A drop of tear streams down, realising the depth of their terrible situation where no-one is bother to hear him, or know his thoughts years back his parents, demanded him to marry, with in a blink of an eye happily gave into their decision though choosing a life-partner should've been his, being an obedient son quietly accepted it.
Now, when she owns his heart to an extent, that losing her would mean losing himself, they want him to divorce her ?
Is this some kind of a joke where they will make him do what they wish, as per their convenience does his saying doesn't hold importance ?
Why are they only thinking about her ?
Okay, they don't want to act like a selfish parent but then, how is this decision acceptable ?
As his parents, they should prioritise his dreams too why so authoritative to him ?
"Beta, hum jaante hain aap kya soch rahe hain" a voice came from behind grabbing his attention to speak sat beside him in an empty bench placed in the garden area "nahi, koi nahi jaanta ke mujh pe kya beet rahe hai, kaaye saalo pehle .. aap ke israr karne par maine nikkah kiya uske baad .. is rishte ko chalane ke liye khudko mentally strong kiya to make sure I stay loyal to her even though she was a child .. maine apne mann ko maar kar kisi ladki ke taraf aankh utha kar nahi dekha kyunke aapko zubaan de thi aur jaane anjaane mein biwi ko dil" he snorts "what did I get, huh ?" chuckled.
"Insult, disloyalty I understand back then wasn't aware about it but what about now even after we told her everything she is ready to leave me, why do think I will agree ?" he calmly, asked shafiq ji whose ashamed to even meet questionable gaze.
"Why do you think I will do what your saying .. I can't take decisions as per your wish .. I am not a toy jisko aap apne isharo par nachao sorry abu is sakht lehje mein baat karne ke liye lekin aapke in faislo ne majboor kardiya hai kyunke aap na uske tayaa abu ki hesiyat se soch rahe hain par main ik bachkaand ladki ke shohar jisko rishtaun ki sache pyaar ki qadr nahi joh itne selfish hai ke use apna aap dekhta hai baaki sab chup karke sune jaise ke hum bewaqoof haun" continues "I will not set her free not this easily .." determinedly, confessed.
"I'am sorry, I forced you but please set her free I won't be able to sleep with this lifelong guilt beta what I will answer my brother ?" shafiq ji, cried.
"Don't worry, I won't force her but I assure you it will be a forever end to this drama !" he added by standing up, pushing his hands inside the pocket of his jeans "kya matlab ?" shafiq ji, asks walking after him "kal shaam ko umar ki family ko dawat mein invite kijiye aapko milna chahiye us chomu jise aapke bahu ne chuna hai" shocking him.
He couldn't understand what's going on rushing inside told zahra ji who became more shocked it wasn't what they thought their son would do, he knows something is definitely cooking yet didn't push him to confess, his actual intention as their poor son is already going through a tough time.
Next morning, sidharth marched towards terrace looking for shehnaaz as she skipped breakfast, he stopped adil and zoya from running after her, she is not one of those people who can be explained it takes a lot of patience to handle someone like her they understand, after facing awful consequences reaches to witness her eating chocolates, having a very sweet conversation with her lover, fisting the hands behind his back, tried acting normal.
"Ahem .." clears throat, realising his presence the phone almost slipped from her hands.
"Aap ?!" her eyes widen, disconnecting call stares at him with both anxiousness, and nervousness it is kind of embarrassing doesn't matter if she does or doesn't consider him as her husband, just been caught red handedly for the second time last time she had a reason to escape !
"You don't have to panic after all you love him na attraction is love in your dictionary, right ?" loves to taunt, she looks away in order to ignore turned to leave but he was quick enough to hold her back against the wall between his strong pair of arms.
"What's wrong, scared to face me ?!" tries to push her buttons "why would I be ?" she asked back, to release frustration, squeezes her wrists "aww, you should be zayada khush hone ki zaroorat nahi hai sirf ghar ane ki ijazat de hai mere parents ko pata hona chahiye na ke meri biwi ki pasandh kya hai" he says, stroking hair strand "I must say, it's way better than what they had chosen for me" wishes to hurt completely does with her bitter words.
"Let's see, but I have something very exclusive to disclose my dear wifey .." he smirks, she tries her best to yank him away but he keeps pressing him self to show his power and want "I'll grant you ur wish only if he agrees to marry you but if he does not then you will have no any choice .. other than accepting me as your husband" dropping a bomb over her head "you have two minutes, I never got a chance to choose my life patenter but look I'am granting your wish kahin dekha hoga itna khayal rakhne wala shohar jise apne biwi ki parwah ho I don't have much time .. make it quick .. yes or no if no, then I will convince dad to cancel this meet up choice is yours" how smart and selfish of him, she wonders "kya huwa, darr gaye ?" provokes to convince her and she does falling into the trap of destiny where almighty will decide their fate.
"G nahi, main kisi se nahi darte, rahe baat fazool bet ki ane dein mujhe apne pyaar pe pura yakeen hai umar kabhi is rishte se peeche nahi hatega ur over confidence will soon be shattered" yanks his hand away, angrily leaves to help zahra ji servant in preparing dinner "let's see" he snorts, feeling a bit restless to calm himself down smokes, driving towards university.
"Taaye ammi, dijiye main kaat daite hoon" takes knife to chop vegetables "aap naraz haina" spoke ignoring her, tries doing remaining home chores.
"Taaye ammi, meri taraf dekhiye na main jaante hoon aap gussa hain .. banta bhi hai .. lekin meri khushi ke liye aap itna nahi karsakte ?" zahra ji's face is dull none of her talks can uplift her mood.
