyone to death but not Rayan.

''He is my father Omer...'' Rayan rolled his eyes. ''What could I say.'' He answered helplessly.

''You could say no! You know everything Rayan. You know how I feel about Abeer!'' Omer roared in one breath like a wounded lion gathering entire canteen's attention on them.

''I know everything okay! But you also know how my Dad is.'' Rayan yelled back. ''I can't say no to him. You know this better than anyone!'' Rayan eyes now turning red in equal rage. If Omer can be scary then Rayan isn't any less. They both are looking right in each other's eyes breathing heavily. It looks like a face off of two Alpha males to the students of canteen.

''And what about the 10 years of friendship.'' Omer spoke softly after a long moment of silence. '' Bhai hai tu mera-esa kese kr sakta hai tu? I trusted you the most!'' Omer's voice cracked with emotions.

(How can you do this to your brother?)

Omer is confused about himself right now. He heard something breaking inside him, why was that? Was it for his friends betrayal or the fear of loosing Abeer? Right now murdering Rayan looks most appealing, the anger in him wants to attack Rayan brutally, the thought of Rayan taking his Abeer out of everyone drilling a deep hole in his heart and want him to slaughter him into pieces like a goat on eid-ul-adha and serve his own father grilled and roasted in a big silver platter. He shuddered at his own psychotic thought. But he also knows he won't do that atleast not to his best friend. He can throw a punch on him right now just to lessen the burning of his heart but coaxed his heart telling himself that its all Rayan's father's doing and Rayan won't do that;at least not to his best friend. Ahh! The last left of faith!

''Rayan you need to tell your Dad! You have to say no to him, that's it!'' He rambled stubbornly. ''You know she isn't yours!'' he yelled enraged, desperation dripping from his voice. He stood up furiously and his chair falling in action.

''Hai to vo teri bhi nahi Omer!'' Rayan stood up too, his tone was deep and dark. Omer looked baffled by the look in Rayan's eyes and before he can speak Rayan added. ''And sorry that I can't say no to my dad!''he said without looking into Omer eyes, looking in other direction.

(she is not even yours too!)

Meanwhile the bystanders in the canteen were just enjoying the show its the first time they are watching the two best friends ideal of the university ready to kill each other any moment that too for a girl.

'C-R-A-C-K!

The coffee mug in Omer's hold cracked effortlessly , coffee mixed with red colour of blood dripping from his hand. Rayan stared at his hand in horror and worry. Omer eyes are looking so dead and murderous.

''Omer! What the hell?'' Rayan freaked out, his eyes wide in panic.

''Is it really your dad or you are the one who wanted to take Abeer from me?'' Omer asked suspiciously observing Rayan. His tone dark and threatening. Allah's swear, if Omer's fear will turn right he don't even want to imagine what he will do to Rayan, for ever thinking about taking his love away from him.

''Om..omer..'' Rayan now look around nervously, knowing he already went to far.

''Omer I..I..was...'' Rayan trailed off looking Omer with the corner of his eyes who is waiting for his response patiently and looking ready to beat Rayan blue. And Rayan knows in both situation Omer going to beat him blue anyways. After praying for himself to all the gods he remember he breathed heavily before blurting out in one breath with his eyes tightly closed.

''OmerIswearIwasjokingthereisnoaarangemaariagethatmydadfixed!''Omer frowned not understanding a word Rayan said.

''What?'' Omer asked baffled.

Rayan stealthily opened his one eye to look at Omer's confused look and stared at him for a moment just with his one eyes opened until Omer snapped feeling infuriated not understanding what Rayan is upto.

''Just tell me dammit!''

''Omer I was joking just to take my revenge! I am sorry but there is no marriage for me with Abeer or anyone!'' Rayan started Running away the moment he finished confessing his prank.

It was again a moment for Omer to be frozen and his jaw dropped open in shock and horror of the audacity of Rayan pranking about such thing to him. And the moment his eyes fell on a running away Rayan, his body filled with another rage along with relief but still he needs to hunt and kill his best friend for such prank.

''Rayan I will kill you today I swear!'' He ran behind a squealing Rayan for help, chasing him in entire college while everyone stared at them in amusement before laughing at those adorable pair of best friends in admiration. God knows those moment he suffered due to Rayan weren't less than seeing death before your eyes.

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''Omer I am sorry dude! I was just taking my revenge I swear!'' Rayan yelped dodging the book Omer threw at him after grabbing forcefully from a student who was sitting in the campus.

''Couldn't you play some other prank?'' Omer exclaimed suggestively.

''Come on Omer , It was only fair and now we are even!'' he said dodging a dry twig this time that Omer threw at him. ''And for God sake! Get that bleeding hand dressed already!'' Rayan snapped when his eyes fell on Omer's bleeding hand.

''How is it fair?"Omer yelled still chasing Rayan.

''I just wanted you to know how I felt that day.''Rayan exclaimed in his defense.

''But..'' Rayan interrupted him when Omer was about to speak.

''Sorry dude but you are the one who wanted my forgiveness for that match and I couldn't find my self to forgive you as long as you don't realize or atleast go through how it feels when your most prized possession is on stake.''Rayan exclaimed. ''Thats it!''

Omer pace started to slow down after Rayan's confessions, now understanding his harmless revenge. And he is feeling guilty and his heart heavier than the other days realizing if this is what exactly his best friend went through just because of his impulsive decision and stubbornness, then he really is a horrible friends for putting his only best friend through this. He is ashamed and regretting ever doing that to Rayan and he won't forgive himself ever for this.

''Omer already gave up?'' Rayan asked playfully coming a little closer inspecting Omer who now staring at the ground absently and before Rayan can realize Omer threw his arms around Rayan's neck startling and frightening Rayan.

''AAAhhhhh!!'' Rayan screamed in horror of getting beaten by Omer when the both fell on the ground Omer on top of a breathing Rayan in fear but to Rayan's shock something unexpected happen.

''I'm so sorry yaar! I'm a horrible best friend.'' Omer mumbled emotionally hugging the life out of Omer before pulling away and now sitting on grass and a confused Rayan following his lead, sitting beside him thoughtfully staring Omer. '' I..I know I don't deserve you but you still stick around me, why?'' Omer asked painfully and Rayan just smiled politely.

''Maybe because...'' Rayan started trailing of, his voice thick with emotions, and paused for a moment looking right into Omer's eyes who was staring at him with pain and admiration. ''So one day Abeer could notice how good of a husband I will make than you!'' Saying this he stood up laughing running for his life , leaving Rayan dumbstruck for a moment before he was on his feet and chasing a laughing Rayan again.

''Why the fuck was that now Rayan?'' He growled.

''Come on!It wasn't looking cool pouring our hearts like two emotional girls on their pajama nights!'' he laughed excusing in his defense. Omer sighed in disbelief and smiled before chasing Rayan again.

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