"So Rehan left?" Mom asked the moment I entered the living room after changing.
"Yeah." I said walking inside while wiping my face.
"I love that boy. Masha Allah he was very helpful and funny." Mom said and I smiled nodding my head.
"So mom, when is Aman bhai going to be back?" I asked sitting down next besides Farheen who was busy with her project on the laptop.
"Why?" She asked and I could see the smirk clearly on her face.
"Just asking." I said shrugging my shoulder pretending to be not affected but I could clearly hear my own heart beat.
"Aww my appi cannot wait to get married again." Farheen said turning to me pulling my cheeks while I shrugged her hands away from me.
"I didn't knew my daughter was so eager to get married." Mom said and I rolled my eyes at them but the smile on my face couldn't help but become wide.
"I was just asking for the information not for my marriage." I said sticking my tongue out at Farheen while she smirked at me and I knew my face was shouting that I was lying.
"Yeah, I know you very well. You were just asking for the information. " Mom said and Farheen and she laughed while I felt the heat on my face making me embarrassed.
"I'm going to sleep." I said getting up while Farheen followed me.
"Good night mom." We both said and mom smiled getting up.
"Read ayat Al kursi." Mom said and we both nodded our head.
"And Safa?" She called out to me and I turned to her.
"I'm happy for you." She said smiling at me and I smiled at her back.
"Don't dream much." She yelled and I turned around to see her winking at me making me look at her in shock while I heard Farheen laugh from behind me.
"Mom not you too and you keep quiet mad girl." I said pinching Farheen while she groaned but did not stop laughing.
"So Rehan left, huh?" Farheen asked me while entering the room and I looked at her confused but nodded my head.
"Yeah. I just said it a moment ago. " I said taking my phone to check any messages to only smile on the message.
"Oh I didn't hear." She said and I glanced up at her and nodded my head while she raised her eyebrow at me.
"Jeej is it?" She asked and I did not reply back to her for I knew she would tease me if she come to know and I looked down at the message.
I miss you already:/ -Saif
I couldn't help but feel my heart racing while I rolled my eyes with a smile on my face.
It's only been an hour that you left.8| -Safa
I sent him the message and waited for his reply but he did not reply back, instead he called.
"I miss you." I heard him the moment I received the call.
"Walaikumassalam." I said rolling my eyes and I looked at Farheen who raised her eyebrow at me.
"Assalamualaikum, I miss you." He greeted back and I knew he was grinning.
"Walaikumassalam, it's just an hour back that you left." I said and I looked at Farheen who made an 'o' face and left giving me privacy.
"I know but still." He said sighing while I smiled.
"You should sleep. You have to start work tomorrow." I said slowly sliding the door of the balcony while the chill winds made me shiver.
"I don't want to go to work and I cannot sleep without you." He said making me roll my eyes.
"You can sleep but you don't want to sleep." I said smiling the entire time and I knew he would be rubbing his neck.
"Can I come there?" He asked me and I raised my eyebrow looking at the time.
"Now?" I asked and I knew he would be nodding his head.
"I cannot see you, if you don't remember." I said when I didn't hear his reply.
"Oh yeah." He said chuckling and I shook my head.
"Can I?" He asked me and I thought about it for a moment.
"Dad wouldn't allow." I said.
"He probably might me sleeping and he wouldn't come to know." He said and I was thinking about it when I heard my mom call me.
"Safa?"
"Hold on, mom is calling." I said and he did not reply while I walked out of the room.
"Yes mom?" I asked from upstairs while taking my phone a little away from me.
"Beta Aliya is here for you." She said making me confuse.
"Oh okay mom I'll be down in a minute." I said and walked inside my room to wear my hijab.
"Hello?" I said on the phone wrapping my hijab, to only hear him hmm.
"Aliya is here I'll.... " I did not get the chance to complete my sentence when Aliya called me.
"Safa?" I turned around to see her standing near the door being a complete mess.
"Aliya what happened?" I asked and kept my phone not realising that he would be on the other side waiting for me.
"Come here." I said and extended my hand to take her hand but she shrugged it off.
"Don't act with me Safa." She said coldly and I looked at her confused.
"What's wrong Aliya?" I asked and she pushed me back, making me stumble back.
"WHAT'S WRONG? YOU ARE ASKING ME WHAT'S WRONG? ARE YOU SERIOUS?" She yelled and I looked at her shocked at her sudden outburst.
"Aliya what are you talking about? And why are you yelling? Everyone might get worried. Seat down we'll talk calmly." I said again going to her while she slapped me on my face making me look at her in horror.
