His heart melts whenever he looked at his wife's face. Why She's that much cute and innocent? If he got any chance then he can adore her face to any length of time.

Tucking her silky hair strands behind her ears he kissed her. She opened her eyes when she felt his touch. Their eyes meets with eachother. A smiled played on her lips.

"Good morning", she uttered snuggling into his chest.

"Good morning hi hai aaj", he replied.

"Accha?"

"Haan aaj mood swings nhi ho rahe na. Kisi ko bohot pyaar aa raha hai mujhpe", he said with a teasing smile.

"Haan matlab mujhe pyaar nhi hai apse? Aur pareshan karti hun main?", she said while getting up.

"Lo bhai lag gaye", he murmured. Clearing his throat he said," Nhi nhi jaan main toh mazak kar raha tha". He gave a fake laugh.

"Baat mat kijiye aap", saying this she headed towards the closet area. Taking her cloths she entered in the bathroom after glaring at him.

"Yaar meerab, Sun toh lo meri baat", he said standing near the door. But didn't get any reply.

"I was just joking. Sorry na yaar"

After some times he heard her saying,

"Darwaze ke samne se hatt jayein warna gir jayenge".

She opened the door and came out wearing a pink cotton suit. Her hairs are wet and her face was glowing brightly. Is It was the pregnancy glow or his eyes are a little extra obsessed with her?

"Meerab", he uttered.

"Jaa kar muh mein paani mar lijiye. Ajeeb se lag rahe hain", she said handing him a towel.

She walked towards the dressing table and took the moisturizer cream in her hands.

"Ek aur bar bolna padega?", she uttered glaring at him through the mirror.

"Jaa raha hun"

*****
"Mewrab beta yeh parantha khatam karo abhi", maa begum said placing a parantha on her plate.

"Aur nhi maa please", she uttere.

"Bas ek hi hai toh. Kha lo beta dawai leni hai na"

She nodded her head. Maa begum gently caressed her head.

"Sabbash"

Taking a bite she looked at maa begum.

"Maa main pareshan karti hun Kya aapko bhi?", she asked innocently.

"Nhi nhi... Tum kisi ko pareshan nhi karti meri bacchi. Kisne bola aise tumhein?"

"Murtasim ne"

Maa begum's fmgaze shifted towards murtasim. He gulped Looking at his mother.

"Kya bola tha tumne isse?", maa begum asked.

"Nhi maa saab maine kuch nhi bola, sacchi", he said.

maa begum pulled his ear.

"Meerab pareshan karti hai tumne kaha usse haan? Khabardar jo kuch bola toh", she scolded him.

"Maa saab chhoriye please lag rahi hai", he uttered.

"Bilkul bhi nhi... Maafi mango meerab se"

Meerab gave him an innocent smirk amd start eating her parantha.

"Sorry meerab... Maine nhi bola tum mujhe pareshan karti ho... Sorry sorry", he uttered.

"Kaan chhor dijiye maa unka", meerab said softly.

"Ayinda se agar meri bacchi ko kuch bola toh dekh lena", maa begum warned him.

"Nhi bolunga. Maine aaj bhi nhi bola sachi", he uttered rubbing his own ear with his left hand.

"Chup chap Khana khao aab"

"Yeh ek wahid ghar hai jahan  mard pe zulm hota hai", he murmured.

"Kya kaha?", meerab asked.

"Kuch nhi jaan... Tum khao. Dawai leni hai tumhein phir", he said with a forced smile.

******

She entered in their room and saw him checking his guns.

"Aap kahin jaa rahe hain?", she asjed him.

"Haan. Gaon jaa raha hun kisi kaam se", he replied while taking his shawl.

She took the shawl from his hand and tucked it around his shoulder.

"Apna khayal rakhiyega. Aur jaldi ghar aa jaana, hum log apke intezar mein hain"

He pulled her in a hug. Placing a soft kiss on her forehead, he reached her ears and whispered,

"I'll miss you jaan. I love you so much".

She buried her face near his and cluthed onto his arm.

"I love you too... Will miss you more than you"

"Accha?"

She lifted her face and looked at him. Her eyes turned teary.

"Jaana hi padega kya?", she almost cried.

"Yakeen karo zaruri hai warna majal hai meri main tumhein aur baby ko akele chhor kar chala Jaun", he exclaimed Looking straight into her eyes.

He bent down a little and caressed her baby bump. Placing a kiss on her baby bump he said,

"Take care of you mumma until I come back to you. Pareshan mat karna zyada thik hai.... Baba apko bohot miss karenge. I love you mere bacche"

Her eyes glitterred with love and affection. He will be the best father in the world. She ran her fingers Through his hairs.

