"As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once."
- The Fault in our Stars.

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"Do you have faith in me?" He asks.

"Yes, I do but don't forget what happened when yo..."

"Ammi (mom) please not now, I remember everything but please trust me I won't disappoint you. When the right time comes I'll tell everything to Abbu (dad) till then please keep this secret with you." Shahid doesn't let his mom complete her sentence.

"Ok beta (child), so I guess you plan to get settled there?" She asks.

"No Ammi, how can I settle here in London when my family resides there. I'll surely return after computing my studies. I hope you'll surely love your daughter-in-law. She's a sweet and lovely person." Shahid assures his mom.

"Think about it son, it'll be good for you to live there as your wife will find it hard to adjust it here." His Mom expresses her views.

"Let's see what happens later on but for now pray for your Son's happiness and give me your blessings." Shahid changes the topic.

"May Allah give you all the happiness in this world and a happy and contented married life. May Allah always keep this bond of love between you two strong." His Mom makes a short prayer and he replies as Ameen and after greeting her goodbye disconnects the call.

"Isn't the would-be groom feeling sleepy? Or are you dreaming about bhabhi (sister-in-law)?" Abdul Hadi asks as he finds Shahid starting at the ceiling when he enters their bedroom.

"Nothing like that, I'm just worried about Abbu, I mean how will he react? Will he get broken again or will he be happy? Will he get angry upon me or will he feel glad? I'm really confused, Hadi." Shahid shares his worry with Hadi.

"Don't worry everything will be fine and I'm sure Uncle will accept both of you wholeheartedly." Abdul Hadi assures him.

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"Congratulation." Adi greeted the newly married couple outside the marriage registration office.

"Wait a minute bro, first let him marry according to Shariat (Islamic principal). Cone on Shahid the Qazi Sahab is waiting for us." Abdul Hadi took everyone to Shahid's house for the nikah ceremony.

After reaching Shahid's home they did the nikah. After the nikah, Qazi Sahab left and the remaining people who were Adi, Maximilian, Joe, Elli, Tahsin, Abdul Hadi and the newly wedded couple eat their lunch.

Adi, Abdul Hadi, Tahsin, Shahid and Sidhra offered Salah while Max, Joe and Eli cleaned the dishes. As after the Salah, they have to do a tough task to tell Minar about Shahid-Sidhra's marriage.

Sidhra...

Shahid...

Adi, Abdul Hadi and Tahsin...

Maximilian and Joe...

Elli...

Sidhra wanted to change her dress but Shahid didn't let her do so as he has already chosen a very simple Lacha for her as it was Sidhra's wish or else she wasn't ready to wear a Lacha on her wedding because she hates heavy clothes.

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"Why?" Minar angrily shouted on her daughter when she came to know about this marriage. She is about to slap her but Shahid holds her hand before it can hit Sidhra's cheek. He purposefully holds her hand in a bone-crushing grip. Minar feels pain but doesn't show it and snatches her hand forcefully.

"You, if you would have belonged to a respectable family you would have asked for her hand in marriage instead of playing such a cheap game." She points her finger at Shahid and then at her daughter, "do you even know anything about his family? From where he came? Anything other than his name and education?"

"Relax Mom, he's from a well-known family from Pakistan. Tahsin already enquired about him." Adi tries to assure his Mom.

"What? From Pakistan? You never told it before. How will you adjust it there Sidhra, my love I'm sure you'll regret it later on." Minar sits down or more specifically falls on the chair behind her as if all her strength left her body. Her face that was red with anger just a few minutes ago turns pale.

"Mom I'm really sorry to hurt you like this but I was helpless and there wasn't any other option left for me than this. Thank God Tah told me that you fixed my engagement with one of Khala's  (Tahsin's Mom) friends Son without informing me. How can you do this Mom? You planned to give me a surprise about my engagement on my birthday as you knew I wouldn't have had the strength to oppose your decision and insult you in front of so many people. Thank God Tah told me about it beforehand. This is why we planned an early marriage and Sha never got a chance to introduce his parents to you or to properly ask my hand in marriage from you." Sidhra tries to reasons.

