A silver grey SUV entered through main steel gates into the Khan Mansion. It's a big white bungalow and contained a lush green garden in the front which is very well groomed by the residents of the house.
The SUV stopped on the porch in front of the main doors. A man dressed in white shirt & blue jeans came out of the car. He smoothly moved to the passenger side & opened the doors. There was a small wooden basket resting on the seat. He picked it up very gently but with great care & closing the door behind he started going inside the house.
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Inside the house lots of happy noises can be heard as soon as he entered two very beautiful girls, Najma & Humeira shouted loudly making all of the family members to look at the door.
-Bhaijaaan! They shouted & ran to hug him.
He put the basket on the side of the pillar & came forward a little.
-Hey hey hey aaraam se. He said as he side- hugged both of them.
-Are pehle andar toh aane doh usse. Dilshaad chuckled at their childishness.
-It's ok Ammi. So kya baat hai jo meri pyari sisters aaj itni khush hain! Waise Tamatar kahin yeh khushi tumhare weight lose karne ki toh nahi cuz i don't think u have lost any. He teased his baby sister Najma.
-Kya Bhaijaan aap bhi na. How can u say that. Najma angrily turned her face on the other side & pouted.
-Asaad! This time his ammi scolded him for spoiling Najma's mood on her happy day.
He mouthed a sorry & came in front of Najma.
-oho lagta hai mera pyara tamatar naraaj ho gya. I m so sorry baby. Apne bhaijaan ko maaf nahi karogi. He said holding his tears with the best puppy face he could manage which he learned from his three sisters only.
-pehle u promise mujhe ayinda aise nahi chidaoge. She asked with a puppy face.
-ok promise. He said while twisting his fingers behind his back which Humeira his cousin sister standing close to the duo saw but Asad winked at her & she shook her head giggling seeing the scene in front of her.
-than its ok. She happily forgave not knowing Asad's trick.
- Bhaijaan aapko pta hai aaj na hum boht khush hun. She said getting impatient to tell her brother the happy news as she can't keep things to herself.
-Haan jaise main na puchun toh tum btaogi hi nahi. Asad said in a teasing tone.
-Bhaijaan aaj humara result aa gya aur main aur Najma dono paas ho gaye woh bhi distinction se. This time Humeira who was standing along with Najma told Asad.
-Really. Asad asked happily.
Najma & Humeira nodded their heads.
-Congratulations! I am so proud of you both. He said taking both of them in another hug which they reciprocated joyily.
-Bas Bas ab sari baate wahin karogi yan Bhaijaan ko andar bhi aane dogi tum dono. Gaffur chuckled & said to them both.
-Ab main bolungi toh bolenge ki bolti hai! Raziya said her classic tagline entering the hall with a tray having tea for them all. Along with her was her daughter Nikhat who was carrying another tray with snacks.
-In ladkiyon ka radiomirchi toh jab dekho chalta rehta hai ab Bhaijaan aayen hain unhe bitha kar chai paani toh puch lo ki wahin darwaje par khade rehkar hi sari baatein karni hain. She scolded them.
-Sorry Ammi/badi ammi. Humeira & Najma said simultaneously.
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This is Khan Mansion two families stays there as one. Guffur and Rashid were only sons of their parents & they used to stay together after their marriage. Guffur married Raziya and after a year Rashid & Dilshaad has been married. Both brothers were blessed with kids in that same house. But after few years this happy families faced a very big tragedy of Rashid's death which shuffled their lives upside down. They couldn't stay in that place which gave them such a grief pain, so the Khan family decided to move to Mumbai to start life afresh.
Khan Mansion was brought by Gaffur by the money they got after selling their Bhopal's house. He shifted his construction business to Mumbai & when it started flourishing he sold their Bhopal company & the profit earned he invested in shares & bonds brought on Asad & Najam's names.
Rashid has passed away when Asad was just 10 years old. This was a very tragic twist of destiny which shook the Khan family to the core. But Gaffur could not sit back mourning at the loose. He stood strong for his dear little brothers family. He & Raziya became pillar of strength for Dilshaad whose world crumbled down after the tragedy. They took his brothers family under their wings.