He straighted himself and wiped her tears.

"Rona mat bilkul bhi Murtasim Khan ki biwi ho tum samjhi. Tumne toh mujhse zyada himmat honi chahiye", saying this he smiled at her.

"Mujhe na ajeeb lag raha nai. Aap na jayein na please"

"Kuch nhi hota yaar. Main kal tak wapas aa jaunga. Khayal rakhna chalta hun", he uttered.

She bid him bye with moist eyes.

******
Maa begum and meerab was checking on some accounts when haya walked in the hall.

"Assalamualaikum maa begum", haya uttered.

"Walaikum assalam", maa begum response.

"Kaisi hain aap?"

"Main acchi hun"

Haya gave an extra sweet smile to Meerab and asked," aur tum kaisi ho Meerab?".

"Main thik hun. Tum batao?", meerab uttered while giving a forced smile in return. Haya's extra sweet voice was allergetic for her ears.

Haya didn't came to khan haveli from the time she gets to know about meerab's pregnancy. But today she suddenly appeared infront of them. And her sweet smile was giving an evil vibes to meerab.

"Main toh bilkul thik hun", haya said.

"Baitho na haya", maa begum instructed her to sit. Haya takes her place beside meerab.

"Murtasim nhi dikhai de raha hai. Kahin gaya hua hai kya?", haya asked.

"Haan woh abhi thodi der pehle gaon gaye hain", meerab said. She really doesn't like this how haya always asked about murtasim.

"Main soch rahi hun marium ko bula lun. Kya khayal hai maa?", meerab asked hwr mother in law.

"Khayal toh bohot accha hai. Bohot din ho gaye hain usse dekhe, main aaj hi call karungi aur naurez se kahungi ke usse le aaye", maa begum said.

"Haan"

"Tum jaa kar kamre mein aaram karo beta... Main dry fruits bhijwati hun", ma begum said.

"Mujhe abhi kuch nhi khana maa. Baad mein", saying this meerab start taking her steps towards their room.

"Maa begum sab kitna accha jaa raha hai na", haya said.

"Haan aur dua karo ke sab accha hi rahe. Allah sab musibat'on se dur rakhe", maa begum said.

'Yeh keh toh dun maa begum magar meerab ne mere gisse ki khushiyaan chini hai mujhse. Woh khush nhi rahegi', haya thought.

Maa begum snapped her hand infront of her.

"Kya soch rahi ho haya? Kahan khoyi ho?"

"Ka...kahin bhi toh nhi"

****

"Maa Murtasim ne apko call kiya tha kya?" , she asked restlessly.

Maa begum noticed some sorry lines in her forehead. Her face was Looking pale.

"Nhi toh"

"Unhone mujhe bhi call nhi kiya aur na hi mere call ka jawab de rahe hain. Pata nhi kya hua hai", she said in a cracking voice.

"Sa...sayad panchayat mein hoga woh. Tum pareshan na ho beta. Iss halat mein stress lena thik nhi hai tumhare liye", maa begum said.

She made her sit on the bed and gave her a glass of water.

"Paani piyo bete. Sabash"

She caressed her head gently.

"Kal wapas aa jayega Murtasim, tum tension mat lo", maa begum said to give her comfort.

The night passed, every hour seems like years to meerab. It was 8 in the morning and she was waiting for him. She heard the horn of the car. A smile captured on her lips. She start reaching the main gate.

Bakhtu entered in the house with two gaurds. Her smile faded as she didn't get a glimpse of him.

"Khan kahan hain?", she asked.

"Woh choti malkin, khan toh", bakhtu uttered somehow without Looking at her.

"Boliye na bakhtu bhai khan kahan hai? Woh... Woh aye hain na? Kahan hai piche aa rahe hain kya? Garden mein hain? Kahan hain apke khan?", she asked with restlessness.

She didn't get any reply. Maa begum and haya came there too.

"Boliye na bakhtu bhai Muratsim kahan hain?", she again asked.

"Bakhtu jawab kyun nhi dete tum? Bolo?", maa begum said.

"Khan nhi rahe maa begum", saying this bakhtu break down in tears." Khan ko kho diya hum sab ne".

As those word reached meerab's ear she felt like someone just pulled the ground beneath her feets. Her whole world took  an extreamly dark turn.

Everything turn dark around her eyes and she fainted. Maa begum held her.

"Meerab", maa begum said loudly. She too got a shock.

"Haya driver ko bolo gaadi nikale", maa begum said trying best to control her taers.

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