"Nikkah koi mazak nahi jise aap thod kar kisi ko bhi apna lainge hamare sabr ka mazeed imtehan mat lijiye, hum mein sidharth jaise himmat nahi aapke tayaa abu ka dil bada hoga lekin shehnaaz bache hamara nahi .. hum sirf unke biwi hone ke naate apne zimedaari nibha rahe hain please aap hume pareshaan mat kijiye .. jaaye tayaar hojaye aakhir aap ne faisla joh kar liya hamare bete ko .. chod ne ka .. unke dil ko todne ka .. aap qaabil he nahi unke pyaar ke .." zahra ji, lost control as her husband asked her to prepare food for those who are going to come, and snatch her son's bride.
"Aapko aapke khushiyaan mubarak ho !" tearing up rushes into her room leaving her shattered as she wasn't used to their bitter words.
"Taaye ammi unke maa bann kar soch rahe hain mera khayal .. meri khushi bhala kyun satayegi ? Jab sab apna soch rahe hain main kyun nahi sab mujhe kyun villain bana rahe hain" she wonders, after helping servants, went to get ready.
At night, everybody helplessly welcomes them a very excited shehnaaz prays all goes well, shafiq khan introduces his family, they did same .. adil is least interested, all he wished to do is knock a little sense in her silly head but controlled at his brother's warning "dekhiye ladki toh hume bare pasandh hai, nikkah ke liye, kab ayein ?" umar's father questions, eating fifth samosa.
That's when, sidharth furiously, fisted his hands it took a lot of control, to hold himself back from punching this moron constantly glaring his wife.
"Excuse me, kaisa nikkah jiske aap baat kar rahe hain woh ab bhi mere bhai ke nikkah mein hai" a very agitated adil replied, cutting them off.
"Kya ... nikkah .. kaisa nikkah ?" umar stands up getting confused "yeh baat kar rahe hain ?" zoya furrows eyebrows "itna shock kyun ho rahe ho u are acting as if you didn't know ?" she snorts but he didn't know cluelessly looks at shehnaaz "mai batane wale thi" she stammers everybody is very shock to hear her "kab, nikkah wale din ya kabhi nahi, ab samajh aya us din yeh itna bhadak kyun gaya, shehnaaz itne .. bade baat tum kaise chupa sakte ho ?" umar shouts, she flinches back.
"Chaliye g, hume nahi karna, aise neech gharano mein rishta ... umar abhi aur ise waqt apne saare taluq is ladki se tod doh .." umar's mom insists it broke shehnaaz apart "nahi aunty please dekhiye hamare shaadi bachpan mein huwe thi us waqt is rishte ka hona zaroori tha, lekin main is rishte ko nahi maante, kyunke is mein meri marzi kabhi ve shaamil nahi thi .. main umar ko .. pasandh karte hoon bohut jald hamare talaq hojayegi .. phir kar lainge nikkah" she clarifies, yet makes no fucking difference to them as nobody accepts divorcee so easily "aap sab ko sharam ane chahiye is ladki ko hamare matthe kyun maar rahe ho agar hum sab ko pata na chalta toh aap dhoke se iske shaadi ve kara daite, hamare munde se ?" umar's dad, yells spits over humiliating them.
"Na jaane kahan kahan se ajate hain .. dekhiye ji aapke ladki ka character dheela hoga .." losing it sidharth grabs his collar "don't you dare, zubaan sambhaal kar baat kijiye .. biwi hai meri mana is ka deemag kharab hai isliye aapke bete ko ... like kar baithe lekin aapka yeh beta kaunsa doodh ka dhula hai .... yeh dekhiye !" slaps photographs at him "look at him, he doesn't deserve her .. better be careful next time dusre ka character uchaalne se pehle apne girebaan mein jhaank kar dekhiye, le jaaye apne ladke ko, kahin dhake maar kar, na nikaal doon, waise sharam hume nahi aapko ane chahiye aakhir beta aapka besharam hai yahan .. sirf izaatdaar log khade hain !"
"Tum chup khade ho shehnaaz .." umar began to speak when a loud voice of slap echoed grabbing their attention "get out iske pehle main dhakke .. maar kar nikaloon uncle g se shayed bardasht na ho, galati meri hai tum jaise na mard ko pasandh kar baithe .. main batane wale thi lekin acha kiya adil ne keh diya, kum se kum .. tum logon ka asli chehra toh saamne aya warna mujh bewaqoof ko kabhi aqal na ate .. your not a man .. I need some one who doesn't have a low mentality like yours I would die rather than marrying a jerk like you, so better leave before I kill you !" she wipes tears, he is not worth any of her pain .... she's crying out of remorse of putting her family, into shit 💔
None of them, deserved what they endured only for the sake of her happiness .. she chose him so confidently, and stupidly presented .. he made a fool of out a fool .. wasn't smart to choose him ?
"Abuuuuuu !" zoya screams, engulfing her father tightly fisting his left shoulder "bhaiii .." sidharth rushes forward including shehnaaz "stay away" it made her startle "adil .. call .. ambulance" he told while struggling to interact with shafiq ji.
"Taaya abuuuu !" sidharth yanked her hands off him "sunaye nahi daita tumko, maine kaha durr raho mere abu se hum, unke asli awlaadein hain unhe dekhne ke liye .. natak karne ki na zaroorat nahi" trembles back, hearing hatred in his voice, eyes and touch .. did she lost them ?
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