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          38. WHILE HOLDING HANDS

“Waqas bhai! Hussain kahan hea?” I went to their room and knocked, Waqas bhai came out I could feel Usman was murmuring something into Shehry’s ear when he saw me there, and asking for Hussain.

“Hussain….? he is out” Waqas bhai said and I narrowed my eyes, this late? He was out? Alone?

“oh! Okay….” I said and turned to leave.

“hey! Mannat wait” I turned and saw him closing the door at his back…. “what happened?” he asked.

“Nothing Waqas bhai! I… I just need to talk to Hussain” I said looking down

“Mannat! All is fine, right?” he asked looking at my face and I nodded my head slowly.

“I don’t think so” he said and I looked up at him.

I wanted to say something but I don’t know why I couldn’t… I turned and left him standing there, I came to the hall and sat on the couch, all were asleep already I guess…. it was silent there. I heard foot steps I didn’t turn around I knew it was waqas…. He came and sat next to me on the couch.

“Mannat!” he took my name slowly and I didn’t look at his face.

“Tell me what happened” he said and I got up to leave, didn’t feel like talking to anyone but….Hussain.

“Come on, talk to me” he also got up and I shook my head.

“Please Waqas bhai! mujhe nai bat kerni” I said and he stood in front of me, crossing his arms.

“Sit down… sit down Mannat!” he said forcefully and I sat back on the couch.

“Hussain is behaving so odd Waqas bhai… I don’t know, I don’t know I wasn’t expecting all this….. I thought he would get angry on all this, but… but he is behaving as if he is happy with it.” I said looking down and he kept silent.

“I don’t know why he is doing all this….. I can not act in front of him Waqas bhai” I felt I was about to cry.

“but you have to…..” I heard Shehry’s voice and I looked up, he was standing there at the back of our couch.

“you have to Mannat! If Hussain can play cool…why not you?” Shehry asked raising his hand and I couldnt answer him, he came and sat near me.

“Manant! You can do it…. and I am not saying this because I am Hussain’s brother, I am saying this because I know you Mannat, or jis Mannat ko mein janta hoon she never get afraid of anything….she always stood for Dhoombros, remember!” he said putting his hand on mine and that Starbucks boy scene came in my mind, I mentally chuckled.

“you know Mannat! you should tell him that… I mean, what you feel for Hussain” Shehry said looking down , feeling a bit hesitant.

“khud k sath or us k sath… dono k sath tum zulm ker rai ho. He is very disturbed.” Waqas added and I looked at him, he slowly nodded his head.

“Disturbed? Hussain? no, in fact he is disturbing me, Hussain wants to play that mangeter mangeter with me, and he just… he just freaks me out with all this” I said and they chuckled.

“you people are laughing? Yeah! well, laugh….. laugh at my helplessness” I said crossing my arms and they stopped laughing at once, Waqas even put a finger on his lips and I chuckled, unable to contol.

“yeah! that’s it! this is our Mannat! smiling, laughing….enjoying with Dhoombros” Shehry said patting my back and I looked at him, he gave me an assuring smile.

“theek to phir mein bhi khelti hoon us k sath… mangeter mangeter!” I said and they laughed.

“yes! You should…dekhna kese band baje gi us ki” Shehry said and I smiled.

“but I don’t want to make him upset Shehry…. He is already hurt because of me, mujhe band nai bajani us ki” I said looking down.

“ch! Bus isi cheez ne to tumhai deewana bana diya hea Hussain ko…..” Shehry flaunted and I rolled my eyes.

“huhn! Koi dewaana nai hea wo….. han bipolar dewaana zaroor hea wo, kabhi dawa lagata hea kabhi apni un creepy smirks se mujhe freak out kerta hea” I said and they literally laughed aloud.

“nai he is your biggest deewana, trust me…. kehta hea agar Mannat meri nai… to kisi ki nai” Waqas said and my eyes went wide.

“what?”

“yup! I  told you already… Shehroz ko raste se hata dete hen” Shehry said and I glared at him and he rolled his eyes.

