DAYAAR-e-ISHQ

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Author pov

    Shehnaaz rushed back in class with tears in her brown eyes, red nose and shaky hands. She gained most of people's attention including professor since she barged in without permission. Maham looks at her with concern in her eyes as she picks her stuff shakily

"Kya hua Shehnaaz?" Maham asked standing up from seat to hold hand of her cousin who didn't respond. She saw red mark on her cheek which clearly looks like someone has slapped her

"M-mujhe bas ghar jana hai" She spoke in low voice before getting out of class with her things maham immediately grabbed her hands and followed her with worry

"Kisi ke kuch kiya hai Shehnaaz tell me who they were I am gonna kill them" Maham followed behind her cousin in corridors while taking out her phone from handbag

"I'll tell bhai right away-"

"Kuch nahi hua maham please don't call him mujhe bas sar dard horaha hai tum jao continue karo apna class" Shehnaaz stoped her before she could call him, maham knows she's clearly lying and her brother will kill her if someone has happened to her and she didn't tell him

"There is mark on your cheek mujhe batao kya hua hai shehnaaz!" Maham asked. Shehnaaz sighed wiping off her tears

"Hume at least Dean ke pass jana chaihiye to complain this is assault" Maham calmly wiped her tears and her heart ache at mark on her face, she knows her cousin and also knows that Shehnaaz is never one to yell at someone hitting is something else

"I-I just wanna go home" She whisper plead

Maham doesn't know what or who's reason behind her this state but she's certain about one thing, her brother's gonna end them. Sidharth is next level possessive about her and he hates it when she cries, there have been times when he has threatened even maham because she snatched doll from Shehnaaz which made girl cry. He doesn't like someone hurting her in any way doesn't matter who they are. Her parents or her siblings

"Let's go mein bhi chalugi" Maham handed her tissue which she gladly accepted to wipe corner of her eyes while sniffing

Shehnaaz doesn't want maham to leave her class in middle and go with her but she knows maham won't leave her alone especially when she's looking like this messed up

"O' tum dono class se bahar kya kar rahi ho phely din he bunk?" Aryaan from behind wrapped arm around Shehnaaz making them both startled at his sudden presence. His goofy smile dropped when his eyes fell on tear stained face of his younger cousin and her sniffing

"Kya hua Shehnaaz?" He asked

"K-much nahi" She shook her head holding back tears from spilling those build in her eyes making it obvious for Aryaan that something definitely has happened

"I am asking something Kya hua hai? Why are you crying?" He repeated let go of her and came forward to look at her. He looked over her shoulder at someone for seconds before looking at her

"Maham what's matter?" He turned around to ask his sister who looks at her cousin

"It's nothing" Shehnaaz's voice cracked

"What the fuck is actually happening nazo?" She clutched her eyes shut at voice of her elder brother from behind, she turned around only to see he wasn't alone but with Sidharth who has his serious expressions like always but the moment his eyes fell on her she noticed how his expressions darken, his eyes lingering on her cheek probably figuring out reason of it being red