"Meher...jaldi kar ... " Kausar mumbled dragging her friend who was busy bickering with a taxi driver on charging an unreasonable fare.

"Arre ... ruko ...ye sar par chadh jayenge nahin too" Mehreen protested but she was mercilessly dragged towards the college gate "Hum agar nahin pahuche aaj time par toh...Rizwaan sir hamare sar par chadh jayenge"

And those words made Mehreen look at her watch and then shriek "Allah...bhaag Kausar"

Both the girls took a deep breath not seeing the professor in the class and stumbled their way to the last bench where their gang was already seated.

"Faseeh chal shift kar" Mehreen shook the shoulders of her friend who was enjoying his beauty sleep before the commencement of the class.

"Daffa ho ja"

But she forcibly lifted his head compelling him to give up on his sleep.

"Bhai tu itna so kaise leta hai" Zaid asked Faseeh who was now up and wearing his specs.

"Talent hai beta...." Faseeh shifted flashing his dimples.

Mehreen smacked his head lightly with her books and sat down....while Kausar pushed herself next to her.

"Oye Manal..... Kabir ke notes liye the na tumne....saari cheezein chhap li na" Kausar asked pulling the pony of the the girl sitting just a row ahead.

"Yaar baal mat kharab kiya kar" Manal whined

Just then a man in his late 30s entered the class making everyone stand up "Good morning Sir"

"Good Morning" the man smiled and then examined the strength of the class....."hmmm"

The class started with everyone paying their full attention as Final exams were only a few months away...nobody wanted to screw their MBA results.

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"Aur kya plan hai....MBA k baad" Zaid asked while taking a bite of his burger .

"Family business" Faseeh shrugged

"Haan iklaute bete ho bhai...... mujhe bhi Abbu ne kaha tha but maine bol diya pehle bahar ki company me kaam karungi " Meher took a sip of her hot chocolate and smiled.

"Yaar meri toh Ammi .. meri shaadi k peeche hi pad gayi hain" Manal said making everybody chuckle.

"Mehreen se pucho kaise peecha chudwaein...inke deewane toh ghar tak pahuch gaye the proposal le kar" Faseeh laughed pulling Mehreen's cheek

"Bechara Mehreen ki khoobsurati ka maara...." Kauser laughed

"Ho gaya sabka" Mehreen asked sarcastically

"Nahi" Faseeh said and started laughing more loudy with others.

"Faseeh ka sahi hai....ammi abbu ko ek time de diya hai....so no fuss about marriage" Zaid patted Faseeh's shoulders

"Karni unke pasand se hi hai mujhe..bas abhi nahi....." Faseeh shrugged taking a fork of noodles from Mehreen's plate .."Faseeh WAAPAS WAAPAS RAKHO"

"Chal na moto....." Faseeh laughed and took another forkful of noodles making Mehreen hold his hand but he was no less.. he somehow got the noodles into his mouth with a victorious smirk.
"Hamesha aise karta hai ye " Mehreen whined

"Teri madad karta hun moto....obesity se bacha raha hun tujhe"

"Aah" Mehreen pinched Faseeh's arm and took off his specs.

"Waapas karo"

"Kal k test me pass hona hai" Faseeh raised his left eyebrow making Mehreen pout "aisa karoge tum"

"Bilkul"

Faseeh was excellent in academics...so it was his responsibilty to look after his friends in the exams.

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"Faseeh...question no 5" a whisper came from back....Faseeh extended his sheet to extreme right corner making it easily visible to the pair of eyes behind him.

"Shhh" the sound disturbed Mehreen who was busy copying the answer from Faseeh's sheet. She looked sideways and saw Zaid waving his hand.............."question no 5"

Mehreen tilted her sheet for Zaid to copy.

Then her eyes went on Kausar and Manal who were busy in writing "Kya chhape ja rahe hain tab se ye log.....?" Mehreen mumbled and looked at her own sheet.....then again at them. "Thoda aur likh leti hun......" thinking she whisper yelled "Faseeh...."!

She hated these monthly tests.....she used to prepare well only for semester exams.

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"Pass ho jaunga" Zaid said coming out of the classroom with his friends.

"Mai bhi" Mehreen smiled side hugging Faseeh who hit her head lightly "padh liya kar....fail ho gayi toh kaun shaadi karega"

Mehreen made a face.

"Faseeh ... aise ideas na do use...shaadi se bachne k liye wo aisa kar sakti hai" Kauser said high fiving Manal.

"Pareshaan na ho moto... koi nahi milega toh mai sacrifice karunga...phone ghuma diyo ek baar Lahore" Faseeh said

"Aauuu" Mehreen made a vomitting action on Faseeh's words making everybody laugh.

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"Aapi.....jiju ka phone aa raha ha" Mehreen yelled out making Alya run towards the phone "uthana mat"

"Huh..."