From that time Asad & Najma became their own kids they were not less than Nikhat or Najma for them. Infact they loved them more so that Asad & Najma don't feel miserable & take their love as pity. Dilshaad was always grateful to Gaffur & Raziya for the way they were there to support her & her little kids at the most difficult time of her life. But Gaffur & Raziya always scold her to even mention such things saying they are all a big family & they did that for their family.
Now Gaffur is head of the family & Raziya his wife along with Dilshaad manages the house. Both the ladies have great bond just like sisters. They shares everything with each other. They have such an understanding after years that they can understand other's mood & feelings without even saying. Both have a lot of respect for each other. Whenever Guffur takes any decision in business or family he shares that wid Raziya & Dilshaad and also takes their advice.
If Gaffur & Raziya loved Asad & Najma than Dilshaad also showers love on Gaffur & Raziya's daughters Nikhat & Humeira. Nobody can say who is child of whom due to the deep love & affection these parents have for all the Khan kids. They love them a lot and always try to fulfil all their wishes to the best of their capabilities. Guffur seems strict from outside but for his family he is very soft inside. Raziya is the link of Guffur & children of the house by whom they always convey their choti choti demands. Raziya is very tactful in convincing her husband. Afterall they were collage sweethearts & had a love marriage with their parents blessings. Since that time Gaffur was totally drowned in her love & that love combined with her convincing powers always helped the kids in getting what they want & they know it too.
If the elders of the family share huge respect and understanding between themselves than the Khan kids are also no less. Their love & affection is something which nobody can imagine. Asad is a very supportive yet protective brother who loves all his three sisters the same. HE tease them, pampers them, helps to get permission from their elders for things, becomes a mentor when they need any advice, scolds them as a parent if they do any mistake & guide them to the right path to the best of his knowledge. The sisters also love him unconditionally he is their one & only best bhaijaan who is their role model. They look upto him & want to be like him. An ideal son whose always obedient , great affectionate brother & a successful Business head of the News channel. They wish to follow his footsteps & make their parents proud for which Asad always bless them.
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Asad, Najma and Humeira started walking towards the sofa where all of them were standing. After exchanging morning wishes all sat down on the sofas.
-Jao Najma Asad ke liye paani leke aao. Dilshaad asked her.
-Jee Ammi.
-Asad orphnage gaye the na beta. Mrs Smith se mulakat hui tumhari. Gaffur asked making himself comfortable on the chair.
-Jee bade abbu. Aapne jo check diya tha maine unhe de diya hai. With God's grace everything is working smoothly there. Maine unse pucha but she said abhi filhaal wahan kisi cheej ki zaroorat nahi hai. Allah ke fasal se sab ache se chal raha hai wahan. Bachon ki dekhbaal boht ache se ho rahi hai aur woh sab kush hain wahan.
-Boht behtar hai. Jankar khushi hui ki sab bachon ki dekhbaal ache se ho rahi hai. Gaffur said with a satisfied smile.
-Bilkul ji par sirf financial help hi nahi woh bache pyaar bhi chahte hain aur mujhe boht khushi milti hai jab humare ghar ke bache un bachon ke saath jaakar waqt bitate hain. Raziya said proudly looking at the kids.
Najma came back with a glass of water & offered to Asad.
-Bhaijaan woh basket main kya hai. Nikhat said noticing the wooden basket near the pillar.
Everyone looked at that direction curiously.
-Oh i forgot Humeira please bring that basket here.
Humeira walked the distance & as soon as she tried to lift the basket a weird sound came from inside it. She got scared & backed away shrieking loudly. Everyone stood up on their places & Asad started laughing watching his frightened sister's face. Dilshaad looked at him asking silently what's inside the basket. He gestured with his hand got up from his seat and started walking towards the basket where Humeira was standing.
-Darpook. He said slapping behind her head and bend down to open the basket.
-Bhaijaan nooo! Humeira shouted to stop him.
Ignoring her Asad opened the basket making a cute pup take his face out of it. Asad picked him up when he started dancing his tail watching his new handsome master. The pup got excited and started happily licking Asad's face making him laugh at his cuteness. After a few seconds Asad stopped him and turned to introduce his new sweet little buddy to everyone.
-So guys this is my new friend Breezer.
-OMG bhaijaan he's so cute. Both Najma & Humeira gushed seeing the beautiful pup in Asad's hands.