“okay yar! Na mano…” he said and got up.

“Hey! But where is he? Why is he not home? Akele kahan gaya hea?” I asked suddenly looking at the wall clock, it was almost 1 in night.

“oye hoye! Biwiyon ki terha wali tension?????” Waqas said and I slapped his arm, he chuckled.

“don’t worry… he will be back, you go an sleep” Shehry said.

“nai… wo aajae ga to so jaoon gi” I almost said to myself. But when I looked up they were looking at my face, smiling.

“What?” I asked raising my eyebrows.

“I really wish it now…. I really wish it” Shehry put his hand over his heart and sighed deep.

“wish what?” I asked getting up.

“that…. Shehroz raste se hat jae…. kameena!” he said and before I could do anything he ran towards his room and I laughed. They went to their room and I checked Rida, she was sleeping, and Hussain was still not home…. Kia masla hea is k sath? Ase koi jata hea bina batae, or itni der……

I brought my cell phone from the room and dialed his numbers…. It kept on ringing but he didn’t pick up, my tension was now increasing, why wasn’t he picking up? Kaheen kuch? Nai Mannat! acha acha socho!

I started parading in the hall, looking at the clock every now and then….. it was 2 and still no sign of Hussain, I thought to talk to Shehry… I went to the room in which they were sleeping but then I thought what if… that creepy Usman would wake up? Nai, unhen uthana sai nai. I came back to hall and sat on the couch, I dialled his numbers for the 50th time I guess but he didn’t pick the call.

Aajane do…. Itni baten sunaoon gi k theek ho jae ga, Aunty uncle se shikayat karoon gi is ki, aese kerta hea koi!

HUSSAIN’S END

I stopped the car near the beach and came out of it…. fresh air, felt so good, I could breath normally now, far from her… far from her trance over me. I started walking on the shore, taking off my sleeprs… Kia ferk perta hea Hussain tu yahan rahe ya wahan… us se door ho ya us k pass, tu rehta to usi mein hea….kaheen khoya hea. All the time her thoughts, the feel of her presence around me… this is something I couldn’t never get rid of.

I kept on walking, the waves touching my bare feet and the sound of them engulfing me in their rhythm. It hurts Mannat! it does… tumhen takleef nai puhnacha sakta mein, na kabhi aesa ker paoon ga… but tum kisi or ho gaeen to wo takleef bhi berdasht nai hogi muj se,  am not that strong Mannat!

I turned back and picking up my sleepers, headed towards the car… I sat in and my eyes shifted to the seat next to me, my mobile phone… oh! They must be getting worried shittt! Hussain you behaved like a jerk with them. I smacked my hand on the steering and picked up my phone swiping the screen my eyes went wide, 28 missed calls… one message, only one?

I checked the call status….Mannat?.... why was she calling me? no shehry? No waqas? Mananat! She knew I wasn’t at home? I read the message…. “Where the hell are you, Hussain?” a frown spread over my forehead, why the hell you are so worried Mannat Salaar?mein maroon ya jiyoon… tumhen kia

I shook the thoughts away and drove to the apartment, mentally praying that Mom and Dad were sleeping or else, I was grounded. I parked the car and stepped out of it…. heading towards the door I literally cursed myself for not taking the keys with me while coming out. I slowly tried to turn the knob and yes! It was open…. What? It was open? No sense of security.

I slowly entered and shut the door at my back, I tip toed towards the room when my gaze shifted to the hall… and my feet halted. She was sleeping on the couch in the hall. Oh! Was she waiting for me? I slowly went to the hall and going near her I bent down over my knees…. She was holding the phone near her heart in her hand, my heart skipped a beat…. She was calling me… waiting for me… worrying for me? No! why would she be worrying about me?

My eyes couldn’t get off her face…. her hair falling down from the couch and one hand at her side while the other over her heart…. I sat there on the carpet near her, and kept on looking at her face…. all the memories came flashing in my mind. The day I saw her just like this… sleeping on the couch in her hall, wearing my coat… a smile appeared on my face. That day you were worrying about me.. and even today, the same, why? Why are you doing this to me Mannat? why are you keeping this double face? why?

