AsYa FF: Mohabbatein - Part 18 Updated: Pg 140 - 20/12/16 - Page 6

Part 6 Continued...

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Haveli:

Ghafoor- Rashid ki aaj ki activity kya hai yeh to sab ko pata hai (everyone stopped chewing/eating/drinking or whatever it is they were doing and turned to stare at him while he continued eating his food in peace and razia smiled adjusting her dupatta) par baaki sab ka din kaise beetega aaj? (Silence ensued for a good 5 minutes causing him to look up from his plate not so happily)

Ghaffur- Ya to hum deewaron se baatein kar rahe hain ya aap log behre ho chuke hain.

Saima- Woh..Woh bhai sahib hum log to ghar pe hi hain..

Ghaffur- Aur umeed bhi kya ki ja sakti hai? Naina, Kajol beti aap log aaj ka din kaise betaenge (Kajol just looked up slyly from her plate and blew a kiss to Zain who smiled to himself as he focused on his plate again. Maya smiled at him and ruffled his hair affectionately as she caught the exchange) Kajol (ghaffur said a little more sternly this time and Zain choked)

Kajol- Ji..Ji?

Naina- (glared at her) Woh Abbu hum log aaj teenon I mean hum dono aur Humeira hum campus dekhne jaa rahe hain..

Ghaffur- Yeh to bauhat achi baat hai. Classes shuru hone mein din hi kitne baaki hain. Pehle se tayaari karna achi baat hai. Just make sure guard saath jaye (all 3 of the girls faces fell and they stared at Maya for help who just gave them a reassuring nod)

Maya- Actually uh main unke saath hi jaa rahee hoon. Campus ke baare mein bauhat suna hai toh dekhne mein interest ho raha tha mujh so humme guard ki zaroorat nahin hogi (Ghaffur and her engaged in a glaring battle for a few minutes before he turned his attention in a different direction causing her to roll her eyes at him)

Ghaffur- Anaya aap hospital (anaya nodded) aur hiba aap apni saheli ki charity event mein jaa rahe ho (she nodded a little too innocently causing everyone at the table to roll their eyes) Aur tum dono?

Zain- Duty (Ghaffur nodded sternly)

Gaffur- Acha hai humme bauhat khushi hai dekh ke ke aap log iss naukri mein dilchaspi le rahe hain aur busy rehte hain. Kamaz kam apki baaki hobbies se behtar hai yeh. It keeps you busy and out of trouble meaning it helps save you from dishonouring our familys name and legacy (Azlan clutched his fork tighter about to unleash a few harsh realities and negative words at him but Maya covered his hand with hers stopping him and Javed look at her gratefully before sighing in relief and then turned his attention to Ghaffur)

Javed- Hum baaki sab shaam ko Sapna ke haan uske saas sasur ki anniversary party mein jaa rahe hain.

Ghaffur- Jab dawat ayee thee tab hum waake hi jaa rahe thewoh hamare samdhee ki haisiyat rakhte hain iss ghar ki behn beti ka sasural hai uski izzat aur rutbe aur hamare khandaan ki izzat ka savaal tha (all the kids were rolling their eyes) par ab hum nahin jaa rahe hain.

Salman- WHAT?

Salma- Aapka dimaagh to theek haina? Woh hamari beti ka sasural hai samdhi hain woh hamare aur hum itni bari davat pe nahin jayenge-

Ghaffur- Bilkul waise jaise woh hamari pichli, iss shehr mein hamari sabse pehli aur woh bhi itni bari dawat badhshah ki salgira pe nahin aite

Javed- Sapna aapko bol chuki hain unhe koi family problem- (Ghaffur put up a hand)

Ghaffur- Mujhe aap logon ko yaad dilane ki zaroorat nahin hai ke jo beti aap log de chuke hain uske ilaava ek aur beti dene ki koshish kar rahe hain wahan iss liye humme har kadam soch samajh kar uthana parega. Haseena bi Rashid miyan ki ghair maujoodgi ko lekar naraaz hain woh chahtin hain ke Rashid unse maafi maange par hamesha ki tarha Rashid ghalat raasta hi chun raha hai aur maafi maangne se inkaar kar raha hai. Aap log jaante hain ke elections sar pe hain. Yahan ke log humse pehle jaisa andhar pyaar aur andha bharosa nahin karte ab. Hamara har kadam unki nazron mein hamari izzat bana sakta hai ya bighad sakta hai. Ab sochiye agar aap log wahan gaye aur uske saas sasur ne ya Haseena ne aapko taana diya..toh? Wahan tamasha kiya toh? Hamare talukat aaj nahin to kal Haseena ke saath behtar ho jayenge..par woh talukat elections tak apne ghar ki chaar dewari mein hi rakhne honge humme. Aaj ki party mein na jaane ka hamare paas bahana hai. Hum bhi unhe bol deinge ke humme koi family problem thi to hum nahin aa sake woh log koi savaal nahin utha payenge. Ek baar elections ho gaye toh milna milana phir se pehle jaisa ho jayega. Par tab tak Haseena bi ko logon ke saamne bolne ka mauka nahin deinge hum. Aap log jaante hain woh kaisi aurat hai

Azlan- (scraped his chair and got up walking out) Tab bhi aap meri phool jaise behen ki shaadi uske ghar mein karwana chahte hain (he walked out)

Razia- Shireen hum keh dete hain Iss Azlan ko sambhalo. Iski zubaan ko lagaam do, iski bewakoofiyon aur ghusse ki wajah se ek din hum sab barbaad ho jayenge DEKH lena..

Shireen- Abhi khabar lete hain iski (She walked off. Razia hot on her heels. Slowly they all made their way to the front foyer out of the breakfast room and Rashid turned to his mother and father)

Rashid- Ammi, Abbu ab main chalta hoon.

Salma-(her eyes filled with tears) Asad ko hamari taraf se bhi poochna, pyaar dena..woh..woh kaisa hai Rashid?

Rashid-(laughed) Sunne mein aaya hai ke ghusse waala hai.

Salman- Nawabon ka beta hai. Ghussa to hamare khandaan ki nishani hai (stared towards the stairs where Azlan was busy on the phone)

Rashid- Par sunne ko aaya hai ke janaab apne bhai ko aapko apne par dada ko aap sabka number kaat chuke hain. Ghusse ke maamle mein woh aap sabka par daada hai (both his parents laughed with a certain longing and sadness in their eyes)

Salman- Phir tumhe dair nahin karni chahiye waise bhi mujhe lagta hai uske ghusse ka sabse favourite shikar tum hi ho (Rashid nodded laughingly)

Rashid- Allah Hafiz (just as he turned around to leave him and his parents were left stunned by the sight at the door. Haseena, her husband, her husband's brother and his wife all stood smiling and carrying boxes of mithai)

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Khan Mansion:

Asad was sitting dressed in the living room looking ridiculously handsome in a pair of jeans and a white t-shirt wearing his eye glasses checking his watch every few minutes.

Asad- Ab yeh Ammi kahan reh gayee hain. I have a flight to Delhi in 3 hours woh (the anger in his voice ever present as he spoke about his father) kissi bhi wakt aate honge aur Ammi? Dunya jahan ke kaam chorke bahar chali- (his mug of coffee appeared before his eyes and he looked up to see Aisha holding it out to him clearly upset, hurt and angry. Her eyes still filled with unshed tears)(Instead of grabbing the coffee he held her wrist and made her sit on the sofa and he knelt before her)

Asad- Aish, I know your hurt and..and I know your angry maybe with me as well. He...he hurt and betrayed you as well not just me and Ammi. Yet we made the decision of letting him come and didn't bother asking if you wanted him to. This is your house as much as ours and you had the right to decide but Aish..Aisha (sighed looking down) main bhi nahin chahta..ke woh iss ghar mein ayen. Main bhi unse milna nahin chahta. Not now, not ever ab humne finally unke bina jeena seekh liya hai (Anwar who was sitting on the sofa behind him smiled shaking his head but let him continue living in the delusion that he had come to terms with his fathers absence) I..aur woh..ab aana chahte hain..

