Hello! This OS is based on the end of the recent episode. Enjoy.
"You know what I mean," finished Sanam and she walked off after giving Nida a piece of her mind.
"Humph! Bloody Cook!" exclaimed Nida as she turned to the mirror and began to brush her wet hair furiously.
"Itna guroor hai paise ka ke kisike be sar pe bait jayengi? Woh jaante nahin hain ke main be Sanam Ahmed Khan hoon. Galat insaan se panga liya hain unhone," huffed Sanam as she walked towards the poolside.
As she rounded the corner, her foot fell into an unnoticed puddle and she slipped, losing her balance. She closed her eyes as she began to panic about falling into the pool. But a pair of arms grabbed her just in time. And in seconds she swung around and was pinned against a pillar.
Sanam tightly gripped the strong biceps and began to relax as she felt an unexplained comfort from his presence. Suddenly the memories of him saving her from the graveyard and taking care of her for however long she was unconscious, came flooding back to her and her face began to burn. She was always saved by him and the last time had been a matter of life and death. She was still feeling like she couldn't thank him enough for that incident and she mentally kicked herself for landing in situations where he ended up helping her out.
Aahil stared at her quiet form. He wondered what she was murmuring about before she slipped; but decided not to ask her about it. She was half-crazy as it was.
"Tum theek ho?" he tried. Some response was needed from her end.
Her big brown eyes fluttered open and she nodded; but within seconds they were filled with worry.
Aahil still had Sanam safely pinned to the pillar, but his foot was only an inch away from the edge of the pool. Sanam noticed this and began to pull him towards herself as she carefully stepped backwards around the pillar.
Aahil was obviously unaware of his closeness to the pool and was bewildered by Sanam's actions.
A confused "What...?" escaped his lips.
Sanam felt the awkwardness of the situation and quickly tried to cover up for it. She instantly let go of him."Woh aap pool ke bohut kareeb thay tho maine socha ..."
Aahil glanced at the spot where they had stood a few minutes ago. She was right, there was barely any space for two people to stand there.
"Shukriya," she added before she reluctantly broke her gaze from his and turned to walk away.
A hand caught her wrist and she stopped in her tracks.
"Ya Allah,"she thought. She was desperately wanting to flee from this situation as it was. Her stomach was doing weird somersaults and she was embarrassed to the core. Now why was he stopping her and making this worse?
Aahil had mustered the courage to stop her but wasn't able to form words to convey his message to her. As she turned around, her eyes sunk into his again, and he completely forgot why he was holding her in place.
Her eyes searched his for a reason but they spoke such volumes that she remained confused. Aahil was hypnotized by her intense gaze and he felt himself let go of the present. He was clearly not in his senses.
With a lot of willpower, he forced himself to look away to break the trance and remembered what he wanted to say to her.
"Listen...,"he started. Woh jo bhi Nida keh rahee thee uska bura nahin maan na. Woh kabhi kabhi insensitive ho jatee hai. Uske liye main..."
"Aahil, sweetheart tum yahan ho," Nida conveniently interrupted him. He rolled his eyes.
"Kya tum mera dress select karne may meri madat karoge? I'm so confused." And with that she grabbed his right arm and dragged him towards her room without letting him finish.
Sanam was too shocked by Aahil's words to notice the rudeness. Her heart leaped as she realized that Aahil felt bad about her being insulted and the Jallad Jin himself had forgotten his ego and had stopped her in her tracks to ..apologize to her for someone else's mistake?
She walked into Begum Sahiba's room in a daze and hurriedly changed the bed sheets then went into her room and changed for bed.
She untied her hair and let it loose,then decided to throw open her windows for some fresh air. All the while, her heart was racing excitedly and she couldn't understand why.
A gust of wind blew her hair and she remembered Haya once explaining to her about winds, heartbeats, and no it couldn't be...she pushed Haya's filmy thought aside and grabbed a pillow.
She hugged it tight and fell asleep.
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"Aahil beta tum samajne kee koshish karo. Tumhe ek baar Nida's se pooch lena chaiyye hai. Shayad woh haan keh day. Waise be waqt bohut kum hai aur tumhara nikkah har haal me hona hai," Tanveer explained for the umpteenth time.
Aahil paced in his room, feeling uncomfortable by his Ammi's constant pressure. He always succumbed to her desires but this time this involved someone other than him. This time it was different.
"Ammi baat haan ya na ki bhi nahin hai. Nida jaisee larkee say main aisa topic chairhoon kaise?"
"Kya matlab Nida jaisee larkee? Woh humare status ki hai, parhee likhee hai aur tum usse bachpan se jaante ho."
"Haan Ammi lekin main usse aat (8) saal ke baad mil raha hoon. Pata n ahin woh kitnee badal gaye hai...woh kaise react karay gi!"
Aahil wasn't even sure if this was the main reason bothering him. Nikkah was not for him, he knew that. But Nida was definitely not for him. "But why not?" he asked himself. Honestly he didn't have an answer. He was a confused mess!
His Ammi was still going off on him. Oh God why can't she stop? Something inside him clicked and he walked out of his room. On his way out, he spotted Nida with Khalu and Khala. He walked up to her and turned her around.
Nida was clearly baffled.
Without wasting another second, he blurted, "Nida will you marry me?"
Sanam had just walked in from the garden and she stopped in her tracks when she heard him.
Nida meanwhile was speechless and Aahil braced himself for an answer. Yes or no? He didn't know if either would please him. He glanced away from her and noticed Sanam frozen to the spot.
Did she also feel that he had been too hasty with his abruptness? He stared at her to read her expression as if her opinion mattered all of a sudden. And sensed a hint of sadness lining her eyes. His heart squirmed uneasily...
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Edited by arshi_luver - 11 years ago
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