I leaned against the couch, my back touching it. I put my head on the hand rest, near her head. Looking at her hand on her side, i felt like holding it…. caressing it, I slowly raised my hand touched her fingers… I looked at her face she was sleeping peacefully. I held her hand and intertwined my fingers with her though she didnt folded her fingers back but it felt good, holding her hand.

I put my head back and closed my eyes…… feeling good, don’t know why!

MANNAT’S POV

I don’t know when I fell a sleep while waiting for Hussain, I slowly opened my eyes and felt my body stiff as hell… Ahhh! Why the hell these couches are so stiff? My back was hurting badly, for a couple of moments I couldn’t move, but then I felt something and my eyes went wide with shock and fear…. My hand, somebody was ….was holding my hand, I slowly looked at my side and hardly controlled myself from shrieking and freaking the whole house up.

Hussain was there…. right there sleeping, while sitting on the floor his head was on the couch near my shoulder and his hand holding mine, his grip was firm even in sleep…. My heart beat quickened, he was sleeping peacefully holding my hand, wait! But why was he holding my hand? When did he come back? Why didn’t he go to his room?

I tried to get up but… shitt! My hair were under his head… oh! How the hell am gonna get up now? I put my head back and sighed deep. He slowly moved a bit and I got stiffened in my place, I closed my eyes and tried hard not to move even a slightest….opening my eyes,  for so many minutes I just laid there motionless but he didn’t wake up, I sighed again and slowly folded my fingers around his….. and closed my eyes again.

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HUSSAIN’S POV

“oye hoye! Dekho to dono ko zara!”

“kese piyare lag rae hen sath mein”

“yeah! whatever… but is this the way to behave? Like they are not married yet, Mami”

“oho! Samra Api choriye na… they are looking adorable, I just don’t want to wake them up”

“koi pani dale in per la ker”

“han bhai… hosh mein lao dono ko”

“she is pretty han!...Hussain ki mangeter na hoti to……”

“Shut up Usman”

I froze in my place…..at first I thought I was dreaming or something but… but no, it was reality. I was mentally cursing myself…. I knew why the hell they all are standing there right on my head… well, on out head and blabbering this shitt out! I felt I was still holding her hand and she was holding it back… tightly! Oh no!

I couldn’t open my eyes though I was pretty up by now…..I just couldn’t decide how to get up and face all of them and Mannat! oh! God! Kill me…. kill me for embarrassing myself like this. I kept on pretending as if I was sleeping, my back was hurting badly…..

“oye! Ye kia?”it was Shehry… thanks God! Koi to aya bachane wala….. per ye bhi sala kahan bachaye ga, mazak uraye ga! I mentally rolled my eyes.

“Hussain!”

“Mannat!”

“get up yar” Shehry shook my shoulder and I moved a bit, still acting and feeling hell embarrassed.

Suddenly I felt Mannat moved on the couch and I looked at her face…. she slowly opened her eyes… and a cute smile appeared on her lips, looking at me….Ahhh! What a sight… Shitt! Hussain stop it, is waqt romance soojh raha hea tujhe!

“What the hell is this?” Suddenly she gasped and at once and we both looked at our mingled hands, she hurriedly snatched her hand away and got up straight on the couch.

“Am… am sorry” she uttered, I could see the hell of a discomfort on her face… they all were looking at her as if she has committed some crime or something, why should she be sorry? I was the one who put her in this situation.

“Koi bat nai beta! hota hea hota hea” I heard phuppo saying sarcastically and Mannat looked down, her breath heavy and face all red from embarrassment, shitttt!

“kia ap log bhi na…. sari romantic subha kharab ker di ap logo ne dono ki” Usman remarked and Mannat at once looked at his face and I fisted my hand… this was too much.

“yeah! actually you all did” I got up saying and Phuppo put a hand on her mouth as if I said something really bad.