Aisha- But Asad, WOH INSAAN unhone Ammi..Ammi ko itne dhuk diye itne dard diye mujhe aur tumhe sivai aanson aur mehroomi ke kuch nahin diya. Hamari zindagi barbaad kar di unhone. Ammi ko..Ammi ko itni takleefein uthani pari humme bara karne mein aur ab jab mushkil wakt tal gaya hai toh unhe hamari yaad aa gayee? TAB KAHAN the who jab hamare paas khaane ke do nivale nahin the? Jab tum sarkon par logon ke joote polish karte the? Jab tum logon ka zulm sehte the mere aur Ammi ke liye ek wakt ki roti kamane ke liye TAB KAHAN THE WOH? Jab tum mujhe apne kandhe pe school chorke aate the woh apne bachon ko bari bari gariyon mein chorne aate the. Unhe poori dunya ghuma laye who aur tum saari zindagi meri wheelchair- (Anwar wiped his tears about to intervene. The stories hiting him just as hard each and every time no matter how many times he heard them. Asad was sitting frozen as if there was a time capsule playing before his eyes and he was reliving all those painful memories. His jaw clenched tight and Aisha was openly crying. The opening of the door snapped them all out of it and they turned to see Dilshad all dressed up., wearing a heavily embroided and fancy black kurta with black capri trousers and a black fancy equisite and very expensive shawl draped around her stylish and gracefully. She had her hair done and soft makeup on her face, minimal but elegant silver bracelets on her arms. She was carrying bag after bag of gourmet and bakery food to go with the tea they were to have with Rashid. One would doubt if she had left any item in the cafe)(Her smile vanished as she walked in seeing the three of them like that, immediately sensing the tension in the air. She looked at them questioningly but before she could get to ask Aisha got up and walked over to her taking the bags from her and looked to Asad over her shoulders)

Aisha- Asad (both he and Dilshad looked towards her) waise to Ammi aaj tumhari coffee banana bhool gayeen (looked back towards Dilshad) par maine bana di hai pee lo nahin to thandi ho jayeegi (saying so she walked off)

2 Hours Later: The fancy tea Dilshad had set, lay untouched. There was nothing lacking in the elaborate set up by Dilshad. Tea, croissants, 5 different assortments of cookies and biscuits, cakes, pastries and muffins. The coffee table was a mini cafe and tea shop in its own. Aisha sat on the sofa both angry and a little scared every time she looked in Asads direction. Anwar sat on another sofa upset about the whole situation because he could sense what was coming. Dilshad was pacing worriedly but Asad..Asad was livid with anger.

Asad-(ripped his glasses off) BADTAMEEZI KI BHI HAD HOTI HAI (Aisha flinched and Anwar and Dilshad closed their eyes. They knew it was only a matter of time) unhone aapko 10 baje ka time diya tha. 12 se upar time ho raha hai. Agar woh nahin aana chahte the to unhone PHONE KYUN KIYA!! AAPKO JHOOTI UMEED KYUN DI! SACH MEIN UN MEIN EK HI HUNAR HAI.

Dilshad- Main tumhe bata rahee hoon na Asad woh waake hi aana chahte the. Shayad..shayad kuch majboori ho..kuch zaroori kaam..

Asad- (his disbelief giving way) ZAROORI KAM? Zindagi bhar hum unka intezaar karte rahe unka zaroori kam ek din unka intezaar nahin kar sakta tha? SACH TO YEH HAI AMMI KE WOH JHOOTE AUR KHUD GARZ INSAAN HAI AUR AAJ SE UNKI ZUBAAN SE NIKLA HAR LAFZ MAIN JHOOT MAAN KAR CHALOONGA..

Dilshad- Asad main keh rahee hoona beta woh aana chahte the par..par shayad..ghar mein kissi ko..kuch hogaya ho aur-

Asad-(spun around facing her) Kissi ko kyun Ammi? Khuda kare unhe hi kuch hogaya ho-

Dilshad - ASAD!!! (Both Anwar and Aisha jumped to their feet in fear. Anwar attempting to come in between but he really had no words or ideas of what to say to either of them) TUM KHOSH MEIN TO HO? TUM JAANTE HO TUM TUMHARE ABBU KE BAARE MEIN-

Asad- WOH MERE ABBU NAHIN HAI!! (The words resonated and echoed within the walls of his mansion for a long time. The words piercing through all of their hearts with as much ferocity as he had yelled them. It was a surprise he hadnt damaged his vocal cords with the ferocity he had yelled those words) NAHIN HAIN WOH MERE ABBU! MERE ABBU MERE PAIDA HONE SE PEHLE MAR GAYE THE-

Dilshad- ASAD KUCH BHI HO WOH TUMHARE ABBU HAIN BETA-

Asad- (all of a sudden he was mellow and calm. But a storm was brewing in his eyes and what they saw in his eyes; the pain, the hurt, the anger, the rage, the tsunami of emotions rising in them chilled them to their bones. This calm demeanour of his was more frightening and concerning than his usual yelling and anger tantrums) Abbu hain? Abbu- okay. HEY..Abbu? Abbu? (yelled a little louder) ABBU? Can you hear me? Can you..Can you see me? Kidhar ho aap? Please bahar ayee na. Mujhe bhi aapko dekhna hai. Aapse, aapse itni baatein karni hain ke shayad ek umar bhi kam par jaye. Iss dunya ke mujhpe kiye hue zulmon ki shikaytein lagani hain. Aap..aap sunte kyun nahin ho dad?.Aap..aap unhe rokte kyun nahin ho? Mere sar pe haath kyun nahin rakhte ho? Mujhe baaki abbu ki tarah zulm aur takleefon se bachate kyun nahin ho? Iss chot se kyun nahin bachaya aapne? (touched his abdomen as his eyes overflowed with tears. His mother and sisters heart shattering with the pain in his voice and the complaints he held) Aap jaante ho..kitna dard hua tha mujhe..jab mujhe woh chura lagga? Meri cheekh mere gale mein hi atki reh gayee Abbu aur ussne dobara churi mari mujhe (Dilshad fell to the ground crying as Anwar consoled her crying himself but Asad continued staring ahead. Tears streaming down his cheeks as he laughed a little) tab kahan the aap? Tab kahan the aap Abbu jab paise kamane ke liye main chup chap logon ki maar khata tha? Unke zulm sehta tha. Jaante hain kitna khoon baha hai mera kitna dard saha hai maine 2 wakt ki roti ke peeche? Aapke hote hue mujhe rupees rupees ke liye bheek kyun maangni pari? Ghalat raaste kyun chunne pare Abbu? Itne andhere raaste ke jabse main unpar chala hoon mujhe raaton ki neend naseeb nahin hoti. Ek pal..ek pal ka sukoon naseeb nahin hota? Kabhi mere saath bachpan mein khele kyun nahin aap? Mere sar pe aap pyaar se haath kyun nahin pherte..mujhe..kabhi gale se kyun nahin lagate? Mere aanson kyun nahin ponchte? Jab main koi bura khawb dekhke darta hoon toh aap hausla dene kyun nahin aate? Jab main cigarette peeta hoon toh aap daantte kyun nahin ho? Please daanton..daanton na Abbu. KUCH TO KAHO, KUCH TO KARO. Aap Aap mujhse pyaar bhi karte ho..hunh? HUNH Abbu? ABBU!! Karte ho AAP MUJHSE PYAAR?! YA NAFRAT KARTE HO! TELL ME SOMETHING! Abbu! ANYTHING (he kicked the sofa screaming in agony) Iss chot ka pata lene aa rahe the aap Abbu iska? Inn baaki sab choton ka kya? Hunh? (Ripped off his shirt as Aisha and Dilshad both covered their faces with their hands crying inconsolably)(Apart from the thick white bandage on his abdomen there were general unhealed bruises, scarring and faint injury marks all over his chest and abdomen) INN CHOTON KA HAAL POOCHNE WAKT KAHAN THE? KIN KIN ZAKHMON KA POOCHENGE ABBU Aur kin kin ka badla leinge? Inn mein se (his voice finally cracked) Inn mein se aadhe se zyaada to aap hi ke diye hue hain (the words hung in the air for a long time. Dilshad was broken. She sat on the floor in Anwars arms crying inconsolably unable to face her son and Aisha had her head on her knees her arms wrapped around herself crying inconsolably as well. They all just heard a loud BANG and flinched after Asad had stalked his way to his bedroom)

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Farooqui Mansion:

Zeenat was sitting in front of the vanity in Zoya's room getting dressed for the party so deeply lost in her own thoughts that she hadnt heard zoya come out of the bathroom or call out to her. She kept on brushing and re-brushing the same strands over and over again. She only realized when a towel came flying onto her face. She jerked out of the day dream/trance she was in and looked up in the mirror glaring at the offender when a smirking Zoya fresh from the shower, her hair dripping wet, dressed in a plain white short 3/4 sleeves kurta hiding her boxer shorts beneath it threw her arms around her. She had clearly just caught Zeenat amidst fantasizing/dreaming of someone and was not going to leave the opportunity to rub it in. She smacked a loud kiss on her cheek before screaming loudly in her ear..

