Part 9
As Ahil leaned to kiss her...completely mesmerized by their closeness...
" no you don't! "shouted Sanam as she pushed him so hard that he fell on the sofa.
He scratched his head.
"What's up woman? "He asked
" not woman, Begum, and your Begum specifically." She explained.
Boy he was sure confused.
" hey why the drama? No ones here?" He asked
" oh this is just the rehearsal' she smiled as she offered her hand to get him up.
He refused and got up himself.
"Why did you ruin my game! I will ruin your life for this," was his outburst..
"0h please, do something new, you have already ruined my life, and stop being so childish.There are some people waiting for you for hours and you have no respect for them," she said
"So have they been complaining to you, I will have them all thrown out," he snarled
"It's up to you either you see them now or you see me for the next twenty minutes. She walked over, opened the DVD player, took out the DVD and before he could reach her she started to scratch it."
" you uncultured village gir! Don't touch my stuff" he threatened
" mind your words, you are speaking to the Begum of Nawab saheb she threatened back
Ahil could not throw her out of his office, and he could not figure out her mood swing, ( maybe she wants to get laid) he thought aloud.
"Oh no!" He yelled.
She was cutting the wires of his gaming console "ok please can you go outside, I have some appointments "he conceded defeat.
" ok, she walked out" we will have lunch together," she shouted back and when she opened the door, she turned back to wink at him and a threw him a kiss.
" she really wants to get laid, Ahil concluded, and proceeded to meet with the clients
After two hours on the computer Sanam became so familiar with programs and was typing in an email when she felt hot breath on her neck. " Jaan, don't you think making pudina chutney is easier than this"
She clicked open two spreadsheets where the monthly expenses were, and clicked onto a graph to enlarge it,
"Jaan don't you think you should work in a gaming station, as a cleaner there so you can play free games there instead of wasting lakhs every month,"
" mr Sharma!." Yelled Ahil
"sir she figured it out herself, believe me I didn't tell her anything!" Said mr Sharma.
"Jaan let's go for lunch" she spoke sweetly, and mr Sharma please make the changes to the budget and get things to me as well for approval."
" ji,"said a faithful Mr Sharma.
Ahil was flabbergasted
" you have no right, you know nothing about a business' he challenged her.
" excuse me I had a dhaaba business which was giving me great profit till a loser gave me huge loss" she said
" so that's why you are here, you want to ruin my business?"asked Ahil skeptically.
" no Jaan, it's "our" business now, how can I ruin "our" business, " she answered as she locked her hand in his. ( " it is confirmed, she wants to get laid, )"he thought enthusiastically, and for the first time ever, a blush crept his face)
He looked up on the way out and saw the new photo which replaced his, he made a disapproving face but he had to admit, the picture looked complete.
Cont...
"Ouch,!" he stifled a scream,
He was trying to play footsie under the table but ended up getting a hard kick. ( there goes the laid theory, he thought resignedly)
They were seated in Bhopal's most exquisite restaurant and to his surprise Sanam was using knife and fork very competently.
He was still caressing his leg, and pouted ," I was just stretching out my leg, it was an accident, and I don't have any bad ideas so you didn't have to kick me so hard."
"Oh and I was practicing karate, "was her nonchalant reply.
She looked sophisticated, no one could tell that she ever lived in a village. Ahil smiled approving of his mothers choice, he felt very fortunate that his Ami chose Sanam over Nida, with this in mind, he proclaimed
"You know my Ami is the best in the world! "
Sanam choked on her food, just the random thought of Tanveer and a piece of food got lodged in her trachea and she started gasping, Ahil rushed across and gave her a heilmeich maneuver, he made her stand, stood behind her, encircled her rib cage and yanked, dislodging the piece of food.
"Are you ok." He gave her some water, after 5 minutes she was able to breathe better but it was nasty, having oxygen cut off all because of Tanveer , she thought.
Ahil joked, "that's why you should stick to roti and curry."
To his surprise she started sobbing,
"yes you are true, This life is not for me, I should go back to the village, I don't belong here, I want to go back."
It was a good thing they sat in the private suite. Ahil was besides her wiping her tears, " look it was a joke" he took some food and fed it to his beautiful wife, with one hand and wiping the hot tears streaming with the other.
Suddenly she embraced him and started sobbing, actually
she was thinking of how Tanveer was hacking her parents to death, and sobbed loudly as if mourning for their death.
Ahil was now deeply confused, he hugged her back consoling her, " what happened, do you want to talk?" he asked gently.
" will you give me what I want? She asked in between her sobs
"Depends what it is"
" I want freedom, I want to go back to Punjab, I miss the village life there, I don't want to live here!
Ahil felt his heart constrict. Pain gripped him, the thought of losing her was so painful, he hugged her closely, you know we can't do for two more months as the property is not under my name, he explained.
" so you value your property more than my freedom, can't you see I am dying inside."
Sanam was purposefully using her emotions to get what she wanted, she was not raised up this way, but she was going to do anything which was needed to get Tanveer into hell.
He pulled her away, and his heart broke when he saw her face, he lifted her chin up, and asked in the most romantic flirty voice which made butterflies fly in Sanams tummy.
" I promise you, whatever you want I will do it, please get back that smile to your face, " he begged.
" I want you to be the next Nawab of Bhopal" she said
" that I already am, he said
" no I want a grand festival and those village headmen to inaugurate you"
" no I don't want anything to do with my father, and in a fit of fury, he revealed to Sanam his darkest past, how his father used to abuse him. She listened attentively and placed her hand on his.
She declared in a prophetic tone, " You Ahil Raza Ibrahim will be the next Nawab of Bhopal and you will never raise your hand on your child and will be a loving and doting father and will be an example for all the fathers of Bhopal."
" no I can't,"
Of course you can, only then will I stay back, "she replied.
"And although your ami has sacrificed many years of her life in jail, I am sure any mother would have done so and I am sure she wants your happiness and besides the death of your father was an accident wasn't it, you cannot even remember the details clearly." Her mind was on detective mode, just like Zoya's. And she made Tanveer's so called sacrifice seem insignificant.
suddenly all the clouds cleared, it is as if his destiny was being rewritten, his soul was being released from shackles of guilt bound tightly by Tanveer for years and within moments Sanam was releasing him from the shackles healing him with her loving touch.
After what it seemed like eternity, Ahil went back to a naughty avatar,
"so when is my loving wife going to be ready to give me my lovely children."
Sanam snapped out, she had stepped out of her limits and pushed him away, you know forget it, it's all a joke for you and started to stand
Ahil pulled her down and she was lying on his lap,
He stroked her beautiful dimpled cheeks, "
"you know I promised myself that I will only tell my child hood story to my best friend, so can you be my best friend?" My friend who remembers my birthday, holds my hand when I am afraid... This way Ahil bared his soul to her
Sanam blinked at him and saw the sincerity in his eyes.
" ok I will be friends only if you make my friends happy, agree?
"Who are your friends,? He asked.
"No don't ask, tell me can you make them happy?"
She looked like she was about to burst into tears, " ok I will make your friends happy." He promised.
Sanam stood up and started doing the Bhangra dance much to the amusement of Ahil.
After finishing she pulled out her phone and dialed Mr Rashids number.
"he has agreed!"She squealed.
