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"This is too much to handle" Maham has her head between hands. They were now sitting in food court of mall, amna was casually sipping on smoothie while Zain and Shehnaaz were tensed

This is worst, he gave her another reason to not speak to him. She was planning on speaking to him but now she won't do it, she was supposed to tell her sisters by herself she didn't plan for them to know like this. Shehnaaz looked at Zain with small pout who also was stuck since maham lashed out at him as well for letting that happen

"What's too much yeh dono pyaar krte hai haram relation se better Nikkah karkiya ab yeh sab kehne ka faida nahi hai baji what's done is done you can't just undo it" Amna spoke out of frustration

"Amna think about baba!" She said, their father will end them

"He has to accept fact that his daughter loves someone and he can't force her" Zain open his mouth to say

"Tum apna muh band rakho!" She hissed at him

"Api please" Shehnaaz came in rescue for Zain and kept hand over hand of maham to calm her down which seems to work because of her innocent and soft looks

"Shehnaaz Nikkah bari baat hai" Maham stressed out "that also without letting baba know. This is really bad" Maham sighed out

"I know" Shehnaaz murmured with guilt

      Zain looked at her with pity knowing she had no option and now she's being blamed for something she had no control over. He gave maham look to end this topic on which maham looked away from him, amna nudged him which made him glanced at her. She offered her smoothie. He thanked her and took it from her to push it towards maham on table

"Relax okay it won't be bad" He pushed it towards her.

    She glanced at it before looking at him but didn't take it, amna rolled her eyes at his pathetic attempt she knows her sisters to well reason she didn't offer them

"Toh ab?" Amna asked looking at three of them when no one answer she nudge Zain again who raised eyebrow at her

"Ap dono ka relationship kitne saalo ka hai aur kabse tha?" She whisper to him. He was annoyed by her question but answered anyways

"9 years from class 8th to final year of university" He told her

"Woah" She gasped

    She was stunned by this information, they stayed together for this long. Particularly grew together yet broke up over some misunderstandings. They really are heartless. Their attention was gained by call on maham's number, maham's face expression turned sore as she viewed ID

"Ab konsa bomb drop krna hai mere uper Sidharth have mercy!" She have had enough. Shehnaaz curved her lips in small pout as she lifted her eyes to glance at maham

"Bakwas band karo apni I'll be back in Karachi in half an hour and you will let Shehnaaz stay with me for night" He spoke more like ordered her she scoffed, since phone wasn't on speaker Shehnaaz didn't hear it

"No way!" She shook her head

"Biwi hai wo meri" Sidharth remind her

"Mein baba ko kya kahu gi huh? Ke Shehnaaz has gone to stay with her dear husband no way Sidharth bikul nahi" She refused, Shehnaaz wide her eyes and shook her head

"I won't go with him!" She whisper to maham, there no way she will go with him because he will manage to make her speak and she doesn't want that

"I know you can find a way" He said "Naraz hai Shehnaaz mujhse poore ek hafte se baat nahi kar rahi I need to speak with her or I'll lose it so you have do it" He explained her. Maham glanced at Shehnaaz who was shaking her head

"Theek hai this is first and last time kyun ke until you guys announce your marriage my sister is not staying any night at your place!" She kept her words with firm voice on which Sidharth just hummed and hang up call

"Api!" Shehnaaz winced out her sister's name as soon as she kept phone down "Mujhe nahi milna unke sath didn't I tell you!" She was annoyed that her sister agreed even tho she whisper it to her

"Agar mein abhi haan nahi krti direct baba ko call krte permission mangta ask him" She eyed Zain who sighed but nodded his head

"It's been long now baat krlo" Zain's voice was gentle and convincing

She looked at them with teary eyes and look away. They all can't refuse that one man and she hates it, he is very much intimidating that they all try to avoid making him angry or disagree. Amna passed her tissue which she took and wipe tears of her both cheeks

"Tumhe use advice nahi krni chahiye you aren't some love guru" Maham scowl at Zain

"Fuck you bitch" He mouthed at her while showing her middle finger and she mouthed back some cuss words

"Please don't start again it was fun but now it's annoying!" Amna groan banging table making both of them look away

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They end up sending her to their house which was located in DHA phase 8, they left her alone in this whole house and it was 9 pm sidharth still wasn't there she was getting scared now and what he told her other day about kids crying came in her mind and she realise she's in kitchen drinking water. She froze in middle

Lights were already dimmed, she kept half drunk glass on kitchen counter and gulp down water she has in her mouth. Her heart was beating like crazy and she was scared what if theses Jin comes and get her. She's all alone

She clutched glass water bottle in her hands and turned around to open fridge. Hand on her shoulder made scream loudly and bottle in her hands fell down shattering in pieces. She clutched her eyes and kept on screaming her lungs out pushing whoever has touched her

Sidharth covered his ears and waited for her to stop screaming which seems like never ending thing. He moved forward to cup her face between his hands to make her look up

"Meri jaan it's me" He now regrets scaring her other day. She really was effect by that simple joke of his and still remembers reason she got this much scared now

Hearing his voice she stoped screaming and open her eyes which were now wet from tears. She didn't waste time in hugging him, he hugged her back tightly instantly. Her beard her soft sobs which just seemed to grow his guilt, he rubbed her back and murmured it's okay continuously. Now he was angry with them for leaving her alone, they should have waited for him to come before leaving her all alone here, he doesn't even have enough security here and this area has many spoiled rich brats who are just way more vile and disrespectful

"Look at me" He grabbed her face and made her look at him, she did with her lips curved in small pout

He wiped off tears from both of her cheeks. Here he was about to sallow up his whole pride and ego to spoke out words which he has never in his life said to anyone. Not to even his parents

"I am sorry. Maaf krden mujhe" He looks apologetic when he said those

Shehnaaz looked at him for seconds before pulling away from him, she didn't say anything just kneel down to pick up mess she has made while sniffing, he also kneeled before her and lift her face by holding her jaw gently

"Meri jaan kya karu tum he batao to make you accept my apology" He seems genuine about knowing way to make her accept it

"Mujhse baat na karen" She utter some words finally but it didn't made him happy. He sighed nodding his head and left her face

"Toh bikul baat nahi karugi tum mujhse?" He asked in same soft tone. She didn't answer him just took broken pieces of glass one by one

"I'm going to shower knock if you want anything" He told her and left from there. She rise her head when thought crossed her mind if he has eaten anything or not, she won't ask him that

Shehnaaz tried to sleep by closing her eyes but she can't. Sidharth wasn't beside her, she couldn't sleep because he was sitting on sofa with head rested in hands. His papers lays on table in front of him, he looks stressed and down not because of his work but because of his wife who was upset with him and has refuse to speak

He gotten out of shower half an hour ago just to find her sleeping with covers on. He knew she wants to avoid him so he didn't do anything or said anything to her

She bite her lower lip while thinking about something. She instantly pull off her covers and made her way towards him. Her moment was barely noticeable to him

"Sidharth" She called in her velvet voice. He looked at her and hummed

He was totally taken aback when she moved closer him and wrapped arms around his neck. She settle herself in his lap and buried her face in crook of his neck. She was really done being upset and distant with him. He seems to get it so he also relaxed in her hug and hugged her back

"I'm sorry for making it big deal I won't do it again promise" She promised, she never remains upset with someone this long it doesn't fall in her personality she's way too soft for that

"It's okay" He murmured against her head

She pulled away slowly but still has arms around his neck. They had eye-contact which non of them broke as Sidharth caress side of her face gently, his eyes wander down her lips before looking back in her honey brown eyes. She pulled her all courage and lean down to place her lips on his