When She and Shahid were about to tell Adi everything, Tahsin suddenly calls Sidhra and tells her about her secret engagement as he knew she loves Shahid and they get a new and a proper reason to convince Adi and now Tahsin for their immediate marriage.

"Mom for my sake please try to understand him for once. Don't worry we are going to stay here as I have to complete my studies and he too needs to do the same. Mom I really love him, please forgive me." Sidhra's tears are enough to melt her Mom's heart.

She looks at Shahid who is smirking at her but as Sidhra turns her head back she finds her husband smiling at her. Minar lowers her head in defeat as she knew now she won't be able to reveal his true face in front of her children.

Minar moves her fingers in Sidhra's hair in order to make her stop crying. Sidhra hugs her Mom and happily kiss her cheeks. Seeing her daughter happy brings a smile on Minar's face which assure Sidhra to some extent.

"Thank you Mom." Both the siblings hug their Mom.

"It's ok but next time do not do anything like this without informing me. After your dad you both are my world." Minar wipes her tears, "Sidhra go to your room and change into something comfortable, I'm sure you are feeling very uncomfortable."

"No need for that, she returning back with me to our house." Shahid says in a firm tone.

"No, I'll do her ruksati afterwards." Minar immediately opposes.

"Mom let her go." "Mom please let me go." Adi and Sidhra tells their Mom at the same time holding her hand.

Minar looks at Shahid and for the first time he gazes at her without any hate in his eyes and nods his head before saying, "don't worry aunt I'll keep her safe with me. I'll take care of her." Minar too nods her head in agreement.

Everyone happily goes outside except Minar who remains inside after Sidhra hugs her and leaves. Shahid makes an excuse and comes inside. As usual Minar expects to hear some rude comments from him.

"I won't ever hurt her. You don't need to worry about her, she is my wife and my responsibility now and I'm not amongst those who turns their back from their responsibility. I'll always be their for her. Betrayal doesn't run in my blood and I want her to do the same for me so please a humble request stay away from my wife and do not put filth in her mind." Giving her a genuine smile he leaves from there unaware how much peace his words gave to Minar for the first time. She ignored his last statement because she felt the truth in his first few lines which helped her heart to relax as she always though he'll try to hurt her Sidhra.

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"Come on Shahid don't be a pussy, lift her up." His friends shouts together. He chuckles and lifts her in his arms. Taking her towards their room he closes the door. Both of them changes into something comfortable. Sidhra is amazed to see half of Shahid's wardrobe filled with new clothes of her size. They offer their Salah and instantly fall asleep in each others embrace.

Constant knocks disturbs their sleep. He opens the door and finds Abdul Hadi standing their with raised eyebrows.

"What?" Shahid irritatingly asks.

"If the newly weds wants to have their dinner they can come outside if not then it's ok, we have enough appetite to finish everything." Saying so Abdul Hadi leaves. Shahid wakes up Sidhra and after getting freshen up they join the others for dinner.

Everybody appreciates Abdul Hadi's cooking skills as he alone prepared the dinner. Others helped him in the preparations but he's the one who cooked noodles, nuggets and chocolate cake for their dinner.

After the dinner Abdul Hadi gets ready to leave with Adi as he wants to give some privacy to his friend but the couples snatches his bag from his and nearly pushes him in the guest room locking the door from outside till Adi and others leave. Shahid knew Abdul Hadi is a kind of a reserved person and won't feel comfortable at Adi's place and also there's one more problem called Minar. She can pass taunt on him and Shahid doesn't want his friend to suffer because of him.

After closing the door Shahid enters his room and finds Sidhra starting at the sky from their window. "What are you staring at?" He asks as there's no moon in the sky.

"I wanted to see the moon." She replies with a pout. Shahid chuckles and replies, "then look in the mirror." Sidhra furrows her eyebrows in confusion. Shahid again chuckles and holding her hand takes her towards the mirror. Making her face towards the mirror he looks in her eyes.

