Sidharth drove to a nearby mall through out their journey, shehnaaz kept staring out of the window meanwhile several thoughts made her anxious, to be very precise, sudden decision to accept her "na jaane inke deemag mein kya chal raha hai shayed hum is duniya ke pehle couple honge joh ek talaq ke baad rukhsati karne ki tayaari kar rahe hain ?" hopefully, he doesn't have any ulterior motives to punish her, because she doesn't have the patience to bear anymore consequences haven't they had a terrible rollercoaster ride, already ?
"Bhabi ?!" zoya calls her out, snapping everyone's attention too "huh ?" she furrows eyebrows "arey kabse awaaz de rahe hoon bhabi aap aakhir kiske khayalo mein gum hain ?" she deliberately teases to lighten up their awful situation "kise ke nahi, u see koi itna lucky nahi shehnaaz ke khayalaun me aye isliye muh bandh karke seedha chal vo samne wale boutique mein dekhte hain" she runs willing to hide from his sight "Zoe, hum usual couple toh nahi hain joh tu tease kar rahe hai mat kar babe I feel uncomfortable" getting inside, she muttered.
Zoya rolled eyes "pata hai, chill kar babe dekh na bhai jaan bhi maan gaye hain maybe he is willing to let go off things, what's say ?" she snorts "soch hai tere, khair, main khud nahi jaante unke mind mein kya chal raha hai anyways chod soch ke bhi kya faida kaunsa hamare hisaab se cheesain honi hain .. I'll let him .. decide until my patience runs out" shehnaaz had to trust, and give him steering wheel of their life "zayada mat soch !" manager is well aware of them as they usually shop from this store during every occasion.
He happily welcomes them "hello, how are you ?! what an amazing surprise, may I know what's the special occasion ?" adil announces "bhai aur meri pyaari cousin shehnaaz ki shaadi hai, sameer you have to show us the best outfits !" joyfully, nods.
"Of course, you don't have to say ghar ki baat hai guys meet our lovely bride and groom .. sarah plz inhe hamara exclusive collection dekhana ... treat them well .. shehnaaz coffee, chai ya fresh juice ?" sameer treats her like his young sister, she is like a family "sab le aa" shehnaaz says laughing.
"Tujhe sirf apne behan dekhte hai bhai nahi ?" it was sidharth who mischievously held him by his neck "abey, yaar sidharth !" poor sameer, acts as if being choked to death.
"Ya Allah, tera toh Allah he hafiz hoga shehnaaz" sameer dramatically utters, making others laugh except one zubia totally feeling out of place.
"Whose she ?" manager cum friend, asks getting weird vibes from her side.
"Our cousin, Zubia !" sidharth introduces, mean while shehnaaz, adil and zoya completely ignore getting busy in glancing outfits.
"Oh okay, anyways .. bride and groom what kind of outfit are you planning to wear ?" they blankly stare at each-other "kaise pata hoga, teen ghante pehle tak ... hamara talaaq horaha tha soch ne ka mauka he nahi mila" she murmurs to herself.
"Excuse me, I heard .. what you said !" sidharth's reply made her gasp in surprise "Allah, inke kaan kitne bare hain lagta hai khudse baat karna be ab jurm hai" she mumbles "tumhare meethe zubaan se kum jaldi select karo mere paas tum par waste karne ka time nahi, apne drame, fata fatt khatum karo" sidharth talks rudely, hurting shehnaaz.
"Drama hai, shaadi ke liye maane kyun jab maine is baar faisla laine ka HAQ aapko diya, taake aage chal kar aap phir kabhi mujhe taane na dein raazi ho he gaye haina toh apne bataun par tike rahein, hamare liye na sahi ghar walaun ke khushi .." she is interrupted by him "mere ghar wale hain, unke khushi ke mujhe tumse zayada fikar hote hai tum
na saage bann ne ki koshish mat karo yeh bhool .. gaye honge, main nahi bhoola joh tune teen hafte pehle kiya tha na .. mujh bewaqoof ko bohut ache se yaad hai almost chap chuka hai, deemag mein" gritting teeth, she walks away from him gosh the amount of toxicity, hatred, and anguish he has is completely intolerable "shehnaaz yeh wala bohut pyaara hai yaar please jakar try karna" zoya pulls her to the changing room.
