°•𝚅𝚘𝚝𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 C𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎•°

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Ahmed and all the gents leave the hall and go towards the backyard where a stage was set up for the two couples to sit. Hammad stays back as he was going to walk Sahaan towards the stage.

"Ab bas bhi karde meri maa! Kitne royegi? sailaab lagana hai tumhe?" Hammad face palms. 

(Enough now! How much will you cry?)

All the elders laugh at his antics as he bends down on his knees in front of Sahaan who was sitting on the sofa. He pulls her ghoonghat up, wipes her tears and holds her chin.

"Hey! Meri jaan ro toh nahi. Mai hu na tumhara baap bhi aur bhai bhi, ek aanch nahi aane dunga." He says softly and kisses her forehead.

(I'm your father and brother too, I won't let anybody hurt you.)

 Everyone looks at them, adoring their relationship except one man who was seething in anger seeing them from the glass window.

Hearing his words, Sahaan gets more emotional and tears start falling like Niagara falls. Hammad groans loudly and sits on the floor holding his head in his hands.

"Bas karde yaar khuda ka waasta, rondu! Your makeup is ruined, you are looking like a witch right now." He deadpans. 

(Stop it, for God sake don't cry so much you cry baby!)

She looks up angrily forgetting her tears and glares at him.

"Tu hoga rondu, I know my makeup is waterproof." Sahaan angrily says to him who laughs at her and shakes his head.

(You're a cry baby.) 

"Come on let's go now." Saying this, he gives his hand to Sahaan and helps her get up.

All of their family members trail behind them, Azra and Isra just behind them followed by their mothers.

Azra sighs in relief seeing their bonding, she always thought Hammad liked Sahaan but what she didn't know was that it was of no use and in the end she would still have her heartbroken.

Sahaan walks towards the stage, holding Hammad's arm. Ahmed sees them coming. 

Grumbling under his breath, he doesn't get up but seeing how his dadi and father was eyeing him he silently got up.

Ahmed and Hammad together help her get on the stage. Hammad takes Sahaan's hand and keeps in Ahmed's big ones.

"Apne jigar ka tukda diya hai tumhe sambhal ke rakhna." He says trying to imitate like a father and side hugs her holding her arm. 

She winces in pain but goes unnoticed by everyone. All of them breakout in laughter hearing his words, Sahaan's mother smiles teary eyed and kisses his forehead.

(I'm giving you a piece of my heart.)

"No! But on a serious note, she is my life, take care of her, aanch bhi nahi aani chahiye warna bhul jaunga ki aap mere bade bhai hai." He firmly says,dead serious directly looking into his eyes.

(Don't even let a fly hurt her or else I will forget that you are my brother.)

Ahmed looks at him and simply nods his head holding her hand tightly in his hand but not enough to hurt her as everyone was present.

The inner battle goes on in his mind he wanted to know why the fuck was Hammad so protective over her.

All of them settle down with Amrah and Sahaan in the middle of the sofa whilst their respective husbands sit by the side. 

Hammad was talking to the photograph and motions with his hand to the couple, but notices his hand carefully, he observes and gets shocked seeing dried blood patches which were almost invisible he then remembers when he hugged Sahaan who winced when he pressed her arm.

He carefully looks at her arm and his eyes widen seeing the dried blood on her sleeve which was not at all visible due the sleeve being red but nothing could escape his keen eyes, he was about to move towards her to check upon her but stops seeing Ahmed holding the same arm in his firm grip for the photo.

He could see Sahaan wincing, she looks up at Ahmed and whispers to him to loosen his grip but Ahmed tightens it more and tells her not to make any drama here, she just looks down biting her lips not letting the tears leave her eyes due to the pain in her arm. 

All this didn't go unnoticed by Hamaad who seethes in anger and glares at Ahmed thinking it has not even been 2 hours prior to their nikkah and how he is already hurting her.

His anger knew no bounds when he saw how the blood was trickling from her arm which was now clearly visible. He angrily marches towards them but is stopped by Azra who shyingly tells him that his dad is calling him. 

