Har Jalte patto ke sath
Jalti Hain kuch saansein
Par ab Tak matam ka shorr hua nahi
Is liye insaan samjha nahi
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Hanaya couldn't believe what Ayesha told her, Hayfa and Fasih are friends since forever, he never did anything wrong to her. Then, why so suddenly he'll do this?
Maybe there is some misunderstanding.....
But then the warning of Hayfa came in her mind, maybe he was harassing her before, that's why she was telling her to quiet off this engagement, maybe she was afraid of saying anything. But didn't wanted Hanaya to suffer,
Not only once, twice or thrice, Hayfa told her many times Fasih is not a good boy. But she never really payed attention to it
Maybe it's also her fault, if she had listen to Hayfa, Fasih wouldn't have been this much rebel to cross his line.
There were many maybe and what if in her mind.
Fasih tried to explain his parents but no one listen to him, even Zaim who always had his back didn't listen a single word from his side
"Aap log ko waqai mein lagta hai ki main aisa kuch Kar sakta Hoon?"
(Do you really think I'll do something like that?)
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As weeks passed Fasih stopped giving explanation to anyone,
What's the point? When no one is gonna listen
Until one evening Shahid told him to marry Hayfa
"Main us ladki se shaadi nahi karunga,"
(I'll not marry that girl,)
"Jo tumne Kiya hai uske baad bhi..."
(After all you did.......)
"Maine kuch bhi nahi kiya, koi Mera yaqeen kyu nahi Kar rahe?" The first time Fasih interrupt his father's sentence
(I haven't done anything, why don't you believe me?)
"Fasih tumhari shaadi Hayfa se hogi bas," Shahid Hussain sternly said
(You'll marry Hayfa,)
"Main ussey Shaadi nahi karunga," he couldn't disrespect his father but he can't marry Hayfa,
(I will not marry her,)
"Fasih! Fasih! Ek baar thande dimaag se socho toh," Nimra went after him who was about to leave the house
(At least think about it,)
"Mummy! Apko bhi lagta Hai Maine aisa kuch Kiya Hai?" When Nimra didn't said anything, Fasih walked out
(Do you really think I did wrong to her?)
"Jawan ladke se aap kyu itni sakhti se baat karte hain?" After coming inside she asked Shahid Hussain
(Why do you always behave sternly with him?)
"Toh aap Kya chahti Hain ki usne Jo Kiya Hai uske baad ussey medal doon? ussey samjha dijiye, ya to Hayfa se shaadi kare ya phir humse bhi rishta torh le," Shahid Hussain told her his decision, also leaving the house
(You want me to give him medal after all he did? Tell him to marry Hayfa otherwise break the relationship with us too,)
Nimra looked at her husband who just walked out then at Zaim who was silently listening this all
She opened her mouth to say something but he also left the living room and went to his room, shutting the door loudly behind him
No one is asking him what he want,
How could Fasih do that? When he knew how much he love Hayfa
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"Kya hua hai?" Aman asked Fasih who was silently eating maggi
(What's wrong?)
"Kya hua?" Fasih looked at him,
(What?)
"Fasih tumhe main achhi tarah se janta hoon, uncle ya aunty se jhagra karke aye hona?" Whenever Fasih had argument with Shahid Hussain, Aman is the one who's house he go, because Aman lived alone in a rented apartment
(Fasih I know you very well enough to know you must have gotten argument with uncle or aunty,)
"Hayfa ka bhi phone aya Tha....."
(Hayfa called.......)
"Naam mat lo uska," Fasih's sudden raise of voice confused him
(Don't say her name,)
"Hayfa se jhagra hua hai?" Aman didn't remember Hayfa and Fasih ever arguing with each other
(Did you fought with Hayfa?)
"Kuch nahi hua....."
(Nothing,....)
"Fasih hum bachpan se dost hain aur ek dusre ke sare secret jante Hain, Kya Hai Jo tum chupa rahe ho?" Fasih put the fork in bowl and looked at Aman
(Fasih I know you from childhood, tell me what you are hiding?)
"Apko zara si bhi fikr nahi hi rahi ki Fasih kaha hoga?" Nimra again dialled his number but when he didn't receive her call, she turned to her husband
(Don't you care where Fasih must be?)
"Kaha hoga ka Kya Matlab, Aman ke Ghar hi hoga," Shahid Hussain appeared to be careless, as he was busy in a book
(Where else but in Aman's house.)
"Lekin apne aaj uske sath galat kiya....."
(What you did to him wasn't right,)
"Nimra usne Jo Kiya woh ka kabile maafi nahi hai," his voice was tough
(What he did isn't right,)
"Bachha Hai nadani mein Kar diya Hai, aap Aram se baat Kare woh maan jayega Hayfa se Shaadi ke liye," the heart of mother who didn't believe her son did something so low, but still she couldn't say anything
(He is a kid, he made mistake, talk to him gently he will agree to marry Hayfa,)
"Mujhe ussey koi baat nahi karni, sharm araha Hai apni parwarish pe ki humara beta aisa kuch Kar sakta Hai, aap hi baat kariye aur ussey samjha dijiye yeh akhiri mouka uske pass apni galti sudharne ka,"
(I don't want to talk to him, I'm ashamed of his doing, you tell him that he have to marry Hayfa,)
Nimra decided not to talk to him and again dialled Fasih's number, this time he picked it up
"Hello! Fasih kaha ho?" She left the room, not wanting to talk in presence on Shahid Hussain
(Fasih where are you?)
