Recap: Shyaan came to know about everything, which happened at his back!
Rehan asked for forgiveness from his elder, and being elders, they forgave him.
Chap 23. Trio is back!
"But Alyaan, you people should have told me!" Shayan's angry, yet calm voice was heard by Alyaan over the phone.
After the function, everyone left with reliefed hearts, to their home. But for Shayaan, the news wasn't easy to absorb. He couldn't believe whatever Rehan did. He agree, people go blind after money. But it's Rehan! The person, who could've murdered the person who lay finger on her sister and Jannat. He, that person, took everything away from her. How could he?! He let Jannat suffer so much!
"We couldn't do anything from here, how you'd be able to do something from there!" Alyaan answered.
"Still!"
"Shani! Only thing it would do was to worry you, so we decided not to tell you!" Alyaan elucidated.
Shayan exhaled before saying, "I can't believe, Jannat suffered so much, because of.. because of Rehan!"
"I know, I couldn't believe either! Wasn't expecting such thing from Rehan! But yaar, He is guilty, Jannat forgave him, her family forgave him. We should too!" Alyaan defended his brother.
"Yeah! It's just.. too hard to digest!" Shayan told with all honesty.
"Kion? Digestive system kharab hai kiya?! [Why? Your digestive system is upset?!]" Alyaan bantered.
Shayan rolled his eyes at the response, "No! It's just.. I don't know!"
"You don't know, if your digestive system is upset?!" Alyaan faked seriousness.
"Alyaan!" Shayan called out irritated.
"Yeah!"
"Shutup!"
Alyaan laughed out loud, which made Shayan smile.
"Okay sir! Your wish is my command! But trust me, when I'll shut up, your world will get silent, you'll miss my blabbing, you will beg me to speak, and then I'll remind you this day, Mr. Shayan Ahmer Khan! Write my words!!" Alyaan bragged.
Alyaan was right! Shayan knew that, but Shayan can't let him know that! So he covered up by saying, "Thinking ahead of ourselves, now are we?!"
"No! I know I am right!"
"Yeah Whatever!"
"Shani!" Alyaan called out in a serious tone. While Shayan hummed in response.
"I know! You love me a lot. You want to keep on talking with me, but sweetheart, it's 1:30. Don't you think you should sleep. It was a tiring day for you!" Alyaan spoke with the sweetest dramatic tone ever.
"A) I hate you. B) I am not your 'sweetheart' C) I am hell tired, but not sleepy!" Shayan replied.
"Okay! Then lemme sleep! Good night!" Alyaan requested.
"Yeah! Good night!"
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Knock knock
The sound of knock at the door grabbed Jannat's attention, when she was busy cleaning up her room. Presuming it to be her maid, she called out, "aa jayie! [Come in!]
"Aslam-o-Alaikum!" The manly voice hit her ears and her eyes traveled to person standing in front of her.
"Shayan!" Jannat whispered in surprise.
"Shouldn't I be here?!" He asked confused.
"Shouldn't you be sleeping? I mean, you arrived yesterday night, and then you are here, shouldn't you rest?!" Jannat cross-questioned with concern.
"Couldn't sleep well!" Was Shayaan's short answer.
"Well! What brought you here?!"
You! "I don't know!" Shayan replied while looking away. Jannat couldn't help but giving him a skeptical look.
"Jannat! You..!" Shayan went out of words. He doesn't know how to bring up the topic of Shaheer's death and Rehan's betrayal.
"Shanii! If you are about to talk anything relating my past, then just.. don't do that!
Shayan ran his hand through his already messed hair, to mess them more, "Jenny! It kills me! You suffered so much, because of my cousin! You suffered.. alone! You could have called someone, you could have called me!"
"Mai bulati aur tum aa jaty?! [You would've came, if I had called you?!]" Jannat asked unconvinced.
"Of course!"
Jannat closed her eyes for a brief second, and took a deep breath in before speaking, "But Shanii, you weren't around, I didn't had your number!"
"A) I was in this world. B) Like you, I hadn't deactivated my Facebook account!" Shayan explained himself.
"Shayan Ahmer Khan! Can't we just forget it please!" Jannat requested.
Shayan's intense gaze captured Jannat's eyes for a couple of seconds, but Shayan looked away nodding his head. He couldn't promise to never bring up this topic . Because the guilt was eating him up, the guilt to leave the country, the guilt to leave Jannat! The guilt, to trust Rehan!
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Ring ring ring
In anger, Jannat answered the call, "For Allah's sake, Alyaan! Give me five minutes, I am coming!"
"Five minutes means 300 seconds!" Alyaan told.
"For the sake of Allah! Cut the call and count the seconds!" Jannat answered while slipping in her flats.
"I believe, that option is also available in your mobile!" Alyaan mentioned.
"Yeah right!" Jannat cut the call and threw her mobile beside her on the bed and got up to wrap hijab around her head.
Jannat, Shayan and Alyaan planned for a supper, sponsored by Alyaan, as he wanted to share something and wanted a suggestion.
Jannat took a last look at herself and left the room picking up her mobile.
