Soft summer breeze, the hot sun rays falling through curtains, tickling of wind chimes and the hooting of birds didn't woke three years old Hanan. But a loud excited voice did
"Hanan, Mamma Baba has come with my sister." Eight years old Ayla excitedly entered his room and announced
"Agaye?" He removed his superman duvet away from his face and sat up
(They have come?)
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"Hanan, Come here." When they entered the living room his mother called him, he sat beside her, he was still in his sleeping attire, white pajamas and blue printed animals on it, hair ruffled and eyes still swollen due to sleep
"Look at Rubab mamma's daughter, isn't she is beautiful." His mother-Khushnuma was holding the newly born girl and told him
Hanan took a great look of the little girl in his mother's arms, she was very pale as chalk, lips like someone dropped the red colour on them, she was very small that at first glance no one will realize a girl is sleeping in pink blanket, she was very small. She doesn't look beautiful
"She looks like rat." Hanan made a disgusting face then replied to his mother. Everyone in the living room started laughing at his innocence
"Hanan." Ayla scold him, not liking how he referred her sister as rat, according to her, her sister was very beautiful. Which she was. But not according to Hanan
"She is newly born that's why, when she will grow up, she will be beautiful just like your Rubab mamma." Rubab was Hanan's father's elder brother's wife but Hanan doesn't call her aunty, since he started talking, he called her Rubab mamma
"And maybe you will marry her." His grandmother- Anjuman add
"If she will be like Rubab mamma, then okay I'll marry her." Innocently he said, making everyone laugh again
"Aren't you too excited for marriage." Kazim who was holding his nine months old daughter said
Behroz Khan and Naziya Begum had four kids, three sons and one daughter who was most dearest to them
Eldest son- Huzaifa, who was married to Rukhsar and they had three kids, two son and one daughter. Kaif, Rehnuma and Kabir
Second son- Azlan, he was married Rubab and they have two daughters. Ayla and second whom they welcomed yesterday and named her Ayat
Third son was- Shahzain, who was married to Khushnuma and have only one son, Hanan
One daughter- Hamna, who was married to Kazim and they have one daughter, Shyra
They all lived together in the old yet magnificent Haveli, which had a huge courtyard in the middle which separate the Haveli into four portion which still have space to everyone
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Five years later
Silently, not making any noise, not even the sound of their steps, they entered her room, and found her sleeping
"Please! Let's just go back." Kabir was scared of his friend- cousin's plan, but Hanan hushed him
They both went to her, her soft pink lips curved into a pout, long hair in braid, hanging down from bed. Hanan tried to ignore her innocent face, but Kabir couldn't do that, Kabir gave him 'are you sure' look,
Hanan himself was not sure but right now he wanted to take revenge
Revenge that he got scolded by his father because of her
Sitting down, he took out the scissors which he stole from kitchen
Grabbing her braid, he gave success to his plan
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"Mamma! Baba!" Next day was Eid, everyone was busy preparing for that
"Ayat!" Ayat was shouting on the top of her lung that made everyone scared, they all went to her room, and found her crying on the floor
"Ayat! What happened?" Azlan picked her up and asked, instead she just show him her hair still crying, for the five years old, Ayat hair was long but now it was short, which reached just her shoulder
"How did this happened?" Khushnuma asked as she also went to her,
Everyone there was worried. Not for her hair but because how much she was crying
"I was sleeping.....then I woke up and.....and." crying Ayat said and hide face in Azlan's neck.
"Shhhh! It's okay. Calm down." Azlan put her head in the crook of his neck as he rubbed her back to make her stop crying
"But who did this?" Rubab asked the question which answer no one had
"He did this. Yeh humare balo ko gandi nazar se dekhte hain." Holding her hiccups, Ayat said, pointing at Hanan. Khushnuma looked at her son, and seeing his expression she understood he is indeed the one who did this.
(He looks at my hair with bad eyes.)
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"Hanan, because of you I'll also get caught." Kabir was bitting his nail, they were sitting on the stairs of aangan
"Shut up Kabir! You are my friend, you should take my blame also on you." Hanan scold him, he was also worried, if any one find out it was them who cut Ayat's hair, their father will definitely kill them
Hanan just wanted to take revenge from her,
Revenge because yesterday he got scolded by Shahzain because of her
"But, it was your fault." Kabir couldn't understand why he should take Hanan's blame on himself. But Hanan didn't replied to him
"Ayat!" Kabir suddenly said when he saw Ayat coming toward them, Azlan has took her to salon to get her hair properly cut and bought her some chocolates so she will stopped crying,
"You were also with him." Placing her hands on her hips, Ayat asked Kabir. She didn't wanted to do anything with Hanan. But Kabir, he was her friend, how could he do this to her?
"Yes he was, after all he is my friend." Hanan got up and said, crossing his arms over his chest
"I'll not forgive you for ruining my hair." Now she gave all her attention to him. Wearing a red which was right now matching with her red face, full of anger. She was short in front of him that's why she had to hold her head high to look directly into his eyes
"Kar Kya logi tum?" Hanan challenged her
(What will you do?)
