Pyar Ki Love Story | Short Stories | 1st Book |

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She didn't had to knock twice, the door opened in one knock, a young lady stood there looking at them confusingly

She wasn't the girl that Subh-Dil left, nor she herself was like before

They both have grown up, the immature girls that they were before has changed into women

It took her few seconds to recognize her and when she did a huge smile formed on her face

"Soni!" She happily said

"Barkha!" Same happiness was also in her voice, Barkha pulled her in tight hug

"Tum?... Yaha?.... Kab?......kaise?" Breaking the hug she asked, both friends seems to forget the third company

(You?...here?....how?....when?)

"Andar ajaye'n pehle?" Subh-Dil smilingly asked

(Can we come inside first?)

"Haan.....?" That's when her eyes fall on Ammar, she turned to Subh-Dil

(Yeas.....?)

"Yeh Ammar Hain mere husband.... Aur Ammar yeh Barkha Hai meri bachpan ki dost,"

(He is my husband Ammar.... And Ammar meet Barkha my best friend,)

"Assalamualaikum!"

They went inside of her house,

"Idhar mere sath baitho tumse bohot baatei'n karni hai," when Subh-Dil saw Barkha going to kitchen she grab her hand and made her sit beside herself

(I have so much to talk with you, come sit with me,)

"Inhe toh bula loon at least," she said, then Subh-Dil left her hand, she went inside

(At least let me call him,)

"Soni?" Ammar looked at her

"Goav mein sab mujhe Soni bulate the, jab hum sheher shift hue toh Maine Amma aur Abba se mana Kar diya tha iss naam se bulane ke liye," Subh-Dil looked around the house, the interior had changed but the warmness she felt here before was still here

(Everyone used to call me Soni. But, when we shifted to city I told Amma Abba to call me by my real name,)

Few minutes later a man came there,

"Assalamualaikum! Shafi bhai!" Subh-Dil got up when she saw him, Ammar also followed her,

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The whole village was awake when she returned her home, everyone saw her without any Chadar or dupatta, her hair opened messy, and her surkh ankhen

None bothered to ask her where she was or how is she, they just started assuming things and judged her

When she came to her house, her father was sitting on chair while her mother was saying something

"Amma!" she called her mother on the door

"Soni!" Farida and Akhtar both ran to her, Soni broke down in her mother's arms

"Soni! Kaha thi?......Kya hua?...... Kuch toh bolo!" Her feet were very weak she couldn't stay stable, she fall on floor. Farida was still hugging her while asking questions

(Soni! Where were you?....... What happened?........ Say something,)

The judging eyes of the people and their curious ears were on their door, which Akhtar close on their face

"Soni Kya hua?" He also say on floor and aksed his only daughter

(Soni what happened?)

Seeing her appearance they had got the idea but still hoped it wasn't true