Burhan entered the room to see Heyam sleeping on the bed in bridal dess. He smiled and went towards her. He sat on the bed beside her and kissed her forehead lovingly. He started caressing her hair while smiling
"Baba"
Heyam smiled in sleep and hugged him tightly hiding herself in him
"Baba?"
Burhan got shocked and made a bad face listening to her
"No babe I am not Baba I am Baba's son in law"
He said mischievously while hugging her back
"Huh?"
Heyam didn't understand anything. She opened her eyes and looked up but got shocked to see him. She moved away immediately
"What are you doing?"
She asked setting duppatta on her head
"Romancing with my wife"
He held her hand and placed a kiss on it while looking into her eyes
"I will go and change"
She murmured and was about to get up when he stopped her holding her hand
"First take your wedding gift"
He smiled and took out the jewellery set from his side table and kept it in front of her. Heyam smiled seeing the beautiful jewellery
"Thank you"
Heyam said while blushing and looking down
"My pleasure"
He said in his dark voice staring at her face continuously
"I will change"
Heyam whispered and got up from the bed and went into washroom after placing the jewellery in the wardrobe's drawer
Heyam changed into her night dress and bit her lips nervously seeing her body noticeable in it. She went into room taking slow steps and laid down on her side closing her eyes not at looking at Burhan for once who was sitting on the bed. Burhan went into washroom and came after changing into his night suit
He laid down beside her and hugged her from back hiding his face in her neck. Heyam tried to move but he stopped her saying
"Sleep tomorrow you have to go to the college"
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At 3:00 am,
Heyam's phone was ringing. As both of them had the same ringtone Burhan moved and checked his phone with a frown. But frowned seeing no call. He turned towards Heyam and was about to sleep when he saw Heyam picking up her phone and attending the call with half-opened eyes
"Hello"
Heyam said in a sleepy voice
"Hello, Heyam! Were you sleeping?"
Came the voice from the other side
Burhan opened his eyes fully hearing some male's voice from the other side
"Yes Usama but you say"
She said rubbing her eyes
"Nothing I was just missing you so thought call you. We haven't talked since you went to the uncle's place"
The other guy spoke sweetly
Burhan was now glaring at her phone as if he would murder the guy from the phone only
"I miss you too. I miss everyone. I miss our night-outs and sleepovers. Can you believe I haven't gone out of Haveli since I came here"
She said with a big smile on her face
Burhan fisted the pillow in his hand and glared at the phone ready to murder the person on the other side but didn't say anything as he wanted to hear more
"Are you alive girl"
Usama asked in a shocked tone
"Hahaha don't ask me Yaar"
She was laughing loudly
"You live in a Haveli?"
Usama asked
"Yes it feels like a gold prison but let's not talk about it you tell me how's Baba"
Her tone became sad at the last
Burhan felt hurt at her words but didn't move as he didn't want her to know he's awake
"He's fine Alhamdulillah but misses you a lot. But you don't have to worry we visit him daily and even the food is sent from our house"
Usama tried to comfort her knowing her condition
"Thank you so much. Please say thanks to Mami too. Nobody does this nowadays"
She said with a sad smile
"Shut up okay. He's like my baba. You tell me are you happy there? I mean you didn't use to live without your Baba"
Usama asked in a sad tone
"I am living without him with strangers. You know Usama one should never say I can't do this. I can't do that. Eventually, he had to do that only. That's how Allah tests us. I am very grateful to you guys even after knowing the reality you still care for Baba like before"
Tears rolled down her eyes
Burhan controlled himself hardly after hearing strangers
"Let bygones be bygones. He cared for us even after Phupho's death so how can we not"
Usama said lovingly
"I love you Bh"
Before Heyam could complete Burhan took the phone from her and cut the call. Burhan hovered over Heyam making her gasp loudly. He held her arms and pinned them above her head and glared at her with his red dangerous eyes making shudders run down her spine
"B Burhan"
She stuttered looking at him with fearful eyes
"You love him?"
He asked in a dark voice
"Huh?"
Heyam couldn't understand anything
"I asked you love him?"
He gritted his teeth still glaring at her
"Y yes but in a"
Heyam replied understanding what he was asking but the next moment she felt his lips on her and felt him taking out his anger in the kiss
Heyam tried to push him getting out of breath. He got away and glared at her breathing heavily
"What was that we had between us then?"