Zoya- Mere Khwaabon Mein Jo Aaye (pinched her cheek) Aake Mujhe Chhed Jaaye (hugged her tightly from behind. Enveloping her in death grip as she rocked her side to side) Mere Khwaabon Mein Jo Aaye..Aake Mujhe Chhed Jaaye (Kissed the top of her head as she jumped back from her now dancing all over the place still smiling at zeenat in the mirror even though her eyes had watered up and zeenat blushed prettily) Use Kahon Kabhi Saamne To Aaye (As zeenat got up to admonish her zoya grabbed her hand and twirled her inwards towards herself as Zeenat yelped in shock and zoya began waltzing with her) Mere Khwaabon Mein Jo Aaye..Aake Mujhe Chhed Jaaye (she dipped Zeenat back as Zeenats mouth fell open in shock) Use Kahon Kabhi Saamne To Aaye

(She dropped zeenat on the bed beneath her before falling on it herself and bursting out laughing along with Zeenat) Mere Khwaabon Mein Jo Aaye

Zoya- (dancing her way over to the dressing table again) Kaisa hai kaun hai woh jaane kahan hai..(As zeenat lined her eyes with Kajol. Zoya sat beside her on the ground. Her head resting on her elbows as she batted her eyelashes at Zeenat in the mirror) Ho Kaisa Hai Kaun Hai Woh Jaane Kahan Hai..

(Tapped zeenats cheek as she sat on the bench beside her and Zeenat smiled at her blushing again) Jiske Liye Mere Hoton Pe Aah Hai (nodding her head questioningly at Zeenat who just narrowed her eyes at her) Apna Hai Ya Begana Hai Wo (and just as suddenly those choclate brown eyes came rushing back to her. As she subconciously began clutching the mysterious chain in her neck. Zoning out into the mystery that those eyes were and last night was)
Sach Hai Ya Koi Afsana Hai Wo (Zeenat tapped her shoulder and zoya snapped out of it as she began doing exaggerated actions in the mirror making Zeenat laugh just as for some odd reason that ridiculously handsome arrogant assholes face flashed before her eyes again) Dekhe Ghur Ghur Ke Yunhi Door Door Se..Usse Kahon Meri Neend Na Churaye (Zeenat shoved a hot pink sharara into her hands pushing her to go wear it but Zoya instead stood and danced with it as she stared at Zeenat with a sad smile on her face) Mere Khwaabon Mein Jo Aaye..Aake Mujhe Chhed Jaaye..Use Kahon Kabhi Saamne To Aaye..Mere Khwaabon Mein Jo Aaye

(Zoya stood lost in her own thoughts her fingers again subconsciously skimming the length of her neck she could still feel the warmth of his breath on) Jadoo Se Jaise Koi Chalne Laga Hai (she closed her eyes as her heart began beating wildly again as she remembered the feel of a pair of lips graze her earlobe. She felt scared, nervous and excited all at once just as her breathing picked up pace) Ho Jadoo Se Jaise Koi Chalne Laga Hai..Main Kya Karun Dil Machalne Laga Hai (This time Zeenat came and hugged her from behind nodding her head questioningly and Zoya put on her brightest smile for her) Tera Deewana Kehta Hai Wo
Chup Chup Se Phir Kyon Rahta Hai Wo (She turned around and shocking Zeenat due to the suddenness of her action she got on her knees holding out her hand which had a rose in it causing Zeenat to laugh again) Kar Baitha Bhool Wo Le Aaya Phool Wo..Usse Kaho Jaaye Chaand Leke Aaye (she stood up and began dancing crazily around Zeenat who watched her adoringly for a while) Mere Khwaabon Mein Jo Aaye..Aake Mujhe Chhed Jaaye..Mere Khwaabon Mein Jo Aaye..Aake Mujhe Chhed Jaaye..Use Kahon Kabhi Saamne To Aaye (and finally Zeenat enveloped her in a tight hug and Zoya hugged her back just as fiercely as both their eyes filled with tears but for completely different reasons. Suddenly though Zoya's eyes snapped open again as she 0nce again saw the arrogant assholes handsome face before her eyes frustrating her)

Zoya- ALLAH MIYAN!!

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Haveli:

Haseena- Ab wajah chahe kuch bhi ho..Razia ne kaha..aur humme maan liya aur maaf bhi kar diya Rashid miyan. Aapki jo bhi majboori rahee ho hum nahin pooncheinge..kyunki hum doosre ke mamlat mein dilchaspi dene waale log nahin hain (Maya raised her eyebrow at her) issi liye ab aap humme bas ye bata dijiye ke hum rishta leke aapke ghar kab ayen?

Salman- Rishta? Itni Jaldi.

Haseena- (Looking absolutely offended) Jaldi? Kya matlab hai aapka? Aap log rishta nahin karna chahte kya? Ek to waise hi aapki ladki ki umar mashallah hai aur aap-

Maya- Umar to aapke bete ki bhi kam nahin hai Haseena behen

Haseena- Par kamaz kam 100 kamiyon ka maara to nahin haina mera beta? (The khan family was simply ready to toss them out but Ghaffur and Razia gave them the eyes to make them stay shut) Mera bacha America se par kar aaya hai. U.S ke bare se bare hospital mein kaam karke aaya hai. Mashallah mumbai ke sabse bare hospital mein usse naukri milli thi woh to bas uski apni zid hai ke woh yahan Kasauli mein rehna chahta hai aur yahan ke ghisse phisse hospital mein kaam karna chahtai hai aur yahan ke logon ki madad karna chahti hai. Mashallah lakhon mein ek hai mera beta rishton ki kami nahin hai humme. Woh to faisal ke kehne pe hum yahan aa gaye ladki dekhne. Faisal miyan ki to biwi hai iss liye uske aur uske khandaan walon ke gun gaate rehte hain who par na Amma aur nahin Abba kuch zyaada dilchaspi rakhte hain usmein aur uske khandaan mein. Shaadi ke agle hafte hi miyan ko leke Mumbai chali gayee sab khandaan ko chorkar. Aur mashallah tabse dono miyan biwi office mein hi ghusse rehte hain. Na ghar ka hosh hai na zimedaari ka. Khud ke bete ko bhabi ne paala aur faisal ke bete ko humne aur uski daadi ne..

Maya- Phir to mashallah bara karam hoga uss bache par.

Haseena- Yeh to Faisal aur Sapna ki ghair zimedaari hai ke aap log hamare aur hum aapke ghar mein zyaada aate jaate nahin hain (laughed) issi liye to na aaj tak aap log faisal ke bete ko aur na hi hum log sapna ke bete ko mil paye hain..

Salma- Par woh dono ek doosre ko mil chuke hain aur achi tarah se jaante hain

Haseena- To agar aapko mujhpar..Razia par..Sapna par yakeen nahin hai..to apne bhanje se hi pooch lijiye na..ke kaisa lakhon mein ek rishta aaya hai aapki beti ka..hum to khuda ke kaamon ke aage bol hi nahin rahe..warna sach to yeh hai..ke aapke khandaan ki izzat ke peeche hi hum yeh rishta karna chah rahe hain..warna kami to uss mein hai hi..aapki ladki to pari hui bhi nahin hai.

Maya- Dekhiye hamari ladki ki ek mehroomi dekh kar aap uske baare mein raye mat banayee..woh ek bauhat hi achi suljhi hui aur shareef ladki hai..heera hai hamari Anaya..aur sirf secular education hi sab kuch nahin hoti hai. Nahin zyaada par likh kar ya kam par likh kar koi insaan acha ya bura hota hai. Yeh to uski tameez aur tehzeeb pe depend karta hai aur hamari Anaya se achi ladki aapko kahin nahin milegi..