“Sakoon nai hea tum logo mein? Why are you people up so early? I tried to make things normal, Mannat was still sitting on the couch and Usman was staring her…. I slowly moved to my left and came between her and his gaze, he looked up at me and I glared a shot at him, he suddenly looked away….

“umm Mannat….Hussain yar go get fresh up…” Shehry said and Mannat hurriedly got up and headed towards the room. My eyes followed her and I felt really bad…..

“She is gone hero” Samra snapped her fingers at my face and I rolled my eyes.

“yeah! I know…” I tried to ignore her smirk.

“Hussain bhai… you and bhabi looks so cute together. Am loving your Jodi” Aliya chirped and I chuckled.

“Aliya! Come Mom is calling us” I heard Maha calling her and she hurriedly ran towards Maha’s room. Phuppo and Mami left too, murmuring something.

“Bare romantic ho tum to… per wo tumhari Mannat sahiba thori off beat lagti hen, shermeeli types” Samra said coming a bit closer to me and I looked at her face, didn’t want to be rude, I smiled and took a step closer to her… she bent a little backward when I bent a little towards her face, her eyes went wide…..

“And I love this thing about her” I whispered at her face, winking and getting back I left the hall….she said something at my back but who cares…..

WAQAS’S POV

“Mannat beta! pass me that milk pot” Aunty said and Mannat who was all lost into her romantic morning after-effects… didn’t hear anything, I chuckled when Aunty looked at her in confusion. She was standing there holding an onion in her hand absent mindedly. I passed the milk pot to aunty and she smiled shaking her head.

“Mannat! Hussain aa gaya” I whispered in her ear and she literally jumped up, the onion fell from her hand and she looked here and there.

“where? Why?” she asked, I looked at Rida and we chuckled at her lost look.

“what happened beta? you look so lost” Aunty asked touching her face and she went all red….

“Nothing aunty… am fine”

“Sure?... otherwise you can always talk to me” aunty said patting her cheek and she smiled.

“Mom! Please go and give some company to Phupo and Mami… mein to bol bol ker thak gaya… Qasmey!. Hone wale dulhey ko itna thakana achi bat nai” Shehry suddenly entered into the kitchen and said making a face.

“q? honey wale dulhey ne marathon mein bhagna hea kia?” I asked putting my elboew over his shoulder and he rolled his eyes.

“huhn! Hans lo… tum ko bethata hoon phuppo k sath phir pata chale ga….. she is even worst then Dolly aunty, actually she was one of thoes inspirations for Dolly aunty” Shehry said chuckling and Aunty twisted his ears.

“besharam…..” Aunty said and we all chuckled, she left the kitchen putting off her apron.

“Hey! Whats wrong?” Shehry poked Manant and she looked away.

“wese… you two look damn cute together” I said looking at my mobile screen and Mannat atonce looked at me raising her eyebrows, I smirked at her.

“waqas bhai! don’t tell me…. you….”she jumped towards me to snatch my phone but I held it high over my head.

“Waqas! Humein to dikhao atleast” Rida said and I turned my screen, still in air, Rida and Shehry standing on their toes try to look at their picture….

“awww how romantic” Rida said pouting and Mannat slapped her arm

“wese! Mannat! ye ho kia raha tha? han” Shehry asked and Mannat turned all crimson.

“oye hoye! Blushinnnngg” I said and she glared at me.

“this is all because of Hussain!” she said angrily and I chuckled.

“Yar! Dikha na dobara” Shehry snatched the phone from my hand and Mannat rolled her eyes.

“Really… looking too good together, Mannat dekho to yar” Shehry said and then turned the screen at her face.

She turned her face aside but then slowly she looked at the screen, and held the phone in her hand…. Her expressions changed, a soft cute smile took the place of that angry frown.

“Manti ho na… kia picture li hea phir! Memory worth capturing” I winked at her and she smiled lightly, handing me the phone back.

“but they all were… they were making fun of us and Phupo or Mami bhi kese dekh rai then mujhe” Mannat said innocently and I chuckled.

“ub herkat he aesi ki tum dono ne…sleeping together, holding hand in hand.” I winked at her and she slapped my arm lightly, blushing.

