With every step I was taking towards her room, my heart was beating faster.

When I was about to knock I heard her crying with hiccups.

I hate to see her like this. I didn't bring her here to treat her like this. I wanted to make her feel special. She was the queen of my heart.

I unlocked the door with keys. She was sitting on floor with support of bed on her back. Her hands were roung her legs.

When she saw me she stood up with the jolt.

"Why you brought me here? Who are you? Please let me go, my parents must be worried please ." she pleaded to me.

"You are not here to go back."

I said sternly. She starred at me in horror .

"What are you saying? what I had done to you please let me go."

She again started crying heavily.

"shhh.. don't cry I can't see you like this ."

I tried to wipe her tears with my forefinger. She flinched and moved back.

"DO NOT TOUCH ME!"

She shouted and I signed heavily and took two steps back.

She wiped her tears herself.

I eyed her top to bottom. She flinched under my gaze and straightened her duppata which was already perfectly arranged on her head.

I averted my gaze and cleared my throat.

"Get ready . You have only 20 mins".

Tooba's p.o.v

"Get ready. You have only 20 mins."

He ordered with dominance in his voice.

"For what?"

I asked in a low voice .

"For nikkah.."

"Whose nikkah?"

"Your nikkah"

He said casually.

"My nikkah? What are you saying? I can't marry I am already engaged with someone I love and besides who the are you to decide my wedding?"

I roared in anger clenching his collar in my hands. Tears were rolling on my cheeks.

"Don't make it difficult sweetheart. I don't want to hurt you but you are getting out of control. Behave yourself or else you know what I am capable of doing .I am sending beautician here. She will make you ready ."

He said trying to not sound angry but he was .

"whom I m getting married to?"

I asked in a low whisper.

"Does it matter?"

I looked at him shocked.

"Well if you want to know than listen you are getting married to me .."

"YOU ARE A RUTHLESS MONSTER WHO HAVE NO MERCY I HATE YOU I LOATHE YOU ".

He turned and went out of the room closing the door with a heavy sigh.

I broke down into tears and sat on ground covering myself with my hands.

_________

After crying which felt like hours I heard door opening and saw a beautiful girl of around my age coming inside with a beauty box in her hand.

"Assalam o alikum"

She said sweetly.

"Walikum salam."

"How are you doing? I am Neha."

She said sweetly and stretched her hand out for me to shake.

I tool her hand quietly.

"Ahh.. I asked how are you doing?"

She asked again.

"What you expect? Dying with every passing moment."

I said and rolled my eyes.

"Umm well I am here to make you ready. There is cosmetic products.."

She was telling me but soon interrupted by a bang on door.

"It must be that stupid Haider.

Coming."

She came back after screaming on someone for quite good minutes with a dress in her hands.

"So here you go girl.. This is your dress. Now hurry up, wash your face otherwise Rehab bhai will surely kill me if I don't make you ready on time."

I stood up quietly and went to attach bathroom.

I eyed my reflection in mirror. I was looking like a complete mess.

I washed my face and when I came back I saw a beautiful and sparkling dress spread on bed and Neha was setting things on dressing table.

"Come sit here. Let me do your makeup."

She said stretching chair in front of dressing table.

I sat on chair quietly and she started doing her business on my face. After almost 20 minutes she asked me to open my eyes.

What I saw was unbelievable.

That was a different Tooba! A completely polished and new me!

"You are looking like a fairy. Now I understand that why rehab bhai was head over heals for you.

OK now go wear your dress then I will do your hair."

I looked at that dress. It was a sparkling red coloured lehanga.

My wedding dress!

A lone tear slipped down my face which I quickly wiped.

After wearing my dress neha did my hair.

"Perfect! Now you can turn."

She said and I turned towards mirror and my jaw dropped to ground.

I am looking seriously like a fairy!

I thought.

"Thanks for making me look like fairy."

"O girl! You are so sweet. OK give me 5 minutes I also have to get ready."

She said and rushed towards washroom with her dress in her hands.

I turned again towards mirror. What I am doing?

I asked my self.

I can't do this. What will I answer mom and dad? I won't do this nikkah. Never in million years!

I said and threw all the bangles on the floor which were kept on dressing table.

Now my hand was hurting some of them broke inside my palm.

"What are you doing?"

Neha screamed coming towards me.

"Neha please save me I don't want this nikkah. I don't want anything. This all is happening forcefully. He brought me here forcefully. My parents must be worried. What will I answer them?"

"I can't do anything. Truly saying.

