Sikandar groaned once again, standing beside the hospital bed of Noor-Ul-Ain shah was making him mad. More then he intended to be on her when Maya informed him about the little or not so little stunt she pulled on her parents. His heart was in his throat as he drove madly towards karachi, coming from quetta, it wasn't easy. But Allah bless his only friend shehryar who was beside him the whole time and was now standing towards the door, keeping the eyes on Noor's parents who went home for sometimes.

He was glad for the timing, Noor-Ul-Ain's head was ducked down and she was pouting but Sikandar knew it wasn't something she was feeling bad about. " Seriously, yar kuch din sabar nhi hua tha tumse. Aisa kon karta hai Aini" noor looked up at him and said in weary voice, not liking his scolding for the first time.
(You couldn't wait for some days! Who even does it aini!)

"B-but baba man nhi rahe the" Sikandar smacked his hand on his forehead, and said sarcastically " to baba nhi manenge to bar bar khudkhushi karogi" and the audacity has him chuckling in disbelief when she nodded. Shehryar too snickered at her, making sikandar glare at him.
(But, baba wasn't agreeing!)
(So if baba won't agree, you'll suicide again and again)

" Lekin... Lekin baba nhi chahte the k hamari shadi ho sikandar, mai imagine nhi karsakti ab aisa na hona" he sighed in defeat. Sikandar had talked to his parents, he was supposed to bring them after two days, yet the impatient head of his girl couldn't wait and took matters in her hand. Literally did.
(But..but baba doesn't want us to be together!! I couldn't imagine it!!)

Sikandar sat on the floor, Beside her, that had shehryar surpassing his smile cause sikandar doesn't sit down on his knees except for Allah. Sikandar took His aini's hand in his gently " Aini... Aise kisi ki jaan nikalna apni zid k lie achi bat nhi hai. You know tumhare parents tum se kitna piyar karte hain agar tumhe kuch hojata to wo kya karte... Ye to unke lie marne kai muqaam se kam nhi hai na"
(Aini, Its not right to scare someone for you! You know your parents loves you so much, what if something happened to you? They would have died!!)

This had Noor-Ul-Ain eye's tearing up, she let the tear's flow that was wiped away by sikandar, and she cried with hiccups. She feel so bad now, she was so stubborn and spoilt and she can't imagine having a daughter like herself, oh how much she needs to apologize to her parents and Allah, but only if she knew the kids she was getting.

"Si-sikandar... Baba waqai nhi man rahe the...kyunke unhon n kuch suna.. meri jaan nikal rahi thi.. agar mai unhen na manati is kaam k bad to mai marjati.. mujh se bardasht nhi hota.. tum samjho na mujhe bhi" her body shooked with the amount of intensity of her sobs.

(Sikandar... sikandar baba was really not agreeing, Because he heard something and my life would've end! If I couldn't make him agree even after this all I would've died! Understand me too sikandar)

Sikandar pulled her closer, hugging her while raking his hand in her hair, he shushed her. Sikandar eyes were met with sheryar and there was one thing going on in their mind. She wasn't innocently but madly In love with sikandar and she can kill herself for it. It was too late to backout now.

Sikandar heart hurts with guilt of what he planned to do with Noor-Ul-Ain before, the Noor-Ul-Ain who could go to any extant for him while he was just having some fun teasing his ex-lover who was happy in her life. Why was he even trying to ruin maya? His beliefs wasn't that weak, his iman wasn't that weak, he wasn't taught to take revenge but forgive people's!!

Why was he even going against the saying of his prophet ﷺ of forgiving!! He doesn't know, but he was sure of something. He doesn't want to hurt the sobbing beauty in his arms. He sighed shakily and said " you won Aini. Inshallah I'll manage your parents. Ab please aise heart attacks mat dena... I'm not strong enough to take them" and in response she just tighten her hold on him before letting him go.
( And please dont give us heart attack like this)

He smiled and tucked the stray hair from her face, cupping her face in his one palm, he kissed the hairline of her head. Shehryar cleared his throat and sikandar pulled back. " Im staying here, for sometimes. Jab tak koi aa nhi jata okay. But we'll be outside. Koi bhi problem just yell okay" she nodded and he stood up. (Till one comes okay, Yell if you have any problem)