"Arey try karne ki kya zaroorat hai seedhe le laite haina" shehnaaz indirectly says to hurry up cause she doesn't have the patience to handle him.
"Nahi, pagal hai hume kaunse train pakarne hai ? bhai .. kahiye na apne biwi se !" zoya insists "itna insist kar rahe hai toh chale jao na" sidharth says eyeing shehnaaz away from the phone screen.
"Bhai, aap bhi kuch pasandh kar lein yaar zoya I feel shaadi hamari horahe hai yeh dono toh bass naam ke dulha dulhan hain" adil taunts noticing their disinterest "chup bey, yeh wala sahi hai kar doh pack .. sam .. tere paas mera size haina ?" he nods, showing an exclusive piece "awesome, adil mere se focus hata kar apne liye bhi kuch dekh !" adil shows on getting confused to take his advice when shehnaaz comes wearing beautiful maroon lehenga, looking absolutely gorgeous, and breath taking even without jewelry she looks like a bride glowing brightly like a sparking star ⭐️
He lost his heartbeat on getting her glimpse after a very long time, her pure innocence is a trap few weeks back earned the result of loving her dearly more than himself "mashallah" adil and zoya are smitten, by her naturally captivating beauty "shit bhai apna muh toh bandh karein kahin makhi na guss jaye" zoya laughs, nudging sidharth.
He quickly, recovers himself back to normal "kya kuch zayada, bakwaas nahi kar rahe tum dono ?" sidharth scolds making them roll their eyes "yeah right hum bakwaas kar rahe haina aap kyun unko tukur tukur dekh rahe ho ?" adil puts arm around his brothers neck "kuch bhi .." yanks his arm with a death glare "acha na, yeh bata dein ke shehnaaz kaise lag rahe hai ?" zoya asks, excitedly.
"Zeher, she looks horrible !" she caught him lying therefore calmly, and happily asked them to pack astonishing him "I love it !" told his siblings, who were unable to understand their stare game, they got busy selecting their outfits meanwhile he was surprised how easily she caught him red-handed.
"Zubia, tum chup chaap kyun baithe ho kuch loh
na ?" sidharth kept telling her to select after a lot of pressure she finally chose one according to his choice which didn't go unnoticed by shehnaaz he should leave her rather than making her die each an every second by flirting or sticking around his cousin, she seems to be ... head over heels in love with him maybe no one notices but she does way too much since day one, she tried to tell but what did she gain almost a hit, divorce 💔 running out of breath, and feeling suffocated, she ran outside.
Weeping terribly, she tries her level best to stand unaffected, he doesn't love then why taking their marriage a step ahead if getting separated would have been painful, then living with his ignorance is extremely heart-wrenching "bhai, aap zubia ke paas kyun khade ho jaaye na apne biwi ke pass !" adil pushes his elder brother "hmm, card le saare bills clear karke jaldi ana" he clears throat only to make her, aware of his presence, recognising him quickly wipes off tears to stand firmly.
"Mujhse shaadi hone par itne ansoo baha rahe ho lagta hai tune socha nahi tha main rishte ko lekar apne saath chalunga ?" she snorts.
"G haan, sahi kaha kyunke hamare tarah kisi aur ne kabhi pehle talaaq ke baad ... phorun rukhsati ke ?" she plasters smile "kya karein hum dusraun se kaafi mukhtalif (different) hain .." he replies to her question by gently stroking her hair back, she shuts her eyes, trying to capture, the warm feel of his magical touch "aww, how romantic !" a sound of click their compliment, snaps them back to the world due to which quickly, distanced themselves "can we go home ?" shehnaaz asks, zoya denies in irritation "kya hai, abhi matching heels jewellery aur bohut kuch rehta hai kya hogaya shehnaaz tu aise toh nahi thi, yahe cheesain tujhe khushi diya karte thi yaad hai kitne baatein karte thai hum ke jab teri shaadi hoge .." shehnaaz interrupted.