Haseena- Kya woh bhi aap jitna hi bolti hai? (Razia snickered as Maya rolled her eyes and Salma gave Razia a hateful glare)

Maya- Ji aapse to thora sa kum-

Razia- (cut in) Arre Haseena hum bhi kin fazool baaton mein par rahe hain dekho yeh sab baatein jaise ladki ka zyaada bolna chalna uske khandaan ki wajah se hota hai aur tumne khud kaha na ke tumhe to hamara khandaan bauhat hi pasand aaya..to bas? Phir baat kya hai..tum log inshallah iss sunday ko risha le ao na? Aur hamare hone waale damaad ko iss baar zaroor leke aana humse milne? Baat pakki karte hi hum sigai ki tareekh nikal leinge

Haseena- Arre..Razia tum to itni jaldi dekha rahee ho kamaz kam ladki ke apne maan baap se hi pooch lo ke unki kya marzi hai? Rashid miyan ki to dilchaspi hi nahin lag rahee hai iss rishte mein. Lagta hai yahan se zyaada kahin aur dil laga baitha hai inka (The whole khandaan who was busy glaring at razia now turned towards Rashid who seemed lost somewhere else. In his own thoughts, regret and repent over having to go another day and losing another chance of meeting his wife and kids and seeing him like that made Shireen insecure, upset and angry)

Shireen- Nahin Haseena bi aisi koi baat nahin hai woh bas unki tabiyat kuch theek nahin hai..haina Rashid (and upon finding him unresponsive again she tapped his shoulder and he finally looked up a little startled and surprised)

Rashid- Kya keh rahe the aap log? (Haseena and her family shared a knowing look)

Razia- Woh log weekend ko .Anaya ka rishta laane waale hain agar aapki manzoori ho to.h (Rashid turned towards his family members and then to Shireen who looked away and smiled at Haseena)

Shireen- aap log sunday ko aa jaye hum tayaar raheinge.

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Continued in next post...

xo - DailyDaisy!

Part 6 Continued...

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Kasauli Media & Arts Institute:

Kajol- Wow! Ye campus to delhi ke har college har campus se zyaada khoobsurat hai. Who knew that Kasauli had such hidden gems?

Humeira- To Zain aur Azlan ki college ki pics nahin dekhi thi kya? Kasauli university ki? Mashallah, kya campus hai woh. Agar mujhe parhai mein zara bhi interest hota na toh main toh wahin jaati par

Naina- Tumhara Interest? Haan haan beta yeh to halwa hai na jo aap ek flavour ko chorke doosra flavour choose kar legi. Interest ki baat to bauhat baad mein aati hai tera yeh jo itna sa dimaagh haina (held her 2 of her fingers a cm apart) usse kuch nahin hone waala tha. Kasauli University mein admission lena na har kissi ke bas ki baat nahin hai bauhat zyaada marks chahiye hote hain wahan parne ke liye..

Humeira- Haan haan hum ghareebon ke aise naseeb kahan. Akal to sirf aapke Azlan miyan mein haina jo unhe wahan admission mil gaya. Sab jaante hain unke nawab hone ki wajah se unhe wahan admission mila tha. Ab nawab sahab ko inkaar thori hi kar sakte hain. Har saal ek bhi lecture nahin attend karte the exams tak koi aur likhta tha unke. Unhe 4 saal bas ladkiyan hi parhi hain yahan aur Asad ke saath- (both Kajol and Naina stopped walking around the campus as Asad's mention came up and Humeira quickly tried to change the topic) mera matlab..Zain aur apne doston ke saath awara gardi mein time waste kiya. Zain miyan se yaad aya (throwing her arm around Kajol's shoulder) Delhi mein to aapne college mein iss baat ka khoob faida uthaya ke wahan aapko hamari family mein se koi dekh nahin raha tha issi liye apne khoob ishq farmaya Zain miyan ke saath. Iss baar bhi kya unhe lunch break pe yahan bulake ishq ladane ka iraada hai aur waise yeh college to itna khoobsurat hai ke yahan ishq ladana banta bhi hai

Naina- Mat bhoolo yeh Kasauli hai delhi nahin. Yahan aisi harkatein khule aam nahin hotin. Reserved shehr hai yeh aur waise bhi yahan sab humme pehchante hain toh har kadam soch samajh kar uthana hoga humme. Ek shikayat ya ek baat hui na aur abbu ko pata chal gaya seedha seedha teenon ko ghar bithayenge aur ek hi shaam teenon ka nikah parwa deinge

Kajol- Nikal ayee tere andar ki naani ma? (Naina narrowed her eyes at her)

Humeira- (giggled) Tum dono ke to dulhe tayaar hain mera kis se nikah parwayenge woh?

Kajol- Unhe koi bateyga ke dulhe tayaar hain TOh nikah parwayenge na? Abbu ke dar se maine to aaj tak bataya nahin unhe aur in madam ne apne dulhe miyan ko nahin bataya abbu ko kya batayengi..

Humeira- Tu jab bhi Zain ko yahan ishq farmane bulayeega na tOH usse bolna Azlan ko saath lekar aye. Do chaar lagakar uska dimaagh seedha karne ke baad inn donon ko ek saath bathroom mein band karna meri zimedaari TABHI baat aage barhe gi. (Naina just stared at her in shock)

Kajol- Haan. Zaroor baat yeh aage barhegi ke woh apni kissi girlfriend ko phone lagage flirt kar raha hoga aur yeh stall mein chupke aanson baha rahee hogi ya usko ladies room mein ghusne pe lecture de rahee hogi. Inka KUCH nahin hone waala hai Humeira

Naina- Par tum dono ke saath bauhat kuch hone waala hai bachoo (she made a move for them as they both shrieked and ran towards the cafeteria)

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Kasauli Police STF HQ:

Zain- 4 buses, 27 cars and 5 shops. All destroyed. The 5 shops were robbed before they were destroyed. Atleast 5 crore ka nuksaan hai per shop. Gaariyon aur buses ka alag. Masjid ki khirkiyan, church ki bahar waali walls aur community centre mein bhi tor phor ki unhone. Luckily they left schools and colleges alone. The city has been cleaned. Blood, bullets all traces gone.

Arjun- But just because we erased the evidence of an event like this happening doesn't mean it won't happen again. This disease has been plaguing Kasauli for years. Aaj ek taraf aag bhujate hain kal doosri taraf lag jaati hai. Aaj ek mujrim ko pakarte hain kal ek aur tayaar hota hai. We need to find a way to take these gangs out altogether. Wwe need an insider who knows the streets and the people like the back of his hand. That will be our weapon to victory. We need one of them on our side. I've been saying it for years.

Azlan- What you're saying is right. But we need someone from the top of the food chain. Who has the intel and the tactic to bring them all down not someone who knows just a thing or two but someone who calls the shots or is at least a right hand man to some one who does..

Zain- I think you're right sir. I think that would be our best choice start profiling these low lives one by one, gang after gang. Get information from the streets, old records and reports. Find th em all and then start singling them out to find our best choice..

Arjun- Sounds like a plan and a bloody good one at that. Let's run it over with M. (Zain threw an apprehensive look at Azlan who rolled his eyes discreetly) If he gives us the green signal you guys can put together a team and start your research. We should have the right guy and start this operation by the new year. It's time we cleaned this place up. I know that the road ahead is long and its not so simple but it's one step in the right direction. One right step after a LONG time and thats all we need. I have a feeling this is exactly the kind of lead we needed.

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Khan Mansion:

Anwar - (Rubbed Dilshads shoulder soothingly as he and Aisha both sat on opposite sides of her trying to make her feel better. Hours after Asads breakdown in the morning.) Ammi please aap khudko sambhaliye, please kuch kha lijiye aapki tabiyat haraab ho jayegi Ammi. Please hamare liye..

Dilshad- Main kaise kuch kha loon Anwar? Who, woh bina kuch kahe bina kuch bole chala gaya. Na jaane kis haal mein hoga, kaisa hoga, usne kuch khaya hoga, peeya hoga? Usko, usko meri kitni zaroorat hogi par woh..hamesha ki tarha..akela hi chup chaap sehta rahega. Ghut ghutke marta rahega par..Anwar mera bachaa..mera Asad..kya kasoor tha uska? Ussi ke saath kyun? Woh (closed her eyes as a fresh set of tears rolled down) toot chuka hai Anwar..woh-

Anwar- Ammi aap please Asad ki fikar mat kariye. A a lene dijiye use aaj to nawab sahab ke aise kaan keenchonga na main. Koi aise rulata hai apni Ammi ko hunh? Aapne hi sar par charaya hai usse. Hone ko to iss ghar mein sabse chota hai par hum sabka baap bana phirta hai..