"Go get Sahaan from there. Mai khane ka kehkar aata hu.'' He firmly says ignoring her, her smiles vanishing hearing his words.

(I'll tell them to get food ready.)

All of them move towards the food section, Sahaan sighs in relief when Ahmed leaves her arm.

After a hearty meal all the guests leave and all of them get inside the haveli sitting in the hall tiredly but happiness is present on their faces except Hammad who was bubbling in anger.

He marches upstairs and goes towards her room who was struggling to remove the upper coat of her dress he barges inside her room and rushes towards her worriedly seeing her arm bleeding.

He helps in removing the upper full sleeve coat of her dress while she remains in her cream sleeveless gown.

"What the fuck Sahaan? Who did this to you? And don't you dare lie to me." He angrily asks her who looks down.

"Ahmed ne kiya na ye?" He once again asks her, on not receiving any reply, his doubt gets confirmed.

(Ahmed did this right?)

"Let it be Hammad, it's of no use." She whispers

"What the fuck is wrong with you? He practically abused you and you're defending him?" He yells in anger

Sahaan was about to reply but stopped hearing a loud shriek, they both turned towards the door and saw Tayi Ammi standing there who was eyeing their proximity with a disgusted look.

"Ho kya raha hai yaha par? Sharam nahi aayi tumhe Sahaan ek na mehram ko iss tarah apne kamre me aur uske samne aise kapde pehenke ke khadte hue?" She yells loudly.

(What is happening here? Don't you have any shame Sahaan? You called a na mehram in your room and you're dressed like this in front of him?)

Hearing the commotion everyone rushes upstairs. seeing everyone at her door, Sahaan hurriedly covers herself with a dupatta.

"Ab kyu dhaap rahi ho apne aap ko? Pehle mere bete ko phasaya ab iskey peeche padhi ho? besharam ladki!" She yells and moves forward trying to snatch the dupatta unknowingly holding her bruised arm.

(Now why are you covering yourself? First you trapped my son and now you're behind him? shameless girl.)

Sahaan screams in pain and falls down, Isra and Amrah along with her mother rushes towards her and slowly removes the dupatta from her one arm to see the wound. All of them gasp seeing it.

"Bohot hogaya tayi ammi, mera muh na khulwaye aap mai sirf uski madad karne aaya tha." Hammad yells at his tayi.

(Enough is enough aunty. I just came to help her.)

"Bas bas rehne do saaf saaf kyu nahi kehte mashuka hai..." She was interrupted by a loud slap echoing in the room.

(Stop it, why don't you clearly say that she is your lover...)

Ayesha looks up shocked, holding her cheek to see her mother in law standing there.

"Ek lafz aur nahi! Ghalati kardi humne aapko apni bahu bana kar. Jaanti bhi hai kya keh rahi hai? He is her foster brother, he is her mehram. Khuda ka khauf nahi aaya aisi baatein karte hue?" Dadi yells at her shaking in anger.

(Not a word now! I made a mistake making you my daughter in law. Do you even know what you are saying? are you not scared of god, speaking such words?)

When Isra was born her mother wasn't able to breastfeed her due to some complications so she was fed by Sahaan's mother when Sahaan was also a nine month old baby making Isra and Hammad her foster brother and sister, that is why Hammad was very protective of Sahaan.

Everyone looks shocked with the revelation made, Ahmed just closes his eyes in regret, he knew Sahaan's arm was hurting when he pressed it during the photo shoot but he was so blinded by his anger thinking about Hammad and Sahaan he hurt her.

He looks at her arm painfully which was being treated by her mother until a punch on his face breaks him out of his trance.

He stumbles back and holds his jaw and looks up to see Hammad in front of him like a raging bull.

"Kya kaha the maine tumse? Meri behen ko aanch bhi nahi aani chahiye. Waada kiye hue 2 ghante nahi hua aur tumne ye kardiya." He yells out loudly his voice full of anger he was about to punch him once more but stops when their dadi comes in between.

(what did I tell you? Not even a fly should hurt my sister, it hasn't been even two hours to the promise you did to me and you did this?)