When Alyaan saw Jannat coming, he stood up, glancing ay his invisible watch, "299 seconds! You are a second before the given time. Impressive!"
Jannat ignored him and faced Shayan, "Lemme tell mama and baba janii, so we can leave!" They nodded and Jannat went out of sight.
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Shayan, Alyaan and Jannat reached restaurant. After placing the order, Shayan and Jannat waited for Alyaan to speak up.
"Okay! Now tell us, what was haunting you?!" Shayan impatiently asked.
"Hhmmm! Yeah! that!" Alyaan nervously answered.
Shayan and Jannat shared a weird glance, before looking back at Alyaan. "Yeah! That! What was that?!"
Alyaan's cheeks turned to lightest shade of pink, his eyes roaming the restaurant, not wanting to meet Jannat's and Shayan's eyes, when he spoke, "okay! So..!"
"Alyaan! Just say it!" Jannat demanded.
Alyaan took a deep breath in, he settled his eyes on his fidgeting fingers, and finally told, "I want to marry someone!"
Shayan dragged his chair a bit closer to Alyaan and knocked over his head, "You heard that, Jenny?! The sound proves that he have lost his mind!"
Jannat laughed a bit, while Alyaan slapped Shayan's hand away. "Guys! I am serious. I want to get married!"
"That's okay, Alyaan! We get it! You want to marry someone. But, who'll wish to marry you?! Is she visually impaired??!"
Alyaan's face fell at the comment, "Seriously?! Will she not agree?!"
"No!" Jannat refused, "But Alyaan, my dear friend! We will try our best to make her agree. We'll tell bundles of lies of your good deeds and eventually she will agree!"
"Wait a minute!" Shayan interrupted, " Does she not know that you want to marry her?!"
"No!" Alyaan replied.
"Does she know that you are after her?!"
"No!"
"Oh God Alyaan! Does she even know you?! Does she know that you even exist?!"
"Yeah, She knows!"
Shayan huffed in response "Thanks Allah! Okay, now! Whose the girl?!"
"Jenny! Your friend that-"
Jannat gasped and didn't allowed Alyaan to complete his sentence, "Khuda ka khouf karo, Alyaan! [Fear Allah!]! She is married!"
Alyaan gritted his teeth at Jannat's impatience, and spoke in dramatic sweet manner "Mujhy batao, Allah ny tumhy khoprii Q di hai? [Elaborate, why Allah have blessed you with a skull?!]" Jannat knitted her eyebrows in confusion, so Alyaan explained, "Matlab khoprii ka kaam tou dimagh ko mehfoz rakhna hota haina! [I mean, skull's function is to protect brain!] But when you don't have brain, why you have skull?! I am not talking about her! It's her sister!"
"Samiya?!" Jannat asked unconvinced.
Alyaan's cheeks turned a bit more pink when nodded reluctantly.
"Who is she?!" Shayan asked confused.
"A friend!" Jannat replied shortly.
"Very descriptive!" Shayan remarked.
Jannat ignored his sarcasm and commented, "Alyaan, I don't know what to say!"
"You are not helping!" Alyaan remonstrated.
"Okay! What you want me to do?!" Jannat asked.
"Just arrange a meeting. I'll do the rest!" Alyaan requested.
"I can... try!" Jannat promised.
Alyaan let out the breath he was holding in. Alhamdulilah!
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"I don't know, how many more shocks I have to absorb!" Shayan thought out loud while driving, Alyaan sitting on passenger seat and Jannat at back!
"Yara! Can't I marry someone? What's so hard to accept?!" Alyaan asked in amusement.
"You! Alyaan, the -you know what I want to say-! Wants to marry someone! Finally his eyes settled on one lady!" Shayan dramatically explained. "I really wish to see her!"
"She wears niqab!" Jannat commented.
Shayan immediately slowed down the speed and faced Alyaan, "Seriously?! Haven't you seen her face?!" Alyaan shook his head as response.
"Don't you want to..?!" Shayan left his question for Alyaan to understand.
"No! I mean, it's fine with me! Beauty is what you have in your heart, and than beauty of face is bonus. It doesn't matters much if you couldn't get bonus points!" Alyaan let out a philosophical speech.
"Impressive!" Shayan commented.
"Alyaan!" Jannat called out and he hummed in response.
"Are you sure, you are okay?! You aren't sick?! You are in your all senses!" Jannat questioned, not believing the speech which Alyaan delivered.
Alyaan laughed a bit before replying,
"I heard love is the deadliest disease, as it attacks brain, heart and all senses simultaneously! I guess, that's correct."
Alyaan! Don't get your hopes too high! Jannat thought, because, even Jannat doesn't know if she is married or engaged or single!
"What about we pray maghrib in masjid, and then head home?!" Shayan asked.
"Perfect!" Jannat replied.
"And after that, I'll drive!" Alyaan told with firm voice.
"Then, I will prefer walking!" Jannat told.
Alyaan laughed before commenting, "Loser!"
Jannat smiled, as the nickname was back!
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Aslam-o-Alaikum!
Hope you liked the chapter!
Picture attached: Alyaan, Jannat and Shayan!!
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