Dilshad- Ek baap ki zimedari nibhayee hai usne. Toh haq aur izzat to maange ga hi na. Aur humme rulane pe kaan to tab keencho ge na jab usne kuch ghalat kaha ho? Uski sab shikayten, sab savaal jayaz hain Anwar. Kehne ko to Rashid ne mujhe chora, mera dil tora par uss baat ki saza mere Asad ne sahee hai. Sab takleef sab mushkilen..itna dard-

Anwar- I know Ammi. Main sab jaanta hoon. Asad ne kya kya bardaasht kiya. Kya kya saha..I know. Which is why, despite being 10 years older than him..I look up to him. Which is why there is no man on earth I respect more than him. Hamara Asad ek farishta hai Ammi aur aap dekhiyega. In sab dukhon, takleefon aur dard ke badle uske hum teenon par ehsaanon ke badle..Allah usse ek aise inaam se nawazega, aisi khushiyan aur rang uski zindagi mein bhare ga ke woh sab takleef aur sab dard bhool jayega. Woh sab dekh raha hai Ammi. Uske aanson, uska dard aur uske har aanson aur har dard ke badle usse 100 guna khushiyan naseeb hongi. Aap dekh lijeyega woh wakt door nahin jab Asad ke aaj ke aanson ke badle uski hasi goonj rahee hongi iss ghar mein. Par ab khud sochiye, jab aap aise pareshan raheingi, aise royeingi toh waapis lautne par laad sahab ka mood kaise theek hoga? Woh toh aur pareshan hoga na Ammi. Aap jaanti hain uski saans aap dono mein atki hai. Aap log haste raheinge to woh bhi theek rahega. Aapke aanson nahin dikhne chahiye usse. Uss par already itni zimedaariyan hain..kamaz kam ek yeh bauj to aap uske kandhon se hata lijiye. Aur Ammi (hesitated) Asad ka ghussa bilkul jayaz hai. Please aap usko aur takleef mein mat daliye. Main usse rota hua aur upset nahin dekh sakta please agar Rashid sahab ka phirse phone aye toh aap unhe yahan aane se mana kar dijiye. Asad theek hi to keh raha tha. Kaunsa hak jata rahe hain woh. Jab unki zimedaari thi tab toh woh nahin the, ab agar Asad unhe apni zindagi mein nahin chahta toh woh apni jaga bilkul theek hai Ammi (Dilshad nodded as she thought about what he said)

Dilshad- I know beta, you're right. Mujhe afsos hai that I made Asad go through all of that to

begin with. Woh apna sab dard bhulane ki koshish kar raha tha aur maine uske saare zakhm phirse khol diye (smiled at him and cupped his face lovingly) Thank you beta agar aaj tum nahin hote toh na jaane main khud ko kaise sambhalti aur shaam ko laad sahab ko mood kaise sambhalti (all 3 of them laughed)

Anwar- uska mood to aap jaanti haina Ammi khud ba khud shaam tak theek hojayega. Ab aap please mun haath dhoyee aur thora araam kar lijiye. Ammi woh..main kehna to nahin chahta..I mean aise halaat mein..par-

Dilshad- (sternly) Anwar. Maine tumhe pehle bhi kaha hai ke Asad ki adatein especially yeh hich kichane ki aadat mat apnao mere liye ek Asad hi kaafi hai (Aisha and Anwar both laughed) saaf saaf kaho kya baat hai

Anwar- Woh Ammi. Main aapko..aap dono ko..kahin le jaana chahta hoon

Aisha- Kahan bhai?

Anwar- Kissi ke ghar.

Aisha- Par kiske?

Dilshad-(smiled) Kissi ladki ke? (Anwars eyes snapped to hers. His ears turning red as a knowing smile appeared on Dilshads face) toh matlab finally baat itni bar chuki hai ke aap apni Ammi ko unse milwana chahte hain

Anwar- Ammi?

Dilshad- Ab zyaada banne ki aur mujhse chupane ki koi zaroorat nahin hai. Yeh jo aap ke badle badle andaaz hainmain kaafi mahino se dekh rahee hoon aur shak to mujhe pehle se hi tha ke jabse aapka delhi university transfer hua hai wahaan sirf lectures mein hi nahin busy professor sahab. Bachon ke ilaava kissi ek professor mein bhi janaab dilchaspi le rahe hain kya?

Aisha- (giggled) Acha ji. Matlab, FINALLY hamare ghar ek ladki aayegi. Meri bhabi! this is so exciting bhai ki shaadi..

Anwar- Arre re re. Aap log baat kahan se kahan le jaa rahe hain. Abhi to woh sirf mujhe pasand ayee hai aur usne mujhse aisa kuch nahin kaha. Ammi please..main chahta hoon aap usse miliye..uske baare mein mujhe apni raye batayee..aap uske ghar waalon se baat kijiye..phir shaadi..(Dilshad bent down and kissed his forhead her eyes filling with tears again)

Dilshad- itni khushi ki baat koi itni der tak chupata hai kya? I'm sure we're all going to love her. Ab tum jao aur tayaar ho. Aisha tum bhi. Main iss baat mein aur der nahin karne waali. Jaldi se apne bete ka ghar basaon gi aur apni bahu ko ghar le aongi. Aakhir mujhe finally saas banke rob jharne ko milega (Anwar laughed as Aisha squealed before running upstairs)

Anwar- Main Asad ko bolta hoon humse seedha wahin milne ko. (Dilshad nodded as he walked away with his phone just as Dilshads own phone rang. She saw the number was unknown so answered it and immediately angry tears rushed to her eyes)

Rashid- Dilshad. Please phone mat kaatna. Dekho maine bauhat mushkil se Azlan se kehkar yeh phone number nikalvaya hai..please phone mat rakhna. Dilshad I'm sorry main subah aa nahin paaya magar main ab-

Dilshad- Koi zaroorat nahin hai. Asad Delhi chala gaya-

Rashid- Par kyun? Dilshad woh kal tak laut aayega? Main kal-

Dilshad- Aap iss ghar mein nahin ayen toh behtar hoga. Asad aapse nahin milna chahta. Aur..aur main bhi nahin. Aapke liye 25 saal baad mera number dhoondna agar ek mushkil hai toh aap humse door hi rahein to behtar hoga. Aapne yeh kehkar Asad ka aap pe lagaya har ilzam sach sabit kar diya. Aur aaj apne bete se zyaada azeez aur pyaara mujhe iss dunya mein koi nahin hai..aap bhi nahin. Yeh ghar mere bete ka hai. Usne binaya hai, rupeya rupeya jor kar bauhat mushkilon aur takleefon ke baad aur agar uska faisla hai ke aap is ghar mein nahin ayenge..toh uska har faisla sar aankhon par. Kyunki agar aaj mere paas koi number hai jis pe aap mujhe phone karke ek aur bahana suna rahe hain toh yeh ehsaan bhi mere bete ki badaulat hai. Warna aapne to mujhe iske laik bhi nahin chora tha (and saying so she shut the phone on a shocked and scarred Rashid as he was put in his place and shown the mirror of reality and the past while Dilshad wiped her tears determinedly feeling much better than she had all day)

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Farooqui Mansion:

Lavish would be an understatement when it came to describing the golden jubilee of Mr. & Mrs. Farooqui. Everything from the decoration to the food, the music was done to perfection. The hall was grand and was gracefully decorated. There were two huge entrance doors on one end and a winding staircase opposite them in the other direction that led upstairs. There were appetizers, drinks and dinner in an adjoining room. A small raised, polished back stage towards one side and the middle of the room had youngsters dancing while elders stood or sat around chatting.

The Khans stood to one side chatting looking every bit the beautiful and graceful family they were. Anwar was dressed in a casual two piece grey suit with a black shirt and Dilshad wore a white heavily embroided kurta with capri trousers while Aisha a maroon anarkali.

Aisha-(looked around impressed) Mashallah bhaiyya bari sahee jagah haat mara hai aapne

Dilshad- Aish. Yeh kaisi badtameezi hai hum ladki dekhne aye hain uska ghar nahin. Ghar kitna bhi bara ya chota ho usse humme koi fark nahin padta ladki ka dil kitna bada chota hai usse fark parta hai.

Aisha-(rolled her eyes) chill Ammi main mazaaq kar rahee thee. Aap bhi na..Asad ke saath reh reh kar bilkul uske jaise hogaye ho. Saddu (Anwar laughed)

Dilshad- Khabardaar mere bete ke khilaaf kuch kaha (Aisha rolled her eyes exaggeratedly as Dilshad turned to Anwar)Anwar..humme yahan aye adha ghanta ho gaya hai..kahan hai woh..aur ch..tumne to abhi uska naam bhi nahin bataya humme..

