Pyaar Ki Dastaa'n | Short Stories | 3rd Book |

Aashna ~ 2

(Why it was low? You should have charged it na.)

"Achha sorry, ab toh agaya na. Rona band karo." Wiping her tears, he apologized but her tears weren't in the mood of stopping

(Sorry, but now I have come, stop crying.)

"Meher," Sahir sternly called her, pulling herself away from him, Meher wiped her tears

"Tumhara rona mujhe bilkul pasand nahi, Meher. Jab main mar jaunga na tab ro lena."

(I don't like it when you cry. You can cry after I'll be dead.)

"Sahir!"

A blow of breeze brushed against her hair, making her startled as she looked around her room

"Sahir!" Her whispy of voice enchoes the empty room

"Aapi!" Mashal, who has just completed her prayer also heard her.

Mashal quickly went to sit beside her elder sister

"Mishi, Mishi, Sahir aye Hain." Holding Mashal's hand, Meher told, still looking around her room, trying to find Sahir

(Sahir is here.)

"Aapi!" Mashal couldn't bring herself to say anything, she didn't know what to say, seeing her sister in this state broke her heart badly

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When Shehryaar returned home, the house empty, indicating the relatives and friends has left after paying their condolence.

He decided to go to his room to take shower, then to meet his mother. But he has only took one step forward when he saw someone coming downstairs

Mashal was slowly taking her steps down, holding a tray in her hands and her dupatta drape around her head

She didn't saw him and went to kitchen, Shehryaar also went after her

"Bhabhi ne khana khaya?" Standing on the doorway, he asked

(Bhabhi ate anything?)

Mashal raised her head when heard a familiar deep voice behind her. But she didn't turned to face him

"Thora sa hi khaya." Putting the dirty dishes on sink, Mashal told him and wahed her hands.her voice came throaty

(Just little bit.)

Looking out from kitchen, Shehryaar looked at the stairs which take them to second floor and where Meher's room is

He thought of checking on Meher but Mashal stopped him

"Shehry! Aapi iddat mein Hain, aap unse nahi mil sakte." Undraping the dupatta from her head, mashal took steps forward him and told him, it was when Shehryaar saw her properly.

(You can't meet her, she is in her iddat.)

She has changed alot over the time of three years

"Ammi kaha hain?" Taking his gaze away from her to floor, Shehryaar asked

(Where is ammi?)

"Apne kamre mein, mummy unke sath Hain."

(She is in her room with mummy.)

"Shehry, aap pehle shower le lijiye," she later add

(First take shower.)

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Thunderstorms roar in sky as rain pours down, months passed away since Sahir's demise but felt like yesterday