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Sanam sat in front of the large mirror as she readjusted her dupatta. She ran her fingers over the heavily embroidered red dupatta as she got lost in her thoughts.
'Mujhe vishwas nahi horaha hai... aaj mera aur Shaad ka shaadi hai...' She really couldn't believe it. Everything had happened so quickly that she didn't have a moment to process what was happening.
"Jannat! Tum ready ho?" A voice startled her, Sanam recognized it to be Latif's.
"Han! Mujhe bas do minute dho" Sanam put on her earrings and pushed her hair back. She gave a half-smile towards the mirror, got up slowly and walked towards the door.
"Shukriya" Sanam solemnly said.
"Kya baat hai? Aaj tumhara shaadi hai aur tum khush nahi ho?"
"Main khush hoon. Bahut khush" Sanam said dryly with a slight smile. But the reality was that she felt terrible. There was something gnawing at her from the inside and she couldn't put a finger on it.
Sanam draped the veil over her face again. She sat there in a daze for a few minutes, thinking about Shaad.
'Mujhe yeh ehsaas kyun horaha hai... Shaad mere pati hai...'
She was broken out of her thoughts when the Qazi came over.
"Jannat Aftab Khan... kya tum Shaad Aftab Khan ke saath nikaah Qubool hai?" The Qazi spoke slowly and clearly.
But that's not what Sanam heard.
Sanam Ahmed Khan, Mahroom Asad Ahmed Khan aur Zoya Ahmed Khan ki beti, kya tum Aahil Raza Ibrahim se nikaah Qubool hai?
Qubool Hai.
Qubool Hai.
Qubool Hai.
Sanam felt a wave of memories flooding over her.
Jallad Jin
I love you Sanam
Faiz aur Haya ke baache
Golu-Molu Sanam aur Aahil
Pehle Tum
Nahi, Pehle Tum
Subah tho roz hoti hai, lekin suraj aaj bahut dinno baat nikla hai
Kyun jab bi main tumharay aankhon main dekhda hoon, kush samaj nahi aatha hai?
'Main Sanam hoon. Jannat nahi. Sanam. '
Sanam was startled when she felt someone's arm shake her. It was other Sanam.
"Jannat, tum kya kar rahe ho? Qazi sahab kho suno."
Sanam looked from under her veil to look across to where Shaad was sitting. Shaad looked at the ground, completely oblivious to what was happening.
Sanam felt the world spinning around her.
Sanam didn't know what to do. So she got up and ran. She didn't care of what people would think of her. She really needed to see him. Her heart ached to see his beautiful face again.
Shaad looked up to see her running away. He abruptly got up to see what had gotten with her. He was about to get up, before he felt a hand sitting on his shoulder.
Shaad turned back to see Latif staring at him.
"Shaad sahab, chinta mat karo. Jannat bathroom gayi. Woh paanch minute baat aa rahi hai."
Shaad nodded his head at Latif and sat back down.
'Jao, Sanam. Aapne Nawab Sahab khol jao.' Latif thought to herself, as she smirked.
Sanam didn't even need to look where she ran, her heart was leading her there. She stopped abruptly in front of Aahil's room. The french doors were already open, and heart broke to see what was in front of her. Aahil sat on the bed in a terrible state. His hair disheveled, and eyes red and swollen. He looked up confusingly to see Sanam standing in front of him. She was crying and her makeup was very messy.
Aahil stood up in shock to see her like that.
"Jannat, kya hua?" He walked towards her with questioning eyes.
Sanam couldn't believe it. Her love was standing in front of her after so long. She missed him so much. His warm and loving embraces.
Sanam ran towards him and hit his chest with a thud. She wrapped her arms around him.
"Jannat?" Aahil said surprisingly as he felt her arms envelop him.
"Main Jannat nahi hoon!' Sanam said sobbing. "Main aapki Sanam hoon. Bas aapki Sanam. Mujhe Jannat mat kaho. Mujhe nafrat hai iss naam se."
Aahil stood in shock as she wailed in his arms. Her hold on him got tighter and tighter.
'Meri Sanam. Iss ko yaad hai. Sab kush yaad hai.'
Aahil grabbed her tighter in his arms until both of them couldn't breathe. He was holding her so close to him that they were merging into one body.
'Sanam' A whisper was all Aahil could get out, as he felt tears streaming from his eyes.
Aahil planted kisses at the side of her head and her shoulder. He ran his fingers through her silky hair. He slowly and gently rocked her in his arms, coaxing her.
After what seemed like an eternity, both of them reluctantly let go of each other.
Aahil smiled at Sanam through his tears, as he caressed her cheek. He kissed her cheek softly.
"Sanam, tumhe pata nahi... main tumhe bahut miss kiya... jeena mushkil hogaya tha."
Sanam sniffled as she intertwined her hands in his. She brought his hands up and kissed them.
"Aahil... Meri yaadash tho chalgaya tha... lekin tum mere har khwaab, har saans main tey...'
Aahil smiled at her words. He brought her closer. Sanam felt her heart race in the longest while. "Aur tum mere har dil ke darkan main tey" Aahil replied as he slowly leaned forward and kissed her softly on her lips. He hadn't felt her soft, luscious lips in months. He had forgotten how amazing she tasted.
Sanam felt electricity shoot through her body when he kissed her. The same electricity that was lacking whenever Shaad touched her.
Sanam grabbed him in another hug. She wanted to hold him all day. She missed his strong, muscular arms that always held on to her.
Meanwhile, Shaad sat at the podium, waiting for Sanam to return.
'Yeh Jannat keh saath kya hogaya hai..' Shaad stood up and walked towards the bathroom to check on her. He got to the bathroom and knocked on the door.
"Jannat?" Shaad questioned as he knocked on the door. But the door was unlocked, and she wasn't inside. Shaad was confused. 'Kaha gayi Jannat?' He was about to walk back to the podium, when he saw her.
In someone's room.
She was in someone else's arms.
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