"Good morning everyone"

"Good morning Kabir Miyaan...kya baat hai aaj kuch zyada hi handsome lag rahe ho?" Saad smiled taking a slice of bread in his plate.

"You are just jealous Chachu....kyun chachi?"

"Bilkul....."

"Hiba...feel lucky that you got the world's most handsome man as your husband" Saad narrowed his eyes at his wife who just shrugged "Sapnon se bahar aa jayein"

"What...don't you remember it was you who wanted to marry me"

"Excuse me.....I just said yes to your proposal"

"Toh yes kab kehte hain..jab karna chahte hain" Saad was not ready to back down.

"Kabir ... wahaan Azeem office pahuch chuka hai aur tum abhi tak nikle bhi nahin ho....." Adnan came in the dining hall.

"Yaar ye Azeem matlab...."

"Faiz bhai ka upgraded version hai..nai?"
Adnan completed Kabir's sentence..."Ji....11 baje ki meeting ke liye 9 baje kaun nikalta hai?" Kabir shook his head

"Aur Chachu...aap batayein aapne propose kiya tha chachi ko ya" Kabir turned to Adnan who took a seat beside him.

"Adnan to Adina bhi ban chuke hain pyaar mein" Saad scoffed

"Haan bas Adina par hi toh dil aa gaya tha mera" a voice came

"Noor..."

"Kya...pyaar toh pyaar hota hai"

"Abbu meri pocket money" Before Adnan could say something in his defence, another voice came tormenting him

"Kal hi di thi na" Adnan narrowed his eyes at his son who was mirroring the same reaction as him "Kab.."

"Abbu mujhe bhi kuch paise chahiye "

"Haan kitne chahiye meri gudiya" Adnan smiled seeing his cute daughter rushing towards him with a sling bag

"Mai aapka saga beta hi hun na" Shamir was exasperated at his father's complete partial nature

"Mujhe nahin pata" Adnan said non chalantly earning a smack from his wife "Kya kaha"

"Aur ye Idhar layein" Noor snatched the wallet from Adnan's hands and took out notes and gave them to Shamir who happily started counting them "Ammi aur ek hazaar rupaye de dein...."

"Kya?" Adnan was close to having a heart attack

"Arre itne paise kahaan le kar jane hain......is aadmi ka mai kya karun" Noor scowled and instead of one thousand, handed Shamir two .

"Tum aur tumhara beta mujhe sadak par le aaoge" Adnan tried to get his wallet which was given to him with only a note inside it.

"Abbu stop exaggerating ... " Shamir waved his father off...and gave one note to his sister who happily kept that in her bag and again turned to Adnan who couldn't say no to his daughter...and now he was left with an empty wallet.

All were having their daily dose of entertainment on the dining table with small giggles.

"Kabir.... tumne file check kar li hai aaj ki meeting ki " Haider came dressed

"Ji Chachu....aap befikra rahein"

"That I am..." Haider smiled and kissed his niece's head.

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"Jeeju to bade mazak pasand insaan hain...sab kyun inhe sadu bolte hain?" Raniya frowned looking at a man whom she had always known to be a quiet person. Her male cousins also had the same thought when they had attended the nikaah. It was because of this reason her meek and shy sister had never dared to give him a call after nikaah.

She just took a turn to take a call and when she straightened, her brother in law was nowhere to be seen. She looked here and there and took steps towards the reception.

"Excuse me..where is Mr Azim Ali's cabin?"

"Do you have an appointment..?"

"Nahin..but unhone hi mujhe bulaya hai...aap ek dafa puch lein"

"Ok ... let me check" The receptionist smiled and dialled a number.

"Mam...you can go....just walk straight and then take a left, you will find his cabin"

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"Come in" The strict voice surprised Raniya "Abhi toh itne daant dikha rahe the aur abhi awaaz aisi "

"Assalawalaikum Jeeju"

Azim lifted his head from the document papers "Walaikum Salaam Raniya....aao baitho"

"Kya logi"

"Kuch nahin Jeeju....Wo aapne Abbu ko bola tha meri training ka" Rayna was finding her brother in law very intimidating....in that moment epiphany hit her..she must have seen Kabir bhai...his identical twin.

"Hmm.....next semester start hone me kitna time hai?"

"Ek mahina hai....aur mai is break me hi complete kar lena chahti hun taaki placements me advantage reh sake"

"Advantage lena hai ya seekhna hai" Azeem's tone was strict which made Raniya stutter "Me mera matlab tha seekhna ..."

"And that should be your goal....pehlo cheezein seekho dil laga kar...phir advantages lena"

"Ji..." Raniya nodded

"Technical department Junaid handle karta hai.....maine use bata diya hai...kuch aur bhi students hain jo start karenge...usi batch me naam register karwa de raha hun mai tumhara"

"Ji .."

"Aur koi bhi problem ho...mere paas aa sakti ho"

"Ji...." Raniya said and got up to go but then turned and smiled "Thank you Jeeju"

And there she saw his lips curving up into a very tiny smile "It's ok...all the best"

Azeem was a traditional man..or one could say old school.
He got nikahfied to his father's close friend's daughter Rasha and rukhsati was to happen after three months because of some customs the bride's family followed. There was no phone call given or received between the couple as Azeem didn't find the idea appeasing. Phone conversations were never his thing..he could hardly talk more than five minutes to his own family on phone. There will be a lifetime to know his bride after rukhsati...he believed.

On the contrary, Kabir was a little influenced by the new school of thoughts. He had a girlfriend who according to him was very adjusting and gave him a lot of space. But, he also followed some guidelines of his mother too when it came to other aspects...that is no hanky panky before marriage.

"Aur bhai...kya chal raha hai...saali sahiba se biwi ka number liya ya nahin" Kabir entered Azeem's cabin wearing a naughty smile on his face.

