Kuch tumhari Nigaah Kaafir thi,
Kuch hume bhi kharab hona tha.

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Haider looked at her retreating figure, gaping at her words and the strong dislike against him in her eyes scared him. He shook his head, trying to let go off her image.

Filling the jug of water and taking his coffee, he too left from there while Zeeniya who was standing their, looked at duo with heavy heart. Praying for a happiness for the duo, she too left towards her room.

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"Arshad." Yasmeen said as they were silently sitting in the car which he was driving towards his office.

"Hmm." He hummed concentrating on driving making her irritated as she smacked his arms.

"Ouch. Maar kyu rahi ho? Bolo kya hua?" He asked taking hold of one of her hand and kissing on her knuckle making her smile.

(Why are you hitting me? What happened?)

"Don't you think we should do something for Haider Bhai and Alisha Aapi?" She said remembering how Alisha had royally ignored Haider on dining table.

"Yasmeen, whatever Haider did was wrong. And I am not gonna side with you in this." He said leaving her hand.

"We don't even know what he had done?" She screamed at him making him pass her a glare.

"You really think Alisha is that senseless to leave like that. She is so changed. She is hurt and I am damn sure that Haider is behind it." He said gritting his teeth as he remembered the changed behaviour of Alisha.

"I know it is his fault. But Arshad they already wasted 3 years of their life. Don't you think they should talk it and sort it out." She said calmly holding his free arms from her hands.

"Yassi, its their matter and let them handle it the way they want. Don't interfere in it please." He said knowing her well.

"But." She started only to be cut off by him.

"Please Yassi." He said to which she nodded.

"Its their matter and let them be the cupid of their own story." He said looking at her sad face to which she puffed her cheeks looking away making him smile.

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"Yeh kya Chiriya ki tarah daana chug rahi ho. Khao toh dhang se." Looking at Yasmeen who was eating her food probably lost in her dreams, he said.

(Why are you not eating? Have your food properly.)

"Haider bhai ko apni galti ka ehsaas hain." She said only to meet with his glare.

(Haider has realised his mistake.)

"I have already told you to not involve yourselves in their matter but you have taken an oath of not listening to me." He said angrily, glaring at her.

"Aap samajh nahi rahe hain." She said shifting close to him only to meet with his glare.

(You are not understanding.)

"Main kya nahi samajh raha hoon Yasmeen?" He said swatting her hands away from his arms.

(What I am not Understanding?)

"Haider Bhai ab Aapi se mohabbat karte hain." She said.

(Now haider loves Alisha.)

"Aur yeh baat unn janaab ne aapse kahi?" He asked raising his eyebrows to which she nodded in no.

(And he himself told you this?)

"Unki aankhon mein saaf saaf dikhta hain." She said to which he glared at her standing up on his foot and called a peon who took away the food from there.

(Its clearly seen in his eyes.)

"Meri mohabbat toh itne saalon mein kabhi nazar nahi aaye. Haider ki mohabaat minuto mein nazar aagayi." He asked her to which she pouted her lips making him look away. Its been a week to their nikkah and from tomorrow the functions of Asad's Rukhsati will start.

(You couldn't see my love in years and you saw Haider's love in seconds.)

"Kaisi baatein karte hain aap. Aapki mohabbat dikhi tabhi yeh cheezein lekar ghoom rahi hu." She said pointing towards her ring and his gifted necklace only to meet with his glare.

(How do you talk.I saw your love thats why I am roaming sith these things.)

"Try and understand Yasmeen. They are not child. Its their matter and let them solve it. Aur agar ish maamle mein tumhare naam ka zikr bhi hua na toh tumhari khair nahi." Pulling her in his arms, he warned her making her pout at him.

(And if I even listened your name in this matter then I will not leave you.)

"Okay." She said.

He smiled pecking her forehead as he hugged her to his chest while she kept her head on his chest, trying to find an idea of making everything fine Between her favourite cousins.

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Haider came on the terrace feeling a little suffocated downstairs with a cup of coffee in his hands only for his breath to get stuck in his throat looking at the enchantress standing infront of him looking at the moon with a sad smile and blank eyes. Her blank eyes send shiver down his soul knowing well the reason behind it. He closed his eyes trying to find the determination in him to talk to her.

"Lishu." He called out with the nickname he gave her. For a second, her eyes flickered and within minutes it turned blank again as she turned towards him.

"Its Alisha for you." She said with a straight face.

"I needed to talk to you." Nodding, he said only to meet his gaze with her furious face.

"Ab koun sa taras aagaya hain aapko mujhpe?" She asked with a sarcastic chuckle.

(What type of pity you have now on me?)

"Its been 3 years Alisha. Can't you forget it." He asked holding her hands which she jerked away in a swift.

"Precisely 3 years and 7 months of you insulting me left and right making me feel like a worthless shit person who knows nothing other than being a burden on her so called a day old husband." She said sarcastically making him look at her feet with shame. It was exactly his words. Burden, worthless shit.

"Even after knowing how much my self respect meant to me, you insulted your one day old wife Mr. Haider Ali Mir. Oops, forced wife." She said making him close his eyes feeling the hate dripping off her mouth for him. He had badly crushed her self respect.

"Kish muh se baat karna chahte hain aap Haider mujhse." She asked holding his arms to which he looked at her face trying to form words but failed miserably.

(With which face you want to talk with me?)

She jerked his hands going away from their while he looked at the moon, guilt surfacing in his heart. He remembered how she pleaded him to stop saying those words but his anger came out in the form of words. It was true, he was forced into marrying her but he himself choose it. His parents asked his opinion and he himself gave his consent not wanting to make her feel ashamed infront of the society but he broke her in personal. He closed his eyes as tears escaped his eyes realising the level of hurt he caused her just in the span of a day that she decided to move away from her own house and her own parents.

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"Arshad. Na kare." Yasmeen said, trying to pull herself away from him who inturn pulled her more into him.

(Don't do it.)

Both were sitting on the bonnet of car with her in between his lap enjoying their time together as it was half past 11. They had ice-cream in their hand while looking at the sky and enjoying themselves. The place was deserted giving them the much needed privacy.

"Kya na karu?" He asked rubbing his stubbled cheek on her exposed shoulders as her shawl slided a little.

(What shouldn't I do?)

"Please." She shuddered under his touch making him smirk as he planted a kiss on her exposed back.

"I love you Meri jaan." He said wrapping his arms around her waist pulling her more into him making a giggle escape her lips as he planted a kiss on her back of her looking towards the sky.

He was never too expressive with his feelings and it was the second time he was confessing his love for her so freely making her heart flutter. The care, admiration and concern with his he always starred her were enough for her and she was happy with it. Its never about how much you scream about your love, its always about how much you show in love.

It was perfect for her. Her in his arms and the rest world forgotten.

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I guess people are not really interested in Haider and Alisha. I will try to wrap this story in 1-2 chapter. The response is kinda low so this delay in publishing the chapter.

Happiest New Year💫

Hope this year all problems like this corona and all ends.

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