"What are you saying? Did Ahmed do this to Sahaan?" Dadi asks him

"Puchein apne laadley se dadi, aur na jaane kya kya takleef di hai meri behen ko." He says to her, breathing heavily.

(Ask your beloved grandson, I don't even know when and how he tortured my sister.)

"Is this the truth Ahmed?" Dadi turns around and asks Ahmed.

"Dadi.. wo." Ahmed stammers.

"YES OR NO?" Dadi asks him, her loud voice booming in the corridor.

"Jee." Ahmed whispers looking down.

(yes.)

Dadi seethes in anger and slaps him with all of her power. He looks up shocked, thinking how can his own dadi slap him.

Ger tayi ammi gets angry seeing how her mother in law slapped his son he angrily goes towards Sahaan.

"Manhoos ladki! Jabse meri zindagi me aayi hai azaab bana kar rakh diya hai, sab teri wajah se hua hai." She angrily spits and pushes her back making her fall towards the bedside table, her head colliding with the glass on top.

(You bad omen! From the time you came to my life, you made me miserable, this is all because of you.)

"Ayesha! bohot hogaya aapka. Agar ek lafz aur kaha toh hum ek minute nahi lagayenge aapko talaq dene me." yaqub angrily yells at his wife who looks at him shocked tears welling up in her eyes. 

(Ayesha enough is enough! Not a word anymore or else it won't even take me a minute to divorce you)

Isra goes towards Sahaan to check on her, who is just sitting, still holding her head. 

Everything blurred around her, moving in circles.

She could hear someone calling her but eventually the voice fades away and she black out falling on the ground with a thud voice making everyone turn towards it.

Isra shrieks and tries to wake her up putting pressure on her forehead to stop the bleeding but the blood almost soaks the upper body dress everyone rushes towards her trying to wake her up.

Ahmed moves forward to pick her up but is pushed back by Hammad who picks her up and leaves the room but not before glaring at him.

Everyone is standing outside the emergency ward. Her mother who was crying profusely was being consoled by Hammad's mother.

The scene rewinding again and again in her mind where she was pushed by her tayi she angrily gets up and marches towards Ayesha. Angrily holding her arm in her tight grip she turns her towards herself. 

"Aapke dil ko sukoon toh agaya hoga na? Khush hai ab aap? Meri beti, mere shohar ki aakhri nishani waha mout ke muh me hai. You were scared right? that if their dadi gives her half of the property what will your children get?" She yells in anger. And why will she not? her only daughter was always suffering because of her vicious sister in law.

(Your heart might be at peace now right? Are you happy? my daughter, the only last memory of my dead husband is suffering there in the pit of death.)

"Hammad aap papers banwaye. I'll not let my daughter suffer because of her. Transfer the 15% of the property of Sahaan which ammi equally distributed among you all, on her children's name." Saira turns towards him and sternly tells him not leaving any space for argument, he just nods at her and leaves the ward to call the lawyer.

(Get the papers ready.)

"par beta.." Her mother in law was about to say something but was stopped by Saira.

"Nahi ammi rehne dijiye ab! Bohot bardash karliya humne ke shayad ye aurat sudhar jayegi lekin nahi, aaj meri beti jo haal me hai wo sirf usi ki waja se hai. Allah ka diya sab kuch hai hum dono ke dusre ke liye kaafi hain! I'm taking her away from here whenever she wakes up." She blankly says to all of them who look at her, completely horrified.

(No ammi let it be! I've endured a lot, thinking maybe this lady will mend her ways but no, she is the reason for my daughters condition, god has given us a lot and we are both enough for each other.)

Ahmed grits his teeth, listening the words his chachi was saying towards his mother.

"Toh? lejayen aap usse yahan se. Usi ki wajah se ho raha hai ye sab! Jab se aayi hain ghar me meri maa ka chain cheen liya hai." He growls in anger. 

(So? You can gladly take her away from here. this all is happening because of her, from the time she came she destroyed my mother's peace.)

