Iqbal and Salma had just been waiting for their sons' approval, once they got it, they didn't wait and sent the rishta.
"Meher beta"
"Ji Ammi"
"Ek rishta aaya hai tere liye" Mehreen frowned but her mother continued "Abbu ke dost ka beta hai...kya bola tha haan MNC me kaam karta hai aur tumhare Abbu keh rahe the ki swabhav se bhi bahut achha hai"
"Kya Ammi..itni jaldi kya hai shaadi ki" Mehreen pouted only to make her mother chuckle "Bachchi nahin rahi ab tu......tumhare baad tumhara bhai bhi utawala khada hai"
"Haan haan Mehru....tu jaldi se nikal ghar se toh mai teri bhabhi laun" A voice disturbed mother-daughter conversation and Mehreen threw a pillow at the invader
"Arre kya harqat hai ye...sasuraal ja kar apne shohar par aajmana..dabdaba bana rahega" Ibrahim laughed as her sister this time stuck out her tongue at him "Khud to bheegi billi ban jaate hain Noor bhabhi ke samne aur yahaan sher ban rahe hain"
"Teri Noor bhabhi hai hi khatarnak toh mai kya karun....lekin tujhe darne ki zarurat nahin hai tere liye humne chaand sa ladka dhunda hai...laakhon me ek" Ibrahim batted his eyelashes and ducked in to save himself from another flying pillow
"Ibrahim....sanjeeda ho jao kuch waqt ke liye" Aqsa reprimanded her son who sobered up
"Aur tumhari junior thi na wo Umaima .. uske chacha ka beta hai..toh ek saheli bhi mil jayegi tumhe"
"Saheli " Ibrahim chuckled at that but receiving a glare from his mother put a finger on his lips
"Bhai" Surprisingly, Mehreen turned to her brother for an advice
"Dekh ladka to achha hai.....par ek baat dhyaan me rakhiyo agar aage jaa kar kabhi bhi lage ki tere sath galat ho raha hai toh darne ka nai.....wahin tere shohar ko Chokeslam de dena...kuch hua toh apan nipat lenge tere bhai ne waqalat isi din ke liye toh padhi hai"
"Ibrahim" Aqsa stood stupefied at her son's advice
"Bhai" Mehreen hugged her brother who kissed her head "Yaad rakhiyo Bheegi billi mai bas teri bhabhi ke saamne hun......tere shohar ki ek galti aur maine uska sher jaisa shikaar kar dena hai"
"I know ..." Mehreen teared up feeling a little emotional "But aap ye na sochein ki mai Noor bhabhi ko aapki kaarastani nahin bataungi kal ki"
"Bhabhi ki chamchi" Ibrahim scrunched his nose only to make his sister giggle like a small child.
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"Mai kya karuunn" Umaima was busy on call with her friend who was trying to give her two cents about Hasheer's marriage proposal
"Dekh beta tu bata rahi hai teri chachi badi hi mast hain....sabse bada syapa toh wahin khatm ho jata hai...meri condition dekh rahi hai na meri saas upar se daadi saas sab mere sar par baith jaate hain...teri toh daadi saas bhi teri khud ki daadi hongi aur tu rahi unki laadli"
"Wo toh hai lekin Hasheer bhai ko Hasheer kaise bulaungi"
"Muh se" Her friend deadpanned
"Mera matlab hai " Umaima didn't know how to express it
"Mai sab samajh rahi hun thoda waqt dena padega shaadi ke baad tumlogon ko ek dusre ko"
"Phir bhi .. it will be so awkward."
"I understand..bas yahi sabse bada minus point hai baaki saari cheezein toh teri favour me hain.....uncle aunty ke paas bhi rahegi .. tu soch le ek baar" Her friend advised to think of all the things and then give a decision.
By the end of the week, calculating all pros and cons on the pages of her diary, Umaima finally said Yes and now the families were ready to go ahead with the celebrations.
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Both the couples were sitting on the stage surrounded by relatives who were all decked up for the photo session.
"Hasheer bhai...Ummi ke kandhe pe haath rakhein" One of the maternal cousins of Hasheer guided as he held the camera
Hasheer took a sneak peek of his bride from the corner of his eye and found her nibbling her lower lip in anxiety.
"Aise hi le lo..." He said to his cousin who shrugged and took the picture "Bhai thoda toh paas aayein"
Hasheer shifted a little close to Umaima and her breath hitched. He felt the change and immediately took the previous position not worrying about the pictures any more.
While Hassan and Mehreen were smilingly posing for the pictures.
