Dilaab

Chapter 18

Daniyal

It was Faryals mehndi tonight , and Daniyal was greeting the guests along with Ahmer ,

"Aabh shaadi khatum bhi ho" Ahmer grumbled ,
"I'm itching to get back to work." He said to him,

"Its just a few more days" Daniyal said , Ahmer shrugged ,

"Abba wants Humna and I to get married sooner than later aswell, aisay lg raha hai shaadi season kabhi khatum hee nahi hoga" he grumbled .

Daniyal frowned ,
"Shouldn't you be happy that you're getting married ?" He asked ,
Ahmer shrugged ,
"I'm glad I guess..." Ahmer trailed off,
"I just don't want the hassle you know" he said ,
Daniyal patted his shoulder ,
"Shaadi itni buri cheez nahi hai you know with the right partner." Daniyal told him, Ahmer didn't respond for a moment, and Daniyal frowned,

"Tum dono k beech mein jhagra hua hai kya?" He asked , and Ahmer shook his head,
"Nahi mein buss yeh sab shor sharaba nahi chahta , simple nikkah type kuch khatum ho you know" he said ,

"Humna shor sharaba chahti hai?" He asked ,
Ahmer shrugged ,
"Pata nahi"

Daniyal nodded , realising that maybe there was an underlying issue that Ahmer didn't feel comfortable talking about.

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Aeima

She had gotten ready and was waiting for Arzoo, when she hear sniffling from the room where Arzoo was getting ready.

"Arzoo? You okay?" She asked as she stepped in, Arzoo shook her head as she wiped away her tears.

Arzoo was beautiful, and in her mehndi green choli lehnga she looked breathtaking.

"Kya hua hai?" Aeima asked , as she closed her door , and came towards her .

"Kuch nahi bhabi," she mumbled ,

"Nahi kuch tou hua hai ," Aeima said ,
"Tum aisay dukhi kyun hou" she asked ,

"Aap ko lagta hai k I lack substance" she asked as more tears pooled in her eyes.
"Tch, who said that," Aeima asked as she hugged her .

Arzoo shook her head,
"Just because aesthetically pleasing, and I want to pursue acting and modeling doesnt mean I'm fluff right?" She asked bitterly.

Aeimas heart broke for the 17 year old girl.
"Oh Arzoo, sweetheart" she said hugging her ,
"Whoever said that about you doesn't really know you , nor do they deserve to" she said , Arzoo shook her head,

"Its been so hard for me to make friends guys or girls , because half of the time the girls get insecure or mean or catty, and the boys start hitting on me . I-I thought I made a friend and then they said such terrible things about me" Arzoo cried .

Aeima let her cry,
"Arzoo children at this age can be cruel, especially when they are struggling with their teen years," Aeima said , as she made Arzoo look at her ,
"What they say about you is how they feel about them selves , so don't worry okay." She said softly.

"You choose what you want to and be who you are, you'll find people who love you for you Arzoo, like Fahad chachu and Ayesha Chachi love you like Daniyal and I love you," she said
"Having a fewer friends is better than having people who will pull you down in your life" she sajd , Arzoo nodded and pressed her lips together as more tears spilled .

"Now clean up okay, I'm waiting for you , we don't want to miss your dance." She said ,
Arzoo didn't say anything for a moment and then nodded ,
"Mujhe sirf 5 minute chahiye ."
Aeima nodded as she got up to leave,