He screamed
"Shh please he's my brother. I love him as a sister does to her brother"
She rubbed his back trying to calm him down
"F... brother. He's not your real brother so don't Heyam. Don't you ever dare to do that again"
He held her arms a little tightly and glared at her
"Okay I won't"
She muttered
Burhan got away ran his hand through his hair and drank water to calm himself
"Am I a stranger to you?"
He pulled her again holding her arms making her head hit his chest
"Ouch"
She held her head and glared at him
"I am asking something"
He asked checking her forehead and pushing her hair behind her ear
"No"
She replied with an angry pout
"Is this Haveli a golden prison"
He raised his eyebrow
"Yes I I mean no"
She stammered and lay down on her side
Burhan slept hugging her from the back keeping his leg on her body making her frown
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Heyam got up happily as it was the first day of college. She ran into the washroom and started deciding what to wear after freshening up. She was looking at the dresses making cute faces
"Umm this one"
She clapped excitingly deciding her whole outfit and wore it with a simple black hijab
After that, she went into the kitchen and prepared breakfast difficultly. It took her more than an hour to do it. She placed the breakfast on the table told Rukaiya to call everyone for breakfast and sent the remaining breakfast to the men's side
Heyam sat on the table and started waiting for them. She didn't want to spoil her moid by getting scolded. All of the women sat at the table. Heyam greater them to which they replied half-heartedly
"Yuck, what is this? When will you learn cooking girl? There is no salt in this and too many spices to bear"
Rubina Khan scolded her
"It took more than an hour"
She whispered feeling hurt. Her eyes got filled with tears but she controlled herself
"Now eat. We don't want Sardar Saeen to punish us for not making his baby wife eat"
Ayesha Khan said sarcastically
Heyam started eating half-heartedly but couldn't even eat half-paratha and kept the plate away from her
"This girl will bear the next Sardar"
Halima Khan laughed sarcastically
Heyam kept mum letting them say whatever they wanted and continued using Instagram
"What are you wearing girl?"
Rubina Khan screamed
Heyam covered herself with her jacket and replied calmly
"Clothes"
"That I can see. But what kinda of clothes are these?"
She screamed again
"Why what's wrong in them? I am completely covered from head to toe"
She said confidently
"Women don't wear such clothes. Go and wear an Burka then only I will allow you to go to college"
Rubina Khan ordered dominantly
"My husband allowed me. I don't need anyone's else permission according to Islam"
She replied looking into her eyes
"Let Sardar Burhan come. I will tell him how ill-mannered you are"
Rubina Khan threat Burka
"Yes please"
She smiled showing her teeth and got up from the chair but before she could walk into her room Rubina Khan ordered
"Go and get Sardar Saeed's clothes ready, clean your room, and make sure to come back before lunch as you have to prepare it"
Rubina Khan smirked
"The maids are here to do that"
She replied looking toward Rubina Khan
"Huh, he still needs maids even after his marriage this proves his choice to reject my Raima was wrong. She can't be the perfect wife. But I care for my nephew go Raima get his clothes ready"
Halima Khan smirked
"Okay mama"
Raima smiled showing all her teeth
"I am his wife and I am alive to do his work. You please sit and wait for your marriage if you are this disparate because I won't allow you. Dado, I promise you all of the Burhan's work will be done by me but I don't want anyone else to even come near my husband's clothes or room"
but before she could get up from the chair Heyam stopped her glaring at her
"About cooking, I am not the only daughter-in-law of this house. What about Pari Bhabhi, Heer Bhabhi, and Rania Bhabhi"
She asked angrily and called them Bhabhi as she got habitual hearing it from Alina. Rania just turned 20 so she was also older than her
"Bhabhi? Do you consider them your brothers?"
Rubina Khan asked angrily
"I am talking about something else"
She started looking here and there
"They are my granddaughters"
Rubina Khan said looking into her eyes
"So am I"
Heyam replied confidently looking into her eyes
"You're just Burhan's wife. We don't have any other relationship with you remember that always"
Rubina Khan said breaking her heart into a zillion pieces
"I don't even want any relationship with anyone"
She replied and went into her room and ironed Burhan's clothes, changed the bed sheet, and took her bag running towards the backside of the Haveli as the car was parked there
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"Khanum"
The driver muttered looking at her through the front mirror and immediately lowering his eyes to see her uncovered face
Heyam was trying her best not to cry as this was the first time she tried to make everything fine but she realized that their hate would never let her win
"We reached"
The driver whispered again without looking up
"Hmm"
She got out of the car and went inside the college
"Allah jane keri building ae. Hun aethe kithu pucha? Aik te na aena nu meri samajh aundi ae na menu aena di. Jane kere wa pe gaya a mai. Acha pala punjab che parh reya si par baba da transfer vi aethe ae huna si. Hun ki kara? Kede kolo puchan?"
