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Haarib

Abhi zinda hun toh pee lene do...

Jee lene do....

Bhari barsat mai jee lene do!

I was singing or more like whispering. It was a great weather outside.

Hayeee.... hayee ye majboori...

Yeh mosam aur yeh doori....

Itna acha mosam ho aur koi dildar sath na ho toh agg lagy aise mosam ko....

I came downstairs for the breakfast a little late. And when I reached the table, bhabi and sherry was sitting opposite while aunty wasn't there.

Dono ankho hi ankho ma baatai kar rahy thay... wahh! Ye inqalab kab aya....

Aur toh aur....hamare sherry bhai jaan muskura rahy thay... haye hayeee.... muskurahat par mai qurban jao. Aur bhabi... un ki nazrai plate pr aur mere bhai ki nazrai bhabi par...

I took out my mobile and saved this moment secretly in my phone.

Allah in ki jori hamesha banaye rakhay ameen...

To make the environment a bit teasy I moved forward singing in a loud voice,

"Do dil....mil rahay han...

Magar....chupkay chupkay...

Saab ko ho rahi hai....

Khabarrrrrr...chupkay chup...."

"Ooh! New York k ideal singer! Chup kar ja!" Sheharyar annoyingly said.

I hold back my smile.

"Ab teri ankhai hi kahi aur han.... tujhe mera talent nazar nahi ata toh mai kia karu...." I said while sitting.

"Nahi ! Haarib ap bohat acha gaaty han! Keep it up..." Soha exclaimed and stood up.

"Acha mai chalti hun I have to go. Haarib ap please in ko medicine de k upar tak chor aye gay? I told him not to come downstairs for the breakfast par yeh kaha suntay han kisi ki!"

"Bhabi tension not! Goad mai utha k chor k ao ga upar in ko. " I replied and smirked.

She left taking her white coat.

I waited for her to exit the house annnnddd.... she left.

Han! Toh ab puchtay han in janab se...

I faced towards Sheharyar who was busy or trying to be busy in eating. He looked up and saw my eyes and smirk.

I raised an eyebrow, of asking what's up!

And he also raised an eyebrow shuddering his shoulder indicating nothing....

I again questioned with both my raising eyebrows one by one.

He made a stern look and rolled his eyes.

"Kuch toh hua hai....

Kuch ho gsya hai......" I stared singing and he hit me hard on my arm.

"Ouch! Kia batameezi ha bhai!" I looked.

"Tu bakwas band kar and help me going to my room. " he said.

"Chalo jee! Ap ki help karai!

Suna tha Pakistan ma log bahir se aye toh unhay ankho par bitha k rakha jata hai aur yaha toh naukar bana k rakh dia ha! Allah jee dekh rahy han na ap!"

I stood up and helped him standing. We were step by step moving upstairs. Reaching his room I again started singing,

"Piyaar hua iqraar hua...phir piyar se kiu hai darta ye dil....

Kehta ha dil rasta mushkil ...maalom nahi hai kaha manzil.... piyar huaa....iqraar hua..."

"Tu baaz nahi aye ga na! " Sheharyar laughed and I laughed too.

"Dude! Its written all over your face. " I smiled.

"Kia! Kia likha ha mere mu par?" He asked.

I smiled. "Batata hun!"

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"Ye kia chakar hai?han?" I asked raising an eyebrow.

"Kon...konsa chakar?" Soha replied while ignoring an eye contact.

"Beta! Ye jo subha se ap k dant nikal rahy! Baat baat par muskurahat.... laal gaal... majra kia ha boss!

Ekkkk minnn.... don't tell me you are pregnant so soon!"

I exclaimed and she... her reaction was as if I have borrowed her kidneys.

"Shut up ifra! Kuch bhi bolay jati hai"

She made me shut my mouth.

"Acha! Dant to na!

Bata na...kia hua hai?" I asked politely.

She took a deep breath and said," muhabbat ka sila..."

"Ooh behn! Teri philosophy mujhe nahi samajh ati ....seedha seedha bata" I rolled my eyes and said.

She laughed and said, "acha baba simple wording mai.... he accepted me as his wife yesterday..."

"Matlb..... wohhhh sab bhi ho gaya......." I asked excitedly. And earned a slap from her.

Ouch! That hurts.

"Gandi soch! Wisa waisa kuch nhi hua! We just....shared some secrets of each other and then slept...." she said with a blush.

"Annnnddd.....???" I asked raising an eyebrow...

"And we just hugged and slept...nothing else!" She replied.

