She was experiencing this for the second time,she realized it wasn't due to her dress but it was guilt.Animosity of marrying zaroon was reason of her condition.A sudden bang of door distracted her from her ocean of thoughts.Wearing a white sherwani entered karachi's most wanted bachelor,well he wasn't know indeed!
She looked stunning today, but it's so strange na,previously when he had no right over her he went into a rant to describe her beauty but today when she z his wife he was feeling nervous or maybe conscious enough to say something that may hurt her.Finding words to say something he finally started off the convo."Falak mein janta hun tum is shadi se kush nahi ho lekin humein is shadi ko nibhana hai,is rishte ko aur..."
She cut him off. "kyun ki tum ne mujh se shadi zaroon kyun." Her voice was broken,tears running down her cheeks. "Mere sath jo kuch bh huwa us ka kasoorwaar mein ne kisi ko nahi tehraya,tum mere dewar thay is ka matlab yeh nahi keh mein tumhari zimmadari hun ab.You've yourself destroyed your life." "Aesa nahi hai falak.." He was somehow expecting this all but wasn't ready for this. "To phir kesa hai,aik talaak shuda ladki se shadi kr ke tum apna naam kahan darj krwana chahte ho huh??? Aj poorey function mein Asmara ne nazrein nahi mila pa rahi th,us ki ankhon mein jo nafrat dekhi hai mein us se mera zameer sharamsaar ho gya hai."
"Falak tumhare sath jo kuch bh huwa us mein meri bh galti hai,mein ne apni best friend ko apne us bhai se shadi krne di jis ki rag rag se mein wakif tha,yeh janne ke bawajood ke hamza ke liye larkiyan sirf aik gurya hai mein ne tumhe us se shadi krne di." "Oh to tum ne yeh shadi mujh pe taras kha ke ki hai ya apni mistake repent krne ke liye?"
She was difficult to understand and making her understand something was worse than that."Nahi falak yeh shadi mein ne apni best friend ki zindagi sanwarne ke liye ki hai,use tahafuz fraham krne ke liye ki hai." Touched by those words falak's tears deliberately rolled down her ruddy cheeks. "Tum ne dosti ke chakkar mein apni zindagi barbaad ker li hai.Tum kyun nahi samajh rahe ho,yeh rishta nibhana itna asaan nahi ho ga zaroon."
"Jaanta hun,yeh bh jaanta hun keh saari zindagi hum donon dost bh nahi bne rah sakte lekin falak agar hum 3 saal dushman bnne keh baad dost bn sakte hain to dost se mian biwi bh bn sakte hain,janta hun mushkil hai lekin koshish se sb kuch ho sakta hai.."
"Falak dekho meri taraf,mein tum se har roz yaad hai university mein wadaa kia krta tha keh tumhe har mushkil,har azmaish se protect krun,mein apni dost ke liye kuch bh kr sakta hun,rahi baat asmara ki to tum us ki tension mat lo mein sb sambhal loon ga." He waited for her reply but when she didn't uttered a single word he was about to leave when she held his hand, "I am sorry zaroon,i promise mein is rishte ko it bakhoobi nibhaoon gi,aik achi dost or achi biwi sabit hoon gi,i am never going to let u down."
With a sweet smile she assured him that she won't step back from this relation.Wiping away her tears her held her hand and took out a ring. "Yeh mein ne khud paisay kma ke apni wife ke liyeli th." "To phir mein ise abhi nahi pehnon gi,jis din hum donon husband wife ki hasiyat se aik doosre ko qabool kren gay us din yeh ring tum mujhe dena."
Looking at her with amazement he signaled her to come near him.."Falak tum kab se itni akalmandon wali baatein krne lagi." Like always he had made her smile,she slapped him on his back,wiping her tears she gave him a assuring look.
Both the duo had stepped in towards their first step in their matrimonial life.Zaroon was determined to prove himself as a faithful friend and a caring husband and Falak herself promised to make this relation a successful one,she'll never let her horrible past ruin her present. People say they find a friend in their life partner but both zaroon and falak had found a life partner in their best friend.
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