Faizan who just got transferred in the college saw the students walking confidently into their buildings but whenever he tried to stop one they couldn't understand him
"God Knows which building is that? Who should I ask here? The people here can't understand me and I can't understand them. I don't know where I have got stuck. I was studying in Punjab happily but Baba had to be transferred here only. What should I do now? Who should I ask?"
"Ohh punjabi"
Heyam said excitingly who was standing beside him having the same problem as him
"No racism. No racism"
Faizan moved towards her holding his bag in his hand to hit her but stopped seeing her
"Ohh punjabi"
He exclaimed excitingly in an understanding tone
"I was also saying the same"
Heyam said angrily with a frown
"Oh sorry sorry. I am new here. It's my first day so I couldn't understand"
He said guiltily scratching his head
"Leave it I am not able to find my building"
Heyam said worriedly
"Same here Yaar"
Faizan said as if he had known her since forever
Heyam raises her eyebrow at his frankness but he raises both of his eyebrows in return not understanding anything
"Which department?"
Faizan asked again
"ICS (PHY)"
Heyam replied taking out a water bottle from her bag
"Oh same"
Faizan screamed making the bottle slip from her hand and fall onto the ground
"Hehe sorry I just got excited"
Heyam nodded her head in disbelief and picked up the bottle
"By the way which class are you in"
He asked showing all his teeth
"And why should I tell you this?"
Heyam didn't like him being over-frank
"Because we both are Punjabis, the Rockies, the Shockies, the"
He shrieked moving his hand like a rockstar
"Okay okay XYZ"
Heyam replied opening the bottle and started drinking water
"Oh Balle Balle same class"
Faizan shouted too loudly that Heyam split out the water and started coughing
"Hehe over-excitement"
Faizan fake laughed looking at Heyam's glare
Heyam drank water and sat on the bench keeping her bag and placed her head on it. Faizan also kept his bag on the other corner of the bench and sat placing his head on it. Heyam glared at him but he showed her all his teeth and started talking still keeping his head on the bag
"You know my baba is a government officer. Mama Baba, my younger brother, and my older sister are my family. My sister also studies here at the university. I told her to show me the building but she refused to come with me saying people would get to know that me being her brother I told her I didn't wanna introduce her as my sister. We just got transferred here"
Faizan looked at her tilting his head toward her
Heyam who was trying to be angry started giggling
"Can I share something with you?"
He whispered
"Hmm"
Heyam got curious
"But promise me you won't tell anyone"
He whispered again
"I won't"
She said frustratedly eager to know the stranger's secret
"I hate the Sardar here. Hmm, that stupid man punched me so hard just because I was standing between the road and the girls were uncomfortable. But the backstory was that my car stopped in the middle of the road and I was looking for a service shop. I stopped the girls passing by there and asked them but instead of replying they glared at me. Suddenly the black car came with many cars following it and one of the girls stopped it showing her hand. The Sardar got out and asked them something in Pashto and the girl replied in Pashto only. Before I could process anything a punch landed on my cheek and he held my collar asking what I was doing there. Even after knowing the reality he warned me not to interact with girls ever saying if any man including Sardar got to know that someone even talked to his women they beat him blue and black. I am warning you doesn't matter if you're a girl still don't you dare talk to Sardar's wife or any of his family members. Just stay away from that Hitler. I feel bad for his wife"
Faizan told his sad story
Heyam sat up straight and looked at himself with open mouth and widened eyes. Her heart started beating fast. Suddenly Faizan stood straight folding his hands on his back and stood far away from her as if he didn't know her
"What are you going here?"
Saad who saw Heyam sitting with some boy came towards her hurriedly and asked in an angry voice
"You"
Heyam muttered shockingly
"I am your new professor miss. Go into your class"
Saad replied dominantly glaring at the boy who hurriedly picked up his bag and started lookis Burka
"I don't know where to go"
Heyam was shocked and scared by his voice and said in a barely audible voice
"Follow me"
She picked up her bag and started following him and Faizan started following her
"I hope he doesn't say anything to Burhan"
Heyam bit her lips sitting on the chair
Author's note:
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