"Mehreen khana khaya tumne" Hassan whispered in her ear only to see her shaking her head in No
"Yaar phir tum kaise itni patience ke sath khadi ho.....mera toh haal behaal ho raha hai........Ummi in maukon par bahut kaam aati hai lekin bechari khud aaj phansi padi hai..pehli baar ise itna shaant dekha hai" Hassan chuckled
"Haan .. college me toh aaye din bakheda khada karti rehti thi" Mehreen too smiled seeing her sit like a doll
"Mehru"
Mehreen turned to see her beloved Noor bhabhi with a plate in her hands
"Chal jaldi khaa le...nahin toh bhooki hi reh jayegi" Noor mixed puloao and daal and raised a spoonful of it to her mouth
Mehreen gulped it down
"Arre akele akele khaye ja rahi ho...shohar ka khayal hi nahin hai" Hassan grumbled in his wife's ears
"Haan toh apne taraf se kisi ko bolein" Mehreen chuckled
"Mere taraf wale bas apna pet aur plate bhar rahe hain"
"Bhabhi layein aap.....wo Bhai aapko bula rahe hain" Mehreen took the plate from Noor directing her towards her brother who was looking after the guests.
"Muh kholein" Mehreen made Hassan eat some Biryani and he smiled like a cheshire cat on being fed by his newly wed wife.
"Ummi chup chaap ye khaao" Rukhsar couldn't believe her daughter was hell bent on tasting the gol gappa sitting on her wedding stage
"Sab kha rahe hain mujhe lalach aa raha hai"
"Hasheer tum hi samjhao"
Hasheer looked at his wife and then his mother in law muttering "Mujhe humesha beech me kheech ke laya jaata hai"
"Ummi kha lo .... shaadi wale gol gappey toh waise bhi achhe nahin hote"
Seemed like Hasheer's one line did the work and she opened her mouth so that her mother could feed her.
"Hasheer tumne bhi nahin khaya hai na..." Next Rukhsar turned to her son in law
"Bhai ko bhi pulao nahin pasand" Umaima got a light hit on her head by her mother for her mistake while Hasheer was waiting for the stage to split so that he could hide his face.
"Sorry..mera matlab tha inko pulao pasand nahin..hum Biryaani party hain"
Umaima was done with her quota of being silent and her tongue was again loving the fresh talks.
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"Ye aapke liye begum" Hassan took Mehreen's left palm in his hands and made her wear a solitaire ring
"Thank you par itni mehengi ring laane ki kya zarurat thi" Mehreen could make out how costly the ring was. He had already given one on the engagement.
"Toh kya huwa...mujhe pasand aayi maine le li" he shrugged as if he was not all bothered.
"Achha theek hai baba....shohar ke taraf se pehli gift hai toh sar aankhon par " she smiled and shifted a little so that he could sit next to her on bed
"Aur apni begum ki taraf se hume kuch nahin milega?"
Mehreen placed a kiss on his cheek and raised her brows "Will that suffice"
"No" Hassan smirked and hovered on her petite body making her close her eyes in surrender
"Ye galat baat hai...."
Hasheer lifted his head on Umaima's complaining tone "Kya huwa"
"Mai deewar wali side pe nahin soungi" She said eyeing the bed whose one end was against the wall
"Ummi mai raat me bahut baar uthta hun..isliye is side hun" Hasheer reasoned
"Haan toh ek hi baar toilet kar ke so jaayein na...baar baar neend tod ke kaun jata hai washroom"
"Mujhe bahut zyaada pyaas lagti hai raat me isliye uth ta hun" he glared
"Oh....lekin mujhe neend nahin aayegi us side"
"Koshish karo .. agar nahin aayegi toh mai chala jaunga us side"
"Hmmm" Umaima had already changed in her cotton night suit so she climbed the bed to go to her side
Lying next to him, she pulled the comforter (half of which was covering Hasheer's body) on her and gasped feeling his naked skin
"Ye aapne shorts kyun pehne hain"
"Mujhe isi me neend aati hai.....tum uncomfortable ho toh change kar lun" Hasheer asked with concern filled eyes
"Na..nai it's okay....aapko phir neend nahin aayegi"
"Theek hai good night..so jao" Wishing her, he closed his eyes trying to erase the awkwardness in the air
"Huh.....so gaye..mujhe toh neend hi nahin aa rahi" Umaima took a turn and kept drawing patterns on the wall and eventually that lulled her to sleep.
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Why were you guys thinking that Hassan and Ummi will end up together ??