His chachi who looks at him in shocked, humiliating tears, wells up in her eyes. For the first time Ahmed who was very close to her spoke something like this

Embarrassed at his ill mannered son, Yaqub angrily marches towards him and slaps him hard, the sound echoing in the empty corridor of hospital.

"Ye thappad maine bohot pehle maara hota toh tumhari yu zuban nahi chalti aaj. Forgot to respect elders? Is this what your mother taught you? And how dare you speak ill about my daughter? She was the one who saved you from that cunning woman who was just after your property." He exasperates at his foolish son. 

(If I would've slapped you before then today you wouldn't have said a word like this to your elders.)

"Bhabi mujhe maaf kardein. Iski taraf se mai maafi maangta hu aapse lekin hamari bacchi ko humse durr na karein." He turns towards Saira folding his hands in front of her voice cracking at the end.

(I'm sorry, I'm asking for forgiveness from his side too but please don't take our daughter away from us.)

She just shakes his head at him and takes a seat looking at the blank wall in front of her

"Aur tum, mujhe pata hai tumhe abhi bhi yaqeen nahi aaya hoga. I have proof." Saying this he takes out his phone where his mother secretly filmed Tuba's reality.

(And you! I know you still won't believe me.)

He played the video in which Tuba herself blurted that she is just marrying Ahmed for his money and status. 

Upon asking what will she take to leave Ahmed, she greedily asked for money and a ticket to abroad where she can live peacefully. Ahmed was shocked seeing the bitter reality. 

Somewhere deep down he knew that the moment Sahaan told him he would regret and by god, he actually did regret.

Pain and regret filled his eyes, he reminisced his own words thrown towards Sahaan and yet she silently heard him never bothering with an uff.

But what shocked him more was that Tuba's betrayal didn't even hurt him. He realized that what he felt towards her was just a mere thought, not even an attraction or infatuation.

"Mil gayi tasalli aapko? What was my daughter's mistake that you and your mother punished her from day one? That idiot girl, how many times I told her, don't love someone that you end up hurting yourself but she never listens."  Saira brokenly whispers to Ahmed who was just looking down, head bowed in shame.

"Bas bohot hogaya ab! I'm not letting my sister stay here for a minute now! as soon as she wakes up I'm taking her back to my home, chachi you are coming with us too." Hammad firmly says to Saira holding her shoulder.

Upon hearing his words, Ahmed looks up in shock.

"No! you can't take her away Hammad, kisi ne nahi diya tumhe ye haq, biwi hai wo meri." Ahmed grits his teeth, his jaw clenching. 

(No one gave you the right. She is my wife.)

Hammad laughs humorlessly,

"Konsi biwi Ahmed? You both were betrothed to each other since childhood right? But you broke your promise and were ready to marry another girl, news flash Ahmed, you cheated on her." Hammad bellows out at him who looks at him equally in rage.

(Which wife?)

"She is my wife dammit! you've no right." Ahmed repeats his words again and again, not having any other words to defend himself.

"Mai deti hu tumhe haq! Lejao tum usey yaha se, she needs to stay away from all this chaos. Aur aapko koi haq ki zaroorat nahi hai Hammad beta! You are her brother, you have all the rights than anyone present here, after her mother." Dadi says to Hammad softly.

(I'm giving you the right, take her away from all this, and you don't need any right to take her Hammad)

Ahmed looks at his beloved dadi in shock.

"Dadi... ye aap na insafi kar rah rahi hai. Meri biwi mujhse cheen rahi hain." Ahmed whispers to dadi.

(Your doing injustice, you're snatching my wife from me.)

"Konsi biwi Ahmed? Jiski aapne khud tauheen ki thi? Aapko kya laga? Agar hume Sahaan kuch batati nahi hai toh iska matlab ye nahi hai ke hume kuch pata nahi chalega." Dadi sadly tells him.

(Which wife? Whom you yourself insulted? What do you think? That if Sahaan never told me a word that doesn't mean I won't get to know anything?)

He just looks down, his head hung in shame.

The doctor comes out of the ward, and everyone turns towards him in anticipation!

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