Aisha- Arre haan bhai bhabi ka naam to bolo-

Anwar- Its Z-..Arre woh dekhiye..woh rahee (A huge smile lit his face as he looked out into the centre of the room. On the opposite side of the room an over enthusiastic Zoya was running down the stairs dragging a reluctant and annoyed Zeenat. Both sisters looking breathtakingly beautiful. Zeenat was dressed in a traditional light pink anarkali with a heavily studded and embroided black border and an equally heavily embroided dupatta. Her hair in an elegant updo and her make up simple. While zoya was wearing a hot pink sharara with heavy silver work and studs on the bottom of her pants, a cropped pink kurta with a thin layer of silver stones around the bottom and the cap sleeves paired with an extremely heavily embroided dupatta that had large silver studs and different colour stones embellished that glistened as the light hit them. Her make up simple and she wore no jewelry except a dozen plain silver choriyaan on both arms.) (She giggled excitedly as she ran to the middle of the dance floor dragging a reluctant Zeenat with her. Immediately upon reaching the dance floor she broke out into a crazy dance to the slow classical music the DJ was playing. All the auntys and uncles and young couples on the dance floor stared at her. The youngsters in amusement and the elders in shock as Zeenat stared at her too shocked to react as she continued busting moves. Finally as zeenat spotted her grandparents coming in the same direction so she grabbed her wrist and turned her around glaring at her)

Zoya- Aapi aaj main itni khush hoon..itni khush hoon itni khush hoon! Let me enjoy!

Zeenat- Tumhari naani ne tumhe dekh liya na to tumhe jaan se maar daleingi..tab karna enjoy.

Zoya- Chill Aapi un bechari ko apne chashmon ke bina kuch bhi dikhayee nahin deta and me and Ayaan made sure to purposely break her glasses so that we could enjoy the party..without being buried alive (smiled widely at Zeenat expecting praise from her for some odd reason)

Zeenat- WHAT!! ZOYA FAROOQUI YOU...YOU ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE YOUNG LADY!

Zoya- (her smile vanished and her eyes widened as she stared at her Aapi a little afraid) oh? Aapi..Aapi maine kuch nahin kiya..matlab maana glasses ko ek taraf se maine keencha but-..but dont worry kissi ko patah nahin chalega ke maine kiya. Kyunki torne ke baad humne unhe beautiful chachi ke room mein rakh diya.

Zeenat- STOP calling her that! (Zoya giggled as Zeenat glared at her in anger) ZOYA TUM-

Asif- Ladies and gentlemen please give it up for our host couple..My beautiful daadi and my dashing baba. HERE THEY COME- (as they entered the room a huge canopy of roses erupted from the ceiling showering rose petals over the entire room just as the music picked up beat..and everyone began clapping to welcome them. Zoya felt a burst of happiness surge through her seeing the happiness and joy in the room which was seriously tangible. The moment was absolutely perfect and there were only a handful of such moments in life where one felt so alive and so happy..not specifically for any reason. Unable to hold herself back from enjoying the moment fully as she was showered with roses and there was such beautiful music in the background she spread her arms wide and began twirling in the middle of the dance floor. The crowd in oblivion as they watched the graceful couple climb the stage.

Just as her twirling picked up speed the wings on the helicopter that had lowered itself over the vast fields and long driveway outside their mansion slowed down. It lowered a little further before a pair of legs clad in black trousers and shiny black shoes jumped onto the long driveway. Asad's handsome face, his upper body clad in a black shirt and black jacket emerging from the helicopter. He removed his sunglasses as he stared at the beautiful mansion and the beautiful lake facing property surrounding him before he stared at the pink roses in his hand. A smile forming on his face as he began running towards the mansion as fast as his legs would carry him)

(Zoya felt a sudden shudder rip through her body as she felt a presence around her. She spun around a little aghast. Her eyes searching for someone, unknown to her as well. She clutched her dupatta to her chest as her heart had begun pounding wildly again. Genuinely afraid now.)

Zoya- Allah miyan! Yeh mere saath kya ho raha hai?

Zeenat- Kya huwa? (Zoya swirled around a little startled only to come face to face with her Aapi's worried face) tum theek toh ho?

Zoya- Kuch nahin Aapi woh (laughed to re-assure her) woh dance kar karke thore se chakar aa gaye (Zeenat was about to launch into a scolding session when Zoya cut her off) I know I know..I shouldn't have. But dont worry 2-4 minute thori fresh air loongi I'll be okay. I'll be right back (she ran off just as Zeenat had begun talking)

Zeenat - Arre but-.hey're about to cut the cake pagli (she shook her head as she saw Zoya's hair bouncing behind her as she disappeared through the doors and right then she felt a hand on her shoulder. Zeenat turned around only to freeze in her spot, the color from her face draining as she registered who was standing before her)

(Asad finally reached the steps to the mansion leading up to the doors which had been left open and as he was climbing them he heard it again. That same sound that had haunted him the first time he had heard it while he had been at his farmhouse, riding his horse. It was that same tinkling laughter that had touched his heart the second he had heard it and he had finally felt his heart beat after years. He found his steps faltering a bit as he clutched the railing for support. His eyes closing on their own accord. A tsunami of emotions rushing through him just like that day. He was at absolute peace all of a sudden. Peace like he had never known before in his life. There were no demons, no scars., no nightmares and no pain. The only thing in conflict with the peace was his heart which was attempting to burst from his chest as this overwhelming feeling erupted in it. A feeling he couldn't put a name to. Just as he felt himself drowning in the most beautiful melody he had ever heard, the moment, the feeling, the peace was all snatched from him. The laughter died. His eyes snapped open. His heart beating wildly as he spun around, desperately. Determined to find the source of the sound this time. He found himself getting frustrated as he couldn't find it. He ran a hand through his hair taking a deep breath when he heard his mother behind him..

Dilshad- Laut aaye laad sahab? Ya abhi thora aur ghussa aur nakhra baaki hai? (Asad sighed deeply. Shaking his head to dispel his thoughts. Maybe it was just his imagination. He turned to face his mother with the biggest smile he could manage and even that didn't manage to bring out his dimples)

Asad- Aapko pata chal hi gaya (she smiled at him shrugging as he stepped up and stood on one step below his mother, kissing her forhead) I'm sorry Ammi. Sorry for hurting you, making you cry and for worrying you (he held up the flowers to her and Dilshad simply crushed him in a hug as she stroked his hair kissing his shoulder)

Dilshad- I'm sorry too. For pushing you, hurting you and for going against you. You're right beta. I'm sorry I couldn't see it before. We don't need him. And if you don't want to meet him. Don't want him to come to our home. Then he won't. I promise.

Asad-(moved back and kissed both her hands as she watched him lovingly and then he smiled a her) so..uh what's this? Bhai shaadi kar rahe hain?

Dilshad- Iraada to yehi hai?

Asad- Ladki kaun hai? Aap mili hain usse? (He put an arm around her as they began walking in)

Dilshad- Door se dekha hai bauhat pyaari hai. Anwar usse lene gaya hai so we can meet. You're right on time

Asad- When am I not? (Dilshad laughed. He took one last glance around the property before walking inside with his mother)

(Zeenat heard Asif calling out to her and waving her over as she continued to stare at Anwar's smiling face with shock and worry etched over her own)

Zeenat- Aap..aap..yahaan-

Anwar- Bet you hoped I wouldn't come right? Socha hoga ke main kissi anniversary party pe sab khandaan ke saamne, mehmaanon ke saamne pehla introduction nahin karna chahoonga na. You knew I'd prefer something MUCH more subtle issi liye tumne mujhe jaan boojke yahan bulaya na..

Zeenat- (shocked) Maine-

Anwar- But see, I came anyway. I told you, tum kuch bhi kar lo mujhse peecha nahin chuda sakti.

Asif- AAPI-

Zeenat- (Anwar stepped closer to her and she took a step back. Her eyes filling with tears as Anwar's smile vanished) I..I have to go (without wasting another second she turned around and walked away, joining her entire family as the grandparents cut their cake amidst loud cheers and applauses. Zoya stood outside the doors, peeking in with silent tears running down her cheeks)

Zeenat- Arre zoya-(she turned around to find her but found someone shoving a piece of cake in her mouth instead )(Dilshad and Asad had missed the cake cutting so they joined the crowd in another round of applause as the family finished feeding each other)

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Continued in next post..

xo - DailyDaisy!

Part 6 Continued...