-wow Humi look at his eyes, He look so innocent & his fur is so soft. Bhaijaan mujhe dijiye plz. All three sisters make a round around Asad & started gushing about the pups beauty. The pup is also very happy seeing all the attention he was getting by these beautiful ladies. Asad let them hold him.
-Are Asad yeh kahan mila tumhe. Dilshaad said looking with a soft smile knowing how caring his son is for kids and pets.
-Ammi jab main orphanage se bahar aaya toh dekha yeh janab puri sadak ko apna playground samjhke masti kar rahe the. But yeh janab nahi jaante the ki sadak koi playground nahi hai aur jab yeh sadak paar kar raha tha toh ek tej raftaar Gadi ke niche aane waala tha but shukar hai maine waqt rehte isse wahan se hta liya.
-Tum theek toh ho na beta kahin chot toh nahi lagi. Dilshaad & Raziya asked worriedly.
-Nahi meri pyaari Ammis main bilkul theek hun. Jab tak aap dono ki duayin maire saath hain
mujhe kuch nahi hoga. Asad said hugging Raziya & Dilshaad assuring them he is safe.
-Theek hai Theek hai magar aiynda aise bewakoofi ki na toh phir dekhna tum. Dilshaad scolded.
-Bilkul. Waise Asad yeh pup ab yahin rehega? Aise sadak se laake isse ghar main rakhna safe nahi hai. Raziya said thoughtfully.
-Badi ammi aap iski bilkul chinta mat kijiye ghar aane se pehle main sidha isse Animals medical centre le gya tha iska check up aur vaccination karwane ke baad hi main isse ghar laya hun.
-challo phir theek hai warna jis tarah se yeh teeno usse bache ki tarah khila rahi hain inhe toh rokna hi mushkil ho jata. Raziya laughed looking at the girls.
Asad & the three elders smiled at Raziya's comment looking at the three sisters.
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After doing lunch Najma & Humeira demanded a treat for getting good marks and Asad & Nikhat also supported their idea. The elders easily agreed knowing how much HuNaj worked hard for it. All dressed up for the evening & left for the best restaurant in Mumbai. On reaching the manager showed them their reserved table. After settling down they placed their order & started having a good time with youngsters having fun, often teasing each other & cracking jokes in between making everyone laugh.
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Same time in the same restaurant Zoya was also sitting with her Aapi & Jiju. They also came for dinner as Zoya had an off day next day from shot & so they decided to have dinner outside. Zoya is very close to her aapi jiju. Zeenat was not her real sister but the daughter of her caretaker Zainub who took care of her since her childhood & recently moved back to London again after Zeenat's marriage. Zeenat is 8 years elder to Zoya yet they are very close & shares every little detail with each other. Not only that Zoya always takes advice from her aapi Jiju in all important decisions. Before giving permission to Anwar to marry her dear aapi she demanded that they have to live next door to her flat which she gifted them as wedding gift because she can't live without her Aapi which they have to accept after lot of persistence from her. And since one year AnZee lives in her adjacent flat & whenever they are home they have meals together. Zoya is just like their kid, princess which they fondly call her.
As they know her inside out Zeenat noticed that Zoya was not herself since she came back from the orphanage. She was pretending to be fine & happy but Zeenat can see through her. So as soon as they came home from shot Zeenat demanded truth. Zoya knew it her aapi is gonna catch her lie as she is worst in lying to her. So she told her what was going in her mind after she had saw the handsome stranger in the orphanage. Zeenat quick in guessing that Zoya has fallen in love with him just at first sight but she didn't wanna rush into conclusion until Zoya herself makes sure of her feelings. So she tried to distract her & asked to get ready as its been long they have gone out on dinner. Anwar came at that time only & happily agreed to join the ladies. Later Zeenat shared everything with Anwar & both decided to cheer her mood. Everything was going fine & Zoya's mood was also distracted with the company of her dear ones as after long time they came outside.
The waiter came with their order & placed on their table. Serving themselves they started having their food when Zoya's eyes caught someone. It was that same handsome man from the orphanage who stole her peace of heart. She was surprised & pleased to see him. She smiled thinking her Allah miyan was giving her one more chance to meet him. But this time he was not alone. Due to the partition Zoya couldn't see how many people were sitting on that table but she saw a beautiful cubby girl(Najma) sitting next to him(Asad). She was dressed traditionally & has cute face. The smile which Zoya have when she saw him vanished as she saw that girl sitting next to him. She noticed they were very comfortable with each other & the girl was also helping in serving him. They often smile, share some jokes & were teasing each other & it was enough to sour Zoya's mood. She thought the girl was his girlfriend maybe or even worse what if they were here with their family to fix their marriage. She knew things like this happens in arrange marriages in India. Even the thought of it twists her heart painfully. She complained to her Allah miyan for making life of her love story so short. She wished to ran away from that place.