"Bhai bohat hi boring ho wase tum! Zara nahi romentic! Bhala insan koi kiss wiss hi kar leta ha!" I laughed and ran out of room.

Thanks Allah jee! Just make her happy like this always. She really deserves happiness

Then I dialed the one and only number who was on the top list of my contacts these days.

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"You can't imagine how much I felt relief when she torned those papers and hugged me. " Sheharyar was too way overwhelmed.

I could see the happiness in his eyes.

"Kia ho raha ha bacho.... kia haal ha mere bete ka!" Mom came in and I said

"Kuch nahi bas afsaane chir gaye han kuch piyar k...." she smiled at my line and sat beside Sheharyar on the bed.

"Dard kaisi ha beta?" She asked sherry.

"I am totally fine mom! Don't worry!" He smiled.

"Array! Maa jee! Itni sohni ap ki bahu! Aur woh biwi bhi utni hi achi... toh bhala thek kaise na ho ap ka betaaaa....." and sherry hit me with pillow.

"Abbay sach baat kahu ga!

Dil dewana ....bin sajnaa k... maane naaaa.....oohh ye pagla hai...samjhane se...samjhay naaaa"

I sang but stopped when my mobile started ringing.

It was my love.... I smiled and sherry said,

"Ab kis ka phone ha bay jo itna muskura raha ha?"

"Love is in the air bro....." I laughed and went out to attend the call.

"Is naa cheez ki khush qismati k AP ne humai yaad farmaya..." I said answering the phone.

"Bas.....aj dil kia ap ko kuch bata du....jo subha se mere.....mere dil ma chal raha hai...." ifra replied.

I was on the last stair and I stopped there.

Jab se dekha hai is pagli par dil aa gaya hai.... aur ab... ye dil ki baat...dil ki baat kehne lagi hai..

Waah haarib miya! Itni jaldi larki patta li!

I smiled of my own and she said, "hello !"

"Jee jee boliye boliye....bas ap k dil ki baat suntay suntay ghir na jao mai toh chair par baith raha tha!" I said while moving towards the garden and sat there on the chair.

"Jee....toh baith gye ?" She asked with a hint of mischief.

"Ab toh dil bhi baitha ja raha hai... bata bhi di jiye na apne DIL ki baat...." I said.

"Woh.... actually mane na..."

"Jee jee? Apne kia?"

"Mane na...I....I wanted to ask that is Sheharyar is also behaving weird from morning?" She said in one breath.

"Huh?"

I was shocked.

And I was like....ye thi is k dil ki baat?

Fittay muu tera haarib! Kon kehta ha itni unchiiii expectations rakh!

"Was this your 'dil ki baat?'" I asked irritatingly.

"Han toh aur kia....pata hai subha se soha muskura rahi hai and I am sure as hell k jo hum chah rahy thay woh ho gaya...." she continued with her blabbering and I thought in my heart

Kabhi tum bhi jaan lo jo mere dil ka haal hai.....

Mujhe lagta hai mujhe hi pehla step uthana pare ga.... warna ye larki bhi hath se nikal jaye gi....

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I reached home late again and aunty was sitting on the sofa reading Quran Pak. I went forward and said,

"Asslam o alaikum aunty! Ap abhi tak jaag rahi han?"

"Wa alaikum salam meri jaan! Kia haal hai?" She said while placing a hand over my head giving blessings.

"Alhamdulillah! Bas aj kafi thak gai. Duty was a bit longer than usual. Ap bataye tabiyat toh thek ha na. Aur khana khaya ap ne?" I asked while placing my bag over the table. I sat beside her.

"Jee tabiyat bilkl theek ha! Tumhare hoty hue bhala koi bemar ho sakta ha. Time par dawa de deti ho, khana de deti ho! na bhi ho ghar par toh phone aa jata ha k jee khana khaya k nahi.

Itna khayal rakhti ho toh bhala kia ho skta ha mujhe. " I smiled as she praised me.

"Toh phir ab tak jaag k kia soch rahi han?" I asked.

"Kuch nhi meri jaan! Bas tumhara intazar kar rahi thi. Khushkhabri sunani thi " she said with a smile

I smiled too, "kaisi khush khabri?"

"Beta jee ap k pupho aur mumani banne ki....aur tumhay kal ki chutti leni hai kiu k hum sab kal tumhare baba ki taraf ja rahy han. " I literally shouted.

"Really? Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah!"