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A little while later: Zoya and Ayaan were standing to the side of the room in one corner leaning against the wall. Zoya's eyes darting around the room like a hawk as if she were searching for someone while Ayaan looked bored out of his mind

Ayaan- I understand that daadi hates you par mujhse kis baat ka badla le rahee hain woh? Maine kya kiya hai? Mujhe kyun aise saza de rahee hain who?

Zoya- Tumhari daadi shaitan ki behen hai Ayaan. Pehle bhi keh chuki hoon tumse tum jitni jaldi maan lo utna behtar hoga tumhare liye and quit complaining. I know you like to be the centre of attention but don't try to take this away from me. I love being the sole purpose of her sad life. She lives to hate and torture me, not you. So get over yourself and stick to being her "phool jaisa beta"

Ayaan- Phool jaisa beta hai to koi phuljaari bhi bulani chahiye thi. Auntion ka mela laga diya hai unhone yahan. Woh bhi badsurat antiyon ka. Auntiyon ki betiyan bhi saath aa jaatin to kya harj hota? Sharmila aunty apne saand jaise bete ko saath le ayeen itni sanskari beti hai unki jo do peg lagake woh- (Zoya gave him a death glare and he rolled his eyes) usse hi le aatin? Chalo bachiyan nahin..kamaz kam ek khoobsurat aunty hi aa jaati.

Zoya- Ayaan, tumhe chain nahin aata. Matlab insult nahin feel hoti tumhe? You've been molested by a man, robbed, been to jail and the list is endless in your pursuit of women. But you just don't give up. I mean what will it take for you to give up? Kasauli mein koi ladkyan bhi bachin hain?

Ayaan- Only the ones who don't leave their homes but they aren't my type anyway. And guess what (his face lit up with excitement) step mom ki family yahan shift hui haina she has not one not two but 5 nieces.

Zoya- Ayaan! Woh tumhari behnon jaisi hain..don't you dare-

Ayaan- Behen hogi teri..

Zoya- When will you give up?

Ayaan- (threw an arm around her choking her as he pulled her close) when I find a decent looking man in Kasauli I'll change pursuits and you'll be the first to know (he smacked her head upside as an uninterested Zoya continued looking into the room and above peoples heads and Ayaan tried to follow her eyes)

Ayaan- Will you stop? It's annoying? Who the hell are you looking for (Zoya finally spotted Zeenat talking to a man in the distance) Oh look, dinners ready..come.

Zoya- You go on I'll join you in a bit (she ran off not sparing another glance at him as Ayaan's mouth fell open)

Ayaan- Khaane ko na bol diya? Khaane ko?? This day can't get weirder (Little did he know it was about to get worse)

As Zoya was running off she came face to face with her grandfather who had a certain longing look in his eyes as he gazed at her. Zoya gave him a small smile and he averted his eyes

Tahir- Ab tabeeyat kaisi hai (he looked up and found her gone) beta (he watched her run off with a certain sadness and longing in his eyes)

The Khans were standing together still waiting on Zeenat as Anwar tried to spot her in the room.

Aisha- So aap..Zeenat bhabi ko mile kaise the?

Anwar- Abhi woh tumhari bhabi banni nahin hai..

Aisha- Haan par ban jayengi..batayee na kaise mile aap log?

Anwar- At a faculty dinner at the start of term this year. She was dressed in the most simplest white sari I have ever seen. In fact overall she was the most simplest dressed woman at the whole party. She had just joined and was feeling a little out of place. I found out later that she was going through something personally which is why she sat away from everyone and didn't mingle. She just had the saddest eyes and I felt a sudden pain in my heart when I saw the pain in her eyes. I..I wanted to get to know her, talk to her. She didnt really talk..just listened as she did every lunch and coffee break from then on. I never found out what was bothering her that night in fact she barely talks about her personal life. Only that she belongs to a very big and crazy family here in Kasauli so she lives by herself in Delhi. But Ammi, she seriously is the most intelligent, sweet, caring, well spoken graceful and beautiful women I have ever met. AFTER you of course. To be honest, I saw a glimpse of you in her which is why I knew this was right. You know we haven't ever hung out off of college property together, never been on a real date but those lunch and coffee breaks she barely spoke on, were enough for me to fall in love with her. Ammi, you have to help me..I..I dont want to lose her..

Dilshad- and you won't. Trust me I'm liking my bahu more and more by the second and I've decided. I only want her as my bahu..no one else.

Aisha- Thats just because bhai said she resembles you.

Asad- But bhai unka last name kya hai? I mean family name. I know everyone in Kasauli. Even though this is out of town shayad main jaanta hoon unhe..

Anwar- It's Zeenat Far

Man- Asad Ahmed Khan? (Asad turned around to find an elderly man, his wife and his daughter standing a few feet away. His daughters eyes widening as Asad turned around. Her mouth hanging open a little, cheeks turning pink)

Asad- Mr. Mishra. Hello, so nice to see you (grasped his hand in a firm handshake as the elderly man smiled at him)

Mr.Mishra- Likewise beta..uh Asad this is my wife Neeti and my daughter Sanaya (Asad smiled politely at both of them not sparing Sanaya another glance while she was busy ogling him which made him squirm as he adjusted his collar uncomfortably sharing a look with Aisha who just giggled)

Asad- Mr.Mishra this is my mother, my sister and thats my brother Anwar. Ammi this is Mr.Mishra a business client.

Mr.Mishra- A very happy one at that (Asad smiled politely) Seriously Mrs.Khan your son's talent on one side, just the simple well mannered and honourable man he is, that alone is what helped me make the decision of doing business with him. He is so well brought up..

Asad- (Side hugged Dilshad) and the credit goes to my mother alone.

Mr.Mishra- You should be very proud of him (Dilshad stroked Asad's face lovingly)

Dilshad- You have no idea sir. I don't think there could be a more proud mother alive today (he smiled at her)

Mr.Mishra- Asad my daughter Sanaya here, has also just done her MBA from London (Asad smiled politely sparing her a seconds glance again and she was still ogling him. Aisha tried her best to stifle her giggle) pretty soon she'll be taking over my company as well. Actually Asad there are a few of my friends and colleagues here who have heard a lot about you. I mean you're pretty much all the Kasauli times seems to be talking about (Asads ears turned red as he looked away embarassed) come they have been desiring a meeting..let me introduce you?

Asad- Sure sir (delighted to be getting away from Sanaya he pretty much ran after Mr.Mishra, just as another girl who was passing by saw him and choked on her drink spilling the rest as she tilted the glass, completely unaware but Asad continued walking on not even noticing her standing there. He spared a glance to another group of aunties and their daughters in another corner drinking and laughing together since they had all went dead silent as he walked by but the glance had barely lasted 3 seconds before he had walked away again leaving the aunties and their daughters hoping and conspiring for more)

After mingling with business men and prospective clients for a good half hour Asad was thankful to receive a call from his PA. He was dead tired and needed a smoke. He couldn't fake being interested in playing golf with them on Sundays any longer.

He was listening to his PA rant on and on about the endless list of meetings he was to attend tomorrow. As he took a long drag from his cigarette looking at the brightly lit sky thousands of stars shining bright in it he wished he could be like one of those stars; always shining bright instead of the darkness that tried to hide their brightness.

Prasad- Sir? Kuch reh gaya kya..aur kuch add karna hai?

Asad- Aur kuch add karna possible bhi hai prasad? Din mein sirf 24 ghante hote hain aur tumne mujhe 30 ghanton ka kaam sunaya hai.

Prasad- Sir?

Asad - (sighed) No, it's fine. Thanks prasad. I..I'll see you t- (right then his eyes caught a flash of pink in one of the windows. He turned around and the words died in his mouth as he saw the sight before him. It was that same Badtameez brat from New York dressed in a beautiful pink ethnic outfit sitting on a bar stool in the kitchen stuffing her mouth with one pizza slice after another even before she had finished chewing the previous one. Her eyes got all adorable as they grew wide and round. Her usual perfect and pouty lips currently had sauce smeared on and all around them but she had no realization, care or concern for any of that. She was relishing each bite of her pizza and was eating as if she had been starving for years)

Asad- Unbelievable. Khaana khaane ki tameez bhi nahin hai. (Yet there was a smile on his face) (He watched as another lady who had her back towards him probably her mother tried admonishing her asking her to eat properly. He continued watching the struggle between them as Zeenat tried to pull the slice from Zoya's hand and Zoya whined before turning her face away and watched her roll her eyes as Zeenat walked away angrily and a second later she was back to enjoying her pizza without a care in the world. A huge smile on her face & eyes closed in bliss)

Asad- She's so cute.