"Shut up"

"Arre....matlab hadd ho yaar... thoda comfortable hon unke saath"

"Tum apna comfort dekho..mera nahin" Azeem threw his pen at his brother

"Ours is a very comfortable relationship yaar...... she lets me be...I let her be...no expectations."

"But yeh zyada din nahin chalega...shaadi karni hai maine tumhari" Anabia twisted his ear from behind

"Mama aap kab aayin" Kabir asked rubbing his red ear

"Aaj hi waapas aayi...aur tumhara lunch le kar aayi hun..kuch hosh khabar hoti hai tumhe" again a smack came his way.

"Shaadi karo aur meri jaan chhodo" Anabia scowled settling herself on the couch..

"Arre humne decide kiya hai..kuch saalon ke baad dekhenge"

"Mai kuch nahin janti...ya tum use manao ya mai tumhe mana lungi"

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"Kabir...mera bacha kab shaadi karega..atthaais (28) ka ho chuka hai" Maryam was adamant

"Dado ...I have a girlfriend" Kabir presented the perfect excuse

"Then marry her..." Maryam was not letting the topic go this time

"We are not ready for marriage. ...may be we will marry after some years....we r better this way as of now" he shrugged his shoulders.

"Meri Junaid se baat hui thi..wo keh raha tha ki ... Shazia achi ladki hai par use nahin lagta ki wo tujhse pyaar karti hai......mera matlab" Maryam was cutoff midway

"She likes me Dado...and that is enough for me" saying this Kabir went out.

"Shaadi toh tumhe karni hi padegi...apni pasand se ya pariwar ki pasand se" Maryam had already made a decision

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Kabir along with Azeem and Junaid was rushing inside the Mannat Villa with panic stricken face

"Dado kaisi hain ab" Kabir asked the first person he met on the way.

"Doctor aaye hue hain....unhone bola hai chinta karne ki koi baat nahin hai" the house help said offering him a glass of water.

Kabir gulped the water in one go and hurried towards his Dado's room.

Maryam was happy seeing all her kids infront of her. She had health issues and the late night overthinking about Kabir got her health worsened.

"Dado .. aapne dara hi diya tha" Azeem kissed her palm.

"Mai jab tak tum sabke bachche na dekh lun .. mai jane wali nahin hun" Maryam twitched her lips making everybody laugh.

After sometime, everyone left except Kabir who took the plate and tried to feed her

"Dado...pls aap kuch kha lein " he caressed her hair..

"Not untill you give your nod for the marriage" Maryam said turning her face to the other side.

"Ok..ok..I will talk to Shazia" Kabir finally gave in.

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"Aah Shazia....Dado wants me to get married....so I was thinking ki if we can get married now" Kabir slowly kept the proposal

"Sorry Kabir.....I have set my priorities. ...only when I achieve my goals I will think of marriage....there is nothing important to me than my career.." Shazia atonce denied

"Yeah...I know that" Kabir said folding his arms

"It's ok if you want to get married ...I am not blaming or accusing you..I understand.." Shazia said with a small smile.

"Aah I don't want to......but guess I will have to " Kabir pressed his lips. He was somewhere feeling guilty of ditching Shazia because they had all these things clear between them right from the start.

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All it took a month by the Ali family to change Kabir's relationship status . He was now married and tonight was his first night.

He was marching towards his room with many plans in his mind.

Hearing the footsteps, the bride sat on the bed while making faces under the veil..

Finally his highness Kabir Faizan Ali graced the entrance of his room. He approached his wife with small steps and cleared his throat to gain her attention. .

"Ahh Aazeen.....see I don't want to give you false hopes ...I didn't wish to marry you...I was forced by my dado..." he was going to reveal more when he noticed her still body...no reaction nothing...he panicked thinking she got a shock but next second all his senses got numb with a loud "hurrah" by the still body...

Contrary to Kabir's expections, instead of his wife, he went into a shock...but next second stood mesmerized by the beautiful innocent face the body carried. For a minute he became still but came out of his trance immediately

"Are u ok" he asked in a concerned tone...

"Oh sorry......arre I am perfectly alright yaar....don't worry. ...it's just that the feelings are mutual..."

Aazeen started in a casual tone as if she was talking to her long lost friend.

"You mean....." Kabir asked raising his brows to which she nodded her head..and said..."Sahi samajh rahe ho....."

"Aur mere paas ek plan bhi hai"

"For what" Kabir narrowed his eyes at his overenthusiastic bride

"Listen since we both are not interested in this marriage....let's live our lives on our own terms...I mean kuch samay...natak kar lete hain...phir divorce le lenge ...tum apni jiyo mai apni " Aazeen clapped her hands telling her newly wed husband the master plan of hers which seemed to impress him...

"Hmm...sounds good..." Kabir hummed and next second Aazeen picked up a pen and a pad kept on the side table

"What are u doing" Kabir frowned seeing her writing something in points...

Few minutes later she tore the page and handed it over to him...

"I will never ever interfere in your life

I will never ever exercise any right on you

I will never ever.......

bla bla"

He read the "I will never ever" series aloud and raised his brows "Will you abide by these"

"Yes....and now give me yours too" she demanded

"My words are enough...I am neither interested in your life nor will I ever be..." his words echoed in the room.

"Aah music to my ears " she said in an elated tone.

"Hmm...now change and go to sleep ...u take the bed" he said making her smile....."Bade ache ho yaar"

"That I am" Kabir reciprocated sauntering towards the washroom.

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Note

This is also my friend's story...but aadha kaam mera hai.
Thoda busy hun na..toh aadha aadha😊

And sorry for disappearing for days (which were more than what I had stated) but now enjoy🤗🤗🤗