Sorry. But believe me! Rehab is not what he looks. He is a very nice man. He will make you the happiest girl of this world. He love you."

She passed me a sad smile.

We heard a knock on door.

Neha went and opened door.

"Qazi sahab has arrived. We are coming for nikkah in next 5 minutes."

I heard someone saying.

"Yeah! She is ready."

Neha glanced at me and nodded her head.

"Who will be my witness for nikkah?"

I asked her.

"Ahh.. Yusha bhai and Haider."

I nodded my head.

YUSHA BHAI!!! he is my last hope!

After 2 minutes 3 men entered along with Qazi sahab.

One of them was yusha bhai and the other one was that man whom I was admiring from window while ago.

Neha stretched my veil.

"OK Qazi sahab let's begin."

The third one said.

"Do you Tooba Sohail daughter of Sohal akhter accept Rehab zaid son of Zaid Ismail as your husband?"

I kept silent.

After thinking for a while I replied.

"No."

"What?"

Qazi sahab said. I can sense tension in room.

Their face had gone pale. I can see through my veil.

"Ahh.. its OK she must be nervous I ask again Do you Tooba Sohail daughter of Sohal akhter accept Rehab zaid son of Zaid Ismail as your husband?"

"I said NO."

I replied again with great confidence.

But my all confidence went in vain when I heard HIS voice.

"Wait maulvi sahab. I want to have a word with my soon to be wife."

His voice sent chills down my spine.

"Saim take maulvi sahab out."

He asked the third man beside yusha Bhai and Haider who nodded.

When they went out he turned towards me with laptop in his hands.

He moved laptop screen rowrds m. I confusingly looked at screen just then my whole world started to spin. There was arsalan Bhai with noori Bhabhi laughing. The date and time were same as now. It was a live video.

"So here is your bhaiya and dear bhabhi. My men are surrounding them and they don't even know. Your single no can cause them death. A very brutal death!"

He roared near my ear.

"And besides your father is in my hospital. One phone call and your father will be kicked out. "

"YOU.. I WILL KILL YOU."

I snapped at him and clenched his collar.

"Shh.. Don't shout love! You can do nothing but I can do many things."

He said and moved back examing gun which was in his hands.

"I was right! You are a heartless monster! And yeah why will you realize the value of family when you don't even know what this word means! You only know how to kill people, how to destroy families. I guess that's why Allah didn't give you family because you will not value them."

Everyone gasped.

Rehab took one step towards me and raised his hand to slap me but stopped in mid air.

"STOP. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. YOU KEEP ON BLABBERING THINGS AND WHAT YOU EXPECT ME ? HAN? TO LISTEN YOU?"

he roared in anger and griped my left elbow.

I was winching in pain inside but outside I was emotionless.

"Why did you stop? Huh? HIT ME! SLAP ME! KILL ME LIKE YOU USED TO DO. YOU THINK ONLY YOU KNOWS HOW TO SHOUT."

I shouted on my lungs. His grip was tightening with every moment.

He eyes with an emotionless expression. No one in room dared to utter a single word.

"Haider! Go tell saim to bring Qazi sahab. I will see how will she refuse this time."

He ordered haider who just nodded and went out.

"You will pay for this. I have firm believe on my ALLAH. He will not leave you this easily."

I said in teary voice.

Qazi sahab came along with saim and sat in front of me on chair.

"Do you Tooba Sohail daughter of Sohal akhter accept Rehab zaid son of Zaid Ismail as your husband?"

"I do."

I said in teary and shattered voice.

You can't be weak Tooba. You have to do this for your family's safety. You are doing this all for your family.

"Do you Tooba Sohail daughter of Sohal akhter accept Rehab zaid son of Zaid Ismail as your husband?"

"I do."

"Do you Tooba Sohail daughter of Sohal akhter accept Rehab zaid son of Zaid Ismail as your husband?"

"I do."

"Sign here."

Qazi sahab stretched paper in front of me.

I signed with shaking hands.

"Let's move to groom now."

Qazi sahab said turning towards rehab.

Rehab sat on another chair beside Qazi Sahab.

"Do you rehab zaid khan son of zaid Ismail khan accept tooba Sohail daughter of Sohail akhtar as your wife."

"I do."

He said calmly.

"Do you rehab zaid khan son of zaid Ismail khan accept tooba Sohail daughter of Sohail akhtar as your wife."

"I do."

"Do you rehab zaid khan son of zaid ismail khan accept tooba Sohail daughter of Sohail akhtar as your wife."

"I do."

"ALHUMDULILAH nikkah is done. Sign Jere and you are husband and wife from onwards."

