not ok but ok!!😊"

Two days passed by blur.

It was a cool Sunday when everyone were gathered on dinning table having breakfast.

It was when Anfal entered in dinning room in a crop top and trouser.

Her arms and under arms were on display.

Arsh and Burhan exchanged looked and averted their gaze.

Everyone started pretending that they weren't bothered but in real they were and that's too much.

"Go back to your room!!!"

Anfal was about to sit when ibtihaj's stern voice striked her ears.

She looked at him and then at narmeen who signalled her to obey with her eyes.

Anfal sighed and went back to her room.

She was about to close door behind when he entered or more barged in.

"Change your cothes!!"

He said sternly.

Anfal looked at him in annoyance.

"No I won't!!"

"I don't like to repeat my words!!"

This time he roared making her flinch.

She didn't speak a single word thinking about the consequences and went towards washroom taking her clothes from bed.

Thinking that he must have left she returned back after taking quite long time.

" You aren't going wear such clothes in my house again!!"

He said signalling towards her top to bottom.

" What do you mean such clothes?"

She asked confused.

"Such shameless clothes!! There live some noble men."

He said sternly.

"Woah!! If they are that noble then they won't get affected by whatever I wear

She mocked him smiling sarcastically.

"Don't you dare to talk back in front of me!!!"

He said gripping her elbow tightly.

"I will!! I will wear whatever I want!! Do whatever the fuck you want to to!!"

She spat on his face.

She wasn't aware whom she was messing with.

"Fine!!"

He smiled yanking her back.

Next thing what he did was too unexpected for Anfal.

He took her bag from floor and threw it from window which landed in garden and went out.

"What the hell??"

Anfal yelled and started running after him.

Bag burst opened due to falling from height.

"Let's see how will you wear all these shameless clothes in my house again!!"

He said throwing glowing match stick on a pile of clothes in front of him.

She was looking at him with wide eyes.

"Hey..Stop!!!"

She tried to stop him but he yanked her away making her fall on ground.

"Remember that I am not your fucking Hassan who will bear all your these shitty tantrums!! This is my house and here follow the rules I, Ibtihaj Ibrahim Usmani makes!!!"

He said clenching her jaw making her whinfe in pain and leaving his finger marks over her cheeks.

"Narmeen bring her some wearable and honourable clothes."

With that said he yanked her away and left the house without giving her a second glance.

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Her eyes were bloodshot due to crying for so long.

It was evening now and she was crying since morning without any break.

She hasn't eaten anything since last night.

She was crying over her fate, over her life, over the moment she was born.

She stood in front of mirror and saw red marks on her cheeks.

It was his finger prints!!

It was first bruise given to her by her husband!!

She touched them and a whimper left her mouth due to pain woth numerous tears cascading down her cheeks to her neck.

"Hassan!! You were a betrayer!!

Dad!! You never cared about me!!

Mom!! How can you ignore your own child whom you gave birth after suffering for months?

Ibtihaj!! You are like dad.

Why? Why can't I get someone who cares about me? Who want to listen me? Why??"

She was crying and wailing.

She was suffering with tons of head weight and the thing which was killing her was loneliness, was the feeling of being unwanted!!!

She bent down and took a bottle of her depression pills and took 5 tables and gulped them down in one breath with a glass of water.

It was her one and only escape.

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Ibtihaj came back home at 3 in morning when everyone were in deep sleep.

He was going to his room when unknowingly he stopped on the door next to his room.

He felt a sudden urge to open it and without making any noise he opened the door and entered in.

His face went blank looking at her who was sitting unconscious on floor with her back leaning on dresser. Her head was hanging lifelessly on right side while her arms were laying at her sides.

He sighed and bent down and took her bridal style putting his one hand on her back and other under her legs.

He placed her on bed. Juat then he saw red marks on her cheeks and tear stains. He kept on looking at her face and a sudden feeling of touching then engulfed him and he took his hand closer to her cheek.

He was about to touch them but retreated back fisting his hand.

Moments later he again advanced his hand and this felt her soft sking under his fingers.

She started in sleep as soon as his fingers brushed her skin and he quickly retreated his hand back.

"Fuck!!!"

He caressed moving his hand in his hair in frustration and went out of the room closing the door behind.

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"Burhan!!! Burhan! Are you sleeping??"

Shaaz shouted jerking Burhan's arm.

"No!! I am not sleeping but pretending to be dead!!!"

Burhan shouted and Shaaz' s jaw dropped to ground.

Burhan cursed him again and went back to sleep.

"Arsh!!! Arsh!!! Are you sleeping??"

Shaaz then went towards Arsh and started yanking him back and forth.

"No!! I was in coma thank you so much for waking me up!!! So nhi raha to kya nach raha hon? Gadha!!!"

(If I am not sleeping that what I am doing? Dancing? Donkey!!!)

Arsh yelling throwing pillow on Shaaz which facepalmed him destroying his freshly gelled hair.