"Aman ke Ghar par,"
(I'm at Aman's house,)
"Yeh Kya zidd Hai beta? Ghar ajao,"
(What's this behavior? Come home,)
"Kal ajaunga, aur papa se boliye ki main taiyyar Hoon Hayfa se shaadi karne ke liye,"
(I'll come home tomorrow, and tell papa I'm ready to marry Hayfa,)
"Par........ Theek Hai tum Ghar aao tab baat karenge," Fasih hanged up the call and Nimra couldn't understand what made him change his mind
(But......... Come home the we will talk,)
Is he the guilty one?
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"Bilkul bhi nahi Bhai,"
(Absolutely no Bhai,)
"Fasih ne Jo bhi Kiya Hayfa ke sath uske baad bhi aap bol rahe Hain ki Hayfa ki Shaadi ussey Kara de'n?"
(After all Fasih did, you want me to marry my daughter to him?)
"Laitf! Main khud sharminda Hoon Fasih ke kiye par, issey liye yeh keh raha hoon, Fasih ko bhi apni galti ka ehsas hai,"
(I'm ashamed of what Fasih did, that's why I'm saying this,)
"Maaf kariyega Bhai lekin main apni beti ki Shaadi uss ladke ke sath kaise Kardu jisne uske sath galat Kiya," That was Latif Hussain's thought but Ayesha thought otherwise so
(I'm sorry, but I can't marry my daughter to the boy who did wrong to her,)
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"Latif! Aap Haan Kar dijiye Bhai ko, engagement tootne ki khabar waise hi khandan mein fail gayi Hai issey pehle uske peeche ka reason pata chale achha hoga agar hum Hayfa aur Fasih ki Shaadi karwa de'n,"
(Latif! Say yes to this proposal, the news of broken engagement is already spreading through families, before the reason also came out marry Fasih and Hayfa to each other,)
And just like that Fasih and Hayfa got married
It was a grand function, but none was truly happy, they were just pretending to be,
And Hayfa who was happy she is getting married to the man of her dream but pretend to be displeased
Dressed up in ruby red lehenga with shiny gold and copper embroidery she was waiting for him in his room, now hers too
After few hours which felt like ages to her he finally entered the room, already changed in his night suit
"Kitna time laga Diya Fasih," she got down from bed and went to him
(You took so much time,)
"Pata Hai main kabse wait Kar rahi thi?" Her normal reaction like she hadn't done anything made him more angry
(I was waiting for you,)
"Jo hua ussey bhool jao Fasih. ab toh humara nikkah bhi ho gaya Hai, apni zindagi ki nayi shuruat karte Hain jaha koi Hanaya, koi Zaim na ho," she hold his arm in her both hand and said
(Let's forget what happened, now we are married and we should start a new journey, tih no Hanaya and Zaim,)
Fasih removed her hand and cupped her cheeks
"Mujhe hasil karna chahti thi na tum? Jo ki tumne Kar liya. Lekin ek baad hamesha yaad rakhna nikkah ke is rishte mein bandhne ke baad bhi main tumhara nahi Hoon," looking dead into her eyes he said, his voice was low and dangerous
(You wanted to marry me? Now we are married but even bound in the name of nikkah I'll be never yours,)
"Jiss nikkah se aaj tum bohot khush ho wahi tumhari zindagi ki sabse badi galti hogi Hayfa," pulling her face closer to his,he whispered
(I'll make this marriage life hell for you,)
"Fasih! you are scaring me,"
"You should be." throwing her away from himself he left the room, she was about to loose her balance and fall on floor but she hold herself together
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Okay! So this chapter raise two social issue, though I'm not a social speaker but I thought about saying what's in my mind
First issue is how some girls, accused some boys, that they harassed them, and everyone believe the girl, none bother to know what boy had to say
Everyday in newspaper there is at least one news where girl false accused someone and public beat the s*** out of that guy and later it reavel the girl was laying
Some even kill the guy
What can you do now? Will you behave the same with girl now, no. they are girls, feminism or something
In the name of feminism many girls take advantage, metoo happened so girls can speak up and tell their story. but, wow! everyone (girls) started misusing it,
You can't do anything because they have girl card, if you are boy they'll say you the kind of person Jo ladkiyo ko daba ke rakhna chahte hain, if you are girl they'll say you are misguided, the least you can do is, be aware, it's phase where you can't judge anyone just by one statement, listen both side of the story then judge what's right and wrong.
Second topic is how some parents marry their daughter to her harasser or someone like that, please if some guy did something wrong to your daughter/sister/ or someone, never marry them off to the very same person
They say after marriage everything will be okay, the boy will change,
Please! No one change themselves for someone, specially those kind of guy, they never change,
Never marry you daughter saying the boy will change, it's never gonna happen everyone know that, only your daughter's happiness gonna ruined
So it's better to marry your daughter late then marrying her to wrong person.
I'm not a really good social speaker, I just voice out my thoughts.
Coming back to the story, have patience you'll need it more in upcoming chapters 😉
-Ufaq