Qazi sahab said stretching paper in front of rehab.

He signed quietly.

"Congratulations bro! You are no more single now."

Haider's cheerful voice boomed in room drawning me in thought that how can they all be this selfish.

He same forward and gave a brotherly hug to rehab, who responded with a smile.

Qazi sahab went out with saim.

One by one everyone came and congratulated him.

I was just seeing them with burning tears in my eyes.

I want to die this instance.

But wait! Why should I die? He must die. O Allah have mercy on me. Please!

"Congratulations."

I opened my eyes and looked on the one who was congratulating me.

He was yusha Bhai.

He patted on my head.

"I don't need your congratulations. By the way for what you are congratulating me han? For destroying my life? It this is then thanks a lot.I owe you all a lot."

I said with bitterness in voice.

Everyone looked towards me. With my veil on I can still see that Rehab's face burning with anger.

Why he is angry? I should be the one who is angry.

"It's not like that sister.."

Yusha bhai started to explain but I cut him off.

"Don't call me sister. I am not your sister. Brothers don't do this to their sisters. Do they?"

He gave me a sad smile which somehow confused me.

"Leave her yusha. She doesn't deserve your love."

Rehab said with same bitter tone as mine.

"Arrangements have been completed."

Saim said coming in room.

"Alright. We are leaving. Neha bring her down."

Rehab said and left the room.

Yusha hai also left.

Neha came towards me and without uttering a single word she lift my lehanga for me to walk.

I started walking. Yusha bhai came behind me and put Quran on my head with some space between.

We came downstairs and I saw three black Mercedes ready to hit the road with black masked men.

She made me sit in the middle one.

Driver was already there.

Rehab was about to open passenger seat door when yusha Bhai came towards him.

"Rehab! Take care of her. Don't shout on her like you used to do. She is your wife now so treat her like one. She should be treated as the queen. She may not consider me as her brother anymore but for me she is still my sister."

Yusha bhai said and hugged rehab.

Rehab opened door and sat beside driver.

My face was now damp with tears.

Driver was about to start engine when I stopped him.

"Wait."

I came down from car and moved towards yusha Bhai.

"Yusha bhai! "

He turned towards me and without thinking I hugged him. It felt like I hugged arsalan bhai. I broke in tears.

I moved back.

"Sorry bhai. You are still my bhai and will always be. I was angry on your that idiot friend but shouted on you. You are the best. I am truly sorry."

I said in ashamed voice.

"Na na laado. Don't worry. Its OK I didn't mind at all."

Hesaid and hugged me from side with a smile.

"Pakka?"

"Yeah yeah pakka."

He said laughing.

I moved towards neha.

" sorry neha I misbehaved with you too. You did a lot of hardworking in dolling up me. Sorry."

"Hey girl! You are crying a lot today. Its OK and I forgive you."

She said with a smile and hugged me.

"Well I am impressed. The way you roared o rehab Bhai it was a sight to see. I know you will give him a hard time."

She whispered near my ear.

I looked at her with an unexplainable expression and we both burst into laughter.

I moved towards Haider.

"Don't say sorry to me Bhabhi Jan. I am not forgiving you."

He said and tied his hands on his chest.

I smiled.

"One thing to be sure about haider is that well he looks dam handsome when he is angry. Don't you think neha?"

I said turning towards neha who was controlling her laugh.

"Yeah yeah."

"Seriously bhabhi?"

Haider said cheerfully with sparkling eyes.

"Yeah truly. Don't you believe me?"

I said wiping my imaginary tears.

"No no I believe you."

He said hugging me from side.

"Am I forgiven?"

"Yeah. Because you have quite sharp eye which recognized my beauty."

"You are so sweet haider."

I moved back and pinched his cheeks.

Everyone burst into laughter.

"Well I am coming with you to Karachi."

"Yeyyy. That will be great."

I said excitedly.

I moved towards saim.

"I don't know much about you but sorry to you too."

I said hugging him from side.

He smiled and patted my head.

"Aahan no need for sorry. Just smile for me forever."

"Thanks."

" let's have a group hug."

Neha suggested and without taking any other moment haider dragged rehab out of car and we had a beautiful group hug.

Neha was on my left side and haider was on Right. Rehab was in front of me.

"OK guys now let them go."

Saim said and we moved towards car.

Neha helped me in sitting.

I waved at yusha bhai ,neha and saim.

Within a minute car started rushing on road.

Rehab smiled at me and I rolled my eyes.

I did this because they all were so sweet to me. I made bee friends and I am happy for having them.