"You knew I loved Saif. You knew about it, but you still did that to me?" She asked and I looked at her who had tears running down her eyes and I couldn't help but feel sympathetic for her.
"Aliya, it's not like.... " I tried telling the truth to her, walking towards her but she pushed me back with such a force that it made me bang my head on the wooden tea table kept near the couch.
"Ahh.. " I winced touching my forehead and I felt blood oozing out.
"I told you to stay away from him but you? You always want someone else's thing." She said and I got up, almost standing in the balcony.
"I told you well in advance that I loved him. I had told you to stay away from him too, but you? You snatched him away from me." She said walking towards me while I started taking steps behind.
"Aliya, at least hear me out, we are... " I said my vision getting blurred a few times.
"No you listen to me. What do you think huh? That you'll get everything you want? Everyone in the family thinks that you are the best girl in the house even though I tried giving my everything but everyone says that no one is like Safa. What magic have you done on people Ha? Do you do black magic that everyone ends up loving you? My parents who never said no to me for anything are against me. For the first time my mom slapped me and you know who is to be blamed? That is because of you Safa, you. I told her I loved Saif and she did not support me instead she told me to stay away from me. Even my father told me that I cannot marry him because you and Saif are getting married. You made my parents against me. You took away my love too. Why do you always do that to me? " She said while breathing heavily walking towards me in the balcony and that's when I got a slight vision of Saqib entering the room looking shocked.
"Aliya!" He exclaimed and ran towards me while she pushed him even though he was strong enough.
"Bhai stay away from this matter. This is between me and Safa. " She said and he looked at me shocked.
He walked towards her and slapped her while she looked shocked at him.
"SHE IS BLEEDING." He yelled pointing a finger towards me while she looked at him in a daze and that's when I noticed everyone entering the room.
"Safa." Mom exclaimed her eyes wide while I shook my head while dad was holding her. I looked at Chachu and chachi who were standing there looking at their daughter. Chachi was crying while Chachu was holding her firm. I looked at Farheen who was trying to understand what was going on.
"Yo-you slap..slapped m-me?" She questioned her hand on her right cheek and I could see our parents standing at a distance with worried eyes.
"You slapped me for her?" She whispered and Saqib look a step towards her while she backed away from him and looked between me and Saqib her eyes burning with anger.
"See what you did. Even my brother is against me now. The one who always supported me. The one who kept me like a princess, he slapped me and this all because of you Safa. THIS IS ALL BECAUSE OF YOU." She said pointing her finger at me while I felt my tears running down.
"Aliya." Chachi yelled from behind her while Aliya did not pay any heed to her.
"Aliya, Saif and I...." I took a step forward almost loosing my balance due to dizziness.
"DON'T START WITH THAT. YOU HAVE SNATCHED AWAY EVERYONE FROM ME SAFA." She yelled holding her head and I tried talking but no words came out of my dry mouth.
"Safa." I heard Saif's voice and I tried looking for him but my eyes were blurred and my head was aching.
"Saif." I whispered almost on the verge of loosing my conscious.
"Saif, you are here." Aliya said running towards him while he kept a distance between them.
"Aliya, what is wrong with you?" He said and looked at me and his eyes widen in horror.
"Safa you are bleeding." He said and ran towards me taking me in his arms while I happily accepted his warmth.
"Saif." I whispered while he caressed my cheeks.
"Who did this?" He asked me and turned around and I touched his cheek.
"She fell on the ground." Aliya said quickly before me uttering anything.
"Did anyone call the ambulance?" He asked and before someone could answer Saqib said,
"You cannot touch her Saif." Saqib said and before I could say something Farheen said,
"Jeej the ambulance is on the way." Farheen said and I took a sharp intake of breath.
"Jeej?" Aliya asked and I could see the confusion in her voice.
"I'm her husband" He said looking at me with worried eyes.
"You are her husband!?" I heard Aliya while Saif touched my forehead and I winced in pain.
"You'll are not married yet." Aliya said her voice cold and I could feel the anger in her voice.
"We are." He said and a tear dropped his eyes.
"Safa don't close your eyes okay." He said and I nodded my head.
"No you'll are not married, Saif I love you." Aliya said and Saif turned towards her sharply.
"I don't love you. I love my wife, Safa." He said and I smiled a small smile.
"No you cannot love her. I love you and you have to love me." She said and I almost had lost my conscious when I heard her saying,
"If you are not mine then you are no ones. Not even Safa's." She said and I felt a push on my shoulder and before I could think everything in front of me blanked out while I heard only one voice and that is Saif's, yelling my name.
"SAFAAAAA... "
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