Zeenat saw Zoya was not eating anything & literally murdering the piece of chicken in her plate...
-kya hua Zoya! Kuch kha kyun nahi rahi? kabse dekh rahi hu main tumhe. Khana pasand nahi aaya? Zeenat asked.
-Nahi Aapi main kha rahi hun. She lied.
-Oh yes i can see that. Yeh kya murder kar rahi ho bechari murgi ka. Zeenat complained.
Zoya saw her plate which now had a mashed form of chicken pieces. She faced Zeenat & didn't knew what to say.
-Zoya tum theek ho na baby. Anwar asked tenderly.
Zoya felt bad that she was ruing their evening & decided she will not look at him & focus on AnZee.
-Yes jiju i m absolutely fine bas Chicken khane ka man nahi ho raha i'll have some salad. Aapi plz paas me that bowl.
Zeenat passed her the bowl. They started having dinner with some casual conversation about their work & stuff & Zoya tried her best not to look on his side. They were finally done with the dinner & Anwar ordered dessert for Zeenat & himself as Zoya politely declined saying she was full. They noticed Zoya also not had her dinner properly but didn't pushed thinking maybe she is still thinking about the stranger. Anwar left for washroom & Zeenat got busy with checking her mails on phone. Zoya didn't wanted but still looked at Khan's table & saw they have got up & started to leave. She so badly wanted to go meet him but was holding herself back. All of them left but the chubby girl who was sitting next to her handsome stranger was still there. She got curious & than noticed that the girl looked at her left & right side seeing no one was watching her & very discreetly put 3-4 spoons of meethi saunf that the restaurant gives as mouth freshener in a tissue paper folded it & hid in her dupatta. Even after the gloomy mood Zoya couldn't help giggle seeing the cute girl stealing it without anyone's notice well except her that is. She saw Asad coming inside again & called her
-Najma
-Aayi bhaijaan
As soon as Zoya heard that girl call him bhaijaan her dimples came back making her look like a freshly blossomed flower. And Just like that her mood changed & she started smiling goofily watching both of them exiting the main gates.
-OMG what a dummbo u r Zoya. She was just his sister buddhu tabhi they were talking so happily. Tu bhi na kuch bhi soch leti hai. Sorry Sorry Allah miya bekaar min hi aap pe gussa kiya maine. Please apni pyari si bachi ko maaf kardo. She cutely apologised looking at the roof.
-Zoya tum theek toh ho kya badbda rahi ho. Zeenat asked looking confused.
-Kuch nahi aapi i am perfectly fine now & i am so so happy. She said happily.
-Are wah lagta hai humari princess ka mood theek ho gya hai hmm. Anwar said taking his seat back on the table.
-Absolutely Jiju now come on get me a big bowl of rasmlai i m sooo carving for sweetdish. She demanded cutely just like the way she always does acting like a baby to her aapi jiju.
-Are par abhi toh tumne kaha tha u don't want & u are full. Zeenat asked.
-woh tab ki baat thi aapi ab i want rasmlai now now now. Zoya hit the table like a small kid stubbornly.
-ok ok jo hukum sali sahiba. He also said dramatically.
He ordered the sweet dish for Zoya & she relished it like she was having it for the first time. She asked Anwar to order one more but this time for all three of them as it's a treat from her side cause she is very happy today. AnZee agreed knowing she had not ate her dinner properly & got happy that atlast her mood changed & she is back to herself now so let her order & pay. They got up after Anwar paid for their dinner & Zoya for the dessert.
This day was hectic & a rollercoaster ride of emotions for Zoya but she was happy. The day started with erupting the fountain of love for a stranger & ended with a feeling of peace that she still had a chance. Her Allah Miyan was merciful on her but she knew she won't be lucky all the time. She has to do efforts from her side also if she want to have the person she desired. And at this moment she knew she desired to be with the handsome stranger who stole her heart without even doing anything...
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