"Bohot kuch Kar lenge, bas apne waqt ka intezaar kariye." Taking the challenge she glanced at Kabir for the last time and left them
(I'll do lot of things just wait for your time.)
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"Ayat!" Kabir was trying to pacify her, but Ayat only turned her face to the other side. The little girl was very angry at him.
He tried to bribe her by giving her chocolates, but she did not take it.
"Listen! I can help you to prank on Hanan." At last, Kabir announced, knowing this will melt her anger. And it did, Ayat looked at him with keen interest.
"Last month, papa brought a colour box for me from Canada..." Kabir whispered.
Ayat has now taken the chocolate from him, unwrapping it, she started eating it and listened to his plan.
Ayat was not allowed to go near Kabir's colour box, because it was a really special one and also can be harmful. It came with a warning 'do not touch on the skin.'
Kabir's plan was perfect, and Ayat was ready for the action.
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"Chachi! How do I look?" Ayat went to Khushnuma and asked her. While swirling, she was wearing a blue sharara with a golded got dupatta
"Beautiful, just like a princess." Khushnuma who herself was getting ready, looked at her and said while kissing her forehead
"Absolutely right, my princess is looking beautiful." Shahzain who has just entered the room picked Ayat up, swirling her he said which made Ayat giggle
"Mamma! Papa!" A shriek that startled both Shahzain and Khushnuma
"Ab isse Kya ho gaya?" Shahzain asked Khushnuma as went to bathroom where Hanan was taking shower
(What happened to him?)
"What happened to you?" Khushnuma asked looking at her only son's colourful face
"Mujhe nahi pata." Hanan whined he was in his white pajamas and was looking at his own face in mirror
(I don't know.)
"Kya hogaya?" Shahzain also came after Khushnuma with Ayat still in his arms
(What happened?)
Seeing Hanan's colourfull face Ayat giggled, Shahzain bit his lips to stop his laugh but the little smile on his face didn't went unnoticed by his wife as she glare at him
"Iss chuhiya ne Kiya hoga yeh." When Hanan heard the soft, irritating giggles of Ayat, he turned to her and looking at her, the anger rises in him
(This rat must have done this.)
Chuhiya (rat) was a nickname given by him since she was born
"Hanan!" Both Shahzain and Khushnuma scold him. Hanan's loud voice made Ayat upset as she hugged Shahzain and hide her face in the crook of his neck
Ayat was the youngest one in the family and dearest to everyone, Shahzain and Khushnuma loved her just like their own daughter
His parents stern voice did made him shut but Hanan knew it was Ayat who did it. How, he don't know but definitely she did it
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Fifteen years old Ayat was carefully taking her steps down from stairs. Wearing a pale peach lehnga with dupatta on her one shoulder, hair which o ly reached up to her shoulder was obviously open. Since that incident on Eid she has never grow her hair long
She was trying to wear earrings, this was the first time after her childhood that she has wore a girly dress
She has always wore a jeans, trousers, shirts, t-shirts. She hates wearing these kinds of dress like, churidaar, anarkali, salwar kameez, and lehnga. She never dressed up instead she would always busy herself in her books
Today was engagement of Rehnuma that's why she had dressed up. And this dress wasn't letting her walk properly, and cherry on the top. She couldn't wear earrings. Right now she was searching for her mother or sister who can help her with her earrings
Her anklet tinkling with her every steps, her bangles singing with her every move
The tickling caught the attention of Hanan Khan who was just going somewhere while holding a box, stopped just beside the stairs. He has still not got ready and was busy with preparations
He couldn't take his eyes away from her who was unaware of the world around her and was talking with her earrings
She wasn't unaware of his presence in front of her and he who did notice her figure coming toward them but couldn't react as he was in trance. Both bumped into each other
"Kya... Kya Hai? Aise khambha banke raste mein kyu khade Hain?" She didn't fall on floor but her earrings did,
(What... What happened? Why are you standing like a statue on the way?)
"Aur tum andhi banke kyu chal rahi ho?" He straighten himself and asked
(And why are you walking like a fool?)
"Apse... Apse baat karna hi bekaar hai." Ayat picked her earrings from floor and angrily told him. Huffing she left him,
(There is no use of talking to you.)
Hanan cleared his throat, controlling his heart which was beating in unknown rhythm
"Shyra!... Yeh achanak se mohal bohot khoobsurat lag raha Hai jabse tum aai ho." Hanan went to Shyra who was sitting on sofa with Ayat, sitting on floor he said
(I don't know why but the environment is looking more beautiful since you came.)
"Dimag fir gaya Hai Kya? Aai woh nahi, aap Hain. Woh bhi girls side." Ayat interrupted him. Gents were outside in lawn and ladies were inside of the Haveli
Nor boys were allowed in neither girls were allowed outside
Just because Hanan was family member he came in
(Have you lost your mind? She hadn't came, you have. That too on girls side.)