"Zoe, insaan waqt aur halaat ke saath badal jaate hain khair chal, tere saath, behass mein padne ke himmat nahi .. adil .. yaar please ek coffee laade I badly need one from Starbucks !" she urged, zoya pulls her to several outlets mean-while sidharth's thoughts revolve around what she uttered a while back "sahi kaha shehnaaz, khwaab toh maine bhi dekhe thai, lekin kya bana kuch nahi aisa he hota hai bohut baar hum jaisa sochte aur chahte haina waisa kuch nahi hota, kyunke, joh woh plan karta haina .. us se .. na hum lad sakte hain, na he apne manwa sakte hain .. woh apna he khail khail raha hota hai" after doing shopping, they order dinner sidharth notices her lost, barely eating anything.
He texted adil "bhukkar, saath baitha hai at-least shehnaaz ko uska favourite pasta serve kar she is barely eating anything, bimaar par jayegi !" can't stop himself from worrying about shehnaaz even though, he is still very much adamant on hurting her, but deep down he cannot avoid the affection still residing towards her driving him insane.
"Main kyun aap karona waise bhi humse zayada aapke sunegi woh bhi bina lade, azmaa kar dekh lijiye ladke badal chuke hai" adil replies back, he passes death glare then blackmailed "no issues .. you better think before asking money !" adil took it as a warning and instantly got into mission.
"Oye, hawa par jeene ka irada hai, nahi na .. phir kuch khaa kyun nahi rahe, na kar kahin tere sarr par dusre ladkiyaun ki tarah dieting ka bhoot toh nahi sawaar hogaya ?" shehnaaz, rolls her eyes at him then stop on witnessing him adding so much of food more than her appetite on her plate.
"Adil, pagal hai insaan hoon janwar thode stupid mere ko bhook nahi .. dieting kis baat ke main ek dum perfect hoon, jisne pasandh karna tha, unho ne bina jhe jhak kar liya" staring sidharth, zubia's lips twist in annoyance, but he doesn't even agree nor denies to her statement.
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"Beta, acha kiya agaye yeh dekh maine jeweller se keh kar saare best, aur exclusive collections order karwa liye hain toh apne pasandh se joh chaho na rakh loh aap is ghar ki beti aur bare bahu hone ke naate joh chaho humse maang sakte ho" sidharth smiles at his mother's genuine and unconditional love towards her including his siblings too except their cunning aunt and daughter !
"Taaye ammi ?!" her pretty orbs well up hearing, witnessing her motherly warmth.
"This is not what I want .. I need your love Ammi blessings to start this relationship all over again ! I won't lie, I am shit scared cause honestly I have surpassed that phase where marriages used to be considered as a fairytale, now I know, what it can take to build from scratch" she utters, kissing her knuckles "mera bacha,come here marriage is like a rollercoaster ride where you, and your partner r gonna travel together, by chance, if one loses way the other will make sure to take him or her in the confidence and search their way back home, now stop crying .. sidharth .. come here .. help her joh pasandh aye pehan kar dekho, aap husband hote huwe assist karainge !" zahra ji, demanded.
He unwillingly sat beside her taking a glimpse of her innocent face, felt himself drowning, quickly averted his gaze away from her towards number of jewelleries placed in front of them "yeh check karna ?" she nods rightfully letting him rest free hair strands aside, lovingly, locking a neck piece around meanwhile their intense gazes met from the mirror frame placed in-front of them.
She felt her poor heart throb, as soon as his cold finger tips brush through her skin sending chills down her spine "mashallah, chash-me-baddoor" zahra ji, prays for the evil eyes to be off, happily presses kiss on their foreheads "allah kare dono ke jodi hamesha salamat rahe, ameen 😍" zubia angrily, gritted teeth and walked upstairs.
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