"Mai gussa hun" Aliya said taking her phone from her hands.

"Aise hi gussa raho....aur shaadi delay karo.........mai bachi rahungi tab tak" Mehreen said taking out a box from the drawer.

"Mere baad toh waise bhi Haya ki baari hai ... tum itna kyun dar rahi ho" Aliya reminded Mehreen that she has two elder sisters.

"Haan...bas unki harkaton se bhul jaati hun mai" Mehreen laughed.

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Soon the final semester ended and everyone was ready to move ahead in life.

"Touch me rehna yaar" Zaid said hugging Faseeh who was leaving for Lahore.

Faseeh was going back to Lahore while Kausar and Manal were leaving for Islamabad.

"Oye Moto....why are you crying" Faseeh was surprised seeing tears in Mehreen's eyes.

"Will miss you"

"Awwww......" he pulled her cheek and took out his phone "Haan Ammi....mai Karachi me hi settle ho raha hun"

"I will kill you" Mehreen tried to grab his neck which made everyone laugh.

"Is baar sachi phone laga dunga" Faseeh laughed hugging her.

Kausar, Manal and Zaid joined the hug "Meher yaar... hum touch me rahenge...don't worry!"

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Time passed.......

"Ab toh Haya ka bhi nikaah ho gaya hai ..... ab hum kuch nahi sunenge" Zubaida gave an ultimatum to Mehreen "Agar koi pasand hai to wo bhi batao...agar ladka"

"Ammi aisa kuch nahi hai...." Mehreen cut off her mother in between "Aap aur Baba jisse kahenge .... usse shaadi kar lungi" she gave a smile

"Allah...sach"

Mehreen nodded...Zubaida kissed her forehead.

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"Mehreen nikaah ke liye taiyyar hai " Zubaida beamed at her husband whose eyes shone in surprise.

"Kya haseen ittefaq hai....aaj Asif ne apne bete ke liye Mehreen ka haath bhi manga"

"Asif bhai??? Wo Karachi kab aaye?"

"Ek project k liye...wo kuch hafton se Karachi me hi hai....Mehreen toh mil bhi chuki hai office mein......."

"Bilal....wo to bahut ache log hain"

"Hmmm.....chhota pariwaar hai...Nasifa bhabhi ko toh tum janti hi ho...Mehreen ko beti ki tarah rakhengi" Bilal was happy with the proposal "Tum baat karo Meher se"

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Mehreen couldn't believe that her "Yes" had made her family so happy. She could literally see the happiness on her parents' faces.

"Meher Asif uncle apni family ke saath yahaan aa rahen hain....aur tumhare Abbu chahte hain usi din engagement bhi ho jaye" Zubaida said oiling her daughter's hair.

"Abbu itne zyaada khush hain na"

"Wo bahut ache log hain bacha......tumhare Abbu k bahut purane dost hain"...Zubeida caressed her hair "Apne doston ko chaho toh bula lo"

"Sab apni duniya me busy ho gaye hain Ammi......do mahine pehle baat hui thi meri Kausar se" Mehreen huffed ... she was only in touch with Kausar who she talked to ... 2 months back.

"But I will surely invite them in my nikaah...." she made up her mind.

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"You are getting engaged " Kausar's voice held surprise

"Yup"

"Naam kya hai hamare hone wale jiju ka"

"Faseeh"

"Kya"

"Arre bhai...puri duniya me sirf ek Faseeh nahi hai jo tum aisa reaction de rahi ho" Mehreen scolded "Wo Faseeh toh hume bhul chuka hai" Mehreen made a face

"Haan yaar...wo toh gayab hi ho gya hai...phone number bhi change kar liya hai"

"Acha use chhodo....mujhe photo bhejo"

"Maine Abbu k laptop par dekha tha...wo bhi chupke se" Mehreen said

"What"

"Mujhe photo mangne me sharm aa rahi thi..." Mehreen pouted

"Acha...aap ke shauhar se hum petsonally milenge ..." Kausar teased making Mehreen smile.

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"Meher beta ... jaldi karo ... wo aate hi honge " Zubaida was running here and there making sure that nothing remained left out.

"Ammi ... aap aaram se baithein...Haya le aayegi Meher ko neeche" Aliya made Zubaida sit on the couch and gave her a glass of water.

Half an hour later Bilal reached with Asif's family.

Asif and Nafisa greeted Zubaida who hugged Nafisa.

"Ye hain hamare sahabzade Faseeh" Asif introduced his son who gave a polite smile with a salaam.

After sometime Mehreen was brought downstairs ...
Nafisa hugged her "Masha allah...kya noor hai ....... "

Nafisa moved to her right, unveiling her son's smiling face to Mehreen's eyes which widened in shock with her mouth dropping open slightly.