"Tumhe beech mein bolne ke liye kisne kaha? Main Shyra se baat Kar raha Hoon." This did shut Ayat up
(Who told you to interrupt us?)
"Haan, toh Shyra, tumne Kabhi bandariya ko lehnge mein dekha hai..." this sentence of his made Shyra confused
(Shyra, have you saw monkey dressed up?)
"Nahi dekha? Zara sa gardan ghumao, tumhare bagal hi baithi Hai." Shyra was genuine confused and turned her head where she found an angry ayat, who was throwing digger through her eyes at Hanan
(You haven't? Just turn your head left side, she is sitting beside you.)
Shyra bit her lips to stop her laugh
"Haan, aur samne langoor baithey Hain apke." Ayat angrily said
(And chimpanzee is sitting in front of you.)
"Makkhi bhin bhin Kar rahi Hai shayad." Hanan scratched the skin behind his ear as if Ayat's voice didn't reached him
(Fly is rambling in my ears.)
"Waise...Thora iske bhi make up Kar deti... Ab kaisi bhi Hai, Hai toh humari cousin, achhi nahi lagegi toh humari hi insult hogi." Ayat shut her mouth and looked at other, she didn't wanted herself to be bothered with him but she already was. She was sitting here because she didn't wanted to create scene on this big special day
(You should have also done her make up... I mean, she is our cousin so she must have to look beautiful.)
"Hume koi zaroorat nahi Hai make up ki." But he was continuesly poking her
(I don't need make up to look beautiful.)
"Sahi kaha, make up bhi tumhara kuch nahi Kar sakta." Laughingly, Hanan said which made Shyra laugh too. But definitely not Ayat
(You are right, make up won't able to help you.)
"Pehle apni shakal ka soche, humari fikar na kare aap." Angrily getting up, she told him and stormed off
(Think about yourself, don't worry about me.)
"Hanan, you have upset her." Shyra scolded him
"Who cares?" Hanan shrugged his shoulder casually
He was just teasing her, but still his words had power to upset her and ruin her mood.
Angrily taking off her earring she was walking toward aangan when bumped into someone, she was about to fall but the person whom she bumped into hold her waist, saving her from falling
"Ayat, are you okay?" Kabir wasn't asking about how she was almost about to fall but her eyes, her glassy blue eyes which were glimmered with tears
"I'm fine." Putting her hair behind her ear, she replied
"Hanan ne kuch kaha?" He already knew the answer. One thing he doesn't really understand is why does Hanan teased Ayat that much
(Did Hanan said anything to you?)
"Woh kab nahi kehte kuch." Anger dripping her voice as she was again took turn to upstairs to her room
(When he doesn't say anything?)
"Ayat," before she could leave, Kabir hold her wrist and pulled her to himself
"Mat liya Karo uski baat ko seriously, tum chidh jati ho isliye woh tumhe aur satata Hai." Putting his hand on her left cheek, still holding her wrist, he said
(Don't take him seriously, he just loves ypto tease you because you get irritate easily.)
"Yeh achha Hai ki hum chidte Hain isliye aur satate Hain, woh Hume akela kyu nahi chorh dete. Hum waise bhi unhe pasand nahi karte."
(I don't get this logic, if I get irritate easily then he should stop teasing me. I don't like him.)
"What?" A broken voice came from behind her, where Kabir raised his head to look at Hanan, Ayat didn't even need to do this. She knew it was him and right now she didn't wanted to talk to him
"Tum... Tum mujhe pasand nahi karti?" Taking steps toward them, Hanan asked
(You.. you don't like me?)
"Ayat, aisa toh mat bolo." In just one second, Ayat didn't realized when Hanan got her hand freed from Kabir's grip and now he was holding her hand
(Don't say like this.)
"I mean... Main toh bas yunhi aise hi... Aisa mat kaho, main toh tumhari mohabbat bharose to jee raha Hoon." At first he was genuinely looking aphurt which deceived Ayat but at last a laugh left his mouth which made her more angry
(I just... Don't say like this... I'm alive just for your love.)
"Aap..." She opened her mouth to say something but couldn't, jerking her hand away she left
(You....)
"Attitude!" Hanan said
"Hanan, kyu satate ho jab ussey nahi pasand." Kabir couldn't help but ask
(Why do you tease her that much when she doesn't like it.)
"Isliye to satata Hoon." A faint smile was on his face as he was still looking at the way from where she left
(She doesn't like it that's why I tease her.)
From childhood he loves to tease her,
Reason; because she gets angry really easily and it made her nose and cheeks red in which she doesn't look cute, she looks more like a rat and he loves it
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This.. this was in my draft since... Since forever and I decided to finally work on it
I know you must be worried about ki ek time mein kitni stories likhegi yeh ladki
Don't worry about me, I just wrote the story which I want to.. agar Mera ek story mein Mann nahi lagta toh woh nahi likhti jisme Mann lagta Hai woh likhti Hoon.. don't worry.. aap bhi yahi, hum bhi yahi, ho jayengi sari stories complete
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-Ufaq