He dusted his clothes and went out with shehryar, they were halfway in corridor when shehryar said " I, sometimes see myself in Noor-Ul-Ain." Sikandar looked at him confused. "Bilkul meri tarha pagal hojati hai, jab mai sochta hun mai mahal k bagair kese rahunga to is hi tarha ki harkaten karne ka dil karta hai... Mujhe lagta hai meri mahal mujhe deserve nhi karti lekin use nhi chor sakta... Usme dil hai mera"

(She becomes mad like me when I think how Would I live with out mahal.... I sometimes think my mahal doesn't deserve me, but I cant leave her... She has my heart)

Sikandar was scared with the intensity, he had seen shehryar being out of control when it comes to mahal. What if the intensity of Noor-Ul-Ain's love was same? Some how this thought made him wants to experience her love more. It make him wants to make her his so he can feel loved finally.

Sheryar sighed, sikandar can guess something had happened to him, cause the shehryar leaning against the car wasn't the same shehryar he know Normally, so he asked" sab kheriyat hai na... Itna udaas kyun hai" shehryar was startled but smiled in pain " mera kya hoga...agar kisi din Meri mahal mujhe chor kar chali gai?"
(Everything's okay? Why so sad?)
(What will happen to me? What if some day my mahal left me?)

His eyes had the pain, the suffering that sikandar could not utter a word instead just went on to gave him the side hug "she loves you" but shehryar chuckled. "Paanch saal.. panch saal hogae hamari shadi ko...usne aisa kabhi nhi kaha" sikandar nodded and said " kabhi kabhar alfaz zaroori nhi hote.. agar Pyar na karti to pehli dafa jab tune pee hoti tab hi chor jati" shehryar gulped and looked away from him.

(Five years, its been five year's since our marriage, she never once said that!)
(Sometimes, love confession doesn't need words, if she doesn't love you, then she would've left you the first time you drank!)

Cause he was right! Why wont she leave him? Isn't he toxic, abusive, drunky and suffocating husband? What's there for her to love him in him? Was it his money? No it cant be! His physique? No, she doesn't touch him! Her parents pressure? No she last met with them Years ago! Shehryar doesn't have any idea what's the reason for mahal to stay with them.

He doesn't know cause no one knows what's in someone hearts, shehryar can never know what's in mahal's heart until he change's himself. He was been blind cause he was bound to stumble across the fence. He was bound to learn The value she holds and what come before her, then maybe he'll be gifted with the price....
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Infront of Rayyan was standing ayaan, with his head down while his other family members were having hard time controlling rayyan from his anger burst. It was after the incident, ayaan had talked with his Rayaan bade abbu about the demand his wife had laid out, and after he himself witnessed the way his baby and his wife was pushed off. He also wanted to be away from everyone for a while.

Abeer, however was having hard time controlling her tear's, she was crying in her mother's arm while she was continuesly telling him and was explaining to him, she didn't do anything. She was so mad at azia for not telling the truth but she can understand having a news of baby and suddenly having miscarriage can be hard for her too.

Rayyan sighed " mujhe samajh nhi araha ye. Tum ye bat achi tareeke se jante ho. Hum mei se aj tak koi saperate nhi raha hai, to ye achanak kya hua hai azia ko" rayyan was beyond furious too. How can she demand something like this knowing how much this big family means to them!
(I can't understand, you know no one in us ever lived saperately! Then what happened to azia suddenly!)

" I know abbu. But she had her own reason" he said the sentence looking at abeer, who shrinked under his piercing gaze and cried more. " Had hoti hai ayaan. Apni hi behan par shak karte ho. Tumhe lagta hai abeer kabhi aisa karsakti hai" this time it was his father.
( Its enough ayaan, you are accusing your own sister! You think abeer could do it?)

He looked at his father in mock and turned towards abeer while raising his one eyes brow on her" tumne bataya nhi inhe... Bhen or bhai k bare mai tumhara kya khiyal hai" abeer gasped.
(You didn't tell them? Your thoughts about brother and sister?)