"Acha acha ahista ahista! Aliya madam ka huqum hai k bhai ko kuch na batana. Woh khud kal bataye gi. So its a secret. " she really is a sweet heart.

"Okay aunty! Kal off and subha subha hi chalay jaye gay....aur aur...kuch le k...le kar kia jaye gay....aur...aur woh mithaai..." I was too overwhelmed by the news. And aunty smiled seeing me.

"Hosla mere bachay sab ho jaye ga..abhi bas tum ja k aram karo aur han.... secret !!!" She said.

I moved my finger over my lips acting like a lip sealing. And she smiled.

Then she went to her room and I went to mine.

"Damit! You could have signed a deal man! Cant even do a little work in my absence. " Sheharyar was speaking or more like shouting.

I placed my things on the side table and smiled at him. But he didn't evem smiled back.

Kharoos

I went to change. I took a shower, And when I came back he was lying with his head resting on headboard. Eyes closed, hand on forehead.

Looks like something bad happened.

"Everything fine?" I asked while moving towards the dressing table and start to comb my hair.

"Hmm..." he just hummed and I looked in his direction. He was still in the same position.

I moved towards him with the oil to massage him.

"Give me your arm. " I said more like ordering.

He removed his hand from forehead and looked at me confusingly.

"Apna hath dai na!" I again said.

I was sitting on his left side on thw corner of the bed. He didn't gave me his hand

Hai hi kharoos dunya jahan ka!

"Kuch kaha?" He asked with raised eyebrow.

Hain! Ab inhay mere dil ki baat bhi sunai de rahi hai.....

I wonder!

"Ku...han! keh to rahi hun hath dai!"

I moved towards his right and took hold of his hand forcefully. Then I applied oil on it and started to massage it. My eyes were fixed on the area from where his bone was fractured.

Abhi bhi dard hoti ho gi na is par....

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She was too engrossed in massaging my hand. She also lifted and did some movements of my hand and arm.

Her hands were so delicate, soft and velvety over my rough skin. I then looked up to her eyes.

Her hair.... after the addiction of smoking I guess its my addiction too. Her hair..... yesterday night when she slept...I was just playing with her hair...

Damn how can be they so ....silky and right now they were half wet and half dry. Just like always fixed on her left side. Her right side of neck was exposed. Her dupatta was also on left side.

My eyes then roamed over her face.

Her eyes were focused on my arm, as if thinking of so deep thought. She eyes had a shine that shine which I didn't noticed before.....

Her nose pin. It was too small that someone might not notice it at first sight but it was another beautiful feature of hers....

And her lips... rosy pink colour....and they always look perfect when she smile, the real smile.

Yesterday when she said that her mark was the reason of her rejection, I was speechless at that time but I'll now say what I wanted to say yesterday,

I took hold of her hand when she was massaging my plam. She looked surprised. I saw her eyes then my eyes moved towards our hands.

"Soha! I don't know its fate or Destiny that brought US together. I married you because of Alia. I seriously love her this much that I could do anything....anything for her. And when I saw you as a hurdle of her way.... I just wanted to remove the obstacles from her way to fulfil her wish of marrying Zuhaib...."

I took a pause. I wasn't seeing her face. I was looking down. I then continued after taking a deep breath

"I thought of giving you divorce just after the wedding..... but I got busy in business that I didn't paid any attention to you.... it was usual for me , taunting you, hurting you....and....that get together night! I was......I was angry at someone and....I took it out on you for....for not...not kissing me jab k mai janta hun k it wasn't what I should have done!

I was totally out of my mind....and yesterday......

Yesterday those papers came because I asked the lawyer a month ago for those papers and he sent me those......"

I now looked up for an instant to look her rejection and she was still.... looking at the floor.

"Soha! After knowing your reasons and telling you mine....I felt so light....dil ka bojh ek dam se... jaisy koi bohat bara pahar utha dia ho dil par se....I didn't shared my secrets with anyone...not even mom know most of my secrets......

Soha I really thought that you would have wanted divorce from me....an arrogant, ruthless, stone-like man. Who doesn't care for others , their feelings, their emotions..... but I ....yesterday your actions surprised me... instead of leaving me, you cried for being with me....

Soha! I am a really difficult and puzzled up man to be lived with. I got angry on small things, my anger couldn't stop my actions. THAT have witnessed. Mere sath zindagi guzarna asan nahi ho ga....par I'll try to be normal.

All I wanna say is....

I just want to give this marriage a chance.... a chance for me to give you all you deserve, and a chance for me to mend for my mistakes and for my unforgivable doings....

Will you?"