Kahani humari

6

After shopping Fakhir took Annie to a cute cafe infront of Tower Bridge.

Fakhir: ye cafe is view ke wajah se famous hai. Jab mai naya naya aaya tha or zyada kisi ko jaanta nhi tha toh aksar yahi aake baith jata tha. Bohot peaceful lagta hai yha..
This café is famous for its scenic view. When I first arrived and didn't know many people, I often used to come and sit here. It feels very peaceful here.

Annie:(admiring the beauty around) wakai bohot khoobsoorat hai. Tumne kabhi bataya nahi jab pehli baar aaye the toh kaisa experience tha?
It's truly beautiful. you never mentioned how your first visit was when you came here for the first time?

Fakhir: first time mai jab aaya tha toh bas mesmerised reh gaya tha. I mean ye jagah inti sundar hai, par ghar se door hone ki ho feeling hoti hai uska toh hum kuch kr skte nahi h, bohot miss krta tha ghar ko.
The first time I came here, I was simply mesmerized. I mean, this place is so beautiful, but it gives you that feeling of being far away from home, and there's nothing we can do about that. I used to miss home a lot.

Annie: i understand agar tum or saad nhi hote toh pta nhi mein kaise survive krti. Thankyou.
I understand, and I'm here for you. If you and Saad weren't around, I don't know how I would have survived. Thank you.

They then went about seeing London and roaming around places. Annie had made Fakhir her personal photographer and Fakhir loved it. He felt that she is again showing her right on him and he was happy with it.

Evening at home Saad was waiting for them in his apartment. Soon Annie and Fakhir came back with a lot of bags.

Saad: aagaye tum log? Kaisa raha aaj ka din? How was your day today?

Fakhir & Annie: bohot acha!!!
Very good !!!

Saad: tum dono ko dekh ke lgta hi nhi hai ki tum abhi kuch time pehle mile ho. Lgta hai jaise bachpan se jaante ho...
Looking at both of you, it doesn't seem like you just met recently. It feels like you've known each other since childhood...

Hearing this their faces fell and Annie excused herself and went to her apartment.

Saad:(turning to Fakhir) kya hua maine kuch galat bol diya kya?
What happened? Did I say something wrong?

Fakhir: nhi vo actually.... I mean.... Saad mujhe kuch btana hai tujhe...
No, actually... I mean... Saad I need to tell you something...

Saad: bolna!!
Sayy

Fakhir: mai or Annie cousins hai. Bachpan se saath rahe hai or hum shaadi shuda the 3 saal pehle tk...
Annie and I are cousins. We've been together since childhood, and we were married until three years ago...

Saad:(choking on his food)WHAT!!!!!! (Coughing) ye baat tumne mujhe pehle kyun nhi batayi???
WHAT!!! Why didn't you tell me this earlier?

Fakhir: humara divorce ho chuka h, 3 saal pehle. Mujhe toh pta bhi nhi tha ki vo London aa rhi h. Tere saamne hi teen saal ke baad mil rha tha ussey.
Our divorce is already done, 3 years ago. I didn't even know she was coming to London. I was meeting her after three years in front of you.

Saad: tumhari child marriage hui thi??
Was your marriage as a child?

Fakhir: haan par do saal ke baad hume nhi laga hum sambhal sakenge issey. Or mai yahan aana chahta tha padhne le liye. Toh humne divorce le liya.
Yes, but after two years, we didn't think we could handle it. And I wanted to come here for my studies. So, we got a divorce.

Saad: toh tere dil mai kabhi uske liye kuch tha?? So, did you ever have any feelings for her?

Fakhir: dekh care mai bachpan se krta hu uski. Koi nayi baat nhi hai usme or jab humara nikha hua tha tab mai kisi or ko chahta tha but nikha ki wajah se ussey chod diya. Ptani par shayad maine usey us nazar se kabhi dekha hi nhi.

Look, I've been taking care of her since childhood. It's not something new, and when we got married, I was interested in someone else, but I left her because of the marriage. I don't know, but maybe I've never really seen her from that perspective.

Saad: or vo??
And she?

Fakhir: mujhe idea nhi h...
Idk

Saad: ek baat bata ye ghar se bhagkar toh nhi aayi h ik but phir isne tujhe bataya kyun nhi ki vo london aa rhi hai...
One thing, I know she didn't run away from home, but why didn't she tell you that she's coming to London?

Fakhir: yaar uske father, mere chachu ek ache aadami nhi the unhone kabhi Annie, uski behen or unki maa se mohabbat toh chodo respect se nhi oesh aaye. Chupke doosri shaadi krli... humesha Annie ko ek bojh hi samjha or humari shaadi ke tootyke kuch mahino pehle mai bhi annie se rude ho gya tha, isliye nhi ki vo mujhe burden lgtu thi but mai vo rishte ka bhojh nhi utha pa rha tha. Isiliye usko lgta tha agar vo mujhe batayegi toh mujhe acha nhi lagega... par usey kya pta uske aane se mujhe kitni khushi hui h...
Man, her father, my uncle, wasn't a good person. He never showed any love, let alone respect, to Annie, his sister, or their mother. He secretly got remarried... He always considered Annie a burden, and just a few months before our marriage, I had become rude to Annie too, not because she felt like a burden to me, but because I couldn't handle the weight of that relationship. That's why she thought that if she told me, I wouldn't feel good... But little did she know how much happiness her presence brought to me.

Saad: toh matlab tere dil mein uske liye kuch nhi h???
So, does that mean you have no feelings for her in your heart?

Fakhir: nhi...
No

Saad: Achaa theeke... btw mai pizza laya tha, jaake usey de aa....
Alright, fine... by the way, I brought pizza, go and give it to her

Fakhir: hmm.

Fakhir picked up a pizza box and went towards Annie's Apartment. Meanwhile Saad.

Saad:(saying aloud to himself) Fakhir tu samjha nhi par tu Annie se mohabbat karta hai. Or ye realise tujhe mai krwaunga...
Fakhir, you may not understand, but you love Annie, and I will make you realize this...