How can he expose her like this? that too Infront of everyone. She gulped and looked at rayyan. Who was still giving them hard eyes. Rayyan gestured abeer to come, she stood up and went towards him standing Infront of him she felt herself getting short under his gaze. No one can compare to the glare of Rayaan khan.

"Kya muamla hai" she gulped, her tear's flowing once again. Ayaan snorted and blurted out what she was embarrassed of the most. " Bade baba. Your Abeer likes me more then brother, I never did however and after not getting what she wanted, she targeted azia, about everything, like a fucking kid.
(What's the matter?)

Azia was insecured, she cried telling me how much abeer has been torturing her and how mentally disturbed she is living with abeer. How can I let my wife suffer abbu" the revealing was shocking to everyone.

They never knew abeer could do something like this, everyone had different perspective but nobody blamed her, she was the daughter of the family and they knew her from the back of their hand. Rayyan once again asked ayaan" so you think, because of jealousy, abeer has pushed azia" ayaan nodded without any ounce of trust in his once best friend.

" Ba-bade baba.. I -i swear.. mai-maine nhi giraya..she..she slipped" abeer went forward towards Rayaan who stood up and hugged her close to his heart. He too felt uneasy about the situation" janta hun meri bachi. I know everything"
(Bade abbu I didn't pushed her, she slipped!)
(I know my girl, I know everything!)

Ayaan, secretly rolled his eyes. He was shocked, astonished and angry when azia told him about everything that has been happening with her. He was enraged, how could he let his wife suffer now. Where he know she can never recover from the trauma they had faced. He and abeer were friends but now whenever he looked at her, he can't understand she would be this evil with his wife. He needed to take serious step.

Abeer pulled back and looked at her father, mahid nodded and sighed. This was the indication that she can do whatever she wants so abeer revealed" bade baba.. Maine Arsalan uncle ki company mai apni CV bhijwai thi... Or mera kuch din interview hai.. sirf aik nhi kafi company's mai. Karachi mai. Mai sure hun mujhe job mil jaegi. Ayaan or azia ko kahin na bhejen... Mai chali jaungi... Phir kabhi inki life mai interfere nhi karungi... Bade baba, ayaan, mai bhot deeply ashamed hun about the taunts and thing's.. maine azia se maafi bhi mangi thi or apse bhi mangti hu.. im sorry..."

(Bade baba, I've sent my CV in Arsalan uncle's company.. I've interview in some days, I've send it to many companies In karachi! Im sure I'll get the job. Dont send them anywhere, I'll go and will never interfere in their lifes.... Bade bab, ayaan.. im deeply ashamed about the taunting and things I did with azia... I've apologize to her and Im sorry)

Rayyan once again looked at abeer, oh how much they have grown up. From being child themselves to seeing their child resolving matters. Ayaan looked at rayyan. " I'll talk to azia bade baba.. I don't know what's her opinion but I'll let you know and will try persuading her" Rayyan nodded.

Now everyone was relief and went towards their respective places while mahid, rayyan and abeer was there. Rayyan patted abeer head and said " even though mai bhi dukhi hun about the stunt... But mai baat karunga Arsalan sahab sai, Unki beti k bhi kuch masail hain to mai koshish karunga wo apka khud interview len-"

(Even though I'm mad, but I'll talk to Arsalan. His daughter has some problem --)

But Abeer stopped him by saying " bade baba.. apki beti bhot layak hai. Mujhe wo log danke ki chot par job denge" and the Atmosphere was lighten again, cause rayyan laughed.
(Baba, your daughter is really intelligent, they'll give me job in a minute!)

He kissed her forehead and said" Meri beti, hamesha Khush raho or dusro ko bhi rehne do" Abeer laughed and gave him cheeky smile.
(My daughter, stay happy and let others be too)

That night, abeer prayed tahajjud and prayed for her betterment, for her life and asked for forgiveness. She doesn't know what will happen next but whatever will happen, will heal her broken heart again.
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Hi..

Nobody questioned Abeer, cause she's their beti! What about azia? That's some khaami you saw in khan's!!

And about shehryar and sikandar? Their Friendship is my most favorite cause!!!

And soon! Shadi!!
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