Anwar- Who's cute?

Asad- Woh ladki kaun hai bhai? (Still staring at her. But Anwar hadn't bother to look in. He was staring at Asad, shock written on every inch of his face)

Anwar- Did you just call a girl cute? (His eyes wide as he phrased that sentence as if it were the most absurd thing he had ever heard. Asad's eyes went wide as well realizing what he had said) no wait let me rephrase that, did you actually just notice a girl?

Asad- Woh- (muttered some curses under his breath before turning around and running a frustrated hand through his hair. Anger easily taking over as always) what the hell is wrong with me..itni badtameez ladki aur main..aur yeh baar baar har jagah kyun pauhanch jaati hai.

Anwar-(rolled his eyes) ab chalo. Zeenat to kahin dikh nahin rahi toh hum log uske parents se milne jaa rahe hain. Aao (Asad nodded)

Inside:

Finally as they mingled their way around the guests, Tahir and Shazia Farooqui reached the Khans barring Asad who was still outside.

Dilshad- Salamualaikum. Shaadi ki 50 saalgira mubarak ho aapko. Mashallah jitni khoobsurat aap dono ki jodi hai..utni hi khubsurat yeh shaam aur yeh function bhi. Inshallah khuda aapko aane waalon saalon mein isse bhi zyaada khushi naseeb kare aur 50 saal ka saath aur banaye rakhe

Tahir (smiled at them a little unsurely)- Shukriya. I hope aap logon ne enjoy kiya aur dinner bhi ache se kiya..

Anwar- Ji uncle..sab bauhat hi acha tha..

Shazia- Woh sab to theek hai par Maaf kijiyega maine aapko pehchana nahin..

Dilshad- (smiled) aur pehchaan bhi nahin payengi. Yeh hamari pehli mulakat hai..main darasal Anwar ki Ammi hoon. Zeenat ne shayad aapko Anwar ke baare mein bataya hoga (her smile faltered a bit as the two of them still stared back with confused expressions and even Anwar was a little surprised by that as Dilshad gave him a nervous smile)

Anwar- Um..Sir actually main..Zeenat ka colleague hoon. Delhi main..I'm a physics professor at Delhi Unversity..(Tahir nodded in understanding but still looked confused)

Shazia- Par aap log yahan-

Dilshad- Actually hum log aaj sirf mulakat karna chahte the taake baad mein koi formality naa rahe. Mashallah ab to koi doubt nahin raha hai aap log bauhat hi pyaari family hain..Inshallah aage jaake-

Shazia- Baad mein? Formality? Aage jaake matlab?

Dilshad-(smiled) waise to mujhe nahin lagta ke yeh mauka hai aisi baatein karne ka (right then Asad also came and joined them still typing on his phone unaware of the fact that as soon as he walked up to them and Tahir saw him his face had hardened. He looked angry all of a sudden. His eyes were fixed on Asad's face as if he were trying to figure something out or place him unknown to everyone else standing there, including Asad himself but as Asad looked up and saw him he too stumbled back a little in surprise. His face going a little pale as his eyes looked shocked but he quickly reigned it in and averted his eyes pretending like he hadn't recognized him)

Shazia- Kaisi baatein karne ka aap..aap please khulke baat kijiye (getting angry and frustrated now)

Dilshad- Dekhiye, humme aapki beti..Zeenat pasand hai..Anwar ke liye..hum issi silsile mein aapse baat karna chahte the (she missed the look of pure shock and trauma that appeared on both Tahir and Shazias face. It was as if someone had just stabbed them. Their faces displaying a certain betrayal as they stared at Dilshad in shock. Anwar and Asad shared a confused look seeing their expressions) rishte ke baare mein..waise to hum sahee rishta leke ayenge aapki beti ka par-

Tahir- Kya badtameezi hai?!! (Dilshad jumped back a little surprised) aapko andaaza bhi hai aap bol kya rahee hain?

Anwar- Uncle, aap..please relax..dekhiye Ammi ne koi aisi baat nahin ki..uncle main Zeenat se pyaar karta hoon aur-

Tahir- (getting up in Anwars face) EY LADKE! Ek aur baar uska naam liya na-

Dilshad- Dekhiye bhai sahab..aap haan mahan jazbaati ho rahe hain..hum bauaht hi shareef log hain..izatdaar log hain jo aapki beti ko poore reeto rawaj aur izzat se biya le jaana chahte hain..hum aapki beti ko pariyon jaise-

Shazia- Shayad aap jaanti nahin hain, par jis ladki ko aap hamari beti bole jaa rahee hain..woh hamari beti nahin..BAHU HAI. Hamare shaheed bete ki..Bewa hai woh. (The khan family looked dumbfounded and shocked to the core as they stood unable to process or react to the information they had just received. None more than Anwar whose heart had just broken to a million pieces. He turned to look at Zeenat whose eyes gave away her pain, her dilemma and her struggle in that one second. His heart had both broken and healed for he had just gotten the confirmation that he wanted all along. She definitely loved him but was conflicted and now there was no stopping him from marrying her)

Tahir- Dekhiye, aap iss waqt hamare mehmaan hain iss liye hum aapse kuch kehna nahin chahte par aap please hamare mehmano ke saamne hamari izzat rakh lijiye aur chup chaap yahan se chale jayee iss baare mein hum (stared at Asad again who this time didn't look away but rather glared him back in the eye, unnerved) phir kabhi baat kareinge please (joined his hands before them and Dilshad nodded as she signalled to the 3 kids. Anwar wouldn't budge so Aisha held onto his arm and began dragging him with them while Zeenat saw the silent promise in his eyes breaking her heart even more)

Ayaan- (as he walked back into the great hall and then ran back out only to find the hallway empty) Why was I seeing Asad here? (Shook his head) No no no, Allah Miyan (shook his head) Allah I was joking. Maana ke Asad is the most decent looking guy in Kasauli but..Naah..I'm not changing pursuit's (closed his eyes) I need to see a beautiful woman Allah please jaise hi main apni aankhein kholoon ek khoobsurat si ladki mere saamne la khari karna. I'm seriously losing my game..so..please we got a deal? 1..2 (he opened his eyes and screamed like a bafoon again as he saw Haseena all up in his face)

Originally posted by: mummyoftwo

I finally managed to get time and read the first two chapters. I just have to say wow!!!
The story is starting to build up and even though all the characters where difficult to remember, I'm finally catching up to them and getting to know them (may I say I cheated through the first chapter by opening a new tab on my screen and flipping back and forth between the story and character sketch)
Loving it so far! Good job in writting the lengthy chapters.
Will leave a comment after next chapter. Looking forward to more asya <3

Originally posted by: anopama

Firstly sorry I am 5 updates late

But once i saw hindi written tht was my downfall

I dont know the language and i usually translate but it was so much to do

From the time I had read your plot I was intriged

And seeing it in all english I go more happy but imagine my saddness when I open first chapter

But I tried and I cope one evening and half a day later I caught up

I was craving ur story I love family drama and thus one seems intense

Love the way u portoryed asya I love the intensity of them the attraction the ego the fire in them

I know the person to save zoya at last was asad

Becuz only him could give her those goosebumps and likewise

So asad is the vigilante too

Cant wait for more of them especially if u will be putting zoya to live with him

I can see tht happening as it has to be anwar texting zeenat

So ican see him coming to claim his love and if zee foes to delhi and zoya left so only sane place is KM

Also ayaan is asad fren

Cant wait to see the family drama of rashid

So was he married to Dilshad and cheated with shireen at the same time or vice versa bcuz the kids age r almost clashing

I can see the love asad have for anaya aisha

And him and azlan oh boy but i can see azlan care too but both r just hot headed after all asad is the baby of the siblingz

Zoya I love her bond with her 5 bhai 4 so far they live her to infinity

I was wondering y hate seems to ne their for zoya inthe family tht adopt her but then u clarify zeenat their DIL adopt her

So maybe theyblame zoya foe something maybe deayh if their son

Something guess u will clear tht later

I had to make notes of the characters bcuz for me they paly an important role

So I had to pinpoint everyone and see how they r related

Anyway continue pretty soon

And less hindi more english plz plz

Pretty plz english updates

Originally posted by: sally111

Went through the storyand loved the concept continue plz

Originally posted by: preetiasya

CONT SOON NICELY WRITTEN

I THINK NEXT PART WILL BE ASYALICIOUS

Originally posted by: piyalijpr

Nice