“Sab Hussain ki ghalti…. Kis ne kaha tha mera hath paer k so jae” Mannat said and right then Hussain entered into the kitchen, but stopped in his tracks….. Mannat’s back was turned towards him.

“I was already hell upset with him…. who stays out that late in night? He is so insensitive” Mannat said making a face and we three looked side ways at Hussain and controlled our grin.

“yeah! you are right” Shehry said.

“you know… I called him for like 100 times and he didn’t even pick up once, arrogant” Mannat said angrily and we still kept on hiding our amusment, I could see Hussain was now leaning on the brim of the door crossing his arms over his torso.

“han to ub kaan kheechna us k khoob aaye to” I said and Mannat looked at me, putting her hands on her waist.

“yeah! but waqas you don’t know? Mannat just get mute in the presence of Hussain… is se to kuch bola he nai jata ye kia kaan kheenche gi us k” Rida said sarcastically and we chuckled.

“g nai… no more! I have decided if he wants to play this mangeter mangeter wali game, I will play even better” Mannat flaunted.

“Really?” Shehry asked

“Yeah! band baja doon gi us ki band… you were right Shehry” she said snapping her fingers and turned round,… with in a  blink of an eye she turned back again, facing us all. her expressions all changed, she looked up at us and we were all grinning.

“umm I think Mom is calling me…” Shhery said and slowly slipped out of the kitchen, she kept on standing there frozen… I was seriously feeling pitty for her but… but I guess it was good, let them talk and sort things out. I slowly touched Rida’s hand at my side and she suddenly looked at me, I gestured her to follow me and left the kitchen

“hey! Rida…Rida!”

I heard Mannat calling her but she hurriedly came out with me.

“All the best bro! teri band bajne wali hea” while leaving the kitchen I patted Hussain’s shoulder.

MANNAT’S POV

“yeah! band baja doon gi us band… you were right Shehry” I said snapping my fingers and turned around but the next moment my eyes went wide, as if coming out of their sockets… I hurriedly turned back, I think I saw him standing in the door… NO! was he here all the time when I was bullshiting about him? shitttt! I looked up at them and they were smilling like idiots…… slowly Shehry left the kitchen, so does Waqas… but why the hell Rida is leaving?

“Rida!... Rida!”I tried to stop her but she followed waqas out and I was literally felt myself frozen there, he is definitely going to be crossed now….

“Mannat! drama khatam ho gaya tumhara?” I heard him saying and I turned around slowly to look at him, he was still standing there in the door looking at me.

“What do you mean drama? It was all your fault” I said pointing my finger at him and he came in taking steps towards me.

“yeah! fine I know… chalo ub” he said carelessly and tried to grab my hand, I hurriedly backed off.

“where?” I asked and he rolled his eyes.

“I need to talk to you” he said looking at my face.

“but I… I am busy” I said trying to ignore him.

“Are you coming or not?” He asked forcefully and dunno why I could sense a threat in his tone. What the hell!

“Not… I mean no, nai chalna tumhare sath” I said sternly and turned towards the sink…for a couple of moments he didn’t say anything and I sighed deep… he is gone I guess but just when I was feeling relieved he held my elbow and pulling me towards himself he scooped down and took me up in his arms…

“Hus… Hussain! what the… what the fuck are you doing?” I started panicking but he didn’t even move, just kept on looking at my face.

“Put me down….”

“Hussain what are you up to?”

“koi aa jae ga….. put me….

“chup! Ek dum chup!” I was literally smacking his chest when he jerked me a little, still holding me in his arms… for a moment I froze fisting my hand in his shirt, his eyes boring into mine….  “chup” he repeated, this time into a whisper and my eyes shifted to his lips, I felt a shiver across my spine. I was definitely about to faint…. But thanks God he put me down, slowly and carefully.

 Now come with me… werna sab k samne se aese he utha ker le jaoon ga, I don’t care about anyone” he bent down and said firmly, looking into my eyes. I gulped down, he turned to leave and I, having no other option followed him… while mentally cursing him for what he just did.

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