"Did you both firget that today Amma is coming and we have to go airport to receive her??"

Ignoring their uncivilized behaviour Shaaz said.

In return they just hummed.

"Arsh!! Burhan!! Shaaz!! Are you all ready??"

Ibtihaj's voice rang in room.

He entered in room and saw Shaaz standing there with opened mouth and Arsh and Burhan still in bed.

"Are they still sleeping?"

Ibtihaj raised brow at Shaaz who nodded.

"Ok Shaaz bring my electric wire. I will wake them up by my ...."

Ibtihaj winked at Shaaz who controlled his laugh looking at them both who stood up woth a jolt of electricity.

"We are ready!!!"

They yelled simultanouly running towards washroom.

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Anfal saw 2 cars going out of the main gate.

She turned around boy to see Narmeen standing there with some clothes in her hands.

" Your clothes!!"

She said smiling and Anfal took them quietly.

"Is someone coming today? I heard some panic in house before!!"

Anfal said.

" Actually Amma is coming back today!!"

Narmeen said.

"Amma?"

Anfal looked at her confused.

"Yeah! She is basically Ibtihaj bhai's real mother but we all call her Amma cause she never behaves with us differently. "

Narmeen smiled lightly.

"Ok so from where she is returning?"

Anfal asked.

"She is a member of a preaching community. She preaches Islam and Islamic teachings by going in different towns. You know there are many places in Pakistan where females are uneducated about Islam so she educates such women!!"

Narmeen said and Anfal mouthed 'oh'.

" You go and change! I am going downstairs."

Narmeen said and Anfal went in washroom.

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(Anfal's dress)

Anfal stood in front of mirror and saw her reflection.

She wasn't looking bad in them.

As much as she hated to admit it but she was feeling comfortable in those clothes.

She was combing her hair when Narmeen came in her room.

"Woah!!! You are looking so cute!!!"

Narmeen squealed looking at her who smiled lightly.

"Let's go downstairs. Amma wants to meet you!!"

Narmeen said and they both started walking out of room.

They were on the door of launch of when Anfal heard someone saying,

"Ibtihaj I am still angry at you that you married without telling me."

It was a soft yet cheerful voice that Anfal felt herself melting.

Shrugging her thought she stepped in.

A lady in her mid 50s was sitting there. She stood up as she saw Anfal coming.

"Ma Sha Allah!! Ma Sha Allah!! Are you my Ibtihaj's bride?"

She said kissing on her forehead caressing Anfal's face.

Anfal's eyes landed on Ibtihaj who was already looking at her. Their eyes met and moment froze.

Nothing is permanent in this world. Every moment has to pass so for that moment too.

Ibtihaj averted his gaze clearing his throat.

"I.. I.. am Anfal!!"

Anfal stammered.

"Ma Sha Allah !! You have such a beautiful name like you!!"

She said smiling.

"Well I am Zainab Ibrahim and your mother-in-law. "

Amma smiled at her.

Anfal smiled lightly at her.

Amma sat back on sofa and asked Anfal to sit besdie her who was still standing.

"Well Ibtihaj as you brought such a beautiful and nice daughter-in-law for me that's why I am forgiving you!!"

Amma patted Ibtihaj's head.

Anfal rolled her eyes and started walking towards her room.

Amma was calling her but she ignored her.

Ibtihaj excused his mom and went after her.

"Dare to take another step and I can't be held responsible for my future actions!!"

Anfal halted in her tracks when his voice beamed just behind her. Her hair on neck stood up being alert.

She turned around and saw him standing there with ragefilled eyes.

"What do you want now?"

Anfal saod in annoyance.

"Woah!! You aren't a drama queen but a bloody drama emperor!!"

He said gripping her elbow tightly making her whince in pain.

"leave me!!!"

She yelled.

"Get the hell downstairs and say sorry to Amma for misbehaving."

He roared.

"What? I didn't misbehave with anyone!!"

She said in confusion.

" How you dared to walk out when she was talking to you."

He gripped her elbow more.

"Aahh!!!"

She whined.

It was enough for her!!

" What do you think of yourself? Han? You can come to me anytime and can abuse me? No!! I am not your slave to follow your rules!!"

She shouted at his face pushing him behind bit he didn't even bulge.

Instead of getting angry he smirked.

"So you aren't my slave? Huh? I see!!"

He said and yanked her towards him making her her collide with his chest.

"Remember one thing miss Anfal Murtaza I fucking paid for you!! I bought you!! You aren't my slave but you are my property. I can do whatever I want to do with you. You are bound to obey me!! Now be a good girl that you aren't and go downstairs and dare to misbehave and insult my mom and you will the moment you came in this world and I will make sure of it!!"

He said getting dangerously closer to her sending shivers all over her body and yanked her behind startling her.

He left and she stayed froze there.

Numerous tears cascaded down her cheeks which she wiped quickly and went to washroom.

After washing her face she plastered a fake smile and walked towards launch.

!!

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Allah Hafiz