"Unki zid hai chand dekne ki,
Meri nigaho se unhe khud ko kaise dikhau?
Apni roshni sametkar chand meri baho me simta hai, wo hi Qamar-al-lail hai ye kaise batau?" Sidhra furrows her eyebrows on his words.

"Its her obstinance to see the moon, how can I make her see her own self with my eyesight? Collecting it's shine the moon has gathered itself in my arms, she herself is the Moon-of-night, how will I say?" A cute blush appears on her cheeks upon hearing his words.

He gives her a gift box. Upon opening it she finds a gold pendant with a platinum 'S' inscribed on it, attached to a gold chain.

"Do you know what does it signify? Let me tell you it signifies that I am the Sun and you are my Moon wife, we need each other to complete the tune of our life." He tells her while making her wear it.

He then lifts her up in his arms and place her on his bed. She plays with her fingers for sometime and asks, "I have written an Urdu poem for you, it took a few days to complete it but I finally did. Can I recite it to you?"

"I'm all ears." He happily replies.

After taking a deep breath Sidhra begins, "meri zindagi ki badhti ziya me tum sabah ban kar aana...
Bahe jo bunde aakho se tum sehlana magar meri hasi me zarur muskurana...
Meri galtiyo ko sudharna magar mera dil kabhi na dukhana...
Na samjhi me bhi tum mujhe samajhte hue samjhana...
Bohot khamiya hai mujhme is adhure pan ko pura tum kar jana...
Thodi-thodi mai tumsi banu thode tum mujh jaise ban jana...
Meri zindagi me jo aae ho tum to mai tumhari tum meri jaan ban jana...
Jiske bin mai ji na saku mere dil ki wo dhadkan ban jana...
Jo bhi mushkile aaengi sath suljhaenge ye wada kabhi bhul na jana...
Yahi ilteja hai jaan-e-jana aakhri sas tak ye rishta yuhi nibhana...
In lamho ke lamhat me kuch na mitne wale lamhat ban jana...
Meri zindagi ki adhuri nazm ko kuch is tarha pura kar jana...
Mere zahen-o-dil pe cha kar sirf mohobbat nahi tum pure ishq ban jana...
Mai hu iski Aahid ke ye ishq hamesha tum se hi karti rahungi iske tum raho Shahid..."

(In the increasing night {ie-darkness} of my life you came like an indicator of morning {ie-dawn}...
If drops fall from my eyes you should caress but in my laughter you should smile...
Correct my mistakes but never hurt my heart...
Even in misunderstanding you should understandingly make me understand...
I have many flaws you should complete this incompleteness...
Little-by-little I'll become like you little bit you also become like me...
As you have come in my life then I'll be your's and you should be my life...
Without whom I wpn't be able to live become that heartbeat of my heart...
Whatever problem comes we'll solve it together don't ever forget this promise...
This is the pnly request jaan-e-jana till the last breath continue this relationship like this...
In the memory of these moments become some unerasable moments...
This is an incomplete poem of my life you complete it...
Capturing my mind and heart, not only love but fully become a passonate love...
I'm the promise taker of this that I'll always do this passonate love and you remain it's witness...)

Shahid becomes speechless hearing her lovely words but still somehow tries to think of some amazing words to reply, "tumse milne ke pehle bhi tumhise mohobbat thi, zindagi me na hokar bhi tum mere dil me thi...
Meri khali si zindagi ki ek roshan rah, sab kuch mila mujhe jab mili mujhe tum Sidhra..."

(Even before meeting you I always loved you, without being there in my life you were there in my heart...
A bright path in my empty life, I got everything when I got you Like a Star...")

He placed a small kiss on her forehead and she kissed his cheeks. Just the way the Moon and the Stars lost themselves behind the clouds, two lovers too lost themselves in the passion of their Love...

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Assalamalaikum/Hi! My lovely readers...

This chapter was supposed to be updated yesterday night but again the same thing happened and suddenly one-forth of the end part got deleted and I didn't found it in the revision history...😔😔😔

So here's the full chapter now. I'm not having time to re-read this chapter and nearly half of the chapter was written in a sleepy state so you are free to point out the mistakes (I'm sure there are many)...🙈🙈🙈