Mehr-o-mah (The Sun and the Moon)

| Sorrow and darkness |

"Mummy aap aisa kese kar sakti hai". She heard maha's(sherryaar' wife) voice and frowned. She stop there.

"Kya, kar sakti hu". Moomal begum(sherryaar's mother) said pretending to be ignorant

"Aap apne bete ki dusri shadi Karva rahi hai, ye Janne ke bawajood ke wo nahi manega". Now, she told her in slight anger. She tried to explain her that this is wrong. How she can do it?

"Aise kese Nahi manega". Moomal said arrogantly.

"Kyuki sherry mujhse mohabbat karta hai". Maha said possessively.

"Agar wo tumse mohabbat karta hai, toh kya tum usse mohabbat nahi karti?"

"Apni jaan se bhi zyaada mohabbat karti hu".

"Haa, toh usse aulaad ki khushi Kyu nahi de paying abtak?" Moomal said tauntingly.

Sherryaar and Maha had love marriage. Due to some reasons she didn't give him child. That's the reason that every time moomal has taunted her for this.

"Toh kya Zill-e-qamar maan jaayegi?" She admitted defeat and asked.

"Uske paas dusre koi aur rasta nahi". Moomal said while smirking evily. And left the kitchen.

Now, Maha didn't handle it and started to crying hysterically.

As soon as Moomal left the kitchen, the girl who was standing outside the door, stunned, immediately came inside.
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"Bhabhi, Aap aise roye to nahi". She said concerned.

"Tumhe kya farq padhta hai?"

"Kyu nahi padhta Bhabhi farq, Aap meri behen jaisi hai". She said while tears welled up in her eyes.

"Agar tumne mujhe apni behen maana hota, toh aaj tum meri khushiyaa na chin rahi hoti". Maha said taunting.

"Me...me kese,...bhabhi". She didn't believe that.

"Sach-sach batao, sherry ke sath tumhara pehle se affair tha na".

"Kesi Baate kar rahi hai aap, bhai hai woh mere". Presenting her explanation to Maha she said.

"Tumne meri sari khushiyaa chin li,...sari ke sari....chin li". She was crying badly, blaming her.

"Bhabhi....". She tried to talk but.

"Jao yaha se". Maha screamed loudly.
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"Ye le baba jani apki chai". She said while giving the mug to him.

"Amm..bohot maze ki bani hai Chai". He said while sipping the tea.

"Banai Kisne hai". She said happily.

"Baba Jani, aapse ek baat puchu". She asked after finishing the tea.

"Bilkil pucho meri jaan". He said lovingly.

" Kya mene kisi ki khushiyaa chin li hai". She asked straightly.

"Nahi, parchaayi". Suddenly why she is asking this? He didn't understand what she was saying so he kindly told him.

"Esa hi hai baba jani"

"Deko beta, Ham kisi ki khushiyaa nhi chinte balki wo hamaare naseeb me hoti hai. Ham jesa samne wale ke saath karte hai hamaare saath bhi wesa hi Hota ha.kehte hai, jisko jo bhi milta hai besabab nhi milta. Ye Jo sannate hai ye kali, gehri raton ke saaye wakt ne sabhi me Barabar Baaten hai. Kisi ko Zameen nhi milti to Kisi ko Mukammal aasman nhi milta". He began to explain it seriously.

"Me janta hu, kuch din baki dino se zyada mushkil lagte he, unn dino me tum khudko aaine me dekhna, apne dil me mojood roshni ko tatolna. Dil me dheemi si umeed baki hai, aaj bhi tumhe tumhare jawaab kahi tumhare andar hi Khoye hue milenge". He takes